# Maroondah vs Yarra Ranges — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 33 km apart

Maroondah and Yarra Ranges are two Victorian areas with very different layouts. Maroondah is far more walkable, with 94.1% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 95.3% within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Yarra Ranges is more spread out, with only 56.9% of homes in such a walkshed and 71.5% near public transport. This difference is clear in their street connectivity, which is far higher in Maroondah with 225 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 8 in Yarra Ranges.

These differences in accessibility are widening, as the gap in walkability scores has grown by 2.2 points. Despite these distinct urban shapes, the two areas are very similar in other ways. First Nations residents in both places earn a typical personal income of around $670 and experience similar unemployment rates. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, around 5%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Maroondah | Yarra Ranges | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 734 | 1,713 | 979 larger in Yarra Ranges |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Maroondah |  |
| Year 12 | 51.2% | 43.2% | 8.0 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 6.4% | 0.5 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Median income | $665 | $674 | $9 higher in Yarra Ranges |  |
| Household income | $1,825 | $1,882 | $57 higher in Yarra Ranges |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.5 pts higher in Maroondah |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Maroondah | Yarra Ranges | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 7.2 | 4.9 | 2.2 higher in Maroondah |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.1 | 4.8 | 2.2 more in Maroondah |  |
| 15-min city | 94.1% | 56.9% | 37.1 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Walk to shops | 86.0% | 55.1% | 30.9 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Walk to transit | 95.3% | 71.5% | 23.8 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Walk to school | 95.8% | 66.6% | 29.3 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Walk to a park | 99.9% | 84.9% | 15.0 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Walk to health | 73.7% | 44.8% | 28.9 pts higher in Maroondah |  |
| Intersections/km² | 225 | 8 | 217 higher in Maroondah |  |
| Mean slope | 5.9% | 10.1% | 4.2 pts higher in Yarra Ranges |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201009/maroondah/vs/IARE201020/yarra-ranges