# Melbourne - East vs Monash — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 9.0 km apart

Melbourne - East and Monash are neighbouring areas in Victoria with strong accessibility. Melbourne - East is a walker's paradise with 98.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, while Monash is very walkable with 87.8% of homes near health services. First Nations residents in Melbourne - East also have a far larger population, numbering 1,480 compared to 522 in Monash. This group in Melbourne - East is noticeably older, with a typical age of 29, and earns a far higher personal income of $961 compared to $587 in Monash.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as all homes being within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also have very similar rates of people speaking a First Nations language and nearly identical access to various amenity types. While Melbourne - East has slightly better access to groceries, schools, and public transport, both areas remain well above the national figure for First Nations Year 12 completion.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Melbourne - East | Monash | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,480 | 522 | 958 larger in Melbourne - East |  |
| Median age | 29 yrs | 25 yrs | 4 yrs older in Melbourne - East |  |
| Year 12 | 67.8% | 60.8% | 7.0 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 11.7% | 4.3 pts higher in Monash |  |
| Median income | $961 | $587 | $374 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Household income | $2,331 | $1,833 | $498 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.6% | 9.2% | 0.5 pts higher in Monash |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Melbourne - East | Monash | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 8.5 | 7.7 | 0.8 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 more in Melbourne - East |  |
| 15-min city | 99.7% | 96.7% | 3.0 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to shops | 98.6% | 93.8% | 4.8 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to transit | 99.8% | 98.1% | 1.7 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to school | 99.6% | 97.6% | 2.0 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Walk to a park | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |  |
| Walk to health | 98.3% | 87.8% | 10.5 pts higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Intersections/km² | 375 | 307 | 68 higher in Melbourne - East |  |
| Mean slope | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4 pts higher in Monash |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201010/melbourne-east/vs/IARE201014/monash