# Melbourne - North-East vs Wallan - Seymour — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 63 km apart

Melbourne - North-East and Wallan - Seymour are both Victorian regions with very different layouts. Melbourne - North-East is very walkable, with 80.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 88.6% near a school. In contrast, Wallan - Seymour is mostly car-dependent, where only 25.6% of homes are within a short walk of groceries and 42% are near a school. Education outcomes for First Nations people also differ, with 53.6% finishing Year 12 in Melbourne - North-East compared to 41% in Wallan - Seymour.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical personal income for First Nations people, which is $749 in Melbourne - North-East and $713 in Wallan - Seymour. They also share a similar First Nations unemployment rate, sitting at 8.4% and 8.9% respectively. While Melbourne - North-East has a larger First Nations population and a typical age that is noticeably older at 27, Wallan - Seymour's typical First Nations resident is younger at 20.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Melbourne - North-East | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,544 | 1,073 | 471 larger in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 20 yrs | 7 yrs older in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Year 12 | 53.6% | 41.0% | 12.7 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Unemployment | 8.4% | 8.9% | 0.5 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Median income | $749 | $713 | $36 higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Household income | $2,029 | $1,827 | $202 higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.2% | 4.8% | 1.5 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Melbourne - North-East | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 more in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| 15-min city | 84.1% | 29.6% | 54.6 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Walk to shops | 80.7% | 25.6% | 55.1 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.5% | 54.7% | 36.8 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Walk to school | 88.6% | 42.0% | 46.5 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.9% | 74.6% | 22.3 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Walk to health | 77.3% | 24.7% | 52.6 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Intersections/km² | 66 | 2 | 64 higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |
| Mean slope | 7.6% | 5.2% | 2.4 pts higher in Melbourne - North-East |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201011/melbourne-north-east/vs/IARE202016/wallan-seymour