# Melbourne - Port Phillip vs Wyndham - Altona — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 31 km apart

Melbourne - Port Phillip and Wyndham - Altona are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Melbourne - Port Phillip is a walker's paradise, where nearly every home is within a 15-minute walk of health services (98.8%) and groceries (99.6%). In contrast, Wyndham - Altona is only somewhat walkable, with just 50.4% of homes within 15 minutes of health services. The two areas also differ in First Nations outcomes; in Melbourne - Port Phillip, 70.1% of First Nations people finished Year 12, which is far higher than the 40.6% in Wyndham - Altona.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical age of First Nations residents, though they are older in Melbourne - Port Phillip. They also share a similar typical First Nations household income, around $1,800. While Melbourne - Port Phillip has more food and drink options nearby, Wyndham - Altona has a much higher share of parks within a 15-minute walk.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Melbourne - Port Phillip | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,798 | 3,131 | 1,333 larger in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median age | 28 yrs | 24 yrs | 4 yrs older in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Year 12 | 70.1% | 40.6% | 29.5 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 10.8% | 2.7 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median income | $886 | $689 | $197 higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Household income | $1,886 | $1,776 | $110 higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Indigenous language | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.0 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Melbourne - Port Phillip | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 9.4 | 6.0 | 3.4 higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 7.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 more in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| 15-min city | 99.6% | 71.3% | 28.3 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Walk to shops | 99.6% | 71.9% | 27.7 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Walk to transit | 100.0% | 86.7% | 13.3 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Walk to school | 98.5% | 86.1% | 12.4 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Walk to a park | 99.7% | 98.4% | 1.4 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Walk to health | 98.8% | 50.4% | 48.4 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Intersections/km² | 625 | 124 | 501 higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |
| Mean slope | 7.3% | 2.7% | 4.6 pts higher in Melbourne - Port Phillip |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201012/melbourne-port-phillip/vs/IARE201019/wyndham-altona