# Melton vs Moreland - Broadmeadows — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 27 km apart

Melton and Moreland - Broadmeadows are both Victorian suburbs, but they offer very different living environments. Moreland - Broadmeadows is a walker's paradise, where 95.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 94.5% are near a school. In contrast, Melton is somewhat walkable, with only 39% of homes near groceries and 60.8% near a school. Education and employment also differ for First Nations people; 57.1% finished Year 12 in Moreland - Broadmeadows, which is far higher than the 31.7% in Melton, while the First Nations unemployment rate is well higher in Melton at 13.4%.

These two areas are most similar in their First Nations household incomes, which sit at $1,662 in Melton and $1,709 in Moreland - Broadmeadows. While they share this economic trait, the physical layout of the suburbs remains worlds apart. Moreland - Broadmeadows has far more street intersections per square kilometre than Melton, and it has a far higher number of amenity types within a short walk. This gap in accessibility is a defining contrast between these two nearby areas.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Melton | Moreland - Broadmeadows | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,123 | 1,635 | 488 larger in Melton |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 27 yrs | 2 yrs older in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Year 12 | 31.7% | 57.1% | 25.5 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Unemployment | 13.4% | 6.9% | 6.5 pts higher in Melton |  |
| Median income | $588 | $725 | $137 higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Household income | $1,662 | $1,709 | $47 higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.1% | 7.6% | 3.5 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Melton | Moreland - Broadmeadows | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.0 | 8.1 | 4.1 higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.8 | 7.4 | 3.6 more in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| 15-min city | 37.1% | 95.2% | 58.0 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Walk to shops | 39.0% | 95.5% | 56.5 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Walk to transit | 59.5% | 97.4% | 37.9 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Walk to school | 60.8% | 94.5% | 33.7 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.4% | 99.1% | 5.8 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Walk to health | 28.7% | 85.0% | 56.3 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Intersections/km² | 77 | 360 | 283 higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |
| Mean slope | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.8 pts higher in Moreland - Broadmeadows |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201013/melton/vs/IARE201015/moreland-broadmeadows