Melton vs Wyndham - Altona

Melton and Wyndham - Altona are two nearby Victorian areas that differ mostly in how easy it is to get around without a car. Wyndham - Altona is much more walkable, with 71.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 37.1% in Melton. This is seen in daily essentials too, as 86.1% of Wyndham - Altona homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while the figure for Melton is 60.8%. Residents in Wyndham - Altona also have far better access to groceries (71.9% versus 39.0%) and health services (50.4% versus 28.7%).

Both areas share a very similar landscape, with almost identical average terrain slopes of around 2.6% to 2.7%. They also have very similar typical incomes for First Nations households, which sit between $1,662 and $1,776. While Wyndham - Altona generally has higher walkability scores and more First Nations people finishing Year 12, the typical age of First Nations residents is nearly the same in both places.