# Melton vs Wyndham - Altona — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 23 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Melton | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,123 | 3,131 | 1,008 larger in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 24 yrs | 1 yrs older in Melton |  |
| Year 12 | 31.7% | 40.6% | 8.9 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Unemployment | 13.4% | 10.8% | 2.5 pts higher in Melton |  |
| Median income | $588 | $689 | $101 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Household income | $1,662 | $1,776 | $114 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.1% | 5.1% | 1.0 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Melton | Wyndham - Altona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.9 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 more in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| 15-min city | 37.1% | 71.3% | 34.1 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to shops | 39.0% | 71.9% | 32.9 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to transit | 59.5% | 86.7% | 27.2 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to school | 60.8% | 86.1% | 25.3 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.4% | 98.4% | 5.0 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to health | 28.7% | 50.4% | 21.6 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Intersections/km² | 77 | 124 | 47 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Mean slope | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201013/melton/vs/IARE201019/wyndham-altona