# Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea vs Wallan - Seymour — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 49 km apart

Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea and Wallan - Seymour are two neighbouring Victorian areas with very different layouts. Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea is very walkable, with 79.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 87.7% near a school. In contrast, Wallan - Seymour is mostly car-dependent, where only 25.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 42.0% are near a school. Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,711 people compared to 1,073 in Wallan - Seymour.

Both areas share very similar First Nations economic profiles, with typical personal incomes around $713 to $719 and unemployment rates between 7.9% and 8.9%. While they are alike in these areas, they differ in education and language; First Nations Year 12 completion is well higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea at 50.0% compared to 41.0% in Wallan - Seymour. First Nations people in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea are also more likely to speak a First Nations language.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,711 | 1,073 | 2,638 larger in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 20 yrs | 5 yrs older in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Year 12 | 50.0% | 41.0% | 9.1 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Unemployment | 7.9% | 8.9% | 0.9 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Median income | $719 | $713 | $6 higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Household income | $1,760 | $1,827 | $67 higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.5% | 4.8% | 3.8 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 more in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| 15-min city | 79.6% | 29.6% | 50.1 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Walk to shops | 79.8% | 25.6% | 54.2 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Walk to transit | 92.2% | 54.7% | 37.5 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Walk to school | 87.7% | 42.0% | 45.7 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Walk to a park | 98.5% | 74.6% | 24.0 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Walk to health | 68.3% | 24.7% | 43.5 pts higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Intersections/km² | 150 | 2 | 148 higher in Northcote - Preston - Whittlesea |  |
| Mean slope | 3.6% | 5.2% | 1.6 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201017/northcote-preston-whittlesea/vs/IARE202016/wallan-seymour