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Brimbank vs Hobsons Bay

Name: Brimbank vs Hobsons Bay — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Brimbank profile · Hobsons Bay profile

Brimbank Hobsons Bay

Brimbank and Hobsons Bay are nearby Victorian neighbours with very different social profiles. Brimbank is much more multicultural, with 48.2% of people born overseas and 57.3% using a language other than English at home. It also has a higher share of large homes, with 85.5% having three or more bedrooms. Hobsons Bay is more affluent, with a far higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (31.8% compared to 19.8% in Brimbank) and a typical family income that is $779 higher per week.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. This is most evident in income and education, as well as the share of people working from home, which is far higher in Hobsons Bay. Despite these diverging trends, they share some basic characteristics; both have about the same percentage of residents aged 65 and over (around 16%) and very similar rates of recent overseas arrivals. Both also have a similar reliance on cars, with about 7% of homes having no motor vehicle.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 30.2 pts higher in Brimbank Born overseas: 18.0 pts higher in Brimbank No religion: 17.4 pts higher in Hobsons Bay Work from home: 15.8 pts higher in Hobsons Bay Personal income: $302 higher in Hobsons Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +103,296 larger in Brimbank gap steady

194,618 87th pct 91,322 84th pct

Median age in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +2 yrs older in Hobsons Bay gap narrowing

37 yrs 24th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

29.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.1 pts 29.2%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 26.2%

17.3% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 18.5%

16.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 16.1%

12.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.7 pts 9.9%

Marital status

46.8% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 46.4%

35.7% Never married +0.9 pts ▸ 36.6%

8.4% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Brimbank Hobsons Bay

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.9% Australia +19.6 pts ▸ 65.4%

13.0% Vietnam ◂ +11.4 pts 1.6%

4.2% India ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

0.8% England +2.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.0% Philippines ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

1.3% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Italy even 1.4%

1.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

11.6% English +16.5 pts ▸ 28.1%

12.6% Australian +12.9 pts ▸ 25.5%

16.9% Vietnamese ◂ +14.6 pts 2.3%

3.0% Irish +7.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.5% Scottish +5.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.2% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.8% Chinese ◂ +2.9 pts 3.9%

3.4% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% Filipino ◂ +2.2 pts 1.8%

3.8% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

1.4% German +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.4% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

36.3% English only +32.0 pts ▸ 68.3%

18.5% Vietnamese ◂ +16.5 pts 2.1%

2.2% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

2.1% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

2.0% Italian even 2.0%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.3% Christianity ◂ +3.7 pts 44.6%

21.2% No religion +17.4 pts ▸ 38.7%

11.1% Buddhism ◂ +8.9 pts 2.2%

7.5% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 6.0%

6.7% Islam ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

3.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +30 more in Brimbank

59 87th pct 29 80th pct

Schools/1k kids in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.04 more in Brimbank

1.75 14th pct 1.71 13th pct

Students in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +13,915 more in Brimbank

29,462 87th pct 15,547 85th pct

Avg size in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +37 larger in Hobsons Bay

499 82nd pct 536 86th pct

ICSEA in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +76 higher in Hobsons Bay

1,002 68th pct 1,078 88th pct

Highest year of school

57.7% Year 12 +6.1 pts ▸ 63.9%

17.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.2 pts 11.0%

9.9% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.7% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

Highest qualification level

27.4% Bachelor degree +4.9 pts ▸ 32.3%

23.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.9 pts 20.5%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 15.0%

8.1% Postgraduate degree +4.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +1.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 13.7%

11.0% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.7% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.2% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 4.1%

4.7% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.4% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

3.1% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$302 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$611 18th pct $913 78th pct

Household income in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$466 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$1,506 59th pct $1,972 84th pct

Family income in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$779 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$1,674 40th pct $2,453 87th pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 27.9%

28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 22.4%

17.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 15.1%

7.8% $4,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 11.9%

Personal income distribution

47.9% Under $650 ◂ +10.8 pts 37.1%

30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 27.5%

11.9% $1,500–$2,999 +9.9 pts ▸ 21.8%

1.7% $3,000 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.2% Mental health +2.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.3% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.6% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.0% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 4.8%

3.4% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.1% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.9% None ◂ +1.1 pts 65.8%

16.6% One condition +2.3 pts ▸ 18.9%

5.0% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +224 larger in Brimbank

853 60th pct 629 53rd pct

Median age in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +4 yrs older in Hobsons Bay

26 yrs 57th pct 30 yrs 79th pct

Median income in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$265 higher in Hobsons Bay

$517 40th pct $782 86th pct

Household income in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$327 higher in Hobsons Bay

$1,548 65th pct $1,875 84th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.4 larger in Brimbank gap widening

2.9 89th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

60.1% Couples with children +0.6 pts ▸ 60.7%

20.1% Couples without children +4.5 pts ▸ 24.6%

18.2% One-parent families ◂ +4.7 pts 13.4%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Household size

28.7% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

20.4% 1 person +5.9 pts ▸ 26.3%

18.7% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 16.9%

18.2% 4 people ◂ +1.4 pts 16.8%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$34 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$346 75th pct $380 83rd pct

Mortgage in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +$467 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$1,700 69th pct $2,167 87th pct

People / bedroom in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.10 higher in Brimbank gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.2% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 34.1%

33.2% Owned with a mortgage +1.0 pts ▸ 34.2%

26.7% Rented +2.6 pts ▸ 29.3%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

81.5% Separate house ◂ +12.4 pts 69.1%

14.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

4.3% Flat or apartment +2.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

54.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 52.5%

25.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.0 pts 18.9%

10.5% 2 bedrooms +10.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

2.0% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.8% $350–$549 +0.4 pts ▸ 44.2%

39.4% $200–$349 ◂ +11.2 pts 28.2%

1.4% $550–$749 +10.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

8.9% Under $200 ◂ +1.3 pts 7.6%

1.1% $750 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.6% $1,800–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 33.1%

32.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.5 pts 22.1%

10.0% $3,000 or more +15.3 pts ▸ 25.3%

18.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.8 pts 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +378 more in Brimbank

829 86th pct 451 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.68 more in Hobsons Bay

4.26 62nd pct 4.94 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +368.1 more in Hobsons Bay

1,292.4 84th pct 1,660.5 88th pct

PT routes in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +33 more in Brimbank

55 86th pct 22 72nd pct

Stop walk in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +16 longer in Hobsons Bay

6 38th pct 22 57th pct

Drive to city in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +3 longer in Brimbank

21 29th pct 18 24th pct

How people get to work

57.0% Car (driver) ◂ +13.8 pts 43.2%

17.9% Worked at home +15.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

3.0% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

0.7% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

34.4% 1 vehicle +6.1 pts ▸ 40.5%

36.7% 2 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 37.9%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 9.7%

7.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 4.6%

7.1% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%

5.3% Professional & technical +4.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.6% Manufacturing ◂ +3.4 pts 6.3%

9.1% Construction +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.4% Education & training +3.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%

4.9% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.3%

4.0% Finance & insurance +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +10.7 pts ▸ 27.5%

8.8% Managers +7.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

13.4% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 11.4%

13.3% Labourers ◂ +6.4 pts 6.9%

11.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.1 pts 5.7%

11.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 9.4%

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +5 higher in Hobsons Bay

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +6 higher in Hobsons Bay

2 14th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +3 higher in Hobsons Bay

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +4 higher in Hobsons Bay

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +106 higher in Hobsons Bay

928 31st pct 1,034 85th pct

ERP in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +101,150 higher in Brimbank

198,181 87th pct 97,031 82nd pct

Growth in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +4.4 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

0.8% 21st pct 5.2% 64th pct

Businesses in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +10,121 higher in Brimbank

18,830 87th pct 8,709 81st pct

Approvals in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +3 higher in Hobsons Bay

633 85th pct 636 85th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +14 higher in Hobsons Bay

570 40th pct 584 41st pct

Max temp in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay even

20.3 17th pct 20.4 17th pct

Min temp in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.5 higher in Hobsons Bay

10.7 42nd pct 11.2 51st pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +747 higher in Brimbank

7,539 44th pct 6,792 36th pct

Assault/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +180 higher in Brimbank

715 31st pct 534 18th pct

Sexual/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +14 higher in Brimbank

118 11th pct 104 7th pct

Robbery/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +29 higher in Brimbank

73 88th pct 44 75th pct

Burglary/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +25 higher in Brimbank

603 61st pct 578 58th pct

Theft/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +167 higher in Hobsons Bay

2,753 88th pct 2,919 89th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +68 higher in Brimbank

535 70th pct 468 64th pct

Property damage/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +42 higher in Brimbank

601 37th pct 560 33rd pct

Drugs/100k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +51 higher in Brimbank

262 30th pct 210 23rd pct

5-yr change in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +42.8 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

-4.4% 28th pct 38.3% 85th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +1.0 higher in Hobsons Bay

6.6 86th pct 7.6 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.7 more in Hobsons Bay

6.4 86th pct 7.2 93rd pct

15-min city in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +9.7 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

84.5% 86th pct 94.1% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +11.8 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

81.9% 86th pct 93.7% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +2.3 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

95.2% 85th pct 97.5% 91st pct

Walk to school in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +2.6 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

89.2% 87th pct 91.8% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +1.4 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

98.0% 85th pct 99.4% 95th pct

Walk to health in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +18.3 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

58.9% 77th pct 77.2% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +2.9 more in Hobsons Bay

12.2 17th pct 15.0 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +44 higher in Brimbank

279 93rd pct 235 91st pct

Mean slope in Brimbank in Hobsons Bay +0.3 pts higher in Brimbank

2.7% 10th pct 2.4% 3rd pct

Compare Brimbank with nearby areas

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Compare Hobsons Bay with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brimbank vs Hobsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21180/brimbank/vs/LGA23110/hobsons-bay