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Brimbank vs Melbourne

Name: Brimbank vs Melbourne — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Brimbank profile · Melbourne profile

Brimbank Melbourne

Brimbank and Melbourne are two different styles of city living. Brimbank is a family-oriented area where 17.3% of people are children and 81.5% of homes are separate houses, most of which have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Melbourne is dominated by small apartments, with 85.8% of homes being flats. It has a much smaller own-home rate and a high share of renters at 67.2%. Melbourne also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 54.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 19.8% in Brimbank.

Both areas share a similar unemployment rate, around 7.6% to 7.9%. While they are alike in this way, other gaps have widened over time. More people in Melbourne now work from home and a larger share of its residents have no religion. Brimbank remains much more likely to have a home owned outright, and the difference in how many people live in each home has grown, with Brimbank typically having 1.1 more people per household than Melbourne.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 28.1 pts higher in Melbourne Bachelor+: 34.4 pts higher in Melbourne Renting: 40.6 pts higher in Melbourne Separate houses: 79.3 pts higher in Brimbank 3+ bedrooms: 68.9 pts higher in Brimbank

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brimbank in Melbourne +45,003 larger in Brimbank gap narrowing

194,618 87th pct 149,615 86th pct

Median age in Brimbank in Melbourne +7 yrs older in Brimbank gap steady

37 yrs 24th pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

29.3% Young adults (25–44) +21.6 pts ▸ 50.9%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +10.5 pts 14.0%

12.6% Youth (15–24) +8.4 pts ▸ 21.0%

17.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.6 pts 6.7%

16.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.0 pts 7.3%

Marital status

35.7% Never married +29.4 pts ▸ 65.1%

46.8% Married ◂ +21.7 pts 25.2%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 5.9%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +3.7 pts 1.6%

3.7% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Brimbank Melbourne

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.9% Australia ◂ +7.9 pts 38.0%

13.0% Vietnam ◂ +11.1 pts 1.9%

1.1% China +10.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.2% India +2.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

0.8% England +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.6% Nepal even 0.5%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

6.8% Chinese +16.2 pts ▸ 23.0%

11.6% English +7.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.9% Vietnamese ◂ +14.5 pts 2.4%

12.6% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

3.0% Irish +5.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.8% Indian +2.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.2% Italian ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

2.5% Scottish +3.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Filipino ◂ +2.1 pts 1.9%

3.4% Greek ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%

1.4% German +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.4% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

36.3% English only +10.1 pts ▸ 46.4%

18.5% Vietnamese ◂ +16.4 pts 2.1%

1.4% Mandarin +12.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

2.1% Cantonese +1.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Hindi +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.4% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 0.5%

2.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.9 pts 0.3%

2.2% Arabic ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

21.2% No religion +28.1 pts ▸ 49.3%

48.3% Christianity ◂ +24.5 pts 23.8%

11.1% Buddhism ◂ +4.8 pts 6.3%

7.5% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.7% Islam ◂ +2.8 pts 3.9%

3.1% Hinduism +3.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Brimbank in Melbourne +37 more in Brimbank

59 87th pct 22 74th pct

Schools/1k kids in Brimbank in Melbourne +0.43 more in Melbourne

1.75 14th pct 2.18 25th pct

Students in Brimbank in Melbourne +14,712 more in Brimbank

29,462 87th pct 14,750 84th pct

Avg size in Brimbank in Melbourne +203 larger in Melbourne

499 82nd pct 702 97th pct

ICSEA in Brimbank in Melbourne +108 higher in Melbourne

1,002 68th pct 1,110 93rd pct

Highest year of school

57.7% Year 12 +24.4 pts ▸ 82.1%

17.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +14.5 pts 2.6%

9.9% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 3.1%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.6 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

27.4% Bachelor degree +14.2 pts ▸ 41.6%

8.1% Postgraduate degree +15.6 pts ▸ 23.7%

23.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.0 pts 6.4%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.3 pts 10.6%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +3.9 pts ▸ 23.3%

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +4.7 pts 9.4%

11.0% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.4% Information technology +2.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.1% Creative arts +4.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%

6.2% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 3.9%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Brimbank in Melbourne +$348 higher in Melbourne gap widening

$611 18th pct $959 82nd pct

Household income in Brimbank in Melbourne +$172 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,506 59th pct $1,678 71st pct

Family income in Brimbank in Melbourne +$694 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,674 40th pct $2,368 86th pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 30.9%

28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 24.8%

17.8% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 18.3%

7.8% $4,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%

Personal income distribution

47.9% Under $650 ◂ +14.0 pts 33.9%

30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 29.7%

11.9% $1,500–$2,999 +9.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

1.7% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.2% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

7.0% Arthritis ◂ +4.0 pts 3.0%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +4.6 pts 1.9%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.9% None +5.9 pts ▸ 72.8%

16.6% One condition ◂ +2.3 pts 14.3%

5.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brimbank in Melbourne +81 larger in Brimbank

853 60th pct 772 58th pct

Median age in Brimbank in Melbourne +1 yrs older in Melbourne

26 yrs 57th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Brimbank in Melbourne +$237 higher in Melbourne

$517 40th pct $754 85th pct

Household income in Brimbank in Melbourne +$180 higher in Melbourne

$1,548 65th pct $1,728 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brimbank in Melbourne +1.1 larger in Brimbank gap widening

2.9 89th pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

60.1% Couples with children ◂ +28.1 pts 32.0%

20.1% Couples without children +33.1 pts ▸ 53.2%

18.2% One-parent families ◂ +8.4 pts 9.8%

1.7% Other families +3.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

Household size

20.4% 1 person +22.7 pts ▸ 43.1%

28.7% 2 people +10.8 pts ▸ 39.5%

18.7% 3 people ◂ +7.8 pts 10.8%

18.2% 4 people ◂ +13.3 pts 4.9%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +7.1 pts 1.1%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brimbank in Melbourne +$50 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$346 75th pct $396 86th pct

Mortgage in Brimbank in Melbourne +$263 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,700 69th pct $1,963 81st pct

People / bedroom in Brimbank in Melbourne +0.10 higher in Melbourne gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.7% Rented +40.6 pts ▸ 67.2%

36.2% Owned outright ◂ +22.6 pts 13.6%

33.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.2 pts 16.1%

2.2% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.7% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

4.3% Flat or apartment +81.5 pts ▸ 85.8%

81.5% Separate house ◂ +79.3 pts 2.2%

14.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 11.4%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

54.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +41.2 pts 13.5%

10.5% 2 bedrooms +40.8 pts ▸ 51.2%

2.0% 1 bedroom +26.7 pts ▸ 28.8%

25.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +23.4 pts 2.4%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

Weekly rent distribution

43.8% $350–$549 +6.0 pts ▸ 49.8%

39.4% $200–$349 ◂ +13.0 pts 26.4%

1.4% $550–$749 +9.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.9% Under $200 ◂ +3.9 pts 5.0%

1.1% $750 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 29.0%

31.6% $1,800–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 32.0%

10.0% $3,000 or more +11.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.1 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brimbank in Melbourne +230 more in Brimbank

829 86th pct 599 86th pct

Stops/1k in Brimbank in Melbourne +0.26 more in Brimbank

4.26 62nd pct 4.00 59th pct

Departures/1k in Brimbank in Melbourne +3,291.4 more in Melbourne

1,292.4 84th pct 4,583.8 100th pct

PT routes in Brimbank in Melbourne +83 more in Melbourne

55 86th pct 138 89th pct

Stop walk in Brimbank in Melbourne +3 longer in Brimbank

6 38th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Brimbank in Melbourne +18 longer in Brimbank

21 29th pct 3 0th pct

How people get to work

57.0% Car (driver) ◂ +42.6 pts 14.5%

17.9% Worked at home +20.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

0.7% Walked +11.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.6 pts 1.2%

3.0% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% Bicycle +2.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

7.1% No vehicle +38.9 pts ▸ 46.1%

34.4% 1 vehicle +7.9 pts ▸ 42.2%

36.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +26.8 pts 9.8%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +12.8 pts 1.3%

7.7% 4 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

5.3% Professional & technical +12.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.6% Accommodation & food +6.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 7.9%

9.6% Manufacturing ◂ +6.5 pts 3.2%

9.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +6.2 pts 3.1%

9.1% Construction ◂ +5.5 pts 3.6%

6.4% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.0% Finance & insurance +3.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.2% Other services ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

3.9% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +22.7 pts ▸ 39.4%

13.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.0 pts 7.7%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 11.0%

13.3% Labourers ◂ +7.0 pts 6.3%

8.8% Managers +4.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +9.5 pts 2.4%

11.0% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 7.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Brimbank in Melbourne +6 higher in Melbourne

4 36th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Brimbank in Melbourne +6 higher in Melbourne

2 14th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Brimbank in Melbourne +3 higher in Brimbank

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Brimbank in Melbourne +5 higher in Melbourne

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Brimbank in Melbourne +158 higher in Melbourne

928 31st pct 1,086 92nd pct

ERP in Brimbank in Melbourne +3,700 higher in Brimbank

198,181 87th pct 194,481 87th pct

Growth in Brimbank in Melbourne +26.2 pts higher in Melbourne

0.8% 21st pct 27.0% 100th pct

Businesses in Brimbank in Melbourne +27,953 higher in Melbourne

18,830 87th pct 46,783 90th pct

Approvals in Brimbank in Melbourne +3,270 higher in Melbourne

633 85th pct 3,903 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Brimbank in Melbourne +61 higher in Melbourne

570 40th pct 631 47th pct

Max temp in Brimbank in Melbourne +0.1 higher in Melbourne

20.3 17th pct 20.4 17th pct

Min temp in Brimbank in Melbourne +0.6 higher in Melbourne

10.7 42nd pct 11.3 52nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Brimbank in Melbourne +15,444 higher in Melbourne

7,539 44th pct 22,983 88th pct

Assault/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +1,665 higher in Melbourne

715 31st pct 2,380 86th pct

Sexual/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +385 higher in Melbourne

118 11th pct 503 88th pct

Robbery/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +111 higher in Melbourne

73 88th pct 184 100th pct

Burglary/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +999 higher in Melbourne

603 61st pct 1,602 90th pct

Theft/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +7,288 higher in Melbourne

2,753 88th pct 10,040 100th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +464 higher in Melbourne

535 70th pct 1,000 90th pct

Property damage/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +1,183 higher in Melbourne

601 37th pct 1,784 87th pct

Drugs/100k in Brimbank in Melbourne +563 higher in Melbourne

262 30th pct 825 70th pct

5-yr change in Brimbank in Melbourne +33.0 pts higher in Melbourne

-4.4% 28th pct 28.6% 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Brimbank in Melbourne +2.8 higher in Melbourne

6.6 86th pct 9.4 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Brimbank in Melbourne +1.5 more in Melbourne

6.4 86th pct 7.9 100th pct

15-min city in Brimbank in Melbourne +14.9 pts higher in Melbourne

84.5% 86th pct 99.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Brimbank in Melbourne +17.5 pts higher in Melbourne

81.9% 86th pct 99.4% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Brimbank in Melbourne +4.7 pts higher in Melbourne

95.2% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Brimbank in Melbourne +8.4 pts higher in Melbourne

89.2% 87th pct 97.6% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Brimbank in Melbourne +1.6 pts higher in Melbourne

98.0% 85th pct 99.6% 97th pct

Walk to health in Brimbank in Melbourne +39.6 pts higher in Melbourne

58.9% 77th pct 98.5% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Brimbank in Melbourne +8.0 more in Melbourne

12.2 17th pct 20.1 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Brimbank in Melbourne +343 higher in Melbourne

279 93rd pct 622 100th pct

Mean slope in Brimbank in Melbourne +6.3 pts higher in Melbourne

2.7% 10th pct 9.1% 92nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brimbank vs Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21180/brimbank/vs/LGA24600/melbourne