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Casey vs Greater Dandenong

Name: Casey vs Greater Dandenong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Casey profile · Greater Dandenong profile

Casey Greater Dandenong

Casey and Greater Dandenong are two large, nearby areas in Melbourne with very different housing and social profiles. Casey is more suburban, with 90.1% of its homes being separate houses and 90.8% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Greater Dandenong has a much higher share of renters at 35.0% and far more people using another language at home, at 64.4%. Greater Dandenong is also more walkable, with 83.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to 47.2% in Casey.

These differences in cultural diversity are narrowing, as the gap between the share of people born overseas in the two areas has fallen from 21.2% to 16.0% since 2011. Despite these shifts, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They have almost identical shares of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, around 21% to 22%, and most residents in both places live within a short walk of a park.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 22.6 pts higher in Greater Dandenong 3+ bedrooms: 18.9 pts higher in Casey Separate houses: 18.7 pts higher in Casey Born overseas: 16.0 pts higher in Greater Dandenong Unpaid child care: 9.1 pts higher in Casey

Demographics & Identity

Population in Casey in Greater Dandenong +207,031 larger in Casey gap widening

365,239 89th pct 158,208 86th pct

Median age in Casey in Greater Dandenong +2 yrs older in Greater Dandenong gap steady

34 yrs 12th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

31.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.0 pts ▸ 32.1%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 17.3%

22.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.1 pts 22.2%

10.8% Seniors (65+) +4.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.6%

Marital status

52.9% Married ◂ +4.9 pts 48.0%

33.5% Never married +1.0 pts ▸ 34.4%

6.9% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.8% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.0% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Casey Greater Dandenong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

53.5% Australia ◂ +16.9 pts 36.6%

0.6% Vietnam +8.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.9% India ◂ +1.3 pts 7.5%

1.6% China +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.2% England ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

2.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.5% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

21.7% English ◂ +10.7 pts 11.0%

21.6% Australian ◂ +11.3 pts 10.3%

4.4% Chinese +7.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.9% Vietnamese +10.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.3% Indian ◂ +2.7 pts 6.7%

5.1% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 2.2%

4.9% Irish ◂ +2.5 pts 2.4%

3.4% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

1.4% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.6% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

2.2% German ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

53.1% English only ◂ +23.8 pts 29.3%

0.8% Vietnamese +11.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.6% Punjabi ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

2.2% Mandarin +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Cantonese +2.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.7% Greek +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.4% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.0% Christianity ◂ +5.6 pts 33.4%

28.6% No religion ◂ +7.7 pts 21.0%

5.0% Buddhism +10.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.5% Islam +3.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.0% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 5.1%

4.5% Other religions ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Casey in Greater Dandenong +54 more in Casey

96 89th pct 42 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.38 more in Greater Dandenong

1.16 0th pct 1.53 9th pct

Students in Casey in Greater Dandenong +38,152 more in Casey

67,359 89th pct 29,207 87th pct

Avg size in Casey in Greater Dandenong +6 larger in Casey

702 97th pct 695 96th pct

ICSEA in Casey in Greater Dandenong even

1,016 73rd pct 1,014 73rd pct

Highest year of school

61.2% Year 12 ◂ +1.7 pts 59.5%

11.2% Year 9 or below +6.9 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.4% Year 10 ◂ +3.1 pts 9.3%

9.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.5 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

24.9% Bachelor degree +3.0 pts ▸ 27.9%

27.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.9 pts 20.4%

18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 16.9%

9.1% Postgraduate degree +1.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 20.6%

15.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 14.5%

12.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 10.3%

9.8% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

6.7% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 5.3%

5.3% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Creative arts even 2.5%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$165 higher in Casey gap narrowing

$783 60th pct $618 20th pct

Household income in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$465 higher in Casey gap widening

$1,918 82nd pct $1,453 55th pct

Family income in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$440 higher in Casey gap widening

$2,045 70th pct $1,605 33rd pct

Household income distribution

37.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 30.5%

25.2% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 30.0%

10.6% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 8.4%

8.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

40.5% Under $650 +7.4 pts ▸ 47.9%

35.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 33.7%

15.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 10.0%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 6.4%

7.0% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 6.0%

5.2% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

6.0% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Cancer even 1.9%

1.1% Lung condition even 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.4% None +0.3 pts ▸ 69.7%

16.5% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 15.3%

4.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

2.3% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Casey in Greater Dandenong +1,780 larger in Casey

2,395 83rd pct 615 53rd pct

Median age in Casey in Greater Dandenong +5 yrs older in Greater Dandenong

22 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$117 higher in Casey

$606 64th pct $489 31st pct

Household income in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$537 higher in Casey

$1,794 80th pct $1,257 36th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.2 larger in Casey gap steady

3.1 91st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

69.2% Couples with children ◂ +7.8 pts 61.3%

17.4% Couples without children +2.7 pts ▸ 20.2%

12.5% One-parent families +4.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

0.9% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

Household size

26.5% 2 people +0.7 pts ▸ 27.2%

15.6% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 22.3%

22.2% 4 people ◂ +5.5 pts 16.8%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 18.7%

9.7% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 8.3%

6.5% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$34 higher in Casey gap narrowing

$380 83rd pct $346 75th pct

Mortgage in Casey in Greater Dandenong +$165 higher in Casey gap narrowing

$1,950 80th pct $1,785 74th pct

People / bedroom in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.10 higher in Greater Dandenong gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.0 pts 31.2%

23.2% Rented +11.8 pts ▸ 35.0%

22.5% Owned outright +7.5 pts ▸ 30.0%

1.5% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

90.1% Separate house ◂ +18.7 pts 71.4%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.9% Flat or apartment +9.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.4% 3 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 45.8%

42.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +22.3 pts 20.5%

7.0% 2 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 5.6%

0.7% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

64.2% $350–$549 ◂ +22.2 pts 41.9%

22.8% $200–$349 +16.2 pts ▸ 39.0%

5.3% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.5% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.6 pts 33.0%

28.1% $1,000–$1,799 +0.9 pts ▸ 29.0%

11.4% Under $1,000 +6.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

11.4% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Casey in Greater Dandenong +627 more in Casey

1,378 88th pct 751 86th pct

Stops/1k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.97 more in Greater Dandenong

3.77 56th pct 4.75 69th pct

Departures/1k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +361.4 more in Greater Dandenong

936.2 79th pct 1,297.6 84th pct

PT routes in Casey in Greater Dandenong +8 more in Greater Dandenong

56 86th pct 64 86th pct

Stop walk in Casey in Greater Dandenong +16 longer in Greater Dandenong

5 33rd pct 21 56th pct

Drive to city in Casey in Greater Dandenong +13 longer in Casey

40 44th pct 27 34th pct

How people get to work

61.1% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 60.9%

17.9% Worked at home ◂ +3.4 pts 14.5%

4.3% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.3% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.3 pts 35.4%

27.5% 1 vehicle +9.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 12.6%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

3.0% No vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 12.6%

10.9% Manufacturing +3.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.5% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 8.4%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

6.7% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

5.1% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

5.3% Professional & technical even 5.3%

3.7% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

11.0% Labourers +6.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

17.2% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 15.9%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 14.5%

13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.7 pts 10.6%

9.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

10.4% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Casey in Greater Dandenong +5 higher in Casey

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Casey in Greater Dandenong +5 higher in Casey

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Casey in Greater Dandenong +7 higher in Casey

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Casey in Greater Dandenong +2 higher in Casey

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Casey in Greater Dandenong +68 higher in Casey

986 72nd pct 918 25th pct

ERP in Casey in Greater Dandenong +246,245 higher in Casey

414,929 89th pct 168,684 86th pct

Growth in Casey in Greater Dandenong +6.9 pts higher in Casey

12.3% 91st pct 5.4% 65th pct

Businesses in Casey in Greater Dandenong +17,501 higher in Casey

38,067 89th pct 20,566 87th pct

Approvals in Casey in Greater Dandenong +3,185 higher in Casey

3,674 92nd pct 489 81st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Casey in Greater Dandenong +43 higher in Casey

852 70th pct 809 66th pct

Max temp in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.3 higher in Greater Dandenong

19.8 14th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.2 higher in Greater Dandenong

10.7 42nd pct 10.9 45th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Casey in Greater Dandenong +4,580 higher in Greater Dandenong

6,273 31st pct 10,853 66th pct

Assault/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +310 higher in Greater Dandenong

806 38th pct 1,116 59th pct

Sexual/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +16 higher in Greater Dandenong

180 31st pct 196 35th pct

Robbery/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +24 higher in Greater Dandenong

63 87th pct 87 90th pct

Burglary/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +274 higher in Greater Dandenong

545 54th pct 820 76th pct

Theft/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +1,620 higher in Greater Dandenong

2,201 80th pct 3,821 96th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +271 higher in Greater Dandenong

399 57th pct 670 80th pct

Property damage/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +451 higher in Greater Dandenong

470 24th pct 920 64th pct

Drugs/100k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +323 higher in Greater Dandenong

167 17th pct 490 51st pct

5-yr change in Casey in Greater Dandenong +17.4 pts higher in Casey

32.2% 79th pct 14.8% 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Casey in Greater Dandenong +1.8 higher in Greater Dandenong

5.6 78th pct 7.4 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Casey in Greater Dandenong +1.7 more in Greater Dandenong

5.3 76th pct 7.1 91st pct

15-min city in Casey in Greater Dandenong +25.3 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

65.8% 75th pct 91.0% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Casey in Greater Dandenong +23.2 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

66.0% 75th pct 89.3% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Casey in Greater Dandenong +8.1 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

88.2% 81st pct 96.3% 86th pct

Walk to school in Casey in Greater Dandenong +7.4 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

80.8% 81st pct 88.2% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.8 pts higher in Casey

97.2% 84th pct 96.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Casey in Greater Dandenong +36.1 pts higher in Greater Dandenong

47.2% 66th pct 83.4% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Casey in Greater Dandenong +2.1 more in Greater Dandenong

10.6 11th pct 12.7 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Casey in Greater Dandenong +23 higher in Greater Dandenong

153 87th pct 176 88th pct

Mean slope in Casey in Greater Dandenong +0.8 pts higher in Casey

3.9% 35th pct 3.1% 19th pct

Compare Casey with nearby areas

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Compare Greater Dandenong with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Casey vs Greater Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21610/casey/vs/LGA22670/greater-dandenong