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Glen Eira vs Port Phillip
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Glen Eira profile · Port Phillip profile
Glen Eira Port Phillip
Glen Eira and Port Phillip are both large, well-populated areas in Greater Melbourne. They differ most in their housing and household styles; Glen Eira has far more separate houses (47.5% compared to 8.7%) and three-bedroom homes (59.2% compared to 28.4%). This helps explain why families with children are more common in Glen Eira. In contrast, Port Phillip is dominated by flats and apartments, and has far more people living alone (43.8% compared to 28.1%) and people with no religion (51.0% compared to 37.6%).
These two areas share a very similar profile in many other ways, including a typical resident age of 38 and almost identical weekly household incomes. While Port Phillip has a much higher rate of renting (51.4% versus 33.8%), the gap between the two has narrowed since 2011. The difference in home ownership has also shrunk over time, as Glen Eira's share of homes owned outright is now 10.5 percentage points higher than in Port Phillip.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 131,013
- First area, 2016: 140,875
- First area, 2021: 148,908
- Second area, 2011: 91,372
- Second area, 2016: 100,863
- Second area, 2021: 101,942
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Glen Eira: 0.9% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Port Phillip: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Glen Eira: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Port Phillip: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Glen Eira: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Port Phillip: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Glen Eira: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Port Phillip: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Glen Eira: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Port Phillip: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Glen Eira: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Port Phillip: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Glen Eira: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Port Phillip: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Glen Eira: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Port Phillip: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Glen Eira: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Port Phillip: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Glen Eira: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Port Phillip: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Glen Eira: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Port Phillip: 4.9% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Glen Eira: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Port Phillip: 5.7% males, 6.0% females
- 25–29 in Glen Eira: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Port Phillip: 5.1% males, 5.9% females
- 20–24 in Glen Eira: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Port Phillip: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Glen Eira: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Port Phillip: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 10–14 in Glen Eira: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Port Phillip: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Glen Eira: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Port Phillip: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Glen Eira: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Port Phillip: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $679
- First area, 2016: $780
- First area, 2021: $1,021
- Second area, 2011: $985
- Second area, 2016: $1,087
- Second area, 2021: $1,289
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,741
- First area, 2021: $2,133
- Second area, 2011: $1,672
- Second area, 2016: $1,842
- Second area, 2021: $2,069
- First area, 2011: $1,925
- First area, 2016: $2,248
- First area, 2021: $2,806
- Second area, 2011: $2,371
- Second area, 2016: $2,559
- Second area, 2021: $3,052
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $335
- First area, 2016: $390
- First area, 2021: $436
- Second area, 2011: $365
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,147
- First area, 2016: $2,143
- First area, 2021: $2,400
- Second area, 2011: $2,200
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,169
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Eira vs Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22310/glen-eira/vs/LGA25900/port-phillip