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Greater Geelong vs Maribyrnong

Name: Greater Geelong vs Maribyrnong — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 49 km apart · Greater Geelong profile · Maribyrnong profile

Greater Geelong Maribyrnong

Greater Geelong and Maribyrnong offer very different lifestyles. Maribyrnong is a high-density hub where 38.0% of people were born overseas and 38.1% use another language at home. It has a more highly qualified workforce, with 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Greater Geelong is more suburban, with 86.4% of homes being separate houses and 79.4% having three or more bedrooms. Home ownership is also more common in Greater Geelong, where 34.2% of homes are owned outright compared to 21.1% in Maribyrnong.

Everyday life shares some common ground, as both areas have about the same number of people per home and similar rates of population growth. They also have similar shares of people with no religion, at around 44% to 45%. However, the gap in how people get to work is widening; while 18.7% of people in Greater Geelong work from home, that figure is far higher in Maribyrnong at 36.1%.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong Separate houses: 36.7 pts higher in Greater Geelong 3+ bedrooms: 26.6 pts higher in Greater Geelong Born overseas: 20.4 pts higher in Maribyrnong Year 12: 17.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong

Demographics & Identity

Population in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +185,848 larger in Greater Geelong gap widening

271,057 88th pct 85,209 82nd pct

Median age in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +4 yrs older in Greater Geelong gap narrowing

39 yrs 33rd pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) +13.7 pts ▸ 40.5%

24.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 22.5%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.8 pts 10.9%

17.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 15.6%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

Marital status

36.6% Never married +11.9 pts ▸ 48.5%

45.4% Married ◂ +8.5 pts 37.0%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 7.9%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Greater Geelong Maribyrnong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.6% Australia ◂ +20.6 pts 57.0%

0.3% Vietnam +8.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

1.9% India +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% England ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

1.1% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% China +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

38.4% English ◂ +15.0 pts 23.4%

35.7% Australian ◂ +15.0 pts 20.7%

12.9% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 9.8%

11.6% Scottish ◂ +4.4 pts 7.2%

0.4% Vietnamese +11.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

1.6% Chinese +7.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.5% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.4% German ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

1.8% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.0% Greek +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +1.5 pts 1.2%

1.0% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

Language

Language used at home

83.1% English only ◂ +26.5 pts 56.6%

0.3% Vietnamese +11.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.2% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Mandarin +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% Greek +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.4% No religion +0.8 pts ▸ 45.2%

44.0% Christianity ◂ +11.8 pts 32.2%

1.0% Buddhism +7.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.8% Not stated even 6.8%

1.5% Islam +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.3% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +63 more in Greater Geelong

85 88th pct 22 74th pct

Schools/1k kids in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.12 more in Greater Geelong

1.78 15th pct 1.66 12th pct

Students in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +36,159 more in Greater Geelong

47,865 88th pct 11,706 79th pct

Avg size in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +31 larger in Greater Geelong

563 88th pct 532 85th pct

ICSEA in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +11 higher in Maribyrnong

1,052 83rd pct 1,064 86th pct

Highest year of school

55.2% Year 12 +17.5 pts ▸ 72.8%

14.5% Year 10 ◂ +8.2 pts 6.3%

13.6% Year 11 ◂ +7.9 pts 5.7%

10.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 8.8%

Highest qualification level

25.6% Bachelor degree +11.8 pts ▸ 37.4%

28.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +15.5 pts 13.3%

8.3% Postgraduate degree +8.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.5 pts 12.9%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

15.4% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 20.6%

12.6% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +3.5 pts 9.5%

12.9% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 8.8%

9.8% Education ◂ +3.1 pts 6.7%

3.9% Creative arts +4.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.2% Architecture & building ◂ +3.2 pts 4.1%

2.3% Information technology +3.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$196 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening

$769 56th pct $965 83rd pct

Household income in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$406 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening

$1,592 65th pct $1,998 85th pct

Family income in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$443 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening

$2,051 71st pct $2,494 87th pct

Household income distribution

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 30.4%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 22.1%

16.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 13.9%

9.4% $4,000 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 34.5%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 29.6%

17.0% $1,500–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 22.9%

3.7% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 9.9%

9.8% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 8.5%

9.3% Arthritis ◂ +4.0 pts 5.2%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 4.0%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.6% None +6.8 pts ▸ 67.4%

21.3% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 18.5%

6.9% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 4.8%

3.6% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +2,923 larger in Greater Geelong

3,562 86th pct 639 53rd pct

Median age in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +6 yrs older in Maribyrnong

24 yrs 43rd pct 30 yrs 79th pct

Median income in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$248 higher in Maribyrnong

$625 70th pct $873 89th pct

Household income in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$214 higher in Maribyrnong

$1,603 69th pct $1,817 81st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong even gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children +0.1 pts ▸ 55.6%

28.7% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 28.4%

14.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%

1.1% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

34.7% 2 people ◂ +1.4 pts 33.3%

27.7% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 29.7%

15.2% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.5% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 14.2%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 4.4%

2.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$30 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

$346 75th pct $376 82nd pct

Mortgage in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +$367 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

$1,733 71st pct $2,100 86th pct

People / bedroom in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.10 higher in Maribyrnong gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.0% Rented +14.8 pts ▸ 42.9%

34.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 33.4%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +13.1 pts 21.1%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.4% Not stated even 1.4%

Types of homes

86.4% Separate house ◂ +36.7 pts 49.7%

2.5% Flat or apartment +23.1 pts ▸ 25.6%

10.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.6 pts ▸ 24.1%

0.5% Other dwelling even 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.3 pts 37.7%

15.8% 2 bedrooms +19.3 pts ▸ 35.2%

28.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.6 pts 12.5%

3.3% 1 bedroom +6.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 +1.8 pts ▸ 45.8%

36.8% $200–$349 ◂ +8.9 pts 27.9%

11.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 11.0%

3.5% $550–$749 +6.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.9% $750 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.3 pts 23.9%

32.6% $1,800–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 34.2%

10.5% $3,000 or more +14.0 pts ▸ 24.5%

16.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.2 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +924 more in Greater Geelong

1,381 88th pct 457 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.27 more in Maribyrnong

5.09 73rd pct 5.36 76th pct

Departures/1k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +1,463.5 more in Maribyrnong

1,079.2 81st pct 2,542.7 96th pct

PT routes in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +41 more in Greater Geelong

73 87th pct 32 79th pct

Stop walk in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong

— 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +49 longer in Greater Geelong

62 53rd pct 13 14th pct

How people get to work

58.6% Car (driver) ◂ +22.4 pts 36.2%

18.7% Worked at home +17.4 pts ▸ 36.1%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

0.5% Train +3.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Motor vehicles per home

36.0% 1 vehicle +12.7 pts ▸ 48.7%

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.9 pts 29.5%

5.3% No vehicle +7.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.2 pts 6.7%

6.4% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.9 pts 12.5%

11.2% Construction ◂ +5.0 pts 6.2%

6.0% Professional & technical +4.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 8.7%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 9.3%

6.4% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.9% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

2.9% Finance & insurance +3.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

22.7% Professionals +9.7 pts ▸ 32.4%

11.6% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.3 pts 9.2%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 9.7%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.6% Labourers ◂ +2.6 pts 7.1%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.0 pts 5.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +1 higher in Maribyrnong

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +3 higher in Greater Geelong

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +1 higher in Maribyrnong

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +55 higher in Maribyrnong

990 73rd pct 1,045 87th pct

ERP in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +200,380 higher in Greater Geelong

295,052 88th pct 94,672 82nd pct

Growth in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong

8.9% 86th pct 9.6% 87th pct

Businesses in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +14,364 higher in Greater Geelong

23,558 87th pct 9,194 83rd pct

Approvals in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +1,166 higher in Greater Geelong

2,595 90th pct 1,429 87th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +102 higher in Maribyrnong

521 35th pct 623 46th pct

Max temp in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.4 higher in Maribyrnong

20.1 15th pct 20.5 17th pct

Min temp in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +1.1 higher in Maribyrnong

10.1 33rd pct 11.2 52nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +4,876 higher in Maribyrnong

6,921 38th pct 11,797 71st pct

Assault/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +220 higher in Maribyrnong

721 32nd pct 940 48th pct

Sexual/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +3 higher in Maribyrnong

169 27th pct 173 28th pct

Robbery/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +93 higher in Maribyrnong

28 57th pct 121 95th pct

Burglary/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +527 higher in Maribyrnong

545 54th pct 1,071 86th pct

Theft/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +3,282 higher in Maribyrnong

2,233 81st pct 5,515 100th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +642 higher in Maribyrnong

253 34th pct 895 88th pct

Property damage/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +174 higher in Maribyrnong

672 44th pct 846 59th pct

Drugs/100k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +110 higher in Maribyrnong

247 28th pct 357 40th pct

5-yr change in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +23.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong

13.4% 58th pct 37.2% 84th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +2.7 higher in Maribyrnong

5.9 80th pct 8.6 99th pct

Types ≤15 min in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +2.3 more in Maribyrnong

5.6 78th pct 7.8 99th pct

15-min city in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +33.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong

65.5% 75th pct 99.0% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +34.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong

63.6% 74th pct 98.3% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +13.4 pts higher in Maribyrnong

85.7% 79th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +30.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong

68.5% 72nd pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +4.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong

95.7% 82nd pct 99.7% 98th pct

Walk to health in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +38.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong

56.4% 75th pct 95.1% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +3.6 more in Greater Geelong

18.6 49th pct 15.0 34th pct

Intersections/km² in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +393 higher in Maribyrnong

38 75th pct 431 100th pct

Mean slope in Greater Geelong in Maribyrnong +0.5 pts higher in Greater Geelong

4.1% 40th pct 3.6% 30th pct

Compare Greater Geelong with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greater Geelong vs Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22750/greater-geelong/vs/LGA24330/maribyrnong