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Hobsons Bay vs Maribyrnong
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 6.6 km apart · Hobsons Bay profile · Maribyrnong profile
Hobsons Bay Maribyrnong
Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's west with similar population sizes. They differ most in their housing and layout; Hobsons Bay has far more separate houses (69.1% compared to 49.7%) and three-bedroom homes (74.6% compared to 52.8%). Maribyrnong is more densely built with higher street connectivity and a much shorter walk to public transport. This is also where the two areas diverge on wealth and safety, with Hobsons Bay showing far higher access to money and resources and much lower rates of recorded offences.
These housing differences have become more pronounced, as the gap in home ownership and the share of larger houses has widened since 2011. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways, such as typical weekly household incomes which both sit around $1,980. They also share a similar proportion of First Nations people (0.7%) and nearly identical school advantage scores. While Maribyrnong has a higher share of people using another language at home, the gap between the two areas has narrowed slightly over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 83,863
- First area, 2016: 88,778
- First area, 2021: 91,322
- Second area, 2011: 71,635
- Second area, 2016: 82,288
- Second area, 2021: 85,209
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Hobsons Bay: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Maribyrnong: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Hobsons Bay: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Maribyrnong: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Hobsons Bay: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Maribyrnong: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Hobsons Bay: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Maribyrnong: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Hobsons Bay: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Maribyrnong: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Hobsons Bay: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Maribyrnong: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Hobsons Bay: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Maribyrnong: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 50–54 in Hobsons Bay: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Maribyrnong: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Hobsons Bay: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Maribyrnong: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Hobsons Bay: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Maribyrnong: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Hobsons Bay: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Maribyrnong: 5.1% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Hobsons Bay: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Maribyrnong: 5.8% males, 5.8% females
- 25–29 in Hobsons Bay: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Maribyrnong: 5.6% males, 5.3% females
- 20–24 in Hobsons Bay: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Maribyrnong: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Hobsons Bay: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Maribyrnong: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Hobsons Bay: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Maribyrnong: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Hobsons Bay: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Maribyrnong: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Hobsons Bay: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Maribyrnong: 3.0% males, 2.8% 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: $582
- First area, 2016: $704
- First area, 2021: $913
- Second area, 2011: $577
- Second area, 2016: $703
- Second area, 2021: $965
- First area, 2011: $1,286
- First area, 2016: $1,567
- First area, 2021: $1,972
- Second area, 2011: $1,257
- Second area, 2016: $1,551
- Second area, 2021: $1,998
- First area, 2011: $1,568
- First area, 2016: $1,921
- First area, 2021: $2,453
- Second area, 2011: $1,525
- Second area, 2016: $1,913
- Second area, 2021: $2,494
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $281
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $376
- First area, 2011: $1,800
- First area, 2016: $1,900
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Hobsons Bay vs Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23110/hobsons-bay/vs/LGA24330/maribyrnong