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Hobsons Bay vs Melton

Name: Hobsons Bay vs Melton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Hobsons Bay profile · Melton profile

Hobsons Bay Melton

Melton and Hobsons Bay are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Melton is a fast-growing hub where separate houses are far more common, with 91.0% of homes being detached and 92.7% having three or more bedrooms. Hobsons Bay is much more compact and very walkable, with a far higher share of people working from home (33.7% compared to 19.8% in Melton). Melton also has a younger population, with 24.4% of residents under 15 and a typical age of 33, while Hobsons Bay is older, with a typical age of 39.

Everyday life is similar in many ways, as both areas have nearly identical typical weekly incomes and rent, and both are roughly at the national average for overall advantage. While they share these basics, some gaps are widening. The difference in language diversity has grown, with Melton now far higher at 39.0% compared to 27.1% in Hobsons Bay. Similarly, the gap in higher education has increased, with Hobsons Bay seeing a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 31.8%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 87,638 larger in Melton Separate houses: 21.9 pts higher in Melton 3+ bedrooms: 18.2 pts higher in Melton No religion: 14.4 pts higher in Hobsons Bay Work from home: 13.8 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hobsons Bay in Melton +87,638 larger in Melton gap widening

91,322 84th pct 178,960 87th pct

Median age in Hobsons Bay in Melton +6 yrs older in Hobsons Bay gap steady

39 yrs 33rd pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

29.2% Young adults (25–44) +3.7 pts ▸ 32.9%

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.2 pts 21.0%

18.5% Children (0–14) +5.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

16.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.0 pts 9.1%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

46.4% Married +4.2 pts ▸ 50.6%

36.6% Never married ◂ +1.0 pts 35.6%

8.5% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 7.1%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

3.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Hobsons Bay Melton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.4% Australia ◂ +5.9 pts 59.5%

2.7% India +5.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.4% England ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

1.2% Philippines +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.0% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

28.1% English ◂ +9.6 pts 18.5%

25.5% Australian ◂ +4.6 pts 20.9%

10.3% Irish ◂ +6.0 pts 4.4%

8.4% Scottish ◂ +4.4 pts 4.0%

3.0% Indian +5.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

1.8% Filipino +2.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Greek ◂ +2.2 pts 2.1%

3.9% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.3% German ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

2.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

68.3% English only ◂ +14.0 pts 54.3%

0.8% Punjabi +5.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.0% Arabic ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

2.1% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.5% Greek ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

0.8% Hindi +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Tagalog +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.6% Christianity +3.4 pts ▸ 48.0%

38.7% No religion ◂ +14.4 pts 24.3%

6.0% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.1% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.9% Other religions +4.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.3% Hinduism +2.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.2% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hobsons Bay in Melton +19 more in Melton

29 80th pct 48 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Hobsons Bay in Melton +0.61 more in Hobsons Bay

1.71 13th pct 1.10 0th pct

Students in Hobsons Bay in Melton +21,439 more in Melton

15,547 85th pct 36,986 87th pct

Avg size in Hobsons Bay in Melton +234 larger in Melton

536 86th pct 771 100th pct

ICSEA in Hobsons Bay in Melton +65 higher in Hobsons Bay

1,078 88th pct 1,013 73rd pct

Highest year of school

63.9% Year 12 ◂ +3.5 pts 60.4%

10.1% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

9.3% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

Highest qualification level

32.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.8 pts 25.5%

20.5% Certificate III / IV +7.0 pts ▸ 27.5%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 8.4%

5.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

1.2% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

21.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 19.3%

13.7% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%

8.6% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.3% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.6% Architecture & building even 5.6%

4.4% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.0% Creative arts ◂ +2.6 pts 2.5%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$127 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$913 78th pct $786 60th pct

Household income in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$85 higher in Hobsons Bay gap steady

$1,972 84th pct $1,887 80th pct

Family income in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$402 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$2,453 87th pct $2,051 71st pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 +8.4 pts ▸ 36.3%

22.4% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 25.3%

17.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.8 pts 9.3%

15.1% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 11.4%

11.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 11.5%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 39.8%

27.5% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 33.2%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 16.5%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

8.2% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.8% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%

7.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%

4.8% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.8% None +2.3 pts ▸ 68.1%

18.9% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 16.2%

5.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

2.6% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hobsons Bay in Melton +1,494 larger in Melton

629 53rd pct 2,123 80th pct

Median age in Hobsons Bay in Melton +5 yrs older in Hobsons Bay

30 yrs 79th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$194 higher in Hobsons Bay

$782 86th pct $588 59th pct

Household income in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$213 higher in Hobsons Bay

$1,875 84th pct $1,662 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hobsons Bay in Melton +0.6 larger in Melton gap widening

2.5 71st pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

60.7% Couples with children +8.1 pts ▸ 68.8%

24.6% Couples without children ◂ +8.7 pts 15.9%

13.4% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.4% 2 people ◂ +7.1 pts 25.3%

26.3% 1 person ◂ +9.8 pts 16.5%

16.8% 4 people +5.9 pts ▸ 22.6%

16.9% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 19.4%

5.5% 5 people +4.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

2.1% 6 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$20 higher in Hobsons Bay gap steady

$380 83rd pct $360 79th pct

Mortgage in Hobsons Bay in Melton +$367 higher in Hobsons Bay gap widening

$2,167 87th pct $1,800 74th pct

People / bedroom in Hobsons Bay in Melton even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.2% Owned with a mortgage +18.6 pts ▸ 52.8%

34.1% Owned outright ◂ +12.3 pts 21.8%

29.3% Rented ◂ +6.7 pts 22.6%

1.3% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Other tenure even 1.1%

Types of homes

69.1% Separate house +21.9 pts ▸ 91.0%

23.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.8 pts 7.9%

6.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.0 pts 0.7%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

52.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.7 pts 38.8%

18.9% 4 bedrooms +27.9 pts ▸ 46.9%

20.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.9 pts 4.8%

3.1% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.6 pts 0.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

44.2% $350–$549 +9.5 pts ▸ 53.7%

28.2% $200–$349 +7.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

12.0% $550–$749 ◂ +10.3 pts 1.7%

7.6% Under $200 ◂ +3.3 pts 4.3%

3.7% $750 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.1% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 37.6%

22.1% $1,000–$1,799 +11.0 pts ▸ 33.0%

25.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.9 pts 10.4%

13.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hobsons Bay in Melton +115 more in Melton

451 82nd pct 566 86th pct

Stops/1k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +1.78 more in Hobsons Bay

4.94 72nd pct 3.16 49th pct

Departures/1k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +926.7 more in Hobsons Bay

1,660.5 88th pct 733.8 76th pct

PT routes in Hobsons Bay in Melton +12 more in Melton

22 72nd pct 34 80th pct

Stop walk in Hobsons Bay in Melton +15 longer in Melton

22 57th pct 37 67th pct

Drive to city in Hobsons Bay in Melton +11 longer in Melton

18 24th pct 29 36th pct

How people get to work

43.2% Car (driver) +14.3 pts ▸ 57.6%

33.7% Worked at home ◂ +13.8 pts 19.8%

2.8% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.6% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.9% 2 vehicles +5.8 pts ▸ 43.7%

40.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.2 pts 29.4%

9.7% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.6% 4 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.3% No vehicle ◂ +4.1 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.0% Health care & social assistance +1.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.5% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.3% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.3% Transport & warehousing +3.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.8% Professional & technical ◂ +4.6 pts 5.2%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 7.5%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

6.3% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.3% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

3.3% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

27.5% Professionals ◂ +10.3 pts 17.2%

16.0% Managers ◂ +6.0 pts 10.0%

13.7% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.4% Technicians & trades +2.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.4% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.7% Machinery operators & drivers +5.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.9% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.4% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hobsons Bay in Melton +2 higher in Hobsons Bay

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Hobsons Bay in Melton +2 higher in Hobsons Bay

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Hobsons Bay in Melton +2 higher in Melton

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Hobsons Bay in Melton +2 higher in Hobsons Bay

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Hobsons Bay in Melton +60 higher in Hobsons Bay

1,034 85th pct 974 66th pct

ERP in Hobsons Bay in Melton +134,536 higher in Melton

97,031 82nd pct 231,567 87th pct

Growth in Hobsons Bay in Melton +22.5 pts higher in Melton

5.2% 64th pct 27.7% 100th pct

Businesses in Hobsons Bay in Melton +10,280 higher in Melton

8,709 81st pct 18,989 87th pct

Approvals in Hobsons Bay in Melton +3,928 higher in Melton

636 85th pct 4,564 94th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hobsons Bay in Melton +63 higher in Hobsons Bay

584 41st pct 521 35th pct

Max temp in Hobsons Bay in Melton +0.2 higher in Hobsons Bay

20.4 17th pct 20.1 15th pct

Min temp in Hobsons Bay in Melton +1.1 higher in Hobsons Bay

11.2 51st pct 10.1 33rd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Hobsons Bay in Melton +235 higher in Melton

6,792 36th pct 7,028 39th pct

Assault/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +247 higher in Melton

534 18th pct 782 36th pct

Sexual/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +43 higher in Melton

104 7th pct 147 20th pct

Robbery/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +1 higher in Hobsons Bay

44 75th pct 42 74th pct

Burglary/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +34 higher in Hobsons Bay

578 58th pct 544 54th pct

Theft/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +160 higher in Hobsons Bay

2,919 89th pct 2,760 88th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +82 higher in Hobsons Bay

468 64th pct 386 55th pct

Property damage/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +4 higher in Hobsons Bay

560 33rd pct 555 33rd pct

Drugs/100k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +3 higher in Melton

210 23rd pct 213 23rd pct

5-yr change in Hobsons Bay in Melton +13.6 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

38.3% 85th pct 24.8% 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hobsons Bay in Melton +3.6 higher in Hobsons Bay

7.6 92nd pct 4.0 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hobsons Bay in Melton +3.4 more in Hobsons Bay

7.2 93rd pct 3.8 46th pct

15-min city in Hobsons Bay in Melton +57.0 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

94.1% 95th pct 37.1% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Hobsons Bay in Melton +54.7 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

93.7% 96th pct 39.0% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Hobsons Bay in Melton +38.0 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

97.5% 91st pct 59.5% 61st pct

Walk to school in Hobsons Bay in Melton +31.0 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

91.8% 90th pct 60.8% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Hobsons Bay in Melton +6.0 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

99.4% 95th pct 93.4% 79th pct

Walk to health in Hobsons Bay in Melton +48.4 pts higher in Hobsons Bay

77.2% 89th pct 28.7% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Hobsons Bay in Melton +4.4 more in Hobsons Bay

15.0 35th pct 10.6 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Hobsons Bay in Melton +158 higher in Hobsons Bay

235 91st pct 77 81st pct

Mean slope in Hobsons Bay in Melton +0.2 pts higher in Melton

2.4% 3rd pct 2.6% 8th pct

Compare Hobsons Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Melton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hobsons Bay vs Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23110/hobsons-bay/vs/LGA24650/melton