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Hume vs Melbourne

Name: Hume vs Melbourne — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Hume profile · Melbourne profile

Hume Melbourne

Hume and Melbourne are two very different parts of Greater Melbourne. Hume is a family-oriented area where 22.4% of people are children and 27.9% of adults provide unpaid childcare. This is reflected in the housing, where 89.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 87.8% are separate houses. In contrast, Melbourne is dominated by small-scale living; 85.8% of homes are flats or apartments and 43.1% of people live alone. Melbourne also has a much more highly qualified workforce, with 54.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 20.2% in Hume.

Daily life in both areas shares some common ground, with very similar typical weekly incomes of around $1,700 and nearly identical unemployment rates of about 7.6%. However, the gaps between them are often growing. Since 2011, the difference in the number of people living alone and those working from home has widened, and the gap in the share of people with no religion has increased to 30 points.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 30.1 pts higher in Melbourne Bachelor+: 33.9 pts higher in Melbourne Living alone: 26.0 pts higher in Melbourne Renting: 42.1 pts higher in Melbourne Separate houses: 85.6 pts higher in Hume

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hume in Melbourne +94,286 larger in Hume gap widening

243,901 88th pct 149,615 86th pct

Median age in Hume in Melbourne +3 yrs older in Hume gap narrowing

33 yrs 11th pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) +19.2 pts ▸ 50.9%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +15.7 pts 6.7%

21.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.9 pts 14.0%

13.0% Youth (15–24) +8.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

10.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 7.3%

Marital status

34.3% Never married +30.8 pts ▸ 65.1%

51.3% Married ◂ +26.1 pts 25.2%

6.9% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

3.9% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 1.6%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Hume Melbourne

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

55.1% Australia ◂ +17.1 pts 38.0%

0.4% China +10.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.7% India even 6.7%

1.2% England +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.6% Vietnam +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.0% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

1.5% Chinese +21.6 pts ▸ 23.0%

16.9% English +2.5 pts ▸ 19.4%

19.2% Australian ◂ +5.3 pts 13.9%

4.7% Irish +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Italian ◂ +3.7 pts 4.0%

6.6% Indian even 6.6%

3.9% Scottish +2.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.6% German +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Vietnamese +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.1% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

2.0% Filipino even 1.9%

0.6% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

45.2% English only +1.2 pts ▸ 46.4%

0.5% Mandarin +13.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.3% Arabic ◂ +8.1 pts 1.2%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +4.8 pts 0.3%

0.2% Cantonese +3.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

19.3% No religion +30.1 pts ▸ 49.3%

43.3% Christianity ◂ +19.5 pts 23.8%

18.9% Islam ◂ +15.1 pts 3.9%

6.5% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.5% Buddhism +3.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.8% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.7% Other religions ◂ +4.0 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hume in Melbourne +50 more in Hume

72 87th pct 22 74th pct

Schools/1k kids in Hume in Melbourne +0.86 more in Melbourne

1.31 4th pct 2.18 25th pct

Students in Hume in Melbourne +36,210 more in Hume

50,960 88th pct 14,750 84th pct

Avg size in Hume in Melbourne +5 larger in Hume

708 97th pct 702 97th pct

ICSEA in Hume in Melbourne +102 higher in Melbourne

1,007 71st pct 1,110 93rd pct

Highest year of school

58.5% Year 12 +23.6 pts ▸ 82.1%

14.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +12.0 pts 2.6%

11.3% Year 10 ◂ +8.2 pts 3.1%

9.2% Year 11 ◂ +5.1 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

24.4% Bachelor degree +17.2 pts ▸ 41.6%

26.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +19.7 pts 6.4%

9.0% Postgraduate degree +14.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +7.4 pts 10.6%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 23.3%

14.3% Engineering & related ◂ +4.9 pts 9.4%

12.5% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.4% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%

5.1% Information technology +2.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.6% Creative arts +5.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Education ◂ +3.8 pts 3.9%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 3.8%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +2.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.8 pts 3.8%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Hume in Melbourne +$294 higher in Melbourne gap widening

$665 31st pct $959 82nd pct

Household income in Hume in Melbourne +$25 higher in Hume gap narrowing

$1,703 72nd pct $1,678 71st pct

Family income in Hume in Melbourne +$516 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,852 55th pct $2,368 86th pct

Household income distribution

34.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 30.9%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 24.8%

13.5% Under $650 +4.8 pts ▸ 18.3%

7.8% $4,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 8.7%

Personal income distribution

45.8% Under $650 ◂ +11.9 pts 33.9%

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.9 pts 29.7%

13.8% $1,500–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 21.0%

1.9% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 6.0%

7.5% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 6.3%

6.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 3.0%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +3.6 pts 1.9%

3.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

1.9% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None +4.3 pts ▸ 72.8%

16.1% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 14.3%

4.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

2.6% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hume in Melbourne +1,098 larger in Hume

1,870 77th pct 772 58th pct

Median age in Hume in Melbourne +4 yrs older in Melbourne

23 yrs 29th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Hume in Melbourne +$109 higher in Melbourne

$645 73rd pct $754 85th pct

Household income in Hume in Melbourne +$83 higher in Hume

$1,811 81st pct $1,728 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hume in Melbourne +1.3 larger in Hume gap widening

3.1 91st pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

68.3% Couples with children ◂ +36.3 pts 32.0%

16.3% Couples without children +36.9 pts ▸ 53.2%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.6 pts 9.8%

1.0% Other families +4.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Household size

17.1% 1 person +26.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

26.1% 2 people +13.5 pts ▸ 39.5%

20.7% 4 people ◂ +15.7 pts 4.9%

19.0% 3 people ◂ +8.2 pts 10.8%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +9.0 pts 1.1%

7.1% 6 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hume in Melbourne +$27 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$369 81st pct $396 86th pct

Mortgage in Hume in Melbourne +$157 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,806 74th pct $1,963 81st pct

People / bedroom in Hume in Melbourne +0.10 higher in Melbourne gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

25.2% Rented +42.1 pts ▸ 67.2%

47.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +31.4 pts 16.1%

24.5% Owned outright ◂ +10.9 pts 13.6%

1.2% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house ◂ +85.6 pts 2.2%

3.0% Flat or apartment +82.8 pts ▸ 85.8%

9.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

7.8% 2 bedrooms +43.4 pts ▸ 51.2%

45.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +32.1 pts 13.5%

37.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +34.8 pts 2.4%

1.1% 1 bedroom +27.6 pts ▸ 28.8%

6.4% 5 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 0.7%

0.1% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

Weekly rent distribution

58.5% $350–$549 ◂ +8.7 pts 49.8%

27.2% $200–$349 ◂ +0.9 pts 26.4%

1.7% $550–$749 +9.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.9% Under $200 ◂ +1.9 pts 5.0%

1.2% $750 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 32.0%

32.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.0 pts 29.0%

9.9% $3,000 or more +11.8 pts ▸ 21.7%

12.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hume in Melbourne +461 more in Hume

1,060 87th pct 599 86th pct

Stops/1k in Hume in Melbourne +0.34 more in Hume

4.35 63rd pct 4.00 59th pct

Departures/1k in Hume in Melbourne +3,271.4 more in Melbourne

1,312.4 84th pct 4,583.8 100th pct

PT routes in Hume in Melbourne +74 more in Melbourne

64 86th pct 138 89th pct

Stop walk in Hume in Melbourne +56 longer in Hume

59 86th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Hume in Melbourne +23 longer in Hume

26 33rd pct 3 0th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) ◂ +45.2 pts 14.5%

17.8% Worked at home +20.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

0.7% Walked +11.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.0 pts 1.2%

1.9% Train +2.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.1% Bicycle +2.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

4.5% No vehicle +41.6 pts ▸ 46.1%

31.0% 1 vehicle +11.3 pts ▸ 42.2%

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +31.5 pts 9.8%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +13.3 pts 1.3%

8.6% 4 or more ◂ +8.0 pts 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

5.0% Professional & technical +12.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.7% Accommodation & food +7.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 10.4%

11.6% Construction ◂ +8.0 pts 3.6%

9.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +6.7 pts 3.1%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 7.9%

8.5% Manufacturing ◂ +5.4 pts 3.2%

7.5% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.3% Finance & insurance +3.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%

3.6% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Other services ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

16.8% Professionals +22.7 pts ▸ 39.4%

15.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.6 pts 7.7%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 11.0%

9.9% Managers +3.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.4 pts 11.0%

10.5% Labourers ◂ +4.2 pts 6.3%

10.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.0 pts 2.4%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hume in Melbourne +5 higher in Melbourne

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Hume in Melbourne +5 higher in Melbourne

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Hume in Melbourne +7 higher in Hume

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Hume in Melbourne +3 higher in Melbourne

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Hume in Melbourne +137 higher in Melbourne

949 46th pct 1,086 92nd pct

ERP in Hume in Melbourne +84,404 higher in Hume

278,885 88th pct 194,481 87th pct

Growth in Hume in Melbourne +14.1 pts higher in Melbourne

12.9% 92nd pct 27.0% 100th pct

Businesses in Hume in Melbourne +18,312 higher in Melbourne

28,471 88th pct 46,783 90th pct

Approvals in Hume in Melbourne +123 higher in Melbourne

3,780 92nd pct 3,903 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hume in Melbourne +19 higher in Melbourne

612 45th pct 631 47th pct

Max temp in Hume in Melbourne +0.8 higher in Melbourne

19.6 13th pct 20.4 17th pct

Min temp in Hume in Melbourne +1.5 higher in Melbourne

9.8 29th pct 11.3 52nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Hume in Melbourne +15,691 higher in Melbourne

7,292 41st pct 22,983 88th pct

Assault/100k in Hume in Melbourne +1,556 higher in Melbourne

824 39th pct 2,380 86th pct

Sexual/100k in Hume in Melbourne +358 higher in Melbourne

146 20th pct 503 88th pct

Robbery/100k in Hume in Melbourne +138 higher in Melbourne

46 77th pct 184 100th pct

Burglary/100k in Hume in Melbourne +1,147 higher in Melbourne

455 43rd pct 1,602 90th pct

Theft/100k in Hume in Melbourne +7,511 higher in Melbourne

2,529 86th pct 10,040 100th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Hume in Melbourne +425 higher in Melbourne

575 73rd pct 1,000 90th pct

Property damage/100k in Hume in Melbourne +1,225 higher in Melbourne

559 33rd pct 1,784 87th pct

Drugs/100k in Hume in Melbourne +584 higher in Melbourne

241 27th pct 825 70th pct

5-yr change in Hume in Melbourne +18.2 pts higher in Melbourne

10.4% 53rd pct 28.6% 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hume in Melbourne +3.9 higher in Melbourne

5.5 77th pct 9.4 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hume in Melbourne +2.6 more in Melbourne

5.3 76th pct 7.9 100th pct

15-min city in Hume in Melbourne +34.3 pts higher in Melbourne

65.1% 75th pct 99.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Hume in Melbourne +33.5 pts higher in Melbourne

65.9% 75th pct 99.4% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Hume in Melbourne +13.4 pts higher in Melbourne

86.5% 80th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Hume in Melbourne +19.7 pts higher in Melbourne

77.9% 79th pct 97.6% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Hume in Melbourne +3.2 pts higher in Melbourne

96.4% 83rd pct 99.6% 97th pct

Walk to health in Hume in Melbourne +54.7 pts higher in Melbourne

43.7% 61st pct 98.5% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Hume in Melbourne +6.9 more in Melbourne

13.2 24th pct 20.1 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Hume in Melbourne +537 higher in Melbourne

84 82nd pct 622 100th pct

Mean slope in Hume in Melbourne +5.2 pts higher in Melbourne

3.8% 34th pct 9.1% 92nd pct

Compare Hume with nearby areas

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Compare Melbourne with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hume vs Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23270/hume/vs/LGA24600/melbourne