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Hume vs Mitchell

Name: Hume vs Mitchell — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 56 km apart · Hume profile · Mitchell profile

Hume Mitchell

Mitchell and Hume are two Victorian areas with very different profiles. Hume is a more urban, multicultural hub where 39.9% of people were born overseas and 48.8% use a language other than English at home. In contrast, Mitchell is more rural and less diverse, with only 14.7% born overseas. A major difference is seen in religious views; 42.6% of Mitchell residents report having no religion, which is far higher than the 19.3% in Hume. Living in Hume also means easier access to basics, as 65.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 25.6% in Mitchell.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally grown. The difference in the share of people born overseas and those using other languages at home has widened, as has the gap in people with no religion. Despite these diverging trends, they remain very similar in some ways. Both areas have almost identical typical weekly household incomes, around $1,710, and both sit near the national average for overall advantage. While Hume is somewhat walkable and Mitchell is mostly car-dependent, both areas have seen a similar level of population movement, with about 41% of residents arriving in the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Born overseas: 25.2 pts higher in Hume Other language: 37.4 pts higher in Hume No religion: 23.3 pts higher in Mitchell Population: 194,441 larger in Hume De facto: 7.1 pts higher in Mitchell

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hume in Mitchell +194,441 larger in Hume gap widening

243,901 88th pct 49,460 74th pct

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

33 yrs 11th pct 36 yrs 19th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.3 pts 27.4%

21.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 20.9%

10.9% Seniors (65+) +4.1 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 11.9%

Marital status

51.3% Married ◂ +5.3 pts 46.0%

34.3% Never married +2.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

6.9% Divorced +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.9% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Hume Mitchell

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

55.1% Australia +24.1 pts ▸ 79.1%

6.7% India ◂ +4.2 pts 2.5%

1.2% England +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.3% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.0% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% China even 0.4%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

19.2% Australian +19.5 pts ▸ 38.7%

16.9% English +19.5 pts ▸ 36.4%

4.7% Irish +7.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

3.9% Scottish +5.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.7% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%

6.6% Indian ◂ +4.2 pts 2.3%

1.6% German +2.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.1% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

45.2% English only +37.5 pts ▸ 82.7%

9.3% Arabic ◂ +8.8 pts 0.5%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +2.8 pts 2.3%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Mandarin even 0.5%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.3% Christianity even 43.4%

19.3% No religion +23.3 pts ▸ 42.6%

18.9% Islam ◂ +17.3 pts 1.6%

6.5% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.8% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 1.3%

4.7% Other religions ◂ +2.0 pts 2.7%

2.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hume in Mitchell +54 more in Hume

72 87th pct 18 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Hume in Mitchell +0.43 more in Mitchell

1.31 4th pct 1.74 14th pct

Students in Hume in Mitchell +41,728 more in Hume

50,960 88th pct 9,232 75th pct

Avg size in Hume in Mitchell +195 larger in Hume

708 97th pct 513 84th pct

ICSEA in Hume in Mitchell +10 higher in Hume

1,007 71st pct 997 65th pct

Highest year of school

58.5% Year 12 ◂ +10.6 pts 47.9%

11.3% Year 10 +7.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

14.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.5 pts 12.2%

9.2% Year 11 +5.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

Highest qualification level

26.0% Certificate III / IV +11.5 pts ▸ 37.5%

24.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.8 pts 16.6%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 17.1%

9.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.0 pts 5.0%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce ◂ +3.6 pts 14.5%

14.3% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 11.9%

8.4% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.7% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.7% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.1% Information technology ◂ +2.8 pts 2.2%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Income

Personal income in Hume in Mitchell +$124 higher in Mitchell gap widening

$665 31st pct $789 61st pct

Household income in Hume in Mitchell +$16 higher in Mitchell gap narrowing

$1,703 72nd pct $1,719 73rd pct

Family income in Hume in Mitchell +$160 higher in Mitchell gap widening

$1,852 55th pct $2,012 68th pct

Household income distribution

34.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 33.9%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 26.9%

13.5% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 10.1%

7.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

Personal income distribution

45.8% Under $650 ◂ +6.6 pts 39.2%

31.5% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 34.0%

13.8% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Asthma +2.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.6% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.6% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

3.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.9% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None ◂ +7.2 pts 61.2%

16.1% One condition +3.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

4.8% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hume in Mitchell +797 larger in Hume

1,870 77th pct 1,073 64th pct

Median age in Hume in Mitchell +3 yrs older in Hume

23 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Hume in Mitchell +$68 higher in Mitchell

$645 73rd pct $713 81st pct

Household income in Hume in Mitchell +$16 higher in Mitchell

$1,811 81st pct $1,827 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hume in Mitchell +0.4 larger in Hume gap steady

3.1 91st pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

68.3% Couples with children ◂ +8.0 pts 60.3%

16.3% Couples without children +7.8 pts ▸ 24.1%

14.4% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

26.1% 2 people +6.9 pts ▸ 32.9%

17.1% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 22.1%

20.7% 4 people ◂ +3.9 pts 16.7%

19.0% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 16.6%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 7.7%

7.1% 6 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hume in Mitchell +$41 higher in Hume gap narrowing

$369 81st pct $328 71st pct

Mortgage in Hume in Mitchell +$73 higher in Hume gap narrowing

$1,806 74th pct $1,733 71st pct

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

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.2 pts 47.3%

24.5% Owned outright +4.1 pts ▸ 28.6%

25.2% Rented ◂ +4.5 pts 20.7%

1.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house +5.2 pts ▸ 93.0%

9.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 6.4%

3.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.8 pts 0.2%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

45.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.8 pts 40.8%

37.3% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 39.8%

7.8% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.4% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.1% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

58.5% $350–$549 ◂ +20.5 pts 38.1%

27.2% $200–$349 +17.2 pts ▸ 44.4%

6.9% Under $200 +4.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

1.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 32.7%

32.0% $1,000–$1,799 +5.1 pts ▸ 37.1%

12.4% Under $1,000 +2.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hume in Mitchell +885 more in Hume

1,060 87th pct 175 70th pct

Stops/1k in Hume in Mitchell +0.81 more in Hume

4.35 63rd pct 3.54 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Hume in Mitchell +962.7 more in Hume

1,312.4 84th pct 349.7 67th pct

PT routes in Hume in Mitchell +33 more in Hume

64 86th pct 31 78th pct

Stop walk in Hume in Mitchell

59 86th pct —

Drive to city in Hume in Mitchell +47 longer in Mitchell

26 33rd pct 73 57th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) +3.1 pts ▸ 62.7%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.6 pts 15.2%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

0.7% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 40.1%

31.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 27.8%

14.6% 3 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

8.6% 4 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.5% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.6% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 11.8%

9.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.0 pts 6.7%

6.0% Public administration & safety +3.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.1%

8.5% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.5% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

5.7% Accommodation & food even 5.7%

5.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%

3.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

15.3% Technicians & trades +2.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

16.8% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 13.8%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 12.6%

12.4% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.9% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.5% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hume in Mitchell +2 higher in Mitchell

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Hume in Mitchell +4 higher in Mitchell

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Hume in Mitchell +1 higher in Mitchell

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Hume in Mitchell +1 higher in Hume

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Hume in Mitchell +19 higher in Mitchell

949 46th pct 968 62nd pct

ERP in Hume in Mitchell +220,426 higher in Hume

278,885 88th pct 58,459 75th pct

Growth in Hume in Mitchell +4.6 pts higher in Mitchell

12.9% 92nd pct 17.6% 100th pct

Businesses in Hume in Mitchell +23,665 higher in Hume

28,471 88th pct 4,806 73rd pct

Approvals in Hume in Mitchell +2,812 higher in Hume

3,780 92nd pct 968 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hume in Mitchell +38 higher in Mitchell

612 45th pct 650 50th pct

Max temp in Hume in Mitchell +0.9 higher in Mitchell

19.6 13th pct 20.5 18th pct

Min temp in Hume in Mitchell +0.2 higher in Hume

9.8 29th pct 9.6 25th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Hume in Mitchell +173 higher in Mitchell

7,292 41st pct 7,465 43rd pct

Assault/100k in Hume in Mitchell +104 higher in Mitchell

824 39th pct 928 47th pct

Sexual/100k in Hume in Mitchell +24 higher in Mitchell

146 20th pct 170 28th pct

Robbery/100k in Hume in Mitchell +26 higher in Hume

46 77th pct 20 43rd pct

Burglary/100k in Hume in Mitchell +33 higher in Hume

455 43rd pct 423 39th pct

Theft/100k in Hume in Mitchell +635 higher in Hume

2,529 86th pct 1,894 72nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Hume in Mitchell +292 higher in Hume

575 73rd pct 283 40th pct

Property damage/100k in Hume in Mitchell +238 higher in Mitchell

559 33rd pct 797 55th pct

Drugs/100k in Hume in Mitchell +190 higher in Mitchell

241 27th pct 431 46th pct

5-yr change in Hume in Mitchell +4.6 pts higher in Mitchell

10.4% 53rd pct 15.0% 60th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hume in Mitchell +2.2 higher in Hume

5.5 77th pct 3.3 39th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hume in Mitchell +2.0 more in Hume

5.3 76th pct 3.3 30th pct

15-min city in Hume in Mitchell +35.6 pts higher in Hume

65.1% 75th pct 29.5% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Hume in Mitchell +40.4 pts higher in Hume

65.9% 75th pct 25.6% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Hume in Mitchell +31.9 pts higher in Hume

86.5% 80th pct 54.6% 57th pct

Walk to school in Hume in Mitchell +35.9 pts higher in Hume

77.9% 79th pct 41.9% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Hume in Mitchell +22.0 pts higher in Hume

96.4% 83rd pct 74.5% 58th pct

Walk to health in Hume in Mitchell +19.0 pts higher in Hume

43.7% 61st pct 24.7% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Hume in Mitchell +1.1 more in Hume

13.2 24th pct 12.1 17th pct

Intersections/km² in Hume in Mitchell +82 higher in Hume

84 82nd pct 2 59th pct

Mean slope in Hume in Mitchell +1.4 pts higher in Mitchell

3.8% 34th pct 5.2% 59th pct

Compare Hume with nearby areas

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Compare Mitchell with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hume vs Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23270/hume/vs/LGA24850/mitchell