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Manningham vs Whittlesea

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

Manningham Whittlesea

Whittlesea and Manningham are two nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Whittlesea is much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 and a higher share of children under 15 (21.2%). It has a larger proportion of separate houses (86.4%) and is generally less walkable, with a typical 44-minute walk to the nearest transport stop. Manningham is older, with a typical resident aged 43, and has a much higher rate of homes owned outright (43.3%). It also has a more highly qualified workforce, where 38.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 23.4% in Whittlesea.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for typical weekly personal income, which is $737 in Whittlesea and $756 in Manningham. They also share similar levels of unemployment and a similar number of people per home. While they have many things in common, some gaps are growing; for instance, the difference in the share of people who work from home has widened since 2011, and the gap in the share of people born overseas has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Population: 104,696 larger in Whittlesea Owned outright: 15.5 pts higher in Manningham Bachelor+: 14.8 pts higher in Manningham Separate houses: 14.3 pts higher in Whittlesea Under 15: 5.1 pts higher in Whittlesea

Demographics & Identity

Population in Manningham in Whittlesea +104,696 larger in Whittlesea gap widening

124,700 86th pct 229,396 87th pct

Median age in Manningham in Whittlesea +8 yrs older in Manningham gap steady

43 yrs 57th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

23.6% Young adults (25–44) +8.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 22.0%

22.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.4 pts 12.9%

16.2% Children (0–14) +5.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

56.5% Married ◂ +4.9 pts 51.6%

28.8% Never married +4.6 pts ▸ 33.5%

6.3% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.1% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 4.3%

2.2% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Manningham Whittlesea

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

53.5% Australia +4.6 pts ▸ 58.2%

11.2% China ◂ +9.5 pts 1.7%

1.9% India +5.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.3% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.0% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

26.9% Chinese ◂ +22.5 pts 4.3%

17.1% Australian +2.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

19.4% English ◂ +1.8 pts 17.6%

9.6% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.0% Greek ◂ +2.7 pts 5.3%

2.9% Indian +5.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.7% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

5.3% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

1.0% Vietnamese +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.2% German ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.7% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

50.7% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 50.2%

13.9% Mandarin ◂ +11.7 pts 2.2%

8.5% Cantonese ◂ +7.7 pts 0.8%

5.5% Greek ◂ +2.4 pts 3.1%

1.9% Arabic +3.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.5% Punjabi +3.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Vietnamese +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Hindi +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.7% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 47.2%

37.4% No religion ◂ +13.0 pts 24.3%

3.4% Islam +5.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

1.9% Hinduism +4.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.8% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 3.3%

1.1% Other religions +2.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Manningham in Whittlesea +31 more in Whittlesea

30 80th pct 61 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.24 more in Manningham

1.49 8th pct 1.25 2nd pct

Students in Manningham in Whittlesea +17,773 more in Whittlesea

18,779 86th pct 36,552 87th pct

Avg size in Manningham in Whittlesea +27 larger in Manningham

626 92nd pct 599 90th pct

ICSEA in Manningham in Whittlesea +92 higher in Manningham

1,122 94th pct 1,030 77th pct

Highest year of school

71.5% Year 12 ◂ +9.7 pts 61.9%

9.2% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.5% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.6% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

37.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.9 pts 26.1%

13.9% Certificate III / IV +11.7 pts ▸ 25.6%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.3 pts ▸ 17.7%

15.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.9 pts 10.6%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

25.7% Management & commerce ◂ +6.9 pts 18.8%

12.9% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.5% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.7% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 9.8%

7.4% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.8% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Manningham in Whittlesea +$19 higher in Manningham gap narrowing

$756 53rd pct $737 48th pct

Household income in Manningham in Whittlesea +$152 higher in Manningham gap narrowing

$1,920 82nd pct $1,768 75th pct

Family income in Manningham in Whittlesea +$282 higher in Manningham gap narrowing

$2,252 80th pct $1,970 64th pct

Household income distribution

27.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.9 pts ▸ 35.1%

23.5% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

17.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.8 pts 7.8%

14.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 13.2%

10.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

Personal income distribution

43.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 42.9%

27.4% $650–$1,499 +6.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

18.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 15.7%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

7.9% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%

5.8% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.2% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.6% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.1% Lung condition even 1.0%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.8% None ◂ +0.8 pts 69.0%

17.6% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 16.6%

5.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

2.4% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Manningham in Whittlesea +1,973 larger in Whittlesea

297 37th pct 2,270 82nd pct

Median age in Manningham in Whittlesea +2 yrs older in Manningham

24 yrs 43rd pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Manningham in Whittlesea +$109 higher in Manningham

$831 88th pct $722 82nd pct

Household income in Manningham in Whittlesea +$530 higher in Manningham

$2,374 95th pct $1,844 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.2 larger in Whittlesea gap steady

2.7 86th pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

63.0% Couples with children +3.0 pts ▸ 66.0%

24.9% Couples without children ◂ +6.1 pts 18.8%

11.2% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

0.9% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

32.7% 2 people ◂ +4.5 pts 28.2%

19.2% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

20.2% 1 person ◂ +2.0 pts 18.2%

18.1% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

7.1% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.7% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Manningham in Whittlesea +$91 higher in Manningham gap widening

$462 93rd pct $371 81st pct

Mortgage in Manningham in Whittlesea +$500 higher in Manningham gap widening

$2,400 91st pct $1,900 78th pct

People / bedroom in Manningham in Whittlesea even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.9% Owned with a mortgage +11.4 pts ▸ 44.3%

43.3% Owned outright ◂ +15.5 pts 27.8%

20.3% Rented +4.6 pts ▸ 24.9%

2.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

1.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

72.1% Separate house +14.3 pts ▸ 86.4%

16.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.0 pts 10.7%

11.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +8.3 pts 2.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.2% 3 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 44.9%

36.7% 4 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 38.6%

13.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 8.9%

10.7% 5 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 5.1%

2.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 +7.2 pts ▸ 63.3%

8.5% $200–$349 +17.2 pts ▸ 25.6%

21.5% $550–$749 ◂ +19.7 pts 1.8%

6.2% $750 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 1.2%

3.1% Under $200 +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.7% $1,800–$2,999 +13.7 pts ▸ 40.4%

36.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +25.1 pts 11.0%

16.2% $1,000–$1,799 +13.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

13.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Manningham in Whittlesea +304 more in Whittlesea

631 86th pct 935 87th pct

Stops/1k in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.98 more in Manningham

5.06 73rd pct 4.08 60th pct

Departures/1k in Manningham in Whittlesea +961.8 more in Manningham

2,265.5 93rd pct 1,303.7 84th pct

PT routes in Manningham in Whittlesea +19 more in Manningham

55 86th pct 36 81st pct

Stop walk in Manningham in Whittlesea +35 longer in Whittlesea

9 45th pct 44 73rd pct

Drive to city in Manningham in Whittlesea +11 longer in Whittlesea

23 31st pct 34 40th pct

How people get to work

46.4% Car (driver) +12.0 pts ▸ 58.3%

32.4% Worked at home ◂ +13.2 pts 19.1%

3.2% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

0.3% Train +1.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 42.3%

33.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 32.5%

12.9% 3 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

7.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

4.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.5% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

11.3% Professional & technical ◂ +5.9 pts 5.5%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 10.3%

8.6% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

5.3% Manufacturing +2.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +3.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

5.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

4.3% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.5% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

30.3% Professionals ◂ +11.6 pts 18.7%

17.1% Managers ◂ +7.0 pts 10.1%

10.1% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.0% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.4% Labourers +4.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 9.3%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +5.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Manningham in Whittlesea +3 higher in Manningham

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Manningham in Whittlesea +4 higher in Manningham

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Manningham in Whittlesea +2 higher in Manningham

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Manningham in Whittlesea +2 higher in Manningham

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Manningham in Whittlesea +94 higher in Manningham

1,075 91st pct 981 70th pct

ERP in Manningham in Whittlesea +126,847 higher in Whittlesea

132,912 86th pct 259,759 87th pct

Growth in Manningham in Whittlesea +6.4 pts higher in Whittlesea

5.6% 68th pct 12.0% 91st pct

Businesses in Manningham in Whittlesea +8,349 higher in Whittlesea

15,386 86th pct 23,735 87th pct

Approvals in Manningham in Whittlesea +2,696 higher in Whittlesea

461 80th pct 3,157 91st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Manningham in Whittlesea +71 higher in Manningham

769 63rd pct 698 57th pct

Max temp in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.8 higher in Manningham

20.6 18th pct 19.7 13th pct

Min temp in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.5 higher in Manningham

10.2 35th pct 9.7 28th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Manningham in Whittlesea +2,755 higher in Whittlesea

3,300 5th pct 6,055 29th pct

Assault/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +352 higher in Whittlesea

237 0th pct 589 22nd pct

Sexual/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +36 higher in Whittlesea

72 0th pct 108 8th pct

Robbery/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +9 higher in Whittlesea

28 58th pct 37 69th pct

Burglary/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +21 higher in Manningham

485 46th pct 464 44th pct

Theft/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +1,036 higher in Whittlesea

1,393 57th pct 2,429 86th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +216 higher in Whittlesea

152 13th pct 367 53rd pct

Property damage/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +281 higher in Whittlesea

221 0th pct 503 28th pct

Drugs/100k in Manningham in Whittlesea +83 higher in Whittlesea

82 0th pct 165 16th pct

5-yr change in Manningham in Whittlesea +5.9 pts higher in Manningham

20.5% 67th pct 14.5% 59th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Manningham in Whittlesea +1.3 higher in Manningham

7.0 88th pct 5.7 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Manningham in Whittlesea +1.4 more in Manningham

6.8 89th pct 5.4 76th pct

15-min city in Manningham in Whittlesea +18.0 pts higher in Manningham

83.0% 85th pct 65.0% 74th pct

Walk to shops in Manningham in Whittlesea +16.3 pts higher in Manningham

81.4% 85th pct 65.1% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Manningham in Whittlesea +8.9 pts higher in Manningham

95.3% 85th pct 86.4% 80th pct

Walk to school in Manningham in Whittlesea +8.5 pts higher in Manningham

88.0% 86th pct 79.5% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Manningham in Whittlesea +1.2 pts higher in Manningham

98.7% 89th pct 97.4% 85th pct

Walk to health in Manningham in Whittlesea +29.1 pts higher in Manningham

77.1% 89th pct 48.0% 67th pct

Amenities/1k in Manningham in Whittlesea +0.7 more in Whittlesea

13.6 27th pct 14.4 31st pct

Intersections/km² in Manningham in Whittlesea +9 higher in Manningham

125 86th pct 116 86th pct

Mean slope in Manningham in Whittlesea +3.9 pts higher in Manningham

7.6% 86th pct 3.7% 33rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Manningham vs Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24210/manningham/vs/LGA27070/whittlesea