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Maribyrnong vs Melbourne

Name: Maribyrnong vs Melbourne — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 6.5 km apart · Maribyrnong profile · Melbourne profile

Maribyrnong Melbourne

Melbourne and Maribyrnong are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Melbourne is a high-density hub where 67.2% of households rent and 46.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. It is far more diverse, with 54.8% of people born overseas, and has a highly qualified workforce, with 54.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Maribyrnong feels more like a traditional suburb; separate houses make up 49.7% of dwellings, and 52.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms. It also has a larger presence of families, with children under 15 making up 15.6% of the population, compared to just 6.7% in Melbourne.

Both areas share a very similar economic profile, with typical weekly personal incomes sitting at $959 in Melbourne and $965 in Maribyrnong. This financial similarity exists alongside a growing divide in how people live. The gap in rental rates and the number of people living alone has widened since 2011, while the difference in the number of separate houses has narrowed. Melbourne has also seen much faster growth, increasing its population by 27.0% since 2021, while Maribyrnong grew by 9.6%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 47.4 pts higher in Maribyrnong 3+ bedrooms: 36.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong No car: 33.5 pts higher in Melbourne Recent arrivals: 24.8 pts higher in Melbourne Recent movers: 24.4 pts higher in Melbourne

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +64,406 larger in Melbourne gap widening

85,209 82nd pct 149,615 86th pct

Median age in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +5 yrs older in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

35 yrs 14th pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

40.5% Young adults (25–44) +10.4 pts ▸ 50.9%

22.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.5 pts 14.0%

10.6% Youth (15–24) +10.5 pts ▸ 21.0%

15.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.8 pts 6.7%

10.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 7.3%

Marital status

48.5% Never married +16.6 pts ▸ 65.1%

37.0% Married ◂ +11.8 pts 25.2%

7.9% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 5.9%

3.6% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 1.6%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Maribyrnong Melbourne

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.0% Australia ◂ +19.0 pts 38.0%

1.9% China +9.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.0% Vietnam ◂ +7.1 pts 1.9%

3.4% India +3.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% England +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

23.4% English ◂ +4.0 pts 19.4%

9.3% Chinese +13.7 pts ▸ 23.0%

20.7% Australian ◂ +6.9 pts 13.9%

11.4% Vietnamese ◂ +8.9 pts 2.4%

9.8% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 7.9%

7.2% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%

3.4% Indian +3.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%

3.1% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%

2.8% German ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

56.6% English only ◂ +10.3 pts 46.4%

2.4% Mandarin +11.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.7% Vietnamese ◂ +9.5 pts 2.1%

2.8% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.7% Hindi +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.9% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Punjabi even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.2% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 49.3%

32.2% Christianity ◂ +8.4 pts 23.8%

6.8% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.7 pts 6.3%

3.1% Hinduism +2.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

0.6% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Maribyrnong in Melbourne even

22 74th pct 22 74th pct

Schools/1k kids in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.52 more in Melbourne

1.66 12th pct 2.18 25th pct

Students in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +3,044 more in Melbourne

11,706 79th pct 14,750 84th pct

Avg size in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +170 larger in Melbourne

532 85th pct 702 97th pct

ICSEA in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +46 higher in Melbourne

1,064 86th pct 1,110 93rd pct

Highest year of school

72.8% Year 12 +9.4 pts ▸ 82.1%

8.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.1 pts 2.6%

6.3% Year 10 ◂ +3.2 pts 3.1%

5.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Bachelor degree +4.2 pts ▸ 41.6%

16.5% Postgraduate degree +7.2 pts ▸ 23.7%

13.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.0 pts 6.4%

12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 10.6%

5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

20.6% Management & commerce +2.7 pts ▸ 23.3%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 12.7%

9.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 9.4%

8.8% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 7.6%

8.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

5.8% Information technology +2.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.7% Education ◂ +2.9 pts 3.9%

3.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

4.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$6 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

$965 83rd pct $959 82nd pct

Household income in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$320 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening

$1,998 85th pct $1,678 71st pct

Family income in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$126 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

$2,494 87th pct $2,368 86th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 30.9%

22.1% $650–$1,499 +2.7 pts ▸ 24.8%

13.9% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

16.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 13.0%

12.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 8.7%

Personal income distribution

34.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.6 pts 33.9%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 29.7%

22.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 21.0%

6.5% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 6.3%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

5.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 3.0%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 1.9%

2.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

1.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.4% None +5.4 pts ▸ 72.8%

18.5% One condition ◂ +4.2 pts 14.3%

4.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +133 larger in Melbourne

639 53rd pct 772 58th pct

Median age in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +3 yrs older in Maribyrnong

30 yrs 79th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$119 higher in Maribyrnong

$873 89th pct $754 85th pct

Household income in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$89 higher in Maribyrnong

$1,817 81st pct $1,728 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.6 larger in Maribyrnong gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children ◂ +23.6 pts 32.0%

28.4% Couples without children +24.8 pts ▸ 53.2%

13.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.8 pts 9.8%

2.3% Other families +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

Household size

29.7% 1 person +13.5 pts ▸ 43.1%

33.3% 2 people +6.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +5.8 pts 10.8%

14.2% 4 people ◂ +9.2 pts 4.9%

4.4% 5 people ◂ +3.3 pts 1.1%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$20 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$376 82nd pct $396 86th pct

Mortgage in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +$137 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing

$2,100 86th pct $1,963 81st pct

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

0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.9% Rented +24.4 pts ▸ 67.2%

33.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.3 pts 16.1%

21.1% Owned outright ◂ +7.5 pts 13.6%

1.2% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

25.6% Flat or apartment +60.2 pts ▸ 85.8%

49.7% Separate house ◂ +47.4 pts 2.2%

24.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.7 pts 11.4%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 2 bedrooms +16.1 pts ▸ 51.2%

37.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.1 pts 13.5%

10.3% 1 bedroom +18.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

12.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 2.4%

2.6% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

0.5% Studio / none +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Weekly rent distribution

45.8% $350–$549 +4.1 pts ▸ 49.8%

27.9% $200–$349 ◂ +1.5 pts 26.4%

11.0% Under $200 ◂ +6.0 pts 5.0%

10.3% $550–$749 +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

2.1% $750 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 32.0%

23.9% $1,000–$1,799 +5.1 pts ▸ 29.0%

24.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 21.7%

12.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +142 more in Melbourne

457 82nd pct 599 86th pct

Stops/1k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1.36 more in Maribyrnong

5.36 76th pct 4.00 59th pct

Departures/1k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +2,041.1 more in Melbourne

2,542.7 96th pct 4,583.8 100th pct

PT routes in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +106 more in Melbourne

32 79th pct 138 89th pct

Stop walk in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +2 longer in Melbourne

1 0th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +10 longer in Maribyrnong

13 14th pct 3 0th pct

How people get to work

36.1% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 38.6%

36.2% Car (driver) ◂ +21.7 pts 14.5%

2.0% Walked +10.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

3.6% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

1.3% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

48.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.5 pts 42.2%

12.6% No vehicle +33.5 pts ▸ 46.1%

29.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +19.7 pts 9.8%

6.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.3 pts 1.3%

2.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.7% Professional & technical +6.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

7.1% Accommodation & food +5.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

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

9.3% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%

7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.4 pts 5.0%

5.9% Finance & insurance +1.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.2% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 3.6%

5.4% Manufacturing ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%

5.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 3.1%

3.6% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

32.4% Professionals +7.0 pts ▸ 39.4%

15.0% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 13.3%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 11.0%

9.7% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%

7.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

7.1% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1 higher in Melbourne

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Maribyrnong in Melbourne even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +3 higher in Maribyrnong

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1 higher in Melbourne

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +41 higher in Melbourne

1,045 87th pct 1,086 92nd pct

ERP in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +99,809 higher in Melbourne

94,672 82nd pct 194,481 87th pct

Growth in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +17.4 pts higher in Melbourne

9.6% 87th pct 27.0% 100th pct

Businesses in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +37,589 higher in Melbourne

9,194 83rd pct 46,783 90th pct

Approvals in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +2,474 higher in Melbourne

1,429 87th pct 3,903 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +8 higher in Melbourne

623 46th pct 631 47th pct

Max temp in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.1 higher in Maribyrnong

20.5 17th pct 20.4 17th pct

Min temp in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.0 higher in Melbourne

11.2 52nd pct 11.3 52nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +11,186 higher in Melbourne

11,797 71st pct 22,983 88th pct

Assault/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1,440 higher in Melbourne

940 48th pct 2,380 86th pct

Sexual/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +331 higher in Melbourne

173 28th pct 503 88th pct

Robbery/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +63 higher in Melbourne

121 95th pct 184 100th pct

Burglary/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +531 higher in Melbourne

1,071 86th pct 1,602 90th pct

Theft/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +4,526 higher in Melbourne

5,515 100th pct 10,040 100th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +104 higher in Melbourne

895 88th pct 1,000 90th pct

Property damage/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +938 higher in Melbourne

846 59th pct 1,784 87th pct

Drugs/100k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +468 higher in Melbourne

357 40th pct 825 70th pct

5-yr change in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +8.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong

37.2% 84th pct 28.6% 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.9 higher in Melbourne

8.6 99th pct 9.4 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.1 more in Melbourne

7.8 99th pct 7.9 100th pct

15-min city in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.4 pts higher in Melbourne

99.0% 99th pct 99.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1.1 pts higher in Melbourne

98.3% 99th pct 99.4% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +0.8 pts higher in Melbourne

99.1% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +1.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong

98.6% 99th pct 97.6% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Maribyrnong in Melbourne even

99.7% 98th pct 99.6% 97th pct

Walk to health in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +3.4 pts higher in Melbourne

95.1% 98th pct 98.5% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +5.2 more in Melbourne

15.0 34th pct 20.1 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +191 higher in Melbourne

431 100th pct 622 100th pct

Mean slope in Maribyrnong in Melbourne +5.5 pts higher in Melbourne

3.6% 30th pct 9.1% 92nd pct

Compare Maribyrnong with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maribyrnong vs Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/vs/LGA24600/melbourne