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Melbourne vs Melton

Name: Melbourne vs Melton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 31 km apart · Melbourne profile · Melton profile

Melbourne Melton

Melton and Melbourne are two very different urban environments. Melton is a family-oriented area where 24.4% of people are children under 15 and 92.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Melbourne is a high-density hub where 43.1% of people live alone and 85.8% of dwellings are flats or apartments. The level of education varies sharply, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 54.2% of adults in Melbourne compared to 21.6% in Melton.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week. While they share similar population growth since 2021, they have drifted apart in other ways. The gap in rental rates has widened, with 67.2% of Melbourne households renting compared to 22.6% in Melton. Similarly, the divide in housing types has grown, as separate houses are far more common in Melton, while Melbourne has seen a far higher increase in apartments.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 25.0 pts higher in Melbourne Bachelor+: 32.5 pts higher in Melbourne Living alone: 26.7 pts higher in Melbourne Renting: 44.6 pts higher in Melbourne Separate houses: 88.8 pts higher in Melton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melbourne in Melton +29,345 larger in Melton gap widening

149,615 86th pct 178,960 87th pct

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

30 yrs 5th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

50.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +18.0 pts 32.9%

6.7% Children (0–14) +17.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +8.4 pts 12.7%

14.0% Older adults (45–64) +7.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

7.3% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

Marital status

65.1% Never married ◂ +29.5 pts 35.6%

25.2% Married +25.4 pts ▸ 50.6%

5.9% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.1% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.6% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Melbourne Melton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

38.0% Australia +21.5 pts ▸ 59.5%

11.2% China ◂ +10.7 pts 0.5%

6.7% India +1.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.5% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.3% England ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

2.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

23.0% Chinese ◂ +20.2 pts 2.8%

13.9% Australian +7.1 pts ▸ 20.9%

19.4% English ◂ +0.9 pts 18.5%

6.6% Indian +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.9% Irish ◂ +3.6 pts 4.4%

6.1% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

4.0% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.9% Filipino +2.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% German ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

2.4% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

46.4% English only +8.0 pts ▸ 54.3%

14.3% Mandarin ◂ +13.5 pts 0.8%

0.3% Punjabi +5.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.4% Cantonese ◂ +3.0 pts 0.5%

2.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.4% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

1.2% Arabic +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Tagalog +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Italian even 1.0%

0.5% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion ◂ +25.0 pts 24.3%

23.8% Christianity +24.2 pts ▸ 48.0%

9.4% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

3.9% Islam +2.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.3% Buddhism ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

6.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 5.2%

0.8% Other religions +4.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Melbourne in Melton +26 more in Melton

22 74th pct 48 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Melbourne in Melton +1.08 more in Melbourne

2.18 25th pct 1.10 0th pct

Students in Melbourne in Melton +22,236 more in Melton

14,750 84th pct 36,986 87th pct

Avg size in Melbourne in Melton +68 larger in Melton

702 97th pct 771 100th pct

ICSEA in Melbourne in Melton +97 higher in Melbourne

1,110 93rd pct 1,013 73rd pct

Highest year of school

82.1% Year 12 ◂ +21.7 pts 60.4%

3.1% Year 10 +10.4 pts ▸ 13.5%

2.6% Year 9 or below +7.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.1% Year 11 +5.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

Highest qualification level

41.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +16.1 pts 25.5%

6.4% Certificate III / IV +21.2 pts ▸ 27.5%

23.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +15.3 pts 8.4%

10.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

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

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

Field of qualification

23.3% Management & commerce ◂ +4.0 pts 19.3%

9.4% Engineering & related +5.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 12.0%

7.6% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.8% Information technology ◂ +2.4 pts 5.4%

7.8% Creative arts ◂ +5.3 pts 2.5%

3.9% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.2 pts 2.6%

3.8% Architecture & building +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Melbourne in Melton +$173 higher in Melbourne gap widening

$959 82nd pct $786 60th pct

Household income in Melbourne in Melton +$209 higher in Melton gap widening

$1,678 71st pct $1,887 80th pct

Family income in Melbourne in Melton +$317 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$2,368 86th pct $2,051 71st pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 36.3%

24.8% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 25.3%

18.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 11.4%

13.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 9.3%

8.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

Personal income distribution

33.9% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 39.8%

29.7% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

21.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 16.5%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.1% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

6.0% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.0% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.9% Diabetes +3.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.8% None ◂ +4.7 pts 68.1%

14.3% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

3.1% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.0% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Melbourne in Melton +1,351 larger in Melton

772 58th pct 2,123 80th pct

Median age in Melbourne in Melton +2 yrs older in Melbourne

27 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Melbourne in Melton +$166 higher in Melbourne

$754 85th pct $588 59th pct

Household income in Melbourne in Melton +$66 higher in Melbourne

$1,728 76th pct $1,662 73rd pct

Family & Households

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

1.8 0th pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

32.0% Couples with children +36.7 pts ▸ 68.8%

53.2% Couples without children ◂ +37.3 pts 15.9%

9.8% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

5.0% Other families ◂ +4.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

43.1% 1 person ◂ +26.7 pts 16.5%

39.5% 2 people ◂ +14.2 pts 25.3%

4.9% 4 people +17.7 pts ▸ 22.6%

10.8% 3 people +8.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

1.1% 5 people +8.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.5% 6 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melbourne in Melton +$36 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$396 86th pct $360 79th pct

Mortgage in Melbourne in Melton +$163 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,963 81st pct $1,800 74th pct

People / bedroom in Melbourne in Melton +0.20 higher in Melbourne gap widening

1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

67.2% Rented ◂ +44.6 pts 22.6%

16.1% Owned with a mortgage +36.7 pts ▸ 52.8%

13.6% Owned outright +8.2 pts ▸ 21.8%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

1.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

2.2% Separate house +88.8 pts ▸ 91.0%

85.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +85.1 pts 0.7%

11.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.5 pts 7.9%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

51.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +46.4 pts 4.8%

2.4% 4 bedrooms +44.4 pts ▸ 46.9%

13.5% 3 bedrooms +25.3 pts ▸ 38.8%

28.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +28.0 pts 0.8%

0.7% 5 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.1% Studio / none ◂ +2.0 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

49.8% $350–$549 +3.9 pts ▸ 53.7%

26.4% $200–$349 +9.3 pts ▸ 35.7%

10.7% $550–$749 ◂ +9.0 pts 1.7%

5.5% $750 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 0.8%

5.0% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.0% $1,800–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 37.6%

29.0% $1,000–$1,799 +4.0 pts ▸ 33.0%

21.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 10.4%

12.0% Under $1,000 even 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Melbourne in Melton +33 more in Melbourne

599 86th pct 566 86th pct

Stops/1k in Melbourne in Melton +0.84 more in Melbourne

4.00 59th pct 3.16 49th pct

Departures/1k in Melbourne in Melton +3,850.0 more in Melbourne

4,583.8 100th pct 733.8 76th pct

PT routes in Melbourne in Melton +104 more in Melbourne

138 89th pct 34 80th pct

Stop walk in Melbourne in Melton +34 longer in Melton

3 21st pct 37 67th pct

Drive to city in Melbourne in Melton +26 longer in Melton

3 0th pct 29 36th pct

How people get to work

14.5% Car (driver) +43.1 pts ▸ 57.6%

38.6% Worked at home ◂ +18.7 pts 19.8%

12.1% Walked ◂ +11.6 pts 0.5%

1.2% Car (passenger) +3.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Train ◂ +2.2 pts 1.7%

2.2% Bicycle ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

46.1% No vehicle ◂ +42.9 pts 3.2%

9.8% 2 vehicles +33.9 pts ▸ 43.7%

42.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.9 pts 29.4%

1.3% 3 vehicles +13.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

0.5% 4 or more +8.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Professional & technical ◂ +12.4 pts 5.2%

12.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +7.4 pts 5.6%

10.4% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

3.6% Construction +7.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.9% Retail trade +2.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +7.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%

3.2% Manufacturing +4.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +3.0 pts 4.0%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

2.5% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

39.4% Professionals ◂ +22.3 pts 17.2%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +3.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

7.7% Technicians & trades +6.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.3% Managers ◂ +3.3 pts 10.0%

11.0% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.4% Machinery operators & drivers +9.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.3% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.0% Sales workers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melbourne in Melton +3 higher in Melbourne

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Melbourne in Melton +2 higher in Melbourne

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Melbourne in Melton +8 higher in Melton

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Melbourne in Melton +3 higher in Melbourne

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Melbourne in Melton +112 higher in Melbourne

1,086 92nd pct 974 66th pct

ERP in Melbourne in Melton +37,086 higher in Melton

194,481 87th pct 231,567 87th pct

Growth in Melbourne in Melton +0.7 pts higher in Melton

27.0% 100th pct 27.7% 100th pct

Businesses in Melbourne in Melton +27,794 higher in Melbourne

46,783 90th pct 18,989 87th pct

Approvals in Melbourne in Melton +661 higher in Melton

3,903 93rd pct 4,564 94th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melbourne in Melton +110 higher in Melbourne

631 47th pct 521 35th pct

Max temp in Melbourne in Melton +0.3 higher in Melbourne

20.4 17th pct 20.1 15th pct

Min temp in Melbourne in Melton +1.2 higher in Melbourne

11.3 52nd pct 10.1 33rd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Melbourne in Melton +15,955 higher in Melbourne

22,983 88th pct 7,028 39th pct

Assault/100k in Melbourne in Melton +1,598 higher in Melbourne

2,380 86th pct 782 36th pct

Sexual/100k in Melbourne in Melton +356 higher in Melbourne

503 88th pct 147 20th pct

Robbery/100k in Melbourne in Melton +141 higher in Melbourne

184 100th pct 42 74th pct

Burglary/100k in Melbourne in Melton +1,058 higher in Melbourne

1,602 90th pct 544 54th pct

Theft/100k in Melbourne in Melton +7,281 higher in Melbourne

10,040 100th pct 2,760 88th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Melbourne in Melton +614 higher in Melbourne

1,000 90th pct 386 55th pct

Property damage/100k in Melbourne in Melton +1,228 higher in Melbourne

1,784 87th pct 555 33rd pct

Drugs/100k in Melbourne in Melton +612 higher in Melbourne

825 70th pct 213 23rd pct

5-yr change in Melbourne in Melton +3.8 pts higher in Melbourne

28.6% 75th pct 24.8% 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melbourne in Melton +5.4 higher in Melbourne

9.4 100th pct 4.0 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Melbourne in Melton +4.1 more in Melbourne

7.9 100th pct 3.8 46th pct

15-min city in Melbourne in Melton +62.3 pts higher in Melbourne

99.4% 99th pct 37.1% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Melbourne in Melton +60.4 pts higher in Melbourne

99.4% 100th pct 39.0% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Melbourne in Melton +40.5 pts higher in Melbourne

100.0% 100th pct 59.5% 61st pct

Walk to school in Melbourne in Melton +36.8 pts higher in Melbourne

97.6% 97th pct 60.8% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Melbourne in Melton +6.2 pts higher in Melbourne

99.6% 97th pct 93.4% 79th pct

Walk to health in Melbourne in Melton +69.7 pts higher in Melbourne

98.5% 100th pct 28.7% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Melbourne in Melton +9.5 more in Melbourne

20.1 53rd pct 10.6 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Melbourne in Melton +545 higher in Melbourne

622 100th pct 77 81st pct

Mean slope in Melbourne in Melton +6.4 pts higher in Melbourne

9.1% 92nd pct 2.6% 8th pct

Compare Melbourne with nearby areas

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Compare Melton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melbourne vs Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/vs/LGA24650/melton