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Melbourne vs Wyndham

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

Melbourne Wyndham

Wyndham and Melbourne are two very different ways of living in Victoria. Wyndham is a family-oriented area where 25.4% of people are children under 15 and homes are typically large, with 91.3% having three or more bedrooms. This is reflected in the fact that 34.2% of adults there provide unpaid childcare. In contrast, Melbourne is dominated by small homes and single-person households, with 43.1% of people living alone and 85.8% of dwellings being flats or apartments. Higher education is also more common in Melbourne, where 54.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 32.4% in Wyndham.

Both areas have similar unemployment rates, which sit close to the national figure. They also share a similar proportion of people aged 65 and over and nearly the same typical weekly rent, around $370 to $396. However, other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in the number of children and people living alone has widened, while the gap in those with no religion has increased significantly, with 49.3% in Melbourne compared to 23.4% in Wyndham.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 26.0 pts higher in Melbourne Living alone: 27.9 pts higher in Melbourne Renting: 36.5 pts higher in Melbourne Separate houses: 86.0 pts higher in Wyndham 3+ bedrooms: 74.6 pts higher in Wyndham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melbourne in Wyndham +142,396 larger in Wyndham gap widening

149,615 86th pct 292,011 88th pct

Median age in Melbourne in Wyndham +2 yrs older in Wyndham gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

50.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +13.9 pts 37.0%

6.7% Children (0–14) +18.6 pts ▸ 25.4%

21.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +9.4 pts 11.7%

14.0% Older adults (45–64) +4.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

7.3% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

Marital status

65.1% Never married ◂ +32.1 pts 33.0%

25.2% Married +29.8 pts ▸ 55.0%

5.9% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.1% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.6% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Melbourne Wyndham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

38.0% Australia +8.9 pts ▸ 46.9%

6.7% India +10.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.2% China ◂ +8.6 pts 2.6%

2.1% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.3% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

1.9% Vietnam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Ancestry

23.0% Chinese ◂ +16.7 pts 6.3%

19.4% English ◂ +2.6 pts 16.8%

6.6% Indian +10.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

13.9% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

7.9% Irish ◂ +3.8 pts 4.2%

6.1% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 4.0%

4.0% Italian even 3.9%

1.9% Filipino +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% German ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

1.2% Greek even 1.2%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

46.4% English only ◂ +2.3 pts 44.0%

14.3% Mandarin ◂ +10.7 pts 3.6%

0.3% Punjabi +6.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.4% Hindi +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.4% Cantonese ◂ +2.5 pts 0.9%

2.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

1.2% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion ◂ +26.0 pts 23.4%

23.8% Christianity +11.8 pts ▸ 35.6%

6.1% Hinduism +8.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.9% Islam +6.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.4% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 7.2%

0.8% Other religions +5.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.3% Buddhism ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Melbourne in Wyndham +49 more in Wyndham

22 74th pct 71 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Melbourne in Wyndham +1.22 more in Melbourne

2.18 25th pct 0.96 0th pct

Students in Melbourne in Wyndham +51,138 more in Wyndham

14,750 84th pct 65,888 89th pct

Avg size in Melbourne in Wyndham +226 larger in Wyndham

702 97th pct 928 100th pct

ICSEA in Melbourne in Wyndham +58 higher in Melbourne

1,110 93rd pct 1,052 83rd pct

Highest year of school

82.1% Year 12 ◂ +14.3 pts 67.8%

3.1% Year 10 +7.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.6% Year 9 or below +5.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.1% Year 11 +3.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

41.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.2 pts 29.4%

23.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.2 pts 16.5%

6.4% Certificate III / IV +12.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

10.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

0.6% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

23.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 21.7%

9.4% Engineering & related +4.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 10.4%

7.8% Information technology +2.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.6% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.8% Creative arts ◂ +5.3 pts 2.5%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.5 pts 3.3%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.9% Education +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.8% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Melbourne in Wyndham +$120 higher in Melbourne gap widening

$959 82nd pct $839 72nd pct

Household income in Melbourne in Wyndham +$345 higher in Wyndham gap widening

$1,678 71st pct $2,023 86th pct

Family income in Melbourne in Wyndham +$239 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$2,368 86th pct $2,129 75th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 36.7%

24.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 23.5%

18.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.5 pts 9.8%

13.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 11.2%

8.7% $3,000–$3,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

Personal income distribution

33.9% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 37.9%

29.7% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 33.7%

21.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 18.0%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 5.7%

6.3% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.0% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.0% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.9% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.6% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.5% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.8% None +0.3 pts ▸ 73.1%

14.3% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 13.8%

3.1% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.0% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Melbourne in Wyndham +1,739 larger in Wyndham

772 58th pct 2,511 84th pct

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

27 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Melbourne in Wyndham +$87 higher in Melbourne

$754 85th pct $667 75th pct

Household income in Melbourne in Wyndham +$30 higher in Wyndham

$1,728 76th pct $1,758 78th pct

Family & Households

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

1.8 0th pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

32.0% Couples with children +38.2 pts ▸ 70.2%

53.2% Couples without children ◂ +36.9 pts 16.2%

9.8% One-parent families +2.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.0% Other families ◂ +3.9 pts 1.1%

Household size

43.1% 1 person ◂ +27.9 pts 15.2%

39.5% 2 people ◂ +14.8 pts 24.7%

4.9% 4 people +18.3 pts ▸ 23.2%

10.8% 3 people +10.8 pts ▸ 21.6%

1.1% 5 people +8.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.5% 6 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melbourne in Wyndham +$26 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$396 86th pct $370 81st pct

Mortgage in Melbourne in Wyndham +$33 higher in Melbourne gap narrowing

$1,963 81st pct $1,930 80th pct

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

1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

67.2% Rented ◂ +36.5 pts 30.8%

16.1% Owned with a mortgage +32.2 pts ▸ 48.3%

13.6% Owned outright +4.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.1% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

2.2% Separate house +86.0 pts ▸ 88.2%

85.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +83.5 pts 2.3%

11.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 9.4%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

51.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +44.8 pts 6.4%

2.4% 4 bedrooms +45.5 pts ▸ 48.0%

13.5% 3 bedrooms +23.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

28.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +28.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% 5 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.1% Studio / none ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

49.8% $350–$549 +12.1 pts ▸ 61.9%

26.4% $200–$349 +1.5 pts ▸ 27.9%

10.7% $550–$749 ◂ +8.7 pts 2.0%

5.5% $750 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 1.2%

5.0% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.0% $1,800–$2,999 +10.9 pts ▸ 42.9%

29.0% $1,000–$1,799 +0.7 pts ▸ 29.7%

21.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.1 pts 10.6%

12.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Melbourne in Wyndham +400 more in Wyndham

599 86th pct 999 87th pct

Stops/1k in Melbourne in Wyndham +0.58 more in Melbourne

4.00 59th pct 3.42 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Melbourne in Wyndham +3,672.9 more in Melbourne

4,583.8 100th pct 910.8 78th pct

PT routes in Melbourne in Wyndham +101 more in Melbourne

138 89th pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Melbourne in Wyndham even

3 21st pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Melbourne in Wyndham +28 longer in Wyndham

3 0th pct 31 37th pct

How people get to work

14.5% Car (driver) +36.4 pts ▸ 50.8%

38.6% Worked at home ◂ +13.2 pts 25.3%

12.1% Walked ◂ +11.4 pts 0.7%

1.2% Car (passenger) +3.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Train ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

2.2% Bicycle ◂ +2.0 pts 0.2%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

46.1% No vehicle ◂ +42.4 pts 3.7%

9.8% 2 vehicles +33.0 pts ▸ 42.8%

42.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.6 pts 35.6%

1.3% 3 vehicles +10.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.5% 4 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Professional & technical ◂ +9.4 pts 8.2%

12.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +7.3 pts 5.7%

10.4% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +6.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.9% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 6.7%

3.6% Construction +4.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

3.2% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

2.5% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

39.4% Professionals ◂ +17.5 pts 21.9%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.3% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 10.7%

7.7% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

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

11.0% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.3% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.0% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melbourne in Wyndham +2 higher in Melbourne

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Melbourne in Wyndham even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Melbourne in Wyndham +8 higher in Wyndham

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Melbourne in Wyndham +1 higher in Melbourne

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Melbourne in Wyndham +82 higher in Melbourne

1,086 92nd pct 1,004 77th pct

ERP in Melbourne in Wyndham +153,349 higher in Wyndham

194,481 87th pct 347,830 88th pct

Growth in Melbourne in Wyndham +9.6 pts higher in Melbourne

27.0% 100th pct 17.4% 100th pct

Businesses in Melbourne in Wyndham +9,119 higher in Melbourne

46,783 90th pct 37,664 89th pct

Approvals in Melbourne in Wyndham +668 higher in Wyndham

3,903 93rd pct 4,571 94th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melbourne in Wyndham +101 higher in Melbourne

631 47th pct 530 36th pct

Max temp in Melbourne in Wyndham +0.2 higher in Melbourne

20.4 17th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Melbourne in Wyndham +0.8 higher in Melbourne

11.3 52nd pct 10.5 39th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Melbourne in Wyndham +16,537 higher in Melbourne

22,983 88th pct 6,446 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +1,775 higher in Melbourne

2,380 86th pct 605 23rd pct

Sexual/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +392 higher in Melbourne

503 88th pct 112 9th pct

Robbery/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +133 higher in Melbourne

184 100th pct 51 81st pct

Burglary/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +914 higher in Melbourne

1,602 90th pct 688 70th pct

Theft/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +7,301 higher in Melbourne

10,040 100th pct 2,739 88th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +566 higher in Melbourne

1,000 90th pct 434 60th pct

Property damage/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +1,317 higher in Melbourne

1,784 87th pct 467 23rd pct

Drugs/100k in Melbourne in Wyndham +691 higher in Melbourne

825 70th pct 134 11th pct

5-yr change in Melbourne in Wyndham +14.0 pts higher in Wyndham

28.6% 75th pct 42.6% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melbourne in Wyndham +4.1 higher in Melbourne

9.4 100th pct 5.3 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Melbourne in Wyndham +2.8 more in Melbourne

7.9 100th pct 5.1 74th pct

15-min city in Melbourne in Wyndham +36.7 pts higher in Melbourne

99.4% 99th pct 62.7% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Melbourne in Wyndham +35.7 pts higher in Melbourne

99.4% 100th pct 63.7% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Melbourne in Wyndham +17.4 pts higher in Melbourne

100.0% 100th pct 82.6% 77th pct

Walk to school in Melbourne in Wyndham +13.7 pts higher in Melbourne

97.6% 97th pct 83.9% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Melbourne in Wyndham +1.6 pts higher in Melbourne

99.6% 97th pct 98.0% 85th pct

Walk to health in Melbourne in Wyndham +58.1 pts higher in Melbourne

98.5% 100th pct 40.3% 55th pct

Amenities/1k in Melbourne in Wyndham +10.1 more in Melbourne

20.1 53rd pct 10.0 10th pct

Intersections/km² in Melbourne in Wyndham +511 higher in Melbourne

622 100th pct 111 85th pct

Mean slope in Melbourne in Wyndham +6.2 pts higher in Melbourne

9.1% 92nd pct 2.8% 11th pct

Compare Melbourne with nearby areas

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Compare Wyndham with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melbourne vs Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/vs/LGA27260/wyndham