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Melton vs Moonee Valley

Name: Melton vs Moonee Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Melton profile · Moonee Valley profile

Melton Moonee Valley

Melton and Moonee Valley are two nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Melton is a high-growth area where 91% of homes are separate houses and 92.7% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Moonee Valley has a more compact feel, with 23% of residents living in flats or apartments and a walkability score that makes it a walker's paradise. Moonee Valley also has a more highly qualified workforce, with a far higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree (36.7% compared to 21.6% in Melton) and a far higher share of people earning $2,000 or more a week (18.4% versus 8.4%).

Both areas share a very similar typical weekly household income and nearly identical rates of full-time employment. They also have similar numbers of public transport stops and a comparable share of recent overseas arrivals. While they share these basics, the gap in lifestyle has widened since 2011; more people in Moonee Valley now work from home and a higher share of residents use another language at home in Melton than in the past.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 35.7 pts higher in Melton 3+ bedrooms: 27.7 pts higher in Melton Under 15: 8.3 pts higher in Melton No car: 6.6 pts higher in Moonee Valley Bachelor+: 15.0 pts higher in Moonee Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melton in Moonee Valley +57,109 larger in Melton gap widening

178,960 87th pct 121,851 86th pct

Median age in Melton in Moonee Valley +6 yrs older in Moonee Valley gap steady

33 yrs 11th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

32.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 29.6%

21.0% Older adults (45–64) +4.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

24.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.3 pts 16.1%

9.1% Seniors (65+) +8.2 pts ▸ 17.3%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%

Marital status

50.6% Married ◂ +5.1 pts 45.5%

35.6% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

7.1% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.2% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Melton Moonee Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.5% Australia +8.9 pts ▸ 68.5%

8.0% India ◂ +5.7 pts 2.3%

0.6% Italy +3.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Philippines ◂ +2.6 pts 0.7%

2.2% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

1.7% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% England +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% China +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

18.5% English +5.4 pts ▸ 24.0%

20.9% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.0% Italian +11.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

4.4% Irish +7.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.0% Indian ◂ +5.1 pts 2.8%

4.0% Scottish +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.1% Greek +3.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.8% Chinese +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Filipino ◂ +3.6 pts 1.1%

2.1% German +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.6% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

54.3% English only +13.6 pts ▸ 67.9%

5.9% Punjabi ◂ +5.7 pts 0.3%

1.0% Italian +4.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.9% Greek +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

2.0% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%

1.7% Tagalog ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.8% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.0% Christianity +5.7 pts ▸ 53.7%

24.3% No religion +8.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

7.7% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 5.1%

6.4% Islam ◂ +2.9 pts 3.4%

5.5% Other religions ◂ +5.0 pts 0.5%

5.2% Hinduism ◂ +2.9 pts 2.3%

2.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Melton in Moonee Valley +11 more in Melton

48 86th pct 37 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Melton in Moonee Valley +0.79 more in Moonee Valley

1.10 0th pct 1.89 18th pct

Students in Melton in Moonee Valley +14,896 more in Melton

36,986 87th pct 22,090 86th pct

Avg size in Melton in Moonee Valley +157 larger in Melton

771 100th pct 614 91st pct

ICSEA in Melton in Moonee Valley +90 higher in Moonee Valley

1,013 73rd pct 1,102 92nd pct

Highest year of school

60.4% Year 12 +8.8 pts ▸ 69.2%

13.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.6 pts 7.9%

10.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

9.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%

Highest qualification level

25.5% Bachelor degree +10.8 pts ▸ 36.3%

27.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.8 pts 16.7%

17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 14.3%

8.4% Postgraduate degree +5.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 22.3%

14.5% Engineering & related ◂ +3.0 pts 11.5%

12.0% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.7% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.2% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

5.4% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

2.5% Creative arts +2.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Melton in Moonee Valley +$168 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$786 60th pct $954 82nd pct

Household income in Melton in Moonee Valley +$124 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$1,887 80th pct $2,011 86th pct

Family income in Melton in Moonee Valley +$574 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,051 71st pct $2,625 89th pct

Household income distribution

36.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.4 pts 27.9%

25.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 22.3%

9.3% $4,000 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

11.4% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 11.4%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 36.2%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.4 pts 27.8%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

2.3% $3,000 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.4% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

6.9% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.7% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

2.5% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.7% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.2% Lung condition even 1.2%

0.3% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.1% None ◂ +1.5 pts 66.6%

16.2% One condition +2.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.6% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.2% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Melton in Moonee Valley +1,552 larger in Melton

2,123 80th pct 571 51st pct

Median age in Melton in Moonee Valley +2 yrs older in Moonee Valley

25 yrs 50th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Melton in Moonee Valley +$208 higher in Moonee Valley

$588 59th pct $796 87th pct

Household income in Melton in Moonee Valley +$193 higher in Moonee Valley

$1,662 73rd pct $1,855 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Melton in Moonee Valley +0.7 larger in Melton gap widening

3.1 91st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

68.8% Couples with children ◂ +7.8 pts 61.0%

15.9% Couples without children +9.7 pts ▸ 25.5%

14.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.5 pts 12.0%

0.9% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

25.3% 2 people +6.5 pts ▸ 31.8%

16.5% 1 person +12.7 pts ▸ 29.2%

22.6% 4 people ◂ +6.6 pts 16.0%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 15.8%

10.0% 5 people ◂ +4.5 pts 5.6%

6.1% 6 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melton in Moonee Valley +$26 higher in Moonee Valley gap steady

$360 79th pct $386 85th pct

Mortgage in Melton in Moonee Valley +$388 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$1,800 74th pct $2,188 87th pct

People / bedroom in Melton in Moonee Valley +0.10 higher in Moonee Valley gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.8 pts 31.0%

21.8% Owned outright +12.5 pts ▸ 34.2%

22.6% Rented +9.6 pts ▸ 32.2%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.1% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

91.0% Separate house ◂ +35.7 pts 55.4%

0.7% Flat or apartment +22.2 pts ▸ 23.0%

7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.3 pts ▸ 21.3%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +26.9 pts 20.0%

38.8% 3 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

4.8% 2 bedrooms +21.0 pts ▸ 25.9%

0.8% 1 bedroom +6.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 4.6%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $350–$549 ◂ +6.4 pts 47.3%

35.7% $200–$349 ◂ +10.9 pts 24.7%

1.7% $550–$749 +9.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.3% Under $200 +5.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.8% $750 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 28.8%

33.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.7 pts 20.3%

10.4% $3,000 or more +20.4 pts ▸ 30.9%

12.0% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Melton in Moonee Valley +18 more in Moonee Valley

566 86th pct 584 86th pct

Stops/1k in Melton in Moonee Valley +1.63 more in Moonee Valley

3.16 49th pct 4.79 70th pct

Departures/1k in Melton in Moonee Valley +1,137.6 more in Moonee Valley

733.8 76th pct 1,871.4 90th pct

PT routes in Melton in Moonee Valley +1 more in Moonee Valley

34 80th pct 35 81st pct

Stop walk in Melton in Moonee Valley +34 longer in Melton

37 67th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Melton in Moonee Valley +14 longer in Melton

29 36th pct 15 18th pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) ◂ +17.0 pts 40.6%

19.8% Worked at home +14.3 pts ▸ 34.1%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

1.7% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.5% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Bus even 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 34.5%

29.4% 1 vehicle +12.4 pts ▸ 41.7%

15.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.8 pts 9.2%

3.2% No vehicle +6.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.3% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.3% Construction ◂ +2.5 pts 8.8%

5.2% Professional & technical +5.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%

10.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +5.1 pts 5.1%

7.5% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.5% Public administration & safety +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

4.0% Finance & insurance +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.6% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.6% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

17.2% Professionals +14.1 pts ▸ 31.3%

10.0% Managers +6.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.3% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.2 pts 9.6%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.8 pts 9.1%

11.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.0 pts 3.4%

9.8% Labourers ◂ +4.1 pts 5.7%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melton in Moonee Valley +2 higher in Moonee Valley

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Melton in Moonee Valley +3 higher in Moonee Valley

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Melton in Moonee Valley +1 higher in Melton

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Melton in Moonee Valley +2 higher in Moonee Valley

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Melton in Moonee Valley +86 higher in Moonee Valley

974 66th pct 1,060 89th pct

ERP in Melton in Moonee Valley +101,066 higher in Melton

231,567 87th pct 130,501 86th pct

Growth in Melton in Moonee Valley +21.6 pts higher in Melton

27.7% 100th pct 6.1% 72nd pct

Businesses in Melton in Moonee Valley +5,889 higher in Melton

18,989 87th pct 13,100 86th pct

Approvals in Melton in Moonee Valley +3,815 higher in Melton

4,564 94th pct 749 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melton in Moonee Valley +80 higher in Moonee Valley

521 35th pct 601 43rd pct

Max temp in Melton in Moonee Valley +0.4 higher in Moonee Valley

20.1 15th pct 20.5 18th pct

Min temp in Melton in Moonee Valley +0.9 higher in Moonee Valley

10.1 33rd pct 11.0 47th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Melton in Moonee Valley +306 higher in Melton

7,028 39th pct 6,722 35th pct

Assault/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +303 higher in Melton

782 36th pct 478 14th pct

Sexual/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +40 higher in Melton

147 20th pct 107 8th pct

Robbery/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +19 higher in Melton

42 74th pct 23 48th pct

Burglary/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +121 higher in Melton

544 54th pct 423 39th pct

Theft/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +383 higher in Moonee Valley

2,760 88th pct 3,142 91st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +53 higher in Moonee Valley

386 55th pct 439 61st pct

Property damage/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +5 higher in Melton

555 33rd pct 551 32nd pct

Drugs/100k in Melton in Moonee Valley +31 higher in Moonee Valley

213 23rd pct 244 27th pct

5-yr change in Melton in Moonee Valley +2.1 pts higher in Moonee Valley

24.8% 72nd pct 26.9% 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melton in Moonee Valley +4.1 higher in Moonee Valley

4.0 58th pct 8.1 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Melton in Moonee Valley +3.7 more in Moonee Valley

3.8 46th pct 7.5 96th pct

15-min city in Melton in Moonee Valley +60.2 pts higher in Moonee Valley

37.1% 30th pct 97.3% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Melton in Moonee Valley +54.9 pts higher in Moonee Valley

39.0% 34th pct 93.9% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Melton in Moonee Valley +40.1 pts higher in Moonee Valley

59.5% 61st pct 99.6% 99th pct

Walk to school in Melton in Moonee Valley +36.6 pts higher in Moonee Valley

60.8% 60th pct 97.4% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Melton in Moonee Valley +6.4 pts higher in Moonee Valley

93.4% 79th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to health in Melton in Moonee Valley +62.1 pts higher in Moonee Valley

28.7% 32nd pct 90.8% 96th pct

Amenities/1k in Melton in Moonee Valley +7.9 more in Moonee Valley

10.6 11th pct 18.5 49th pct

Intersections/km² in Melton in Moonee Valley +352 higher in Moonee Valley

77 81st pct 429 99th pct

Mean slope in Melton in Moonee Valley +1.7 pts higher in Moonee Valley

2.6% 8th pct 4.4% 45th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melton vs Moonee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24650/melton/vs/LGA25060/moonee-valley