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Melton vs Wyndham

Name: Melton vs Wyndham — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 23 km apart · Melton profile · Wyndham profile

Melton Wyndham

Wyndham and Melton are two large, nearby areas in Victoria with very different social and physical layouts. Wyndham is far more multicultural, with 48.0% of people born overseas and 49.8% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 32.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 21.6% in Melton. The two areas differ sharply in how people get around; Wyndham is much more walkable, with 82.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Melton is more car-dependent with only 59.5% of homes having that same access.

Both areas share a similar typical household income of around $2,000 a week and have the same average of 3.1 people per home. While they share these basics, the gaps between them are often widening. For example, the difference in the share of people born overseas and those with university degrees has grown since 2011. Melton has seen faster recent growth, with its population increasing by 27.7% since 2021, which is far higher than the 17.4% growth seen in Wyndham.

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Where they differ most

Population: 113,051 larger in Wyndham Born overseas: 12.3 pts higher in Wyndham Other language: 10.8 pts higher in Wyndham Bachelor+: 10.8 pts higher in Wyndham Recent arrivals: 8.3 pts higher in Wyndham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melton in Wyndham +113,051 larger in Wyndham gap widening

178,960 87th pct 292,011 88th pct

Median age in Melton in Wyndham +1 yrs older in Melton gap widening

33 yrs 11th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

32.9% Young adults (25–44) +4.1 pts ▸ 37.0%

24.4% Children (0–14) +1.0 pts ▸ 25.4%

21.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 18.3%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.7%

9.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.4 pts 7.6%

Marital status

50.6% Married +4.4 pts ▸ 55.0%

35.6% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 33.0%

7.1% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

3.2% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Melton Wyndham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.5% Australia ◂ +12.6 pts 46.9%

8.0% India +9.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.3% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

2.2% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.5% China +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.4% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Italy even 0.6%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

20.9% Australian ◂ +4.4 pts 16.5%

18.5% English ◂ +1.7 pts 16.8%

8.0% Indian +9.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

2.8% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.0% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%

4.7% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

4.4% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

4.0% Scottish even 4.0%

2.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

2.1% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

2.1% German ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

54.3% English only ◂ +10.3 pts 44.0%

5.9% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.0% Hindi +2.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.8% Mandarin +2.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.5% Vietnamese ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

2.0% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.0% Christianity ◂ +12.4 pts 35.6%

24.3% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 23.4%

5.2% Hinduism +9.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.4% Islam +3.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.7% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

5.5% Other religions +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Melton in Wyndham +23 more in Wyndham

48 86th pct 71 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Melton in Wyndham +0.14 more in Melton

1.10 0th pct 0.96 0th pct

Students in Melton in Wyndham +28,902 more in Wyndham

36,986 87th pct 65,888 89th pct

Avg size in Melton in Wyndham +157 larger in Wyndham

771 100th pct 928 100th pct

ICSEA in Melton in Wyndham +39 higher in Wyndham

1,013 73rd pct 1,052 83rd pct

Highest year of school

60.4% Year 12 +7.4 pts ▸ 67.8%

13.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.4 pts 10.1%

10.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 8.0%

9.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.9 pts 7.6%

Highest qualification level

25.5% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 29.4%

27.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.4 pts 19.1%

17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 15.8%

8.4% Postgraduate degree +8.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 21.7%

14.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 14.1%

12.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 10.4%

5.4% Information technology +4.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.7% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

7.2% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 5.4%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.6%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.5% Creative arts even 2.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Melton in Wyndham +$53 higher in Wyndham gap widening

$786 60th pct $839 72nd pct

Household income in Melton in Wyndham +$136 higher in Wyndham gap widening

$1,887 80th pct $2,023 86th pct

Family income in Melton in Wyndham +$78 higher in Wyndham gap steady

$2,051 71st pct $2,129 75th pct

Household income distribution

36.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 36.7%

25.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 23.5%

11.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 9.8%

9.3% $4,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.9 pts 37.9%

33.2% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 33.7%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

2.3% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 6.5%

7.2% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 5.7%

6.9% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

5.7% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

2.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.1% None +5.0 pts ▸ 73.1%

16.2% One condition ◂ +2.3 pts 13.8%

4.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Melton in Wyndham +388 larger in Wyndham

2,123 80th pct 2,511 84th pct

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

25 yrs 50th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Melton in Wyndham +$79 higher in Wyndham

$588 59th pct $667 75th pct

Household income in Melton in Wyndham +$96 higher in Wyndham

$1,662 73rd pct $1,758 78th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Melton in Wyndham even gap narrowing

3.1 91st pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

68.8% Couples with children +1.5 pts ▸ 70.2%

15.9% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

14.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 12.4%

0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

25.3% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 24.7%

22.6% 4 people +0.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

19.4% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

16.5% 1 person ◂ +1.3 pts 15.2%

10.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 9.1%

6.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melton in Wyndham +$10 higher in Wyndham gap steady

$360 79th pct $370 81st pct

Mortgage in Melton in Wyndham +$130 higher in Wyndham gap widening

$1,800 74th pct $1,930 80th pct

People / bedroom in Melton in Wyndham even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.5 pts 48.3%

22.6% Rented +8.2 pts ▸ 30.8%

21.8% Owned outright ◂ +3.7 pts 18.0%

1.7% Not stated even 1.6%

1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

91.0% Separate house ◂ +2.8 pts 88.2%

7.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.7% Flat or apartment +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 4 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 48.0%

38.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 37.1%

7.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%

4.8% 2 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

53.7% $350–$549 +8.2 pts ▸ 61.9%

35.7% $200–$349 ◂ +7.8 pts 27.9%

4.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

1.7% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.6% $1,800–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 42.9%

33.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 29.7%

12.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

10.4% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Melton in Wyndham +433 more in Wyndham

566 86th pct 999 87th pct

Stops/1k in Melton in Wyndham +0.26 more in Wyndham

3.16 49th pct 3.42 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Melton in Wyndham +177.0 more in Wyndham

733.8 76th pct 910.8 78th pct

PT routes in Melton in Wyndham +3 more in Wyndham

34 80th pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Melton in Wyndham +34 longer in Melton

37 67th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Melton in Wyndham +2 longer in Wyndham

29 36th pct 31 37th pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.7 pts 50.8%

19.8% Worked at home +5.5 pts ▸ 25.3%

4.3% Car (passenger) even 4.3%

1.7% Train +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 42.8%

29.4% 1 vehicle +6.3 pts ▸ 35.6%

15.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 12.0%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 5.9%

3.2% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 12.1%

11.3% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 8.3%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 9.6%

10.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%

5.2% Professional & technical +3.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.5% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 6.3%

5.6% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.0% Finance & insurance +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%

3.6% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

17.2% Professionals +4.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

14.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 13.4%

13.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 11.8%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 11.3%

11.4% Machinery operators & drivers even 11.4%

10.0% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.8% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melton in Wyndham +1 higher in Wyndham

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Melton in Wyndham +2 higher in Wyndham

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Melton in Wyndham even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Melton in Wyndham +2 higher in Wyndham

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Melton in Wyndham +30 higher in Wyndham

974 66th pct 1,004 77th pct

ERP in Melton in Wyndham +116,263 higher in Wyndham

231,567 87th pct 347,830 88th pct

Growth in Melton in Wyndham +10.3 pts higher in Melton

27.7% 100th pct 17.4% 100th pct

Businesses in Melton in Wyndham +18,675 higher in Wyndham

18,989 87th pct 37,664 89th pct

Approvals in Melton in Wyndham even

4,564 94th pct 4,571 94th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melton in Wyndham +9 higher in Wyndham

521 35th pct 530 36th pct

Max temp in Melton in Wyndham +0.1 higher in Wyndham

20.1 15th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Melton in Wyndham +0.4 higher in Wyndham

10.1 33rd pct 10.5 39th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Melton in Wyndham +582 higher in Melton

7,028 39th pct 6,446 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Melton in Wyndham +176 higher in Melton

782 36th pct 605 23rd pct

Sexual/100k in Melton in Wyndham +35 higher in Melton

147 20th pct 112 9th pct

Robbery/100k in Melton in Wyndham +8 higher in Wyndham

42 74th pct 51 81st pct

Burglary/100k in Melton in Wyndham +143 higher in Wyndham

544 54th pct 688 70th pct

Theft/100k in Melton in Wyndham +21 higher in Melton

2,760 88th pct 2,739 88th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Melton in Wyndham +48 higher in Wyndham

386 55th pct 434 60th pct

Property damage/100k in Melton in Wyndham +89 higher in Melton

555 33rd pct 467 23rd pct

Drugs/100k in Melton in Wyndham +79 higher in Melton

213 23rd pct 134 11th pct

5-yr change in Melton in Wyndham +17.9 pts higher in Wyndham

24.8% 72nd pct 42.6% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melton in Wyndham +1.3 higher in Wyndham

4.0 58th pct 5.3 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Melton in Wyndham +1.3 more in Wyndham

3.8 46th pct 5.1 74th pct

15-min city in Melton in Wyndham +25.6 pts higher in Wyndham

37.1% 30th pct 62.7% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Melton in Wyndham +24.7 pts higher in Wyndham

39.0% 34th pct 63.7% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Melton in Wyndham +23.1 pts higher in Wyndham

59.5% 61st pct 82.6% 77th pct

Walk to school in Melton in Wyndham +23.1 pts higher in Wyndham

60.8% 60th pct 83.9% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Melton in Wyndham +4.6 pts higher in Wyndham

93.4% 79th pct 98.0% 85th pct

Walk to health in Melton in Wyndham +11.6 pts higher in Wyndham

28.7% 32nd pct 40.3% 55th pct

Amenities/1k in Melton in Wyndham +0.6 more in Melton

10.6 11th pct 10.0 10th pct

Intersections/km² in Melton in Wyndham +34 higher in Wyndham

77 81st pct 111 85th pct

Mean slope in Melton in Wyndham +0.2 pts higher in Wyndham

2.6% 8th pct 2.8% 11th pct

Compare Melton with nearby areas

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Compare Wyndham with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melton vs Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA24650/melton/vs/LGA27260/wyndham