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Moonee Valley vs Whittlesea

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

Moonee Valley Whittlesea

Whittlesea and Moonee Valley are nearby Victorian areas with very different residential profiles. Whittlesea is a younger place where 21.2% of people are children under 15 and homes are typically larger, with 88.5% having three or more bedrooms. Moonee Valley has a more established feel, with a typical resident aged 39 and far higher rates of university degrees (36.7% compared to 23.4% in Whittlesea). Income levels are also higher in Moonee Valley, where 30.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 19.0% in Whittlesea.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several key ways. The gap in language diversity has widened, with Whittlesea now far higher at 45.1% of people using another language at home. More people in Moonee Valley are also working from home, a gap that has grown to 15 points since 2011. Despite these shifting trends, they remain very similar in some areas, such as their typical weekly rent and the size of their average schools.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 31.0 pts higher in Whittlesea 3+ bedrooms: 23.5 pts higher in Whittlesea Population: 107,545 larger in Whittlesea Other language: 16.9 pts higher in Whittlesea Work from home: 14.9 pts higher in Moonee Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +107,545 larger in Whittlesea gap widening

121,851 86th pct 229,396 87th pct

Median age in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +4 yrs older in Moonee Valley gap steady

39 yrs 33rd pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

29.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.4 pts 22.0%

16.1% Children (0–14) +5.2 pts ▸ 21.2%

17.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.4 pts 12.9%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

45.5% Married +6.1 pts ▸ 51.6%

38.9% Never married ◂ +5.4 pts 33.5%

7.5% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

2.9% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Moonee Valley Whittlesea

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.5% Australia ◂ +10.3 pts 58.2%

2.3% India +5.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.7% Italy ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

2.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.8% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.4% China +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.5% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% South Africa even 0.3%

Ancestry

24.0% English ◂ +6.4 pts 17.6%

23.2% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 19.7%

17.4% Italian ◂ +5.2 pts 12.2%

11.3% Irish ◂ +6.5 pts 4.9%

2.8% Indian +5.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.3% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 4.0%

5.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.0% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%

2.9% German ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

2.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

1.1% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

67.9% English only ◂ +17.8 pts 50.2%

5.5% Italian ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

1.5% Arabic +3.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.3% Punjabi +4.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.9% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.7% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Hindi +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.3% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity ◂ +6.5 pts 47.2%

32.3% No religion ◂ +8.0 pts 24.3%

3.4% Islam +5.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.3% Hinduism +3.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.1% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.5% Other religions +3.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.5% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +24 more in Whittlesea

37 86th pct 61 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +0.64 more in Moonee Valley

1.89 18th pct 1.25 2nd pct

Students in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +14,462 more in Whittlesea

22,090 86th pct 36,552 87th pct

Avg size in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +14 larger in Moonee Valley

614 91st pct 599 90th pct

ICSEA in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +73 higher in Moonee Valley

1,102 92nd pct 1,030 77th pct

Highest year of school

69.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.3 pts 61.9%

9.5% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.9% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.5% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

36.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.2 pts 26.1%

16.7% Certificate III / IV +8.9 pts ▸ 25.6%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

13.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.1 pts 10.6%

5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.4 pts 3.4%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

22.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.5 pts 18.8%

11.5% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.9%

10.4% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%

8.8% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 7.1%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.2% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Information technology +1.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.3% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 2.9%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

1.0% Agriculture & environment even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$217 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$954 82nd pct $737 48th pct

Household income in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$243 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,011 86th pct $1,768 75th pct

Family income in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$655 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,625 89th pct $1,970 64th pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 35.1%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 26.8%

18.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.9 pts 7.8%

14.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 13.2%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 11.1%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 +6.7 pts ▸ 42.9%

27.8% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 15.7%

8.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.4%

7.9% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%

7.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 6.9%

4.3% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None +2.3 pts ▸ 69.0%

18.9% One condition ◂ +2.3 pts 16.6%

5.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +1,699 larger in Whittlesea

571 51st pct 2,270 82nd pct

Median age in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +5 yrs older in Moonee Valley

27 yrs 64th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$74 higher in Moonee Valley

$796 87th pct $722 82nd pct

Household income in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$11 higher in Moonee Valley

$1,855 83rd pct $1,844 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +0.5 larger in Whittlesea gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +5.0 pts ▸ 66.0%

25.5% Couples without children ◂ +6.7 pts 18.8%

12.0% One-parent families +2.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

31.8% 2 people ◂ +3.6 pts 28.2%

29.2% 1 person ◂ +11.0 pts 18.2%

16.0% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 21.0%

15.8% 3 people +3.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

5.6% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

1.6% 6 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$15 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$386 85th pct $371 81st pct

Mortgage in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +$288 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,188 87th pct $1,900 78th pct

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

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.0% Owned with a mortgage +13.3 pts ▸ 44.3%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +6.4 pts 27.8%

32.2% Rented ◂ +7.3 pts 24.9%

1.3% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

55.4% Separate house +31.0 pts ▸ 86.4%

23.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.2 pts 2.8%

21.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.6 pts 10.7%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.4% 3 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 44.9%

20.0% 4 bedrooms +18.6 pts ▸ 38.6%

25.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.9 pts 8.9%

7.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.7 pts 1.0%

4.6% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

47.3% $350–$549 +16.0 pts ▸ 63.3%

24.7% $200–$349 +0.9 pts ▸ 25.6%

11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +9.3 pts 1.8%

9.8% Under $200 ◂ +5.8 pts 4.0%

3.7% $750 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.8% $1,800–$2,999 +11.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

30.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +19.9 pts 11.0%

20.3% $1,000–$1,799 +9.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

13.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +351 more in Whittlesea

584 86th pct 935 87th pct

Stops/1k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +0.72 more in Moonee Valley

4.79 70th pct 4.08 60th pct

Departures/1k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +567.7 more in Moonee Valley

1,871.4 90th pct 1,303.7 84th pct

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

35 81st pct 36 81st pct

Stop walk in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +41 longer in Whittlesea

3 21st pct 44 73rd pct

Drive to city in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +19 longer in Whittlesea

15 18th pct 34 40th pct

How people get to work

40.6% Car (driver) +17.7 pts ▸ 58.3%

34.1% Worked at home ◂ +14.9 pts 19.1%

2.7% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.7% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.4% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

34.5% 2 vehicles +7.8 pts ▸ 42.3%

41.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.2 pts 32.5%

9.2% 3 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.8% No vehicle ◂ +5.6 pts 4.3%

4.7% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.8% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.8% Professional & technical ◂ +5.4 pts 5.5%

8.6% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%

5.0% Manufacturing +3.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 5.6%

5.1% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.3 pts 3.6%

5.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

3.0% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

31.3% Professionals ◂ +12.6 pts 18.7%

16.4% Managers ◂ +6.3 pts 10.1%

9.6% Technicians & trades +5.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

14.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 13.9%

9.1% Community & personal service +3.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.7% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.1% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +5.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

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

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

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

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +1 higher in Moonee Valley

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +79 higher in Moonee Valley

1,060 89th pct 981 70th pct

ERP in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +129,258 higher in Whittlesea

130,501 86th pct 259,759 87th pct

Growth in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +5.9 pts higher in Whittlesea

6.1% 72nd pct 12.0% 91st pct

Businesses in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +10,635 higher in Whittlesea

13,100 86th pct 23,735 87th pct

Approvals in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +2,408 higher in Whittlesea

749 86th pct 3,157 91st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +96 higher in Whittlesea

601 43rd pct 698 57th pct

Max temp in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +0.8 higher in Moonee Valley

20.5 18th pct 19.7 13th pct

Min temp in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +1.3 higher in Moonee Valley

11.0 47th pct 9.7 28th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +667 higher in Moonee Valley

6,722 35th pct 6,055 29th pct

Assault/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +110 higher in Whittlesea

478 14th pct 589 22nd pct

Sexual/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +1 higher in Whittlesea

107 8th pct 108 8th pct

Robbery/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +14 higher in Whittlesea

23 48th pct 37 69th pct

Burglary/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +41 higher in Whittlesea

423 39th pct 464 44th pct

Theft/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +713 higher in Moonee Valley

3,142 91st pct 2,429 86th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +72 higher in Moonee Valley

439 61st pct 367 53rd pct

Property damage/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +48 higher in Moonee Valley

551 32nd pct 503 28th pct

Drugs/100k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +79 higher in Moonee Valley

244 27th pct 165 16th pct

5-yr change in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +12.4 pts higher in Moonee Valley

26.9% 74th pct 14.5% 59th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +2.4 higher in Moonee Valley

8.1 95th pct 5.7 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +2.2 more in Moonee Valley

7.5 96th pct 5.4 76th pct

15-min city in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +32.3 pts higher in Moonee Valley

97.3% 98th pct 65.0% 74th pct

Walk to shops in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +28.8 pts higher in Moonee Valley

93.9% 96th pct 65.1% 75th pct

Walk to transit in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +13.2 pts higher in Moonee Valley

99.6% 99th pct 86.4% 80th pct

Walk to school in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +17.8 pts higher in Moonee Valley

97.4% 97th pct 79.5% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +2.4 pts higher in Moonee Valley

99.8% 99th pct 97.4% 85th pct

Walk to health in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +42.8 pts higher in Moonee Valley

90.8% 96th pct 48.0% 67th pct

Amenities/1k in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +4.2 more in Moonee Valley

18.5 49th pct 14.4 31st pct

Intersections/km² in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +313 higher in Moonee Valley

429 99th pct 116 86th pct

Mean slope in Moonee Valley in Whittlesea +0.7 pts higher in Moonee Valley

4.4% 45th pct 3.7% 33rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moonee Valley vs Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA25060/moonee-valley/vs/LGA27070/whittlesea