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Moonee Valley vs Wyndham

Name: Moonee Valley vs Wyndham — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Moonee Valley profile · Wyndham profile

Moonee Valley Wyndham

Wyndham and Moonee Valley are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Wyndham is a fast-growing hub where separate houses are far more common (88.2% compared to 55.4% in Moonee Valley) and homes are typically larger, with 91.3% having three or more bedrooms. It is also much more multicultural; 48.0% of people were born overseas and 49.8% use another language at home, which is far higher than the 27.8% born overseas and 28.2% using another language in Moonee Valley. In contrast, Moonee Valley is a walker's paradise with high street connectivity and far more people living alone (29.2% compared to 15.2% in Wyndham).

Despite these different settings, the typical weekly household income is almost identical in both areas, sitting around $2,000. They also share similar rates of full-time employment and nearly the same proportion of First Nations residents. While both areas have seen growth, the gap in population increase has widened as Wyndham has grown by 17.4% since 2021, far higher than the 6.1% seen in Moonee Valley.

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Where they differ most

Population: 170,160 larger in Wyndham Separate houses: 32.8 pts higher in Wyndham 3+ bedrooms: 26.3 pts higher in Wyndham Other language: 21.6 pts higher in Wyndham Born overseas: 20.2 pts higher in Wyndham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +170,160 larger in Wyndham gap widening

121,851 86th pct 292,011 88th pct

Median age in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +7 yrs older in Moonee Valley gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

29.6% Young adults (25–44) +7.5 pts ▸ 37.0%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.1 pts 18.3%

16.1% Children (0–14) +9.3 pts ▸ 25.4%

17.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.6 pts 7.6%

11.7% Youth (15–24) even 11.7%

Marital status

45.5% Married +9.4 pts ▸ 55.0%

38.9% Never married ◂ +5.9 pts 33.0%

7.5% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 3.0%

2.9% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Moonee Valley Wyndham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.5% Australia ◂ +21.6 pts 46.9%

2.3% India +15.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.7% Italy ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%

1.2% New Zealand +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.7% Philippines +1.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.4% China +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Vietnam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

1.8% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Ancestry

24.0% English ◂ +7.2 pts 16.8%

23.2% Australian ◂ +6.6 pts 16.5%

2.8% Indian +14.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

17.4% Italian ◂ +13.4 pts 3.9%

11.3% Irish ◂ +7.2 pts 4.2%

7.3% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 4.0%

5.0% Chinese +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Greek ◂ +4.0 pts 1.2%

1.1% Filipino +2.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% German ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

2.8% Vietnamese ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

67.9% English only ◂ +23.9 pts 44.0%

0.3% Punjabi +6.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.5% Italian ◂ +4.7 pts 0.8%

0.7% Hindi +4.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.7% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Greek ◂ +2.4 pts 0.5%

2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

1.5% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.3% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity ◂ +18.1 pts 35.6%

32.3% No religion ◂ +8.9 pts 23.4%

2.3% Hinduism +12.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.4% Islam +6.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.1% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.5% Other religions +6.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +34 more in Wyndham

37 86th pct 71 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +0.93 more in Moonee Valley

1.89 18th pct 0.96 0th pct

Students in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +43,798 more in Wyndham

22,090 86th pct 65,888 89th pct

Avg size in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +314 larger in Wyndham

614 91st pct 928 100th pct

ICSEA in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +51 higher in Moonee Valley

1,102 92nd pct 1,052 83rd pct

Highest year of school

69.2% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 67.8%

7.9% Year 10 +2.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

8.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 7.6%

Highest qualification level

36.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.9 pts 29.4%

16.7% Certificate III / IV +2.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.7% Postgraduate degree +2.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.5 pts 3.3%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

22.3% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 21.7%

11.5% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 10.4%

10.4% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%

4.1% Information technology +6.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.8% Education ◂ +3.4 pts 5.4%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% Creative arts ◂ +2.8 pts 2.5%

5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$115 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$954 82nd pct $839 72nd pct

Household income in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$12 higher in Wyndham gap narrowing

$2,011 86th pct $2,023 86th pct

Family income in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$496 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,625 89th pct $2,129 75th pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $1,500–$2,999 +8.8 pts ▸ 36.7%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 23.5%

18.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.6 pts 11.2%

14.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.7 pts 9.8%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 37.9%

27.8% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 18.0%

8.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 5.7%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

7.9% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 6.5%

7.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.0 pts 4.6%

4.3% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None +6.5 pts ▸ 73.1%

18.9% One condition ◂ +5.1 pts 13.8%

5.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1,940 larger in Wyndham

571 51st pct 2,511 84th pct

Median age in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +4 yrs older in Moonee Valley

27 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$129 higher in Moonee Valley

$796 87th pct $667 75th pct

Household income in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$97 higher in Moonee Valley

$1,855 83rd pct $1,758 78th pct

Family & Households

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

2.4 43rd pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +9.2 pts ▸ 70.2%

25.5% Couples without children ◂ +9.3 pts 16.2%

12.0% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

31.8% 2 people ◂ +7.1 pts 24.7%

29.2% 1 person ◂ +14.0 pts 15.2%

16.0% 4 people +7.2 pts ▸ 23.2%

15.8% 3 people +5.8 pts ▸ 21.6%

5.6% 5 people +3.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

1.6% 6 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$16 higher in Moonee Valley gap steady

$386 85th pct $370 81st pct

Mortgage in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +$258 higher in Moonee Valley gap widening

$2,188 87th pct $1,930 80th pct

People / bedroom in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +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 +17.3 pts ▸ 48.3%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +16.2 pts 18.0%

32.2% Rented ◂ +1.4 pts 30.8%

1.3% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Other tenure even 1.3%

Types of homes

55.4% Separate house +32.8 pts ▸ 88.2%

23.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.7 pts 2.3%

21.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.9 pts 9.4%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

20.0% 4 bedrooms +28.0 pts ▸ 48.0%

40.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 37.1%

25.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +19.5 pts 6.4%

7.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.1 pts 0.6%

4.6% 5 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

47.3% $350–$549 +14.6 pts ▸ 61.9%

24.7% $200–$349 +3.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +9.1 pts 2.0%

9.8% Under $200 ◂ +6.2 pts 3.6%

3.7% $750 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.8% $1,800–$2,999 +14.1 pts ▸ 42.9%

30.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +20.2 pts 10.6%

20.3% $1,000–$1,799 +9.4 pts ▸ 29.7%

13.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.0 pts 10.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +415 more in Wyndham

584 86th pct 999 87th pct

Stops/1k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1.37 more in Moonee Valley

4.79 70th pct 3.42 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +960.6 more in Moonee Valley

1,871.4 90th pct 910.8 78th pct

PT routes in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +2 more in Wyndham

35 81st pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Moonee Valley in Wyndham even

3 21st pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +16 longer in Wyndham

15 18th pct 31 37th pct

How people get to work

40.6% Car (driver) +10.2 pts ▸ 50.8%

34.1% Worked at home ◂ +8.7 pts 25.3%

2.7% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.3% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

34.5% 2 vehicles +8.3 pts ▸ 42.8%

41.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.1 pts 35.6%

9.2% 3 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.8% No vehicle ◂ +6.2 pts 3.7%

4.7% 4 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 12.1%

10.8% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%

5.1% Transport & warehousing +4.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 6.7%

8.6% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.8% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 8.3%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 5.4%

5.0% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

5.6% Accommodation & food even 5.7%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.0% Other services even 3.0%

Occupations people work in

31.3% Professionals ◂ +9.3 pts 21.9%

16.4% Managers ◂ +5.7 pts 10.7%

14.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 13.4%

9.6% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

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

9.1% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

5.7% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.1% Sales workers even 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1 higher in Moonee Valley

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1 higher in Moonee Valley

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

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

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Moonee Valley in Wyndham even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +56 higher in Moonee Valley

1,060 89th pct 1,004 77th pct

ERP in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +217,329 higher in Wyndham

130,501 86th pct 347,830 88th pct

Growth in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +11.2 pts higher in Wyndham

6.1% 72nd pct 17.4% 100th pct

Businesses in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +24,564 higher in Wyndham

13,100 86th pct 37,664 89th pct

Approvals in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +3,822 higher in Wyndham

749 86th pct 4,571 94th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +71 higher in Moonee Valley

601 43rd pct 530 36th pct

Max temp in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +0.2 higher in Moonee Valley

20.5 18th pct 20.2 16th pct

Min temp in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +0.5 higher in Moonee Valley

11.0 47th pct 10.5 39th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +276 higher in Moonee Valley

6,722 35th pct 6,446 33rd pct

Assault/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +127 higher in Wyndham

478 14th pct 605 23rd pct

Sexual/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +5 higher in Wyndham

107 8th pct 112 9th pct

Robbery/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +28 higher in Wyndham

23 48th pct 51 81st pct

Burglary/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +264 higher in Wyndham

423 39th pct 688 70th pct

Theft/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +403 higher in Moonee Valley

3,142 91st pct 2,739 88th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +5 higher in Moonee Valley

439 61st pct 434 60th pct

Property damage/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +84 higher in Moonee Valley

551 32nd pct 467 23rd pct

Drugs/100k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +110 higher in Moonee Valley

244 27th pct 134 11th pct

5-yr change in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +15.8 pts higher in Wyndham

26.9% 74th pct 42.6% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +2.8 higher in Moonee Valley

8.1 95th pct 5.3 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +2.5 more in Moonee Valley

7.5 96th pct 5.1 74th pct

15-min city in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +34.6 pts higher in Moonee Valley

97.3% 98th pct 62.7% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +30.2 pts higher in Moonee Valley

93.9% 96th pct 63.7% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +17.1 pts higher in Moonee Valley

99.6% 99th pct 82.6% 77th pct

Walk to school in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +13.4 pts higher in Moonee Valley

97.4% 97th pct 83.9% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1.8 pts higher in Moonee Valley

99.8% 99th pct 98.0% 85th pct

Walk to health in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +50.5 pts higher in Moonee Valley

90.8% 96th pct 40.3% 55th pct

Amenities/1k in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +8.5 more in Moonee Valley

18.5 49th pct 10.0 10th pct

Intersections/km² in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +318 higher in Moonee Valley

429 99th pct 111 85th pct

Mean slope in Moonee Valley in Wyndham +1.6 pts higher in Moonee Valley

4.4% 45th pct 2.8% 11th pct

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Compare Wyndham with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moonee Valley vs Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA25060/moonee-valley/vs/LGA27260/wyndham