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Cockburn vs Melville

Name: Cockburn vs Melville — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 8.7 km apart · Cockburn profile · Melville profile

Cockburn Melville

Cockburn and Melville are neighbouring areas in Perth with similar population sizes, though they differ in their layouts and demographics. Melville is more walkable and has a higher share of residents with university degrees, at 38.4% compared to 24.5% in Cockburn. This higher level of qualification is consistent with Melville having more professional workers and a far higher share of homes owned outright, at 40.5% compared to 26.2% in Cockburn. In contrast, Cockburn has a younger population, with a typical age of 37 compared to 42 in Melville, and a larger First Nations population.

While these two areas share a similar proportion of people born overseas and almost identical typical weekly incomes, the gap in university qualifications has widened since 2011. This trend is mirrored in the workforce, where the share of people working from home is now 3.2 percentage points higher in Melville than in Cockburn. Other similarities include a nearly identical number of people per home and very similar rates of long-term health conditions.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 14.3 pts higher in Melville Bachelor+: 13.9 pts higher in Melville People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Cockburn De facto: 4.5 pts higher in Cockburn Year 12: 10.2 pts higher in Melville

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cockburn in Melville +14,568 larger in Cockburn gap widening

118,091 86th pct 103,523 86th pct

Median age in Cockburn in Melville +5 yrs older in Melville gap narrowing

37 yrs 24th pct 42 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

30.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.3 pts 23.5%

24.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 25.8%

13.5% Seniors (65+) +7.5 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.2 pts 17.3%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

47.8% Married +5.2 pts ▸ 52.9%

36.8% Never married ◂ +5.4 pts 31.4%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 7.8%

3.9% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.1% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Cockburn Melville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.7% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 62.1%

6.5% England +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

2.4% Philippines ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

1.3% China +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% India ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.7% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

34.7% English +1.7 pts ▸ 36.5%

28.7% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 28.5%

5.4% Chinese +6.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.0% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.6% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.8% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

2.7% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.9% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.8% Filipino ◂ +2.1 pts 0.7%

1.8% Dutch even 1.9%

0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

74.0% English only +2.0 pts ▸ 76.1%

2.6% Mandarin +2.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.8% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.2% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.4% Hindi even 0.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +1.9 pts ▸ 47.4%

42.8% No religion ◂ +2.0 pts 40.8%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.1%

1.8% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

1.5% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.8% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cockburn in Melville +4 more in Cockburn

36 85th pct 32 82nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Cockburn in Melville +0.22 more in Melville

1.57 10th pct 1.79 15th pct

Students in Cockburn in Melville +7,593 more in Melville

15,643 85th pct 23,236 86th pct

Avg size in Cockburn in Melville +292 larger in Melville

435 76th pct 726 98th pct

ICSEA in Cockburn in Melville +80 higher in Melville

1,039 79th pct 1,118 94th pct

Highest year of school

61.2% Year 12 +10.2 pts ▸ 71.4%

18.0% Year 10 ◂ +4.5 pts 13.5%

8.7% Year 11 ◂ +2.7 pts 5.9%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

Highest qualification level

26.7% Bachelor degree +10.3 pts ▸ 37.0%

29.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.3 pts 16.6%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 14.6%

7.7% Postgraduate degree +5.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +4.3 pts ▸ 22.3%

19.1% Engineering & related ◂ +3.5 pts 15.7%

11.0% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.6% Society & culture even 10.6%

7.9% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.4% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Information technology even 2.8%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Cockburn in Melville +$11 higher in Cockburn gap steady

$920 79th pct $909 78th pct

Household income in Cockburn in Melville +$101 higher in Melville gap widening

$1,995 85th pct $2,096 87th pct

Family income in Cockburn in Melville +$310 higher in Melville gap steady

$2,344 84th pct $2,654 89th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 25.0%

21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 20.9%

12.3% $4,000 or more +8.4 pts ▸ 20.8%

12.9% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 11.4%

Personal income distribution

36.4% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 38.2%

30.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 26.0%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 21.3%

5.0% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

7.5% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.9% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 6.5%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

3.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.3% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.9% None +0.2 pts ▸ 68.1%

18.1% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

4.9% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.2% Three or more even 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cockburn in Melville +1,313 larger in Cockburn

2,233 81st pct 920 61st pct

Median age in Cockburn in Melville +2 yrs older in Melville

22 yrs 21st pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Cockburn in Melville +$63 higher in Cockburn

$643 73rd pct $580 57th pct

Household income in Cockburn in Melville +$152 higher in Melville

$1,715 76th pct $1,867 84th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cockburn in Melville even gap narrowing

2.6 79th pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +0.7 pts ▸ 61.8%

24.6% Couples without children +1.8 pts ▸ 26.4%

13.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.6 pts 10.8%

1.1% Other families even 1.1%

Household size

32.5% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

23.1% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

17.9% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 17.7%

17.8% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 16.0%

6.2% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cockburn in Melville +$30 higher in Melville gap widening

$370 81st pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Cockburn in Melville +$250 higher in Melville gap widening

$1,950 80th pct $2,200 88th pct

People / bedroom in Cockburn in Melville +0.10 higher in Cockburn gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.7 pts 34.8%

26.2% Owned outright +14.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

25.2% Rented ◂ +4.2 pts 20.9%

1.1% Other tenure +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

81.3% Separate house ◂ +5.5 pts 75.9%

11.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.0 pts ▸ 18.6%

6.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 39.2%

34.7% 3 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 34.9%

10.1% 2 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

5.6% 5 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 2.0%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

53.3% $350–$549 ◂ +6.5 pts 46.8%

26.8% $200–$349 ◂ +6.4 pts 20.3%

4.9% $550–$749 +8.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.9% Under $200 ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%

0.9% $750 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 32.6%

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.9 pts 19.2%

13.8% $3,000 or more +15.4 pts ▸ 29.2%

11.8% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cockburn in Melville +97 more in Cockburn

658 86th pct 561 86th pct

Stops/1k in Cockburn in Melville +0.15 more in Cockburn

5.57 78th pct 5.42 77th pct

Departures/1k in Cockburn in Melville +869.5 more in Melville

1,556.6 87th pct 2,426.2 95th pct

PT routes in Cockburn in Melville +13 more in Melville

29 77th pct 42 85th pct

Stop walk in Cockburn in Melville +4 longer in Cockburn

9 45th pct 5 33rd pct

Drive to city in Cockburn in Melville +4 longer in Cockburn

19 27th pct 15 18th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +3.5 pts 61.4%

6.8% Worked at home +3.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

1.5% Bus +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

1.0% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 42.5%

32.7% 1 vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 33.4%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 12.8%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%

4.1% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.4% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.2% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.8% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.3% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%

8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%

6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.3 pts 4.6%

5.7% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.9% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

2.2% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

22.5% Professionals +10.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.4 pts 10.3%

11.4% Managers +3.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 13.1%

11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 9.7%

8.6% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 5.6%

7.7% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 3.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cockburn in Melville +1 higher in Melville

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Cockburn in Melville +1 higher in Melville

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Cockburn in Melville even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Cockburn in Melville +2 higher in Melville

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Cockburn in Melville +61 higher in Melville

1,020 82nd pct 1,081 91st pct

ERP in Cockburn in Melville +23,554 higher in Cockburn

139,499 86th pct 115,945 86th pct

Growth in Cockburn in Melville +5.6 pts higher in Cockburn

14.1% 95th pct 8.5% 84th pct

Businesses in Cockburn in Melville +486 higher in Melville

10,366 85th pct 10,852 86th pct

Approvals in Cockburn in Melville +637 higher in Cockburn

1,013 87th pct 376 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cockburn in Melville +51 higher in Cockburn

715 58th pct 664 52nd pct

Max temp in Cockburn in Melville +0.3 higher in Melville

24.7 57th pct 25.0 59th pct

Min temp in Cockburn in Melville even

13.7 74th pct 13.7 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cockburn in Melville +2.0 higher in Melville

5.4 76th pct 7.3 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cockburn in Melville +2.1 more in Melville

5.2 75th pct 7.3 94th pct

15-min city in Cockburn in Melville +32.8 pts higher in Melville

63.8% 74th pct 96.7% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Cockburn in Melville +21.7 pts higher in Melville

63.3% 73rd pct 85.0% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Cockburn in Melville +12.5 pts higher in Melville

87.2% 80th pct 99.7% 99th pct

Walk to school in Cockburn in Melville +17.5 pts higher in Melville

72.3% 75th pct 89.8% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Cockburn in Melville +6.5 pts higher in Melville

93.5% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Cockburn in Melville +44.9 pts higher in Melville

42.8% 59th pct 87.7% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Cockburn in Melville +4.2 more in Melville

13.4 26th pct 17.6 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Cockburn in Melville +127 higher in Melville

112 85th pct 239 91st pct

Mean slope in Cockburn in Melville +0.5 pts higher in Cockburn

6.4% 74th pct 5.9% 69th pct

Compare Cockburn with nearby areas

Melville Fremantle Kwinana East Fremantle Canning Mosman Park South Perth Peppermint Grove

Compare Melville with nearby areas

South Perth East Fremantle Fremantle Canning Nedlands Mosman Park Cockburn Peppermint Grove

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cockburn vs Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA51820/cockburn/vs/LGA55320/melville