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Melville vs Peppermint Grove

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Melville profile · Peppermint Grove profile

Melville Peppermint Grove

Melville and Peppermint Grove are neighbouring areas in Greater Perth with very different financial profiles. Peppermint Grove is far wealthier, with a typical household income of $4,565 a week compared to $2,096 in Melville. This is consistent with the fact that 55.8% of Peppermint Grove households earn $3,000 or more weekly, while the share is 32.2% in Melville. Melville is more linguistically diverse, with 20.3% of people using a language other than English at home, which is far higher than the 10.2% seen in Peppermint Grove.

These two areas share a very similar typical resident age of 42 years. They also have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. Since 2011, the gap in typical weekly household income has widened significantly, growing from $1,066 to $2,469. Meanwhile, the gap in the share of people who completed Year 12 has narrowed slightly.

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Where they differ most

Household income: $2,469 higher in Peppermint Grove Population: 101,926 larger in Melville Mortgage: $1,967 higher in Peppermint Grove Family income: $2,358 higher in Peppermint Grove Personal income: $592 higher in Peppermint Grove

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +101,926 larger in Melville gap steady
103,523 86th pct 1,597 18th pct
Median age in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even gap steady
42 yrs 50th pct 42 yrs 50th pct
First Nations in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.9 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
0.9% 11th pct 1.8% 25th pct
Aged 65+ in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.5 pts higher in Melville gap steady
21.0% 58th pct 20.5% 55th pct
Under 15 in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.6 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
17.3% 46th pct 16.7% 38th pct
De facto in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.1 pts higher in Melville gap steady
8.2% 7th pct 6.2% 1st pct

Age structure

25.8% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 27.3%
23.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.2 pts 14.3%
21.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.5 pts 20.5%
12.3% Youth (15–24) +7.9 pts ▸ 20.2%
17.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 16.7%

Marital status

52.9% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 52.5%
31.4% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 37.6%
7.8% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 5.2%
5.4% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%
2.5% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

Age & sex structure

Melville Peppermint Grove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +7.4 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
34.5% 89th pct 27.1% 82nd pct

Country of birth

62.1% Australia +6.7 pts ▸ 68.8%
6.6% England +1.3 pts ▸ 7.9%
1.7% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%
2.1% China ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%
1.9% India ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%
0.9% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

36.5% English +7.6 pts ▸ 44.1%
28.5% Australian +5.5 pts ▸ 34.0%
9.7% Scottish +3.9 pts ▸ 13.5%
9.7% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%
12.1% Chinese ◂ +7.8 pts 4.3%
6.7% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 4.3%
3.0% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%
2.8% Indian ◂ +1.9 pts 0.9%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%
0.6% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Language

Other language in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +10.1 pts higher in Melville gap steady
20.3% 79th pct 10.2% 65th pct
Limited English in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.7 pts higher in Melville gap steady
2.0% 76th pct 0.3% 31st pct

Language used at home

76.1% English only +10.2 pts ▸ 86.2%
4.7% Mandarin ◂ +2.6 pts 2.1%
2.0% Cantonese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.3%
1.2% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +3.3 pts higher in Melville gap steady
40.8% 48th pct 37.5% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

47.4% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 50.3%
40.8% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 37.5%
5.1% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%
2.7% Buddhism ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%
1.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%
1.4% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.8% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Judaism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +12.9 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap narrowing
71.4% 92nd pct 84.3% 100th pct
Bachelor+ in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +9.0 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
38.4% 91st pct 47.4% 97th pct
Schools in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +30 more in Melville
32 82nd pct 2 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +5.70 more in Peppermint Grove
1.79 15th pct 7.49 78th pct
Students in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +21,922 more in Melville
23,236 86th pct 1,314 43rd pct
Avg size in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +69 larger in Melville
726 98th pct 657 94th pct
ICSEA in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +39 higher in Peppermint Grove
1,118 94th pct 1,157 100th pct

Highest year of school

71.4% Year 12 +12.9 pts ▸ 84.3%
13.5% Year 10 ◂ +8.3 pts 5.2%
5.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.1 pts 3.9%
4.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 1.8%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Bachelor degree +12.8 pts ▸ 49.8%
12.7% Postgraduate degree +5.5 pts ▸ 18.2%
16.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.9 pts 5.7%
14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.1 pts 11.5%
5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 3.3%
1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

22.3% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 26.7%
10.6% Society & culture +8.4 pts ▸ 19.1%
13.1% Health +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%
15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +8.5 pts 7.2%
9.4% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%
5.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%
3.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%
3.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%
3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%
2.8% Information technology ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%
1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$592 higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
$909 78th pct $1,501 98th pct
Household income in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$2,469 higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
$2,096 87th pct $4,565 100th pct
Family income in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$2,358 higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
$2,654 89th pct $5,012 100th pct
High earners in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +17.2 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
20.0% 89th pct 37.3% 100th pct
High-income homes in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +23.6 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
32.2% 90th pct 55.8% 100th pct

Household income distribution

20.8% $4,000 or more +27.8 pts ▸ 48.6%
25.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.0 pts 16.1%
20.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.5 pts 9.4%
14.5% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 8.2%
11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 7.3%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 33.2%
9.7% $3,000 or more +20.3 pts ▸ 30.0%
26.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.5 pts 14.5%
21.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 17.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.6 pts higher in Melville
25.9% 33rd pct 23.4% 23rd pct
Mental health in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.9 pts higher in Melville
7.3% 35th pct 5.4% 16th pct
Needs assistance in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.9 pts higher in Melville gap steady
4.7% 35th pct 2.8% 10th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.0% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%
7.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%
7.3% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 5.4%
6.5% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%
3.2% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%
1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%
0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.1% None +1.0 pts ▸ 69.1%
18.7% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 18.3%
5.0% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%
2.2% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +10.8 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
19.8% 61st pct 30.5% 90th pct
Unpaid carers in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.6 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
12.5% 55th pct 15.1% 97th pct
Unpaid child care in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.8 pts higher in Melville gap widening
30.0% 86th pct 27.1% 69th pct
Defence service in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.5 pts higher in Melville
2.9% 48th pct 2.5% 34th pct
Housework 15h+ in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.2 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
22.0% 50th pct 23.2% 62nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +892 larger in Melville
920 61st pct 28 7th pct
Median age in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +9 yrs older in Melville
24 yrs 43rd pct 15 yrs 0th pct
Year 12 in Melvillein Peppermint Grove
50.2% 87th pct —
Unemployment in Melvillein Peppermint Grove
12.4% 56th pct —
Median income in Melvillein Peppermint Grove
$580 57th pct —
Household income in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$383 higher in Peppermint Grove
$1,867 84th pct $2,250 92nd pct
Indigenous language in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +4.3 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
6.4% 61st pct 10.7% 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.1 larger in Peppermint Grove gap narrowing
2.6 79th pct 2.7 86th pct
One-parent in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.8 pts higher in Melville gap steady
10.8% 24th pct 9.0% 13th pct
Living alone in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.3 pts higher in Melville gap steady
24.3% 23rd pct 22.0% 14th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children +2.5 pts ▸ 64.2%
26.4% Couples without children +0.1 pts ▸ 26.5%
10.8% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%
1.1% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Household size

33.5% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 33.1%
24.3% 1 person ◂ +2.3 pts 22.0%
17.7% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 15.3%
16.0% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 16.1%
6.5% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.0% 6 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$40 higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
$400 87th pct $440 90th pct
Mortgage in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +$1,967 higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
$2,200 88th pct $4,167 100th pct
People / bedroom in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.5 pts higher in Melville gap steady
20.9% 30th pct 20.5% 27th pct
Owned outright in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +9.8 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
40.5% 59th pct 50.3% 90th pct
Separate houses in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.4 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
75.9% 22nd pct 77.2% 24th pct
3+ bedrooms in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even gap steady
83.5% 86th pct 83.4% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.5% Owned outright +9.8 pts ▸ 50.3%
34.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.9 pts 27.9%
20.9% Rented ◂ +0.5 pts 20.5%
2.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

75.9% Separate house +1.4 pts ▸ 77.2%
18.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.3 pts 10.3%
5.4% Flat or apartment +6.3 pts ▸ 11.7%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.0 pts 30.2%
34.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 24.3%
9.5% 5 or more +19.4 pts ▸ 28.9%
13.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 10.3%
2.0% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

46.8% $350–$549 ◂ +23.4 pts 23.4%
20.3% $200–$349 +19.8 pts ▸ 40.2%
5.4% $750 or more +16.1 pts ▸ 21.5%
13.6% $550–$749 ◂ +4.3 pts 9.3%
10.5% Under $200 ◂ +5.9 pts 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.2% $3,000 or more +31.8 pts ▸ 61.0%
32.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +23.0 pts 9.6%
19.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.3 pts 6.8%
13.3% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.3 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
4.3% 38th pct 3.1% 20th pct
Work from home in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +6.2 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
10.0% 36th pct 16.1% 69th pct
PT commute in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.2 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
4.9% 86th pct 4.7% 86th pct
PT stops in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +549 more in Melville
561 86th pct 12 41st pct
Stops/1k in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +2.10 more in Peppermint Grove
5.42 77th pct 7.51 90th pct
Departures/1k in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +555.1 more in Melville
2,426.2 95th pct 1,871.0 90th pct
PT routes in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +35 more in Melville
42 85th pct 7 50th pct
Stop walk in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +4 longer in Melville
5 33rd pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1 longer in Melville
15 18th pct 14 16th pct

How people get to work

61.4% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 56.7%
10.0% Worked at home +6.2 pts ▸ 16.1%
4.1% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.1% Walked +3.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.8% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.1% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%
0.8% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 39.0%
33.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.9 pts 26.5%
12.8% 3 vehicles +6.0 pts ▸ 18.8%
6.9% 4 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 13.1%
4.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +3.8 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
38.0% 66th pct 41.8% 81st pct
Recent arrivals in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +4.8 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap widening
8.8% 37th pct 13.6% 58th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.4 pts higher in Peppermint Grove gap steady
4.5% 52nd pct 4.9% 62nd pct
Participation in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +4.5 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
63.3% 76th pct 58.7% 54th pct
Full-time in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +5.1 pts higher in Melville gap narrowing
57.6% 36th pct 52.5% 11th pct

Industries people work in

15.2% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 18.0%
10.4% Professional & technical +5.3 pts ▸ 15.6%
11.5% Education & training ◂ +2.8 pts 8.7%
8.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%
2.9% Finance & insurance +5.4 pts ▸ 8.3%
6.0% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 7.5%
7.3% Construction ◂ +3.4 pts 3.9%
6.0% Mining ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%
5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.1 pts 2.6%
2.0% Rental & real estate +3.5 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.6% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%
3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.3 pts 1.2%

Occupations people work in

33.2% Professionals +4.8 pts ▸ 38.0%
15.3% Managers +9.7 pts ▸ 25.0%
13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.3 pts 8.8%
9.7% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%
10.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.5 pts 3.8%
8.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.9%
5.6% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 2.8%
3.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSD decile in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IER decile in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IEO decile in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
10 100th pct 10 100th pct
IRSAD score in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +80 higher in Peppermint Grove
1,081 91st pct 1,161 100th pct
ERP in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +114,117 higher in Melville
115,945 86th pct 1,828 18th pct
Growth in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +3.1 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
8.5% 84th pct 11.6% 90th pct
Businesses in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +10,537 higher in Melville
10,852 86th pct 315 24th pct
Approvals in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +373 higher in Melville
376 77th pct 3 16th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +7 higher in Peppermint Grove
664 52nd pct 670 53rd pct
Max temp in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.6 higher in Melville
25.0 59th pct 24.4 52nd pct
Min temp in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.6 higher in Peppermint Grove
13.7 74th pct 14.3 77th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +1.1 higher in Peppermint Grove
7.3 90th pct 8.5 98th pct
Types ≤15 min in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.6 more in Peppermint Grove
7.3 94th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +3.1 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
96.7% 97th pct 99.8% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +14.3 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
85.0% 88th pct 99.2% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
99.7% 99th pct 99.8% 99th pct
Walk to school in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +10.0 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
89.8% 88th pct 99.8% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Melvillein Peppermint Grove even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +11.5 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
87.7% 94th pct 99.2% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +9.9 more in Peppermint Grove
17.6 46th pct 27.6 71st pct
Intersections/km² in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +30 higher in Peppermint Grove
239 91st pct 269 92nd pct
Mean slope in Melvillein Peppermint Grove +0.5 pts higher in Peppermint Grove
5.9% 69th pct 6.4% 74th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melville vs Peppermint Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA55320/melville/vs/LGA56930/peppermint-grove