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3048, VIC vs 3061, VIC

Postcode comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · 3048, VIC profile · 3061, VIC profile

3048, VIC 3061, VIC

Postcode 3048 and postcode 3061 are neighbouring areas in Greater Melbourne with very different layouts. Postcode 3048 is much more walkable, with 99% of homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport and 99.9% near a park. It is also a younger area, with a typical resident aged 34, and has far larger schools, averaging 497 students compared to just 148 in postcode 3061. In contrast, postcode 3061 has a higher share of homes owned outright, at 39.5% compared to 28.4% in postcode 3048.

Since 2011, the two areas have seen some gaps narrow, such as the difference in outright home ownership and the share of residents aged 65 and over. They remain very similar in other ways, including their typical weekly personal incomes and the high proportion of people born overseas, which sits around 46% to 47% for both. While postcode 3048 has more people renting, both areas sit well above the national figure for the number of homes with three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Population: 13,104 larger in 3048, VIC Owned outright: 11.2 pts higher in 3061, VIC Living alone: 10.0 pts higher in 3061, VIC 3+ bedrooms: 8.9 pts higher in 3048, VIC Aged 65+: 6.3 pts higher in 3061, VIC

Demographics & Identity

Population in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +13,104 larger in 3048, VIC gap steady
18,081 81st pct 4,977 55th pct
Median age in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +4 yrs older in 3061, VIC gap steady
34 yrs 10th pct 38 yrs 24th pct
First Nations in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.5 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
1.0% 27th pct 0.5% 14th pct
Aged 65+ in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +6.3 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap narrowing
13.0% 17th pct 19.2% 48th pct
Under 15 in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.0 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
21.1% 85th pct 20.1% 77th pct
De facto in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even gap narrowing
3.5% 0th pct 3.5% 0th pct

Age structure

27.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 26.5%
23.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.5 pts 22.3%
21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 20.1%
13.0% Seniors (65+) +6.3 pts ▸ 19.2%
14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 11.9%

Marital status

46.2% Married +0.8 pts ▸ 47.0%
35.9% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 33.6%
7.7% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%
5.3% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.9% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

Age & sex structure

3048, VIC 3061, VIC

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.9 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap narrowing
46.0% 95th pct 47.0% 96th pct

Country of birth

46.4% Australia ◂ +0.4 pts 46.0%
0.5% Italy +4.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.3% Vietnam ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%
1.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.9% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.5% England even 0.5%
0.4% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

13.0% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 12.0%
10.1% English ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%
2.1% Italian +7.4 pts ▸ 9.5%
1.4% Greek +3.2 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.5% Vietnamese ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%
2.0% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%
1.7% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.5% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
0.8% German ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.2% Dutch even 0.2%

Language

Other language in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +2.1 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap narrowing
66.3% 100th pct 68.4% 100th pct
Limited English in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.8 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
15.8% 100th pct 15.0% 100th pct

Language used at home

17.2% Arabic +10.1 pts ▸ 27.3%
25.3% English only ◂ +1.5 pts 23.7%
0.7% Italian +5.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.0% Greek +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.9 pts 1.7%
0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% Punjabi even 0.4%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +2.8 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
10.8% 0th pct 8.0% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

45.4% Islam ◂ +7.0 pts 38.4%
30.7% Christianity +11.3 pts ▸ 42.1%
10.8% No religion ◂ +2.8 pts 8.0%
8.5% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 7.9%
2.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%
1.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +4.3 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
49.0% 56th pct 44.8% 47th pct
Bachelor+ in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +2.3 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
13.4% 42nd pct 11.1% 29th pct
Schools/1k kids in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.05 more in 3048, VIC
1.05 7th pct 1.00 6th pct
Schools ≤3 km in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +3 more in 3048, VIC
4 71st pct 1 29th pct
Students in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1,839 more in 3048, VIC
1,987 69th pct 148 26th pct
Avg size in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +349 larger in 3048, VIC
497 74th pct 148 35th pct
ICSEA in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +23 higher in 3048, VIC
966 34th pct 943 23rd pct

Highest year of school

49.0% Year 12 ◂ +4.3 pts 44.8%
25.0% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 28.2%
10.1% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.3% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

23.7% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 24.3%
21.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 19.0%
16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 17.8%
6.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

14.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 14.1%
14.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.4 pts 13.8%
12.2% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 14.0%
8.2% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%
6.7% Health ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%
4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.7% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.5% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%
2.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.2% Creative arts even 2.3%
0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +$2 higher in 3061, VIC gap steady
$442 0th pct $444 0th pct
Household income in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +$115 higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
$1,225 26th pct $1,110 16th pct
Family income in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +$50 higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
$1,320 12th pct $1,270 10th pct
High earners in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.1 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
2.2% 7th pct 2.0% 6th pct
High-income homes in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.9 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
9.2% 19th pct 7.3% 13th pct

Household income distribution

35.9% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 37.6%
27.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 24.1%
20.0% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 22.6%
6.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 4.3%
3.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

59.0% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 59.3%
25.1% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 25.6%
6.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%
0.6% $3,000 or more even 0.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC
26.2% 30th pct 26.0% 29th pct
Mental health in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.9 pts higher in 3048, VIC
7.8% 37th pct 6.9% 26th pct
Needs assistance in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.2 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap steady
11.0% 99th pct 12.2% 100th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%
7.8% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.8% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%
7.8% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%
7.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%
3.7% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
1.8% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.4% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Stroke even 1.1%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.3% None ◂ +0.1 pts 63.2%
16.6% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 16.7%
6.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%
3.6% Three or more even 3.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even gap narrowing
5.3% 0th pct 5.3% 0th pct
Unpaid carers in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.5 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap steady
13.3% 59th pct 13.8% 67th pct
Unpaid child care in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.0 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
20.1% 21st pct 19.1% 16th pct
Defence service in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.1 pts higher in 3048, VIC
0.7% 7th pct 0.6% 6th pct
Housework 15h+ in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
14.0% 7th pct 13.8% 7th pct

Family & Households

Household size in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.3 larger in 3048, VIC gap steady
3.2 100th pct 2.9 89th pct
One-parent in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +4.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
21.0% 91st pct 16.8% 81st pct
Living alone in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +10.0 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap steady
16.6% 11th pct 26.6% 48th pct

Family composition

64.4% Couples with children +0.7 pts ▸ 65.1%
21.0% One-parent families ◂ +4.2 pts 16.8%
13.1% Couples without children +3.5 pts ▸ 16.6%
1.4% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Household size

16.6% 1 person +10.0 pts ▸ 26.6%
25.3% 2 people +0.1 pts ▸ 25.3%
19.3% 3 people ◂ +6.0 pts 13.3%
17.5% 4 people ◂ +3.5 pts 14.0%
10.9% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 9.5%
10.4% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +$21 higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
$341 62nd pct $320 57th pct
Mortgage in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +$157 higher in 3061, VIC gap widening
$1,443 43rd pct $1,600 51st pct
People / bedroom in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even gap narrowing
1.00 93rd pct 1.00 93rd pct
Renting in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +4.0 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
30.3% 74th pct 26.3% 65th pct
Owned outright in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +11.2 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap narrowing
28.4% 22nd pct 39.5% 51st pct
Separate houses in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.1 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap steady
84.1% 30th pct 85.1% 33rd pct
3+ bedrooms in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +8.9 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
89.5% 87th pct 80.6% 59th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.4% Owned outright +11.2 pts ▸ 39.5%
36.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.5 pts 30.1%
30.3% Rented ◂ +4.0 pts 26.3%
3.1% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%
1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

84.1% Separate house +1.1 pts ▸ 85.1%
14.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.4 pts 5.5%
0.0% Other dwelling +6.6 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.9% Flat or apartment +1.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Bedrooms per home

70.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.9 pts 63.0%
15.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 13.9%
0.8% 1 bedroom +8.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.9% 2 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%
2.9% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.1% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

36.8% $200–$349 +14.7 pts ▸ 51.6%
40.0% $350–$549 ◂ +5.9 pts 34.1%
15.2% Under $200 ◂ +6.6 pts 8.6%
1.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.2% $550–$749 +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.2 pts 41.5%
20.5% $1,800–$2,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 28.5%
23.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.4 pts 20.4%
5.1% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.8 pts higher in 3061, VIC gap narrowing
6.7% 75th pct 8.5% 83rd pct
Work from home in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.9 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
12.4% 35th pct 11.6% 31st pct
PT commute in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.6 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
3.3% 78th pct 2.7% 74th pct
PT stops in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +63 more in 3048, VIC
105 86th pct 42 67th pct
Stops/1k in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +2.63 more in 3061, VIC
5.81 73rd pct 8.44 87th pct
Departures/1k in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +445.2 more in 3061, VIC
1,756.8 86th pct 2,201.9 89th pct
PT routes in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even
11 73rd pct 11 73rd pct
Stop walk in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +7 longer in 3061, VIC
3 29th pct 10 50th pct
Drive to city in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +2 longer in 3048, VIC
22 31st pct 20 29th pct

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) ◂ +2.3 pts 62.2%
12.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 11.6%
4.5% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.5% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
0.5% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.8% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.2% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

34.5% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 38.2%
36.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.0 pts 32.4%
14.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 12.8%
6.7% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 8.5%
8.0% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +5.3 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
28.2% 26th pct 23.0% 11th pct
Recent arrivals in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +3.4 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap widening
12.1% 65th pct 8.7% 51st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap steady
12.2% 100th pct 12.0% 100th pct
Participation in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.1 pts higher in 3048, VIC gap narrowing
42.4% 6th pct 41.3% 5th pct
Full-time in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even gap steady
54.0% 22nd pct 54.1% 23rd pct

Industries people work in

9.4% Retail trade +3.0 pts ▸ 12.4%
12.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 9.7%
11.2% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 12.3%
10.1% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%
9.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 8.9%
7.9% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 4.8%
5.7% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.8% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%
4.2% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%
2.1% Wholesale trade +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

15.4% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 19.2%
14.4% Professionals ◂ +4.2 pts 10.2%
14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 12.1%
13.8% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 13.6%
13.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 12.3%
11.0% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 12.3%
8.4% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 10.1%
6.3% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1 higher in 3048, VIC
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +4 higher in 3061, VIC
841 2nd pct 845 3rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.6 higher in 3048, VIC
7.0 84th pct 5.5 71st pct
Types ≤15 min in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +1.1 more in 3048, VIC
6.6 82nd pct 5.5 72nd pct
15-min city in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +26.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC
90.8% 84th pct 64.6% 67th pct
Walk to shops in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +23.7 pts higher in 3048, VIC
99.1% 99th pct 75.4% 76th pct
Walk to transit in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +30.1 pts higher in 3048, VIC
99.0% 85th pct 68.9% 60th pct
Walk to school in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +40.0 pts higher in 3048, VIC
90.0% 83rd pct 50.0% 48th pct
Walk to a park in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +17.2 pts higher in 3048, VIC
99.9% 85th pct 82.7% 59th pct
Walk to health in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +38.8 pts higher in 3048, VIC
87.5% 91st pct 48.7% 65th pct
Amenities/1k in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +12.0 more in 3061, VIC
12.7 29th pct 24.7 65th pct
Intersections/km² in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +102 higher in 3048, VIC
211 86th pct 109 75th pct
Mean slope in 3048, VICin 3061, VIC +0.4 pts higher in 3048, VIC
3.8% 30th pct 3.4% 23rd pct

Compare 3048, VIC with nearby areas

3047, VIC 3062, VIC 3061, VIC 3059, VIC 3049, VIC 3046, VIC 3043, VIC 3060, VIC

Compare 3061, VIC with nearby areas

3047, VIC 3062, VIC 3048, VIC 3060, VIC 3046, VIC 3074, VIC 3075, VIC 3076, VIC

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 3048, VIC vs 3061, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA3048/3048-vic/vs/POA3061/3061-vic