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Port Melbourne Industrial vs Newport

Name: Port Melbourne Industrial vs Newport — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Port Melbourne Industrial profile · Newport profile

Port Melbourne Industrial Newport

Newport and Port Melbourne Industrial are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Newport is a larger residential hub where 21.6% of people are children and detached houses are common. In contrast, Port Melbourne Industrial is sparsely populated and dominated by flats, with a much higher share of renters (59.7%) and people born overseas (44.3%). Newport has many more families, which is seen in the 33.4% of people who provide unpaid childcare.

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They also share similar typical weekly household incomes, with Newport at $2,555 and Port Melbourne Industrial at $2,407. However, the two are moving in different directions; Port Melbourne Industrial has seen a huge population increase of 61.9% since 2021, while Newport grew by 7.1%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,846 larger in Newport Renting: 29.4 pts higher in Port Melbourne Industrial Separate houses: 63.4 pts higher in Newport 3+ bedrooms: 26.9 pts higher in Newport Recent movers: 41.2 pts higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +16,846 larger in Newport

1,907 7th pct 18,753 87th pct

Median age in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +6 yrs older in Newport

32 yrs 9th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

60.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +28.1 pts 31.9%

17.0% Older adults (45–64) +9.4 pts ▸ 26.4%

8.7% Children (0–14) +12.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 8.9%

2.2% Seniors (65+) +9.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

60.7% Never married ◂ +21.3 pts 39.4%

26.8% Married +19.3 pts ▸ 46.1%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 8.0%

0.5% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Port Melbourne Industrial Newport

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

42.0% Australia +31.4 pts ▸ 73.4%

7.7% China ◂ +7.0 pts 0.6%

4.4% England ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

3.5% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

1.9% India ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.6% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

22.5% English +10.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

16.0% Australian +13.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

14.1% Chinese ◂ +10.8 pts 3.3%

7.3% Irish +6.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

5.6% Scottish +5.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.8% Italian +2.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.3% Greek +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% German +2.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

1.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Vietnamese even 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

54.0% English only +24.2 pts ▸ 78.1%

8.9% Mandarin ◂ +8.0 pts 0.9%

0.9% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Arabic +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

1.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.3% No religion +3.2 pts ▸ 48.5%

30.7% Christianity +9.4 pts ▸ 40.0%

15.9% Not stated ◂ +11.1 pts 4.9%

2.5% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%

2.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 1.4%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +2 more in Newport

3 43rd pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +16.94 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

18.18 100th pct 1.24 23rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +15 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

44 86th pct 29 68th pct

Students in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +893 more in Newport

934 35th pct 1,827 59th pct

Avg size in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +54 larger in Newport

311 34th pct 365 42nd pct

ICSEA in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +4 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

1,122 89th pct 1,119 88th pct

Highest year of school

74.5% Year 12 ◂ +1.2 pts 73.3%

5.6% Year 11 +2.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.7% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.3% Year 9 or below +5.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

Highest qualification level

34.9% Bachelor degree +3.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

16.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 14.0%

10.8% Certificate III / IV +5.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.5% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

24.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 22.7%

10.0% Society & culture +3.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.3% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.3% Health +3.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.1% Education +4.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.5% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%

4.4% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.6% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$106 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

$1,346 94th pct $1,240 90th pct

Household income in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$148 higher in Newport

$2,407 87th pct $2,555 89th pct

Family income in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$246 higher in Newport

$2,967 88th pct $3,213 92nd pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 26.0%

22.2% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 26.5%

16.0% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 15.0%

6.1% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 25.1%

16.1% Under $650 +13.3 pts ▸ 29.4%

26.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 28.1%

10.8% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.7% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.4% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.1% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.4% Arthritis +4.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.2% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.2% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.6% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.7% None ◂ +0.6 pts 69.1%

12.0% One condition +6.7 pts ▸ 18.7%

2.7% Two conditions +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.7% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +110 larger in Newport

10 3rd pct 120 37th pct

Median age in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +4 yrs older in Newport

26 yrs 64th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$46 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

$1,187 94th pct $1,141 93rd pct

Household income in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$1,103 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

$3,749 100th pct $2,646 90th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +0.5 larger in Newport

2.1 11th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

38.9% Couples with children +26.5 pts ▸ 65.4%

47.8% Couples without children ◂ +25.3 pts 22.5%

10.4% One-parent families +0.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

2.4% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

Household size

37.6% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 31.5%

34.3% 1 person ◂ +11.2 pts 23.1%

9.3% 4 people +11.4 pts ▸ 20.7%

15.6% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 17.5%

1.9% 5 people +3.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.6% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$125 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

$585 97th pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +$221 higher in Newport

$2,279 79th pct $2,500 87th pct

People / bedroom in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport even

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.7% Rented ◂ +29.4 pts 30.3%

29.9% Owned with a mortgage +10.7 pts ▸ 40.6%

7.9% Owned outright +19.5 pts ▸ 27.4%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.5% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

0.0% Separate house +63.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

54.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +47.5 pts 6.6%

42.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.9 pts 29.6%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.6% 3 bedrooms +8.2 pts ▸ 48.7%

36.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +12.3 pts 23.9%

4.1% 4 bedrooms +15.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

17.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +13.5 pts 3.6%

0.0% 5 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

34.6% $350–$549 +10.2 pts ▸ 44.8%

31.8% $550–$749 ◂ +8.2 pts 23.6%

22.7% $750 or more ◂ +17.3 pts 5.4%

7.6% $200–$349 +10.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.0% Under $200 +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 33.9%

31.4% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

22.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.3 pts 16.1%

6.8% Under $1,000 +3.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +41 more in Newport

55 63rd pct 96 86th pct

Stops/1k in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +23.72 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

28.84 99th pct 5.12 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +20,107.9 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

21,710.0 100th pct 1,602.1 75th pct

PT routes in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +3 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

11 67th pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +5 longer in Port Melbourne Industrial

6 57th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +5 longer in Newport

6 2nd pct 11 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +57,468 more in Newport

1,907 4th pct 59,375 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +144,164 more in Newport

67,396 61st pct 211,560 86th pct

Transit to city in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +1 longer in Port Melbourne Industrial

45 26th pct 44 24th pct

How people get to work

37.8% Worked at home +4.6 pts ▸ 42.4%

33.3% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 35.6%

4.8% Walked ◂ +3.6 pts 1.2%

0.8% Train +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

2.1% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

50.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.9 pts 41.6%

25.3% 2 vehicles +15.8 pts ▸ 41.1%

17.3% No vehicle ◂ +11.7 pts 5.5%

5.6% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

1.6% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 11.9%

7.3% Health care & social assistance +4.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.5% Education & training +3.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.5% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.0 pts 6.4%

8.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

3.9% Public administration & safety +4.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.9 pts 4.6%

4.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

3.9% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Other services ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

33.8% Professionals even 33.8%

20.0% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

12.1% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.2% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

7.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 6.6%

4.1% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +1 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +5 higher in Newport

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +1 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +38 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

1,141 96th pct 1,103 87th pct

ERP in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +17,180 higher in Newport

3,148 11th pct 20,328 87th pct

Growth in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +54.8 pts higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

61.9% 100th pct 7.1% 69th pct

Businesses in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +741 higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

2,360 86th pct 1,619 79th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport even

616 21st pct 616 21st pct

Max temp in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport even

20.4 19th pct 20.4 19th pct

Min temp in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport even

11.3 44th pct 11.3 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +0.6 higher in Newport

7.9 85th pct 8.5 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +1.0 more in Newport

6.9 75th pct 7.9 98th pct

15-min city in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +18.9 pts higher in Newport

81.1% 63rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +7.8 pts higher in Newport

92.2% 78th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +0.6 pts higher in Newport

99.3% 72nd pct 99.9% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +20.9 pts higher in Newport

78.6% 54th pct 99.5% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +12.9 pts higher in Newport

87.1% 34th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +18.8 pts higher in Newport

77.6% 75th pct 96.4% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +45.2 more in Port Melbourne Industrial

59.3 86th pct 14.0 49th pct

Intersections/km² in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +117 higher in Newport

214 73rd pct 331 86th pct

Mean slope in Port Melbourne Industrial in Newport +2.2 pts higher in Port Melbourne Industrial

5.1% 47th pct 3.0% 10th pct

Compare Port Melbourne Industrial with nearby areas

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Compare Newport with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Melbourne Industrial vs Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/206051511/port-melbourne-industrial/vs/213021344/newport