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Viewbank - Yallambie vs Watsonia
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Viewbank - Yallambie profile · Watsonia profile
Viewbank - Yallambie Watsonia
Viewbank - Yallambie and Watsonia are neighbouring areas in Victoria's north, though they differ in their layout and demographics. Watsonia is more walkable, with 90.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and far more public transport departures per 1,000 people (1,632.8 compared to 960.8). Viewbank - Yallambie is the larger of the two, with a more diverse population; 26.6% of its residents were born overseas and 25.1% use a language other than English at home. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 37.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 30.8% in Watsonia.
Both areas sit very close to the national figure for the share of people who speak little or no English. They also share a similar feel in other ways, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $2,000 and similar shares of residents aged 65 and over. Over time, the two areas have drifted apart in some areas, with the gap in the share of people born overseas and those using other languages widening since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,110
- First area, 2016: 18,303
- First area, 2021: 18,733
- Second area, 2011: 8,984
- Second area, 2016: 9,112
- Second area, 2021: 9,236
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Viewbank - Yallambie: 1.1% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Watsonia: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Watsonia: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Watsonia: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Watsonia: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Watsonia: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Watsonia: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Watsonia: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Watsonia: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Watsonia: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Watsonia: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Watsonia: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 25–29 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Watsonia: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.0% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Watsonia: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.4% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Watsonia: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Watsonia: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Viewbank - Yallambie: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Watsonia: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $630
- First area, 2016: $737
- First area, 2021: $900
- Second area, 2011: $589
- Second area, 2016: $692
- Second area, 2021: $871
- First area, 2011: $1,422
- First area, 2016: $1,684
- First area, 2021: $2,025
- Second area, 2011: $1,301
- Second area, 2016: $1,545
- Second area, 2021: $1,961
- First area, 2011: $1,711
- First area, 2016: $2,016
- First area, 2021: $2,487
- Second area, 2011: $1,530
- Second area, 2016: $1,893
- Second area, 2021: $2,410
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $295
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $1,926
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $2,037
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Viewbank - Yallambie vs Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209011203/viewbank-yallambie/vs/209011204/watsonia