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Mill Park - North vs Mernda - South

Name: Mill Park - North vs Mernda - South — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.0 km apart · Mill Park - North profile · Mernda - South profile

Mill Park - North Mernda - South

Mill Park - North and Mernda - South are neighbouring areas with very different life stages. Mernda - South is a rapidly growing hub for young families, where 27.6% of people are children and the typical resident is 32. This is a more transient area, with 52% of people moving in since 2011. In contrast, Mill Park - North is older and more established; the typical resident is 40, and a far higher share of homes are owned outright (38.7% compared to 12.6% in Mernda - South). Mill Park - North also offers much better walkability, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and groceries.

Everyday life shares many similarities across both areas, from the typical weekly family income of around $2,100 to the share of people born overseas, which is about 35% for both. They also have nearly identical rates of volunteering and similar proportions of one-parent families. While they share these commonalities, the gap in population growth is widening, as Mernda - South has grown by 14.6% since 2021 while Mill Park - North has seen a slight decrease of 0.2%.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 26.2 pts higher in Mill Park - North Recent movers: 25.8 pts higher in Mernda - South Under 15: 12.3 pts higher in Mernda - South Unpaid child care: 16.5 pts higher in Mernda - South Median age: 8 yrs older in Mill Park - North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +5,530 larger in Mill Park - North

17,470 85th pct 11,940 62nd pct

Median age in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +8 yrs older in Mill Park - North

40 yrs 52nd pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) +11.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

29.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +11.0 pts 18.2%

15.3% Children (0–14) +12.3 pts ▸ 27.6%

15.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.3 pts 5.3%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 11.2%

Marital status

51.1% Married +3.5 pts ▸ 54.6%

34.3% Never married ◂ +1.0 pts 33.3%

7.0% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

4.5% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 1.9%

3.0% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Mill Park - North Mernda - South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.2% Australia ◂ +0.4 pts 60.7%

3.6% India +7.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.4% Italy ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%

2.5% China ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

1.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% England +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

18.7% Australian +3.5 pts ▸ 22.1%

15.4% English +3.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

17.3% Italian ◂ +6.1 pts 11.2%

4.4% Indian +8.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.0% Greek ◂ +3.9 pts 4.1%

6.0% Chinese ◂ +3.1 pts 2.9%

5.1% Irish even 5.0%

3.5% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.9% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% German even 1.8%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

53.9% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 54.6%

1.0% Punjabi +4.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.1% Italian ◂ +2.9 pts 2.2%

4.4% Arabic ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%

4.2% Greek ◂ +2.2 pts 2.0%

1.1% Hindi +2.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.4% Mandarin ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.7% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.5% Christianity ◂ +14.7 pts 43.8%

23.3% No religion +4.0 pts ▸ 27.3%

3.3% Hinduism +6.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

5.2% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.4% Other religions +3.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.6% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1 more in Mill Park - North

4 57th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +0.59 more in Mill Park - North

1.49 32nd pct 0.91 12th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +16 more in Mill Park - North

33 74th pct 17 45th pct

Students in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1,062 more in Mill Park - North

3,536 85th pct 2,474 71st pct

Avg size in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +59 larger in Mill Park - North

884 88th pct 825 87th pct

ICSEA in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +16 higher in Mill Park - North

1,048 64th pct 1,032 57th pct

Highest year of school

61.4% Year 12 +7.9 pts ▸ 69.3%

12.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.2 pts 6.8%

11.2% Year 11 ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%

10.7% Year 10 even 10.7%

Highest qualification level

26.9% Bachelor degree +0.2 pts ▸ 27.1%

25.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.9 pts 24.9%

17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.7% Postgraduate degree +2.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

20.0% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 12.5%

11.9% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.2% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.1% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Information technology +2.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences even 3.3%

3.0% Creative arts even 3.1%

1.1% Agriculture & environment even 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$171 higher in Mernda - South

$731 35th pct $902 67th pct

Household income in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$311 higher in Mernda - South

$1,798 53rd pct $2,109 73rd pct

Family income in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$120 higher in Mernda - South

$2,053 48th pct $2,173 56th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 42.0%

27.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 22.7%

11.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.9% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 6.8%

9.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 8.9%

Personal income distribution

43.2% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 35.6%

33.7% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 37.2%

16.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 19.9%

2.1% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Other condition ◂ +2.3 pts 6.5%

8.3% Arthritis ◂ +4.2 pts 4.2%

8.0% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 7.2%

7.2% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.2% Diabetes ◂ +2.5 pts 3.7%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 1.8%

2.5% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 1.2%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.2% None +7.5 pts ▸ 73.7%

18.6% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 14.9%

5.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +14 larger in Mill Park - North

168 48th pct 154 45th pct

Median age in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1 yrs older in Mill Park - North

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$164 higher in Mernda - South

$702 62nd pct $866 81st pct

Household income in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$446 higher in Mernda - South

$1,637 46th pct $2,083 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +0.4 larger in Mernda - South

2.8 79th pct 3.2 94th pct

Family composition

63.9% Couples with children +7.7 pts ▸ 71.6%

21.9% Couples without children ◂ +7.4 pts 14.5%

13.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 13.0%

0.8% Other families even 0.9%

Household size

31.2% 2 people ◂ +6.7 pts 24.5%

19.6% 4 people +7.3 pts ▸ 26.9%

20.3% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

18.6% 1 person ◂ +6.8 pts 11.8%

7.3% 5 people +3.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

2.8% 6 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$25 higher in Mernda - South

$365 48th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +$186 higher in Mernda - South

$1,764 45th pct $1,950 57th pct

People / bedroom in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.8% Owned with a mortgage +21.7 pts ▸ 58.5%

38.7% Owned outright ◂ +26.2 pts 12.6%

22.2% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

1.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house +8.8 pts ▸ 95.1%

9.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.1 pts 4.7%

4.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

31.8% 4 bedrooms +27.4 pts ▸ 59.2%

51.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +18.4 pts 32.6%

10.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.4 pts 1.8%

5.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

0.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

64.0% $350–$549 +21.3 pts ▸ 85.3%

26.5% $200–$349 ◂ +17.1 pts 9.4%

3.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 1.1%

1.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.0% $1,800–$2,999 +13.6 pts ▸ 46.7%

27.4% $1,000–$1,799 +2.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

18.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.4 pts 8.2%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +56 more in Mill Park - North

104 87th pct 48 57th pct

Stops/1k in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1.93 more in Mill Park - North

5.95 73rd pct 4.02 46th pct

Departures/1k in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +303.2 more in Mill Park - North

1,829.0 80th pct 1,525.8 74th pct

PT routes in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +2 more in Mill Park - North

11 67th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1 longer in Mill Park - North

1 7th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +5 longer in Mernda - South

28 55th pct 33 61st pct

Reach 30 min in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +5,530 more in Mill Park - North

17,470 55th pct 11,940 37th pct

Reach 45 min in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +8,786 more in Mill Park - North

48,452 53rd pct 39,666 47th pct

Transit to city in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South

82 89th pct —

How people get to work

57.3% Car (driver) +0.6 pts ▸ 57.9%

20.8% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 20.3%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

1.7% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.7% 2 vehicles +11.5 pts ▸ 50.3%

31.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 29.3%

16.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 13.3%

10.1% 4 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 6.1%

3.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance +3.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 10.7%

10.9% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 6.7%

8.1% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.6% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%

5.7% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

3.6% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.2% Administrative & support even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

19.3% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 20.7%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 13.8%

13.8% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.5% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.8% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 9.6%

10.7% Managers ◂ +0.4 pts 10.3%

8.9% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

7.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1 higher in Mernda - South

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +2 higher in Mernda - South

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +2 higher in Mernda - South

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1 higher in Mernda - South

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +23 higher in Mernda - South

993 48th pct 1,016 58th pct

ERP in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +3,756 higher in Mill Park - North

17,610 80th pct 13,854 66th pct

Growth in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +14.8 pts higher in Mernda - South

-0.2% 11th pct 14.6% 87th pct

Businesses in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +491 higher in Mill Park - North

1,417 74th pct 926 51st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +43 higher in Mernda - South

680 30th pct 724 36th pct

Max temp in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +0.2 higher in Mill Park - North

20.2 17th pct 20.0 14th pct

Min temp in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +0.3 higher in Mill Park - North

10.2 26th pct 9.9 23rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1.5 higher in Mill Park - North

6.8 71st pct 5.3 49th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +2.0 more in Mill Park - North

6.8 73rd pct 4.8 43rd pct

15-min city in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +38.3 pts higher in Mill Park - North

87.6% 68th pct 49.3% 37th pct

Walk to shops in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +32.2 pts higher in Mill Park - North

85.6% 70th pct 53.4% 42nd pct

Walk to transit in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +7.9 pts higher in Mill Park - North

100.0% 100th pct 92.1% 51st pct

Walk to school in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +19.7 pts higher in Mill Park - North

90.5% 68th pct 70.8% 47th pct

Walk to a park in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +56.7 pts higher in Mill Park - North

86.5% 81st pct 29.8% 34th pct

Amenities/1k in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +2.4 more in Mernda - South

14.2 50th pct 16.6 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +5 higher in Mill Park - North

439 91st pct 434 90th pct

Mean slope in Mill Park - North in Mernda - South +1.5 pts higher in Mernda - South

3.6% 20th pct 5.1% 46th pct

Compare Mill Park - North with nearby areas

Mill Park - South Bundoora - North South Morang - South Epping - East South Morang - North Bundoora - West Bundoora - East Lalor - East

Compare Mernda - South with nearby areas

South Morang - North Mernda - North South Morang - South Epping - East Doreen - South Doreen - North Mill Park - North Plenty - Yarrambat

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mill Park - North vs Mernda - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209041220/mill-park-north/vs/209041532/mernda-south