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Diggers Rest vs Melton

Name: Diggers Rest vs Melton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Diggers Rest profile · Melton profile

Diggers Rest Melton

Melton and Diggers Rest are nearby areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Diggers Rest is a high-growth hub where 60.1% of people moved in during the last five years, with a typical weekly household income of $2,009. In contrast, Melton has a more established, older population, with 20.1% aged 65 and over. Melton also has more people living alone (33.1%) and a higher share of one-parent families (24.4%), while the typical weekly household income is much lower at $1,061.

Their trajectories since 2011 have diverged sharply, as Diggers Rest saw population growth of 40.2% since 2021 while Melton grew by just 0.5%. Despite these different paths, they share some basic similarities, such as a 30-minute drive time to the city and almost identical terrain. Both areas also have similar shares of residents who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 26.3 pts higher in Diggers Rest Participation: 28.0 pts higher in Diggers Rest Year 12: 20.8 pts higher in Diggers Rest Needs assistance: 6.3 pts higher in Melton Personal income: $456 higher in Diggers Rest

Demographics & Identity

Population in Diggers Rest in Melton +2,649 larger in Melton

5,237 24th pct 7,886 40th pct

Median age in Diggers Rest in Melton +7 yrs older in Melton

32 yrs 9th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

41.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.0 pts 26.6%

19.8% Older adults (45–64) +3.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 18.8%

8.2% Seniors (65+) +12.0 pts ▸ 20.1%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +7.9 pts 37.6%

40.4% Never married ◂ +1.3 pts 39.1%

8.6% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

2.1% Widowed +3.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.4% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Diggers Rest Melton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.7% Australia ◂ +8.6 pts 63.1%

7.3% India ◂ +5.1 pts 2.2%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

1.6% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% England +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Vietnam +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

31.6% Australian ◂ +2.6 pts 29.1%

27.6% English +1.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

8.5% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.8%

8.3% Indian ◂ +5.9 pts 2.4%

8.0% Italian ◂ +4.5 pts 3.5%

7.5% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%

3.9% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

3.3% German ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

1.5% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.4% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

72.0% English only ◂ +4.0 pts 68.0%

5.2% Punjabi ◂ +3.8 pts 1.4%

1.5% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

1.5% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.5% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.6% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Cantonese even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.1% Christianity +0.9 pts ▸ 45.0%

36.7% No religion ◂ +1.1 pts 35.5%

5.8% Not stated +5.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.1% Other religions ◂ +3.7 pts 1.4%

4.5% Hinduism ◂ +3.0 pts 1.5%

1.9% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.7% Buddhism even 1.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Diggers Rest in Melton +3 more in Melton

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Diggers Rest in Melton +1.80 more in Melton

0.89 12th pct 2.69 64th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Diggers Rest in Melton +14 more in Melton

9 21st pct 23 57th pct

Students in Diggers Rest in Melton +537 more in Melton

560 20th pct 1,097 40th pct

Avg size in Diggers Rest in Melton +286 larger in Diggers Rest

560 68th pct 274 29th pct

ICSEA in Diggers Rest in Melton +57 higher in Diggers Rest

1,034 58th pct 977 31st pct

Highest year of school

60.5% Year 12 ◂ +20.8 pts 39.7%

14.7% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

7.6% Year 9 or below +10.0 pts ▸ 17.6%

11.7% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

Highest qualification level

31.8% Certificate III / IV +3.5 pts ▸ 35.3%

24.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.3 pts 13.0%

17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.5 pts 14.4%

7.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.1 pts 3.1%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

1.4% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.0 pts 14.2%

15.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 14.8%

11.7% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.4% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 6.8%

8.2% Education ◂ +2.4 pts 5.8%

7.3% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 5.2%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 2.4%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Diggers Rest in Melton +$456 higher in Diggers Rest

$994 77th pct $538 7th pct

Household income in Diggers Rest in Melton +$948 higher in Diggers Rest

$2,009 66th pct $1,061 6th pct

Family income in Diggers Rest in Melton +$938 higher in Diggers Rest

$2,241 60th pct $1,303 6th pct

Household income distribution

41.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +17.6 pts 24.0%

24.5% $650–$1,499 +13.1 pts ▸ 37.5%

8.8% Under $650 +15.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

13.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.2 pts 3.7%

6.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 2.7%

Personal income distribution

31.1% Under $650 +20.3 pts ▸ 51.3%

39.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.6 pts 28.4%

22.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +14.2 pts 8.2%

1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

6.2% Arthritis +5.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

10.3% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.4% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.2% Diabetes +3.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.6% Heart disease +2.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.4% Lung condition +1.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.7% Cancer +1.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.7% None ◂ +15.6 pts 51.1%

18.0% One condition +3.8 pts ▸ 21.8%

6.1% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.2% Three or more +3.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Diggers Rest in Melton +128 larger in Melton

71 23rd pct 199 53rd pct

Median age in Diggers Rest in Melton +5 yrs older in Diggers Rest

27 yrs 71st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Diggers Rest in Melton +$618 higher in Diggers Rest

$1,100 91st pct $482 15th pct

Household income in Diggers Rest in Melton +$1,514 higher in Diggers Rest

$2,625 89th pct $1,111 11th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Diggers Rest in Melton +0.2 larger in Diggers Rest

2.6 57th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

60.7% Couples with children ◂ +10.9 pts 49.8%

25.4% Couples without children ◂ +1.8 pts 23.5%

12.6% One-parent families +11.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

1.3% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

33.8% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 31.4%

21.5% 1 person +11.5 pts ▸ 33.1%

19.9% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 16.3%

16.2% 4 people ◂ +5.7 pts 10.5%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

2.7% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Diggers Rest in Melton +$96 higher in Diggers Rest

$396 60th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Diggers Rest in Melton +$500 higher in Diggers Rest

$1,800 47th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Diggers Rest in Melton even

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +29.5 pts 29.8%

20.8% Rented +13.8 pts ▸ 34.6%

17.8% Owned outright +14.3 pts ▸ 32.1%

1.7% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.6% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

92.2% Separate house ◂ +9.1 pts 83.1%

7.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.9 pts ▸ 16.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.9% 3 bedrooms +15.5 pts ▸ 63.4%

43.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +25.7 pts 17.7%

3.7% 2 bedrooms +8.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

3.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

0.3% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

73.9% $350–$549 ◂ +60.8 pts 13.0%

19.4% $200–$349 +52.8 pts ▸ 72.2%

1.5% Under $200 +6.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.9% $1,000–$1,799 +10.9 pts ▸ 47.8%

43.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +30.6 pts 12.6%

8.9% Under $1,000 +17.8 pts ▸ 26.7%

6.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Diggers Rest in Melton +27 more in Melton

32 42nd pct 59 66th pct

Stops/1k in Diggers Rest in Melton +1.37 more in Melton

6.11 74th pct 7.48 86th pct

Departures/1k in Diggers Rest in Melton +423.6 more in Melton

1,316.6 68th pct 1,740.2 78th pct

PT routes in Diggers Rest in Melton +8 more in Melton

3 21st pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Diggers Rest in Melton +13 longer in Diggers Rest

16 76th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Diggers Rest in Melton even

30 58th pct 30 58th pct

Reach 30 min in Diggers Rest in Melton +2,649 more in Melton

5,237 12th pct 7,886 20th pct

Reach 45 min in Diggers Rest in Melton +2,649 more in Melton

5,237 8th pct 7,886 12th pct

How people get to work

55.1% Car (driver) +5.6 pts ▸ 60.8%

22.4% Worked at home ◂ +9.9 pts 12.5%

2.9% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%

0.2% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

45.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.2 pts 30.4%

32.4% 1 vehicle +12.0 pts ▸ 44.4%

12.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 10.3%

1.8% No vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.1% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.6% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.6% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.3% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 6.2%

7.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 5.3%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.8 pts 3.0%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

3.1% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

19.2% Professionals ◂ +10.8 pts 8.3%

15.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.4 pts 13.4%

9.2% Machinery operators & drivers +6.4 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 14.7%

11.9% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.8% Labourers +5.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

7.9% Sales workers +1.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.4% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Diggers Rest in Melton +5 higher in Diggers Rest

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Diggers Rest in Melton +6 higher in Diggers Rest

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Diggers Rest in Melton +7 higher in Diggers Rest

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Diggers Rest in Melton +4 higher in Diggers Rest

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Diggers Rest in Melton +161 higher in Diggers Rest

1,004 53rd pct 843 2nd pct

ERP in Diggers Rest in Melton +573 higher in Melton

7,434 34th pct 8,007 37th pct

Growth in Diggers Rest in Melton +39.7 pts higher in Diggers Rest

40.2% 99th pct 0.5% 14th pct

Businesses in Diggers Rest in Melton +332 higher in Melton

415 20th pct 747 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Diggers Rest in Melton +67 higher in Diggers Rest

574 15th pct 508 11th pct

Max temp in Diggers Rest in Melton +0.3 higher in Melton

19.8 13th pct 20.0 14th pct

Min temp in Diggers Rest in Melton +0.1 higher in Melton

9.9 23rd pct 10.0 24th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Diggers Rest in Melton +1.9 higher in Melton

4.7 40th pct 6.6 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Diggers Rest in Melton +2.3 more in Melton

4.4 36th pct 6.7 71st pct

15-min city in Diggers Rest in Melton +42.0 pts higher in Melton

45.1% 33rd pct 87.1% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Diggers Rest in Melton +63.0 pts higher in Melton

30.7% 21st pct 93.7% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Diggers Rest in Melton +3.7 pts higher in Melton

88.7% 46th pct 92.4% 52nd pct

Walk to school in Diggers Rest in Melton +6.7 pts higher in Melton

74.2% 50th pct 80.9% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Diggers Rest in Melton +1.5 pts higher in Melton

94.1% 42nd pct 95.6% 45th pct

Walk to health in Diggers Rest in Melton +2.7 pts higher in Diggers Rest

73.7% 72nd pct 71.0% 70th pct

Amenities/1k in Diggers Rest in Melton +2.3 more in Melton

14.7 53rd pct 17.0 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Diggers Rest in Melton +173 higher in Melton

24 32nd pct 197 70th pct

Mean slope in Diggers Rest in Melton even

2.7% 6th pct 2.7% 4th pct

Compare Diggers Rest with nearby areas

Sunbury - South Fraser Rise - Plumpton Hillside Sunbury - West Kurunjang - Toolern Vale Sydenham Taylors Hill Melton

Compare Melton with nearby areas

Cobblebank - Strathtulloh Melton South - Weir Views Brookfield Melton West Kurunjang - Toolern Vale Eynesbury - Exford Fraser Rise - Plumpton Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Diggers Rest vs Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210041539/diggers-rest/vs/213041577/melton