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Meadow Heights vs Craigieburn - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.3 km apart · Meadow Heights profile · Craigieburn - South profile
Meadow Heights Craigieburn - South
Craigieburn - South and Meadow Heights are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Craigieburn - South is growing quickly, with a population increase of 11% since 2021, while Meadow Heights has shrunk by 1.5%. There are notable gaps in education and work; 61.3% of residents in Craigieburn - South finished Year 12 compared to 50.2% in Meadow Heights. This is consistent with a higher share of adults in Craigieburn - South working or looking for work (61.6% versus 43.1%) and a higher typical level of access to money and resources.
Both areas are almost identical in their share of people born overseas, which sits around 47%. This shared international background is seen in both places, where a large number of people use a language other than English at home. While they are similar in this way, they differ in their local layouts. Meadow Heights is much more walkable, with 99.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, whereas only 47.5% of homes in Craigieburn - South have the same access.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,842
- First area, 2016: 14,842
- First area, 2021: 14,890
- Second area, 2016: 16,288
- Second area, 2021: 21,673
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 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 Meadow Heights: 0.3% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Craigieburn - South: 0.2% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Meadow Heights: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Craigieburn - South: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Meadow Heights: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Craigieburn - South: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 70–74 in Meadow Heights: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Craigieburn - South: 0.9% males, 0.9% females
- 65–69 in Meadow Heights: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Craigieburn - South: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Meadow Heights: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Craigieburn - South: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Meadow Heights: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Craigieburn - South: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Meadow Heights: 3.0% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Craigieburn - South: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Meadow Heights: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Craigieburn - South: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Meadow Heights: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Craigieburn - South: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Meadow Heights: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Craigieburn - South: 4.8% males, 4.9% females
- 30–34 in Meadow Heights: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Craigieburn - South: 4.2% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Meadow Heights: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Craigieburn - South: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Meadow Heights: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 20–24 in Craigieburn - South: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Meadow Heights: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Craigieburn - South: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Meadow Heights: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Craigieburn - South: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Meadow Heights: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Craigieburn - South: 4.6% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Meadow Heights: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Craigieburn - South: 4.5% males, 4.2% 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: $316
- First area, 2016: $375
- First area, 2021: $442
- Second area, 2016: $579
- Second area, 2021: $676
- First area, 2011: $879
- First area, 2016: $1,044
- First area, 2021: $1,274
- Second area, 2016: $1,489
- Second area, 2021: $1,835
- First area, 2011: $890
- First area, 2016: $1,076
- First area, 2021: $1,342
- Second area, 2016: $1,508
- Second area, 2021: $1,885
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: 3.4
- First area, 2016: 3.4
- First area, 2021: 3.3
- Second area, 2016: 3.3
- Second area, 2021: 3.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $272
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $346
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2011: $1,400
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,460
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Meadow Heights vs Craigieburn - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/210051247/meadow-heights/vs/210051443/craigieburn-south