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Mount Dandenong - Olinda vs Yarra Valley

Name: Mount Dandenong - Olinda vs Yarra Valley — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Mount Dandenong - Olinda profile · Yarra Valley profile

Mount Dandenong - Olinda Yarra Valley

Yarra Valley and Mount Dandenong - Olinda are nearby Victorian areas with very different professional and educational profiles. Mount Dandenong - Olinda is far more likely to have residents with a bachelor degree (35.7% compared to 13.8% in Yarra Valley) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (29.2% versus 13.1%). This is consistent with the job market, where professionals make up 30.2% of the workforce in Mount Dandenong - Olinda, while technicians and trades are more common in Yarra Valley. Mount Dandenong - Olinda also has better access to public transport, with 71.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop, compared to 47.5% in Yarra Valley.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including nearly identical unemployment rates of 3.9% and a similar age profile for children and seniors. They also both have a high share of residents with no religion, which is well above the national figure. While they share these basics, some gaps have grown since 2011, such as the difference in the number of people working from home, which is now far higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 26.0 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda Bachelor+: 21.9 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda Population: 7,093 larger in Yarra Valley Work from home: 15.8 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda One-parent: 5.8 pts higher in Yarra Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +7,093 larger in Yarra Valley gap widening

9,706 51st pct 16,799 82nd pct

Median age in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +2 yrs older in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap steady

45 yrs 78th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

31.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 28.8%

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

19.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.9 pts 19.0%

17.3% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

10.1% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

52.0% Married ◂ +9.0 pts 42.9%

32.4% Never married +4.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

9.8% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

3.1% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Mount Dandenong - Olinda Yarra Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.4% Australia +1.6 pts ▸ 80.0%

6.4% England ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

1.2% New Zealand even 1.3%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.1% English ◂ +0.3 pts 44.8%

35.8% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 41.7%

14.4% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 11.1%

13.5% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 11.6%

6.6% German ◂ +1.5 pts 5.1%

4.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.8% English only +0.1 pts ▸ 89.9%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

61.5% No religion ◂ +3.2 pts 58.3%

29.5% Christianity +1.2 pts ▸ 30.7%

5.9% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.5% Judaism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +5 more in Yarra Valley

7 86th pct 12 91st pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.16 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

4.16 80th pct 4.00 79th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +36 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

48 87th pct 12 31st pct

Students in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +1,355 more in Yarra Valley

793 30th pct 2,148 65th pct

Avg size in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +66 larger in Yarra Valley

113 10th pct 179 18th pct

ICSEA in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +85 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

1,077 75th pct 992 39th pct

Highest year of school

69.4% Year 12 ◂ +26.0 pts 43.4%

10.9% Year 10 +9.7 pts ▸ 20.7%

11.2% Year 11 +4.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.6% Year 9 or below +7.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

Highest qualification level

21.4% Certificate III / IV +17.9 pts ▸ 39.3%

30.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.7 pts 15.4%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 16.5%

12.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.6 pts 3.7%

7.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.7 pts 3.7%

1.3% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

11.9% Engineering & related +3.1 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%

14.1% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 10.9%

12.7% Education ◂ +3.7 pts 9.0%

11.0% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 9.9%

6.6% Architecture & building +2.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.6% Creative arts ◂ +4.0 pts 3.6%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.7 pts 1.8%

3.2% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$192 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap widening

$873 62nd pct $681 25th pct

Household income in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$663 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap widening

$2,102 72nd pct $1,439 31st pct

Family income in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$640 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap widening

$2,432 72nd pct $1,792 31st pct

Household income distribution

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 31.0%

22.9% $650–$1,499 +6.5 pts ▸ 29.4%

12.2% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 18.7%

16.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.6 pts 5.5%

13.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 7.6%

Personal income distribution

38.7% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 44.0%

28.8% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 13.0%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 8.5%

8.8% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.1% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.8% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

1.4% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None ◂ +4.2 pts 58.2%

22.4% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 21.4%

6.0% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.3% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +140 larger in Yarra Valley

80 26th pct 220 57th pct

Median age in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +2 yrs older in Yarra Valley

20 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$215 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

$762 71st pct $547 30th pct

Household income in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$690 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

$2,208 78th pct $1,518 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.1 larger in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

60.4% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 56.0%

29.6% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 27.9%

9.5% One-parent families +5.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.4% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

37.4% 2 people ◂ +3.2 pts 34.2%

20.2% 1 person +6.5 pts ▸ 26.7%

18.0% 4 people ◂ +3.3 pts 14.6%

15.8% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 14.8%

5.9% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.5% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$85 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap widening

$400 62nd pct $315 31st pct

Mortgage in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +$338 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda gap steady

$2,028 63rd pct $1,690 40th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 48.4%

39.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.7 pts 36.4%

8.2% Rented +3.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.7% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

99.2% Separate house ◂ +3.6 pts 95.6%

0.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.1% Other dwelling +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.6% 3 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 50.7%

31.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 22.7%

11.9% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

46.4% $350–$549 ◂ +13.6 pts 32.8%

28.4% $200–$349 +17.7 pts ▸ 46.1%

6.9% Under $200 +4.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.7% $550–$749 ◂ +9.1 pts 1.6%

2.8% $750 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 32.1%

24.3% $1,000–$1,799 +10.5 pts ▸ 34.8%

20.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.5 pts 7.9%

14.5% Under $1,000 +4.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +56 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

134 89th pct 78 79th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +9.16 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

13.81 90th pct 4.64 55th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +1,360.2 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

1,923.8 82nd pct 563.6 41st pct

PT routes in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +14 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

16 80th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +3 longer in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

23 82nd pct 20 79th pct

Drive to city in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +25 longer in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

90 87th pct 65 79th pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +7,093 more in Yarra Valley

9,706 28th pct 16,799 53rd pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +7,093 more in Yarra Valley

9,706 15th pct 16,799 25th pct

How people get to work

46.1% Car (driver) +14.5 pts ▸ 60.6%

32.1% Worked at home ◂ +15.8 pts 16.2%

2.5% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.5% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

47.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 37.3%

26.0% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 29.2%

15.5% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.9% 4 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

1.5% No vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.0% Construction +7.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

13.4% Education & training ◂ +5.2 pts 8.2%

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 12.8%

10.0% Professional & technical ◂ +5.9 pts 4.1%

6.9% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.3% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.1%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 3.8%

3.0% Other services +2.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

30.2% Professionals ◂ +17.7 pts 12.5%

13.8% Technicians & trades +8.4 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.2% Managers ◂ +6.4 pts 11.9%

10.4% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

6.2% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers +5.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.2% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +5 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +4 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +3 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +5 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +120 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

1,075 79th pct 955 32nd pct

ERP in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +7,500 higher in Yarra Valley

9,587 46th pct 17,087 78th pct

Growth in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +2.7 pts higher in Yarra Valley

-1.9% 4th pct 0.8% 17th pct

Businesses in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +487 higher in Yarra Valley

918 51st pct 1,405 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +256 higher in Yarra Valley

1,293 80th pct 1,549 91st pct

Max temp in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.1 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

18.3 7th pct 18.2 6th pct

Min temp in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.6 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

9.1 17th pct 8.5 12th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.9 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

4.0 30th pct 3.1 21st pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.7 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

3.8 28th pct 3.2 21st pct

15-min city in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +9.8 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

43.6% 32nd pct 33.8% 24th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +10.0 pts higher in Yarra Valley

28.7% 20th pct 38.7% 28th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +23.6 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

71.0% 34th pct 47.5% 24th pct

Walk to school in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +0.2 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

42.1% 25th pct 41.8% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +28.2 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

84.4% 31st pct 56.2% 16th pct

Walk to health in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +6.1 pts higher in Yarra Valley

16.8% 22nd pct 22.9% 27th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +20.7 more in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

34.4 86th pct 13.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +26 higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

28 33rd pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Mount Dandenong - Olinda in Yarra Valley +5.3 pts higher in Mount Dandenong - Olinda

17.0% 100th pct 11.7% 94th pct

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Compare Yarra Valley with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Dandenong - Olinda vs Yarra Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/211051282/mount-dandenong-olinda/vs/211051286/yarra-valley