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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Melton
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10.0 km apart · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell profile · Melton profile
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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Melton are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Rockbank - Mount Cottrell is much younger, with a typical resident aged 31, and is far more diverse, as 46% of people were born overseas and 51.4% use another language at home. Residents here generally have higher incomes, with typical weekly household earnings of $2,123, and a higher share of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher (28.6%). In contrast, Melton has a much older population, including a far higher share of people aged 65 and over (20.1%). Residents in Melton are more likely to own their homes outright, and the typical weekly household income is much lower at $1,061.
Both areas share a very similar proportion of First Nations people and have almost identical drive times to the city of about 30 minutes. They also face similar local conditions, such as average maximum temperatures and annual rainfall. While they share these basics, the two places differ in their infrastructure; Melton has far more public transport stops per 1,000 people, while Rockbank - Mount Cottrell is dominated by larger, four-bedroom detached houses.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,660
- First area, 2016: 3,040
- First area, 2021: 17,553
- Second area, 2021: 7,886
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.0% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Melton: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Melton: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Melton: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Melton: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Melton: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Melton: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 55–59 in Melton: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 2.0% males, 1.6% females; 50–54 in Melton: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 3.0% males, 1.9% females; 45–49 in Melton: 3.3% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.7% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Melton: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 8.3% males, 6.0% females; 35–39 in Melton: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 7.9% males, 7.1% females; 30–34 in Melton: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 6.2% males, 5.3% females; 25–29 in Melton: 3.6% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.1% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Melton: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 15–19 in Melton: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Melton: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.3% males, 4.4% females; 5–9 in Melton: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 5.5% males, 5.3% females; 0–4 in Melton: 3.1% males, 3.3% 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: $481
- First area, 2016: $512
- First area, 2021: $946
- Second area, 2021: $538
- First area, 2011: $1,001
- First area, 2016: $1,119
- First area, 2021: $2,123
- Second area, 2021: $1,061
- First area, 2011: $1,186
- First area, 2016: $1,320
- First area, 2021: $2,191
- Second area, 2021: $1,303
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $175
- First area, 2016: $210
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $2,017
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213041359/rockbank-mount-cottrell/vs/213041577/melton