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Melton vs Melton South - Weir Views

Name: Melton vs Melton South - Weir Views — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Melton profile · Melton South - Weir Views profile

Melton Melton South - Weir Views

Melton South - Weir Views and Melton are neighbouring areas with very different demographic profiles. Melton South - Weir Views is a rapidly growing hub where the typical resident is just 32 and 34.7% use a language other than English at home. It has seen massive growth since 2021, with its population increasing by 34.8% and many more people moving in recently. In contrast, Melton is older, with a typical age of 39 and a higher share of retirees, at 20.1%. It is also more established and convenient, with far more public transport stops and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

Both areas share a similar level of overall advantage, with each ranking at 1 out of 10. They also both sit near the national figure for the share of people with long-term health conditions, though this is well higher in Melton at 36.4%. While they share similar typical weekly rents and unemployment rates, the gap in home ownership is wide; 32.1% of homes in Melton are owned outright, which is far higher than the 19.6% in Melton South - Weir Views.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,772 larger in Melton South - Weir Views Recent movers: 17.7 pts higher in Melton South - Weir Views Unpaid carers: 3.0 pts higher in Melton Owned outright: 12.5 pts higher in Melton Aged 65+: 9.2 pts higher in Melton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +8,772 larger in Melton South - Weir Views

7,886 40th pct 16,658 82nd pct

Median age in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +7 yrs older in Melton

39 yrs 48th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) +6.2 pts ▸ 32.8%

18.8% Children (0–14) +7.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

23.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.4 pts 17.9%

20.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.2 pts 11.0%

11.0% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

37.6% Married +4.6 pts ▸ 42.2%

39.1% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 39.4%

12.4% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 9.1%

6.0% Widowed ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

4.9% Separated even 4.9%

Age & sex structure

Melton Melton South - Weir Views

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.1% Australia ◂ +6.4 pts 56.6%

2.2% India +5.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.6% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

1.7% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.7% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

29.1% Australian ◂ +4.1 pts 24.9%

28.9% English ◂ +5.9 pts 23.0%

7.8% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 5.2%

2.4% Indian +4.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% Scottish ◂ +1.8 pts 5.1%

3.5% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

3.0% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

2.4% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

68.0% English only ◂ +12.1 pts 55.9%

1.4% Punjabi +4.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.6% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

1.0% Arabic even 1.0%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.0% Christianity ◂ +6.4 pts 38.6%

35.5% No religion ◂ +6.2 pts 29.4%

11.0% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%

3.8% Islam +6.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.4% Other religions +4.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.5% Hinduism +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +2 more in Melton South - Weir Views

4 57th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +1.34 more in Melton

2.69 64th pct 1.35 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views even

23 57th pct 23 57th pct

Students in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +4,449 more in Melton South - Weir Views

1,097 40th pct 5,546 90th pct

Avg size in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +650 larger in Melton South - Weir Views

274 29th pct 924 89th pct

ICSEA in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +10 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

977 31st pct 987 36th pct

Highest year of school

39.7% Year 12 +8.8 pts ▸ 48.5%

19.4% Year 10 ◂ +3.5 pts 15.9%

17.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.0 pts 14.6%

12.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.4 pts 10.9%

Highest qualification level

35.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.4 pts 29.9%

13.0% Bachelor degree +4.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.1% Postgraduate degree +5.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

14.2% Management & commerce +1.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

14.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 12.5%

13.3% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

6.8% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Information technology +2.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$103 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$538 7th pct $641 18th pct

Household income in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$302 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$1,061 6th pct $1,363 26th pct

Family income in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$208 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$1,303 6th pct $1,511 14th pct

Household income distribution

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 35.0%

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 32.9%

24.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.2 pts 17.2%

3.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.7% $4,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Personal income distribution

51.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 44.9%

28.4% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

8.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 10.7%

11.8% Arthritis ◂ +4.9 pts 6.8%

11.6% Asthma ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 7.7%

8.2% Diabetes ◂ +2.6 pts 5.5%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 3.2%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.1% None +10.8 pts ▸ 61.9%

21.8% One condition ◂ +5.0 pts 16.8%

8.9% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 6.6%

5.7% Three or more ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +66 larger in Melton South - Weir Views

199 53rd pct 265 62nd pct

Median age in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +2 yrs older in Melton

22 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$50 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$482 15th pct $532 27th pct

Household income in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$130 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$1,111 11th pct $1,241 18th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +0.4 larger in Melton South - Weir Views

2.4 36th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

49.8% Couples with children +11.5 pts ▸ 61.3%

24.4% One-parent families ◂ +3.5 pts 20.9%

23.5% Couples without children ◂ +7.0 pts 16.5%

2.1% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Household size

33.1% 1 person ◂ +9.9 pts 23.2%

31.4% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 28.1%

16.3% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.5% 4 people +4.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

4.8% 5 people +3.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.9% 6 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$21 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$300 27th pct $321 33rd pct

Mortgage in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +$217 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

$1,300 14th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +0.10 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.8% Owned with a mortgage +9.4 pts ▸ 39.2%

34.6% Rented +3.6 pts ▸ 38.2%

32.1% Owned outright ◂ +12.5 pts 19.6%

2.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

83.1% Separate house +6.4 pts ▸ 89.5%

16.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.6 pts 10.1%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.2 pts 46.2%

17.7% 4 bedrooms +20.0 pts ▸ 37.8%

11.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 8.8%

3.1% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

72.2% $200–$349 ◂ +14.0 pts 58.2%

13.0% $350–$549 +17.6 pts ▸ 30.7%

8.4% Under $200 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

0.5% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.5 pts 47.3%

26.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.0 pts 17.7%

12.6% $1,800–$2,999 +12.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +13 more in Melton

59 66th pct 46 55th pct

Stops/1k in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +4.72 more in Melton

7.48 86th pct 2.76 28th pct

Departures/1k in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +982.0 more in Melton

1,740.2 78th pct 758.2 48th pct

PT routes in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +6 more in Melton South - Weir Views

11 67th pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +5 longer in Melton South - Weir Views

3 29th pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +5 longer in Melton South - Weir Views

30 58th pct 35 63rd pct

Reach 30 min in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +8,772 more in Melton South - Weir Views

7,886 20th pct 16,658 53rd pct

Reach 45 min in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +8,772 more in Melton South - Weir Views

7,886 12th pct 16,658 25th pct

How people get to work

60.8% Car (driver) ◂ +0.7 pts 60.1%

12.5% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

1.4% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.9% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.6 pts 40.8%

30.4% 2 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.3% 3 vehicles even 10.2%

9.5% No vehicle ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%

5.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%

12.2% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 10.1%

10.9% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 10.2%

6.9% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.2% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.2% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.0% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.8% Wholesale trade even 2.9%

Occupations people work in

15.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.5% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 13.9%

14.1% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 11.9%

8.3% Professionals +4.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 7.8%

7.1% Managers even 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +1 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +1 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +38 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

843 2nd pct 881 9th pct

ERP in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +14,814 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

8,007 37th pct 22,821 88th pct

Growth in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +34.3 pts higher in Melton South - Weir Views

0.5% 14th pct 34.8% 97th pct

Businesses in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +712 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

747 40th pct 1,459 75th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +4 higher in Melton

508 11th pct 504 11th pct

Max temp in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views even

20.0 14th pct 20.1 14th pct

Min temp in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +0.1 higher in Melton

10.0 24th pct 9.9 23rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +1.1 higher in Melton

6.6 69th pct 5.5 51st pct

Types ≤15 min in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +1.5 more in Melton

6.7 71st pct 5.2 49th pct

15-min city in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +12.8 pts higher in Melton

87.1% 68th pct 74.3% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +17.2 pts higher in Melton

93.7% 80th pct 76.5% 62nd pct

Walk to transit in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +5.6 pts higher in Melton

92.4% 52nd pct 86.8% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +4.9 pts higher in Melton

80.9% 57th pct 76.0% 52nd pct

Walk to a park in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +4.1 pts higher in Melton South - Weir Views

95.6% 45th pct 99.7% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +6.1 pts higher in Melton

71.0% 70th pct 64.9% 65th pct

Amenities/1k in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +9.9 more in Melton

17.0 63rd pct 7.1 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +118 higher in Melton South - Weir Views

197 70th pct 315 85th pct

Mean slope in Melton in Melton South - Weir Views +0.2 pts higher in Melton South - Weir Views

2.7% 4th pct 2.9% 8th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melton vs Melton South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213041577/melton/vs/213041578/melton-south-weir-views