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Werribee - South vs Point Cook - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.7 km apart · Werribee - South profile · Point Cook - South profile
Werribee - South Point Cook - South
Point Cook - South and Werribee - South are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Point Cook - South is a younger, more multicultural hub where 58.8% of people were born overseas and 32.1% are children under 15. It is also wealthier, with 38.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (49.2%). In contrast, Werribee - South is more likely to have older residents, with 15.4% aged 65 and over, and a higher proportion of homes owned outright (28.8%).
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have shifted. While the differences in overseas birth and school completion have narrowed, the gap in high weekly earnings has widened. Despite these trends, they share a similar local environment with almost identical average temperatures and rainfall. Both areas also have similar unemployment rates, and they are alike in the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force or volunteer.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,476
- First area, 2016: 11,333
- First area, 2021: 16,810
- Second area, 2016: 14,433
- Second area, 2021: 19,091
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Werribee - South: 0.8% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Point Cook - South: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Werribee - South: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Point Cook - South: 0.1% males, 0.1% females
- 75–79 in Werribee - South: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Point Cook - South: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Werribee - South: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Point Cook - South: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 65–69 in Werribee - South: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Point Cook - South: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 60–64 in Werribee - South: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Point Cook - South: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 55–59 in Werribee - South: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Point Cook - South: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 50–54 in Werribee - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Point Cook - South: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 45–49 in Werribee - South: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Point Cook - South: 3.5% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Werribee - South: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Point Cook - South: 6.8% males, 5.6% females
- 35–39 in Werribee - South: 4.3% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Point Cook - South: 7.3% males, 8.5% females
- 30–34 in Werribee - South: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Point Cook - South: 3.2% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Werribee - South: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Point Cook - South: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Werribee - South: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Point Cook - South: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Werribee - South: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Point Cook - South: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Werribee - South: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Point Cook - South: 4.7% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Werribee - South: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Point Cook - South: 6.9% males, 6.4% females
- 0–4 in Werribee - South: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Point Cook - South: 5.0% males, 4.8% 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: $522
- First area, 2016: $630
- First area, 2021: $834
- Second area, 2016: $876
- Second area, 2021: $1,070
- First area, 2011: $1,118
- First area, 2016: $1,313
- First area, 2021: $1,802
- Second area, 2016: $2,104
- Second area, 2021: $2,522
- First area, 2011: $1,372
- First area, 2016: $1,616
- First area, 2021: $2,177
- Second area, 2016: $2,125
- Second area, 2021: $2,576
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 3.3
- Second area, 2021: 3.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $231
- First area, 2016: $281
- First area, 2021: $351
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $1,560
- First area, 2016: $1,557
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,048
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Werribee - South vs Point Cook - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/vs/213051466/point-cook-south