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Werribee - South vs Point Cook - North West

Name: Werribee - South vs Point Cook - North West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Werribee - South profile · Point Cook - North West profile

Werribee - South Point Cook - North West

Werribee - South and Point Cook - North West are nearby Victorian areas with very different profiles. Point Cook - North West is far more diverse and highly qualified, with 52.3% of people born overseas and 40.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. It also has a higher share of high-income households, with 34.8% earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Werribee - South has a much higher proportion of people living alone (25.0% compared to 10.3%) and more homes owned outright. It also provides better public transport access, with far more stops and departures per 1,000 people.

Both areas have grown at a similar pace since 2011, with populations increasing by 5.5% in Werribee - South and 4.8% in Point Cook - North West. They share several commonalities, including almost identical unemployment rates and a similar share of people with no religion. While Point Cook - North West is more walkable for health services and groceries, both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 19.4 pts higher in Point Cook - North West Other language: 19.4 pts higher in Point Cook - North West Born overseas: 15.5 pts higher in Point Cook - North West Owned outright: 15.0 pts higher in Werribee - South Bachelor+: 15.0 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +7,245 larger in Werribee - South

16,810 83rd pct 9,565 50th pct

Median age in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +3 yrs older in Werribee - South

37 yrs 36th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) +4.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

18.9% Children (0–14) +6.7 pts ▸ 25.6%

22.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.5 pts 20.2%

15.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.1 pts 6.2%

11.4% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

47.9% Married +9.9 pts ▸ 57.9%

35.0% Never married ◂ +3.8 pts 31.3%

8.1% Divorced ◂ +2.3 pts 5.8%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +2.9 pts 2.7%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Werribee - South Point Cook - North West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.7% Australia ◂ +13.4 pts 44.3%

7.7% India +7.3 pts ▸ 15.0%

2.2% China +4.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.6% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.1% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.7% Italy ◂ +2.3 pts 0.4%

2.5% England ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

0.6% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

22.5% English ◂ +6.6 pts 16.0%

21.7% Australian ◂ +7.4 pts 14.2%

8.5% Indian +8.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

4.8% Chinese +10.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

12.6% Italian ◂ +9.0 pts 3.5%

7.1% Irish ◂ +3.4 pts 3.7%

6.0% Scottish ◂ +2.5 pts 3.5%

2.8% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

2.3% German ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

60.4% English only ◂ +17.4 pts 43.0%

2.9% Mandarin +6.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.9% Hindi +3.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.0% Italian ◂ +3.4 pts 0.6%

2.1% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.8% Cantonese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.2% Christianity ◂ +9.1 pts 39.1%

27.3% No religion even 27.3%

7.8% Hinduism +7.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%

5.1% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.4% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +4 more in Werribee - South

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +1.07 more in Werribee - South

1.89 45th pct 0.82 9th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +18 more in Werribee - South

36 77th pct 18 47th pct

Students in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +3,304 more in Werribee - South

5,339 90th pct 2,035 63rd pct

Avg size in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +128 larger in Point Cook - North West

890 88th pct 1,018 92nd pct

ICSEA in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +5 higher in Point Cook - North West

1,067 72nd pct 1,072 74th pct

Highest year of school

57.1% Year 12 +19.4 pts ▸ 76.5%

13.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 7.6%

11.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.2 pts 5.6%

10.3% Year 11 ◂ +4.6 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

27.0% Bachelor degree +8.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

24.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.7 pts 15.3%

11.6% Postgraduate degree +8.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 14.0%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +6.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

13.9% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.2% Information technology +5.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 10.0%

8.8% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

6.8% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.4 pts 3.5%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$119 higher in Point Cook - North West

$834 56th pct $953 73rd pct

Household income in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$637 higher in Point Cook - North West

$1,802 53rd pct $2,439 87th pct

Family income in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$327 higher in Point Cook - North West

$2,177 56th pct $2,504 75th pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

25.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 17.1%

11.3% $3,000–$3,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.6% $4,000 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

14.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.3 pts 6.1%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 35.4%

32.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 30.8%

18.4% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 23.8%

3.3% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 5.6%

7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

7.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 3.8%

7.5% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 5.8%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.1% None +11.0 pts ▸ 77.1%

16.7% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 13.0%

5.5% Two conditions ◂ +2.6 pts 2.9%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +117 larger in Werribee - South

176 49th pct 59 19th pct

Median age in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +4 yrs older in Point Cook - North West

25 yrs 57th pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$641 higher in Point Cook - North West

$463 12th pct $1,104 91st pct

Household income in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$958 higher in Point Cook - North West

$1,666 48th pct $2,624 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +0.6 larger in Point Cook - North West

2.6 57th pct 3.2 94th pct

Family composition

61.5% Couples with children +12.0 pts ▸ 73.4%

23.5% Couples without children ◂ +8.4 pts 15.1%

13.8% One-parent families ◂ +3.2 pts 10.6%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Household size

31.5% 2 people ◂ +7.7 pts 23.8%

16.9% 4 people +11.0 pts ▸ 27.8%

25.0% 1 person ◂ +14.7 pts 10.3%

17.1% 3 people +6.3 pts ▸ 23.4%

6.1% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.4% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +$49 higher in Point Cook - North West

$351 43rd pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West even

$2,000 61st pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +0.10 higher in Point Cook - North West

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.7% Owned with a mortgage +18.9 pts ▸ 52.7%

34.8% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 31.7%

28.8% Owned outright ◂ +15.0 pts 13.7%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

80.2% Separate house +8.8 pts ▸ 89.0%

15.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.1 pts 10.1%

4.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.2 pts 0.8%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

34.2% 4 bedrooms +27.1 pts ▸ 61.3%

41.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.6 pts 26.5%

14.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.5 pts 4.4%

5.9% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.9 pts 0.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

49.7% $350–$549 +32.9 pts ▸ 82.6%

39.4% $200–$349 ◂ +29.9 pts 9.5%

4.1% Under $200 ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

1.6% $550–$749 +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $1,800–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 43.7%

25.5% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 26.7%

15.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 14.3%

11.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.3 pts 9.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +65 more in Werribee - South

81 80th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +3.15 more in Werribee - South

4.82 58th pct 1.67 18th pct

Departures/1k in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +594.1 more in Werribee - South

909.8 54th pct 315.7 31st pct

PT routes in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +4 more in Werribee - South

6 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West

— 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +57 longer in Werribee - South

77 83rd pct 20 40th pct

Reach 30 min in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +6,922 more in Point Cook - North West

16,810 53rd pct 23,732 70th pct

Reach 45 min in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +26,013 more in Point Cook - North West

16,810 25th pct 42,823 49th pct

Transit to city in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West

— 87 98th pct

How people get to work

51.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.9 pts 45.6%

24.9% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

1.9% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

0.4% Bus even 0.4%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 2 vehicles +9.3 pts ▸ 48.4%

37.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.2 pts 32.5%

11.0% 3 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

6.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 4.7%

6.0% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.0% Health care & social assistance +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.3% Construction ◂ +3.4 pts 7.8%

7.2% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.0% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 6.5%

6.7% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.4% Finance & insurance +2.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%

5.3% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.2 pts 0.6%

2.9% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

21.4% Professionals +6.5 pts ▸ 27.9%

14.3% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

13.3% Managers even 13.3%

13.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.8 pts 10.4%

10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 9.6%

8.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

8.6% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

8.2% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +2 higher in Point Cook - North West

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +3 higher in Point Cook - North West

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +4 higher in Point Cook - North West

5 43rd pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +2 higher in Point Cook - North West

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +56 higher in Point Cook - North West

1,001 52nd pct 1,057 74th pct

ERP in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +7,785 higher in Werribee - South

17,936 81st pct 10,151 48th pct

Growth in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +0.8 pts higher in Werribee - South

5.5% 59th pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Businesses in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +1,422 higher in Werribee - South

2,301 86th pct 879 48th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +8 higher in Point Cook - North West

545 13th pct 552 13th pct

Max temp in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West even

20.3 18th pct 20.3 18th pct

Min temp in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +0.2 higher in Point Cook - North West

10.8 34th pct 11.0 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +0.9 higher in Point Cook - North West

5.5 52nd pct 6.4 65th pct

Types ≤15 min in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +1.2 more in Point Cook - North West

5.0 46th pct 6.2 64th pct

15-min city in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +16.7 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

61.8% 47th pct 78.5% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +15.1 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

70.2% 57th pct 85.2% 70th pct

Walk to transit in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +1.1 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

90.1% 48th pct 91.1% 50th pct

Walk to school in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +22.7 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

56.6% 35th pct 79.3% 55th pct

Walk to a park in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +7.1 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

92.9% 41st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +46.3 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

34.2% 39th pct 80.5% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +11.6 more in Werribee - South

16.3 61st pct 4.7 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +652 higher in Point Cook - North West

29 33rd pct 682 100th pct

Mean slope in Werribee - South in Point Cook - North West +1.5 pts higher in Point Cook - North West

2.2% 0th pct 3.8% 23rd pct

Compare Werribee - South with nearby areas

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Compare Point Cook - North West with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Werribee - South vs Point Cook - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213051368/werribee-south/vs/213051581/point-cook-north-west