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Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Name: Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan profile · Melton - Bacchus Marsh profile

Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Melton - Bacchus Marsh and Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan are nearby Victorian areas with very different own characters. Melton - Bacchus Marsh is a fast-growing hub where the typical resident is 33 and 33.5% were born overseas. In contrast, Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan is much older, with a typical age of 48 and a far higher share of retirees, as 23.7% of people are aged 65 or over. Diversity is also much higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh, where 35.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, compared to just 4.3% in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While they share similar levels of university education, they have drifted apart in other ways. The age gap has widened since 2011, and the difference in overseas births has also grown. Home ownership differs sharply, with homes owned outright far higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan at 44.5%, while Melton - Bacchus Marsh has a much higher proportion of mortgages and renters.

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Where they differ most

Population: 167,464 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh Median age: 15 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Other language: 31.4 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh No religion: 22.6 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Owned outright: 21.6 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +167,464 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap widening

30,975 23rd pct 198,439 92nd pct

Median age in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +15 yrs older in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan gap widening

48 yrs 88th pct 33 yrs 7th pct

Age structure

20.0% Young adults (25–44) +12.1 pts ▸ 32.1%

31.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +10.1 pts 21.3%

16.3% Children (0–14) +7.7 pts ▸ 24.0%

23.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.7 pts 10.0%

8.5% Youth (15–24) +4.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

47.5% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 50.3%

32.9% Never married +2.5 pts ▸ 35.4%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +3.8 pts 7.3%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

3.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan Melton - Bacchus Marsh

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +17.6 pts 61.8%

0.3% India +7.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.0% England ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%

0.2% Philippines +2.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.1% Vietnam +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

41.2% English ◂ +20.4 pts 20.8%

37.1% Australian ◂ +14.3 pts 22.9%

16.2% Irish ◂ +11.0 pts 5.2%

13.5% Scottish ◂ +8.7 pts 4.8%

0.4% Indian +6.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.7% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.7% German ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%

0.4% Filipino +3.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

0.8% Chinese +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +2.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.6% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +30.7 pts 57.8%

0.1% Punjabi +5.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +2.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.1% Arabic +1.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Hindi +1.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.1% Tagalog +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion ◂ +22.6 pts 26.7%

39.5% Christianity +8.0 pts ▸ 47.5%

9.2% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 7.5%

0.2% Islam +5.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.5% Other religions +4.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.3% Hinduism +4.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.9% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +30 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

24 45th pct 54 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +3.62 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

4.75 87th pct 1.13 9th pct

Students in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +41,150 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

2,325 8th pct 43,475 92nd pct

Avg size in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +708 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

97 0th pct 805 90th pct

ICSEA in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +7 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

1,014 49th pct 1,020 53rd pct

Highest year of school

49.2% Year 12 +10.0 pts ▸ 59.2%

16.6% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 14.0%

14.4% Year 11 ◂ +4.3 pts 10.1%

11.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 10.4%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.3 pts 28.6%

20.9% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 24.8%

15.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 17.2%

7.7% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

12.7% Management & commerce +6.2 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.5% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 12.1%

9.9% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

9.2% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 7.6%

6.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 5.8%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.7 pts 2.5%

1.5% Information technology +3.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.9 pts 1.1%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Income

Personal income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$77 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap narrowing

$707 27th pct $784 48th pct

Household income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$419 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap widening

$1,454 29th pct $1,873 64th pct

Family income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$190 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap narrowing

$1,867 37th pct $2,057 53rd pct

Household income distribution

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 35.6%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 25.3%

19.0% Under $650 ◂ +7.1 pts 11.9%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.4% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

42.6% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 39.9%

29.9% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 33.1%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +5.3 pts 6.2%

10.2% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 7.6%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +2.2 pts 7.1%

9.2% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 8.6%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%

4.9% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 1.3%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.5% None +9.8 pts ▸ 67.3%

21.4% One condition ◂ +4.7 pts 16.7%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +2.8 pts 4.8%

3.9% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +2,055 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

372 13th pct 2,427 68th pct

Median age in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +2 yrs older in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

23 yrs 29th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$25 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$630 57th pct $605 48th pct

Household income in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$120 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

$1,757 63rd pct $1,637 53rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.6 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap widening

2.4 29th pct 3.0 93rd pct

Family composition

52.7% Couples with children +15.2 pts ▸ 67.9%

35.0% Couples without children ◂ +18.4 pts 16.7%

11.5% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

39.0% 2 people ◂ +13.0 pts 26.0%

28.4% 1 person ◂ +11.2 pts 17.2%

11.7% 4 people +10.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

12.7% 3 people +6.4 pts ▸ 19.1%

5.6% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.5% 6 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$51 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap narrowing

$300 29th pct $351 47th pct

Mortgage in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$262 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap narrowing

$1,538 30th pct $1,800 47th pct

People / bedroom in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.8% Owned with a mortgage +13.0 pts ▸ 51.9%

44.5% Owned outright ◂ +21.6 pts 22.8%

12.7% Rented +9.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

1.6% Not stated even 1.6%

Types of homes

95.9% Separate house ◂ +5.1 pts 90.9%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

47.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.7 pts 39.0%

25.0% 4 bedrooms +20.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

16.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 5.4%

5.3% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

27.2% $350–$549 +24.3 pts ▸ 51.5%

43.4% $200–$349 ◂ +6.6 pts 36.7%

20.1% Under $200 ◂ +14.8 pts 5.3%

2.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.5% $1,800–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

35.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 33.4%

22.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.9 pts 12.2%

9.2% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +461 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

155 28th pct 616 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +1.90 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

5.00 62nd pct 3.10 27th pct

Departures/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +533.2 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

182.2 27th pct 715.3 48th pct

PT routes in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +15 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

18 35th pct 33 59th pct

Stop walk in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +37 longer in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

40 88th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +44 longer in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

76 77th pct 32 55th pct

How people get to work

54.8% Car (driver) +3.2 pts ▸ 57.9%

22.6% Worked at home ◂ +3.0 pts 19.6%

3.4% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Walked ◂ +2.5 pts 0.6%

0.4% Train +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 43.0%

29.0% 1 vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 29.5%

17.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 15.2%

12.0% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 9.0%

2.7% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 12.2%

11.6% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.3% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +5.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

8.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.5 pts 0.6%

7.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%

6.0% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.7%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

1.9% Finance & insurance +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 17.1%

17.8% Managers ◂ +7.7 pts 10.1%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 14.2%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +3.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.0% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +5.2 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.8% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 9.7%

6.7% Sales workers +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +219,608 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

31,707 17th pct 251,315 93rd pct

Growth in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +22.0 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

3.0% 24th pct 25.0% 100th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +504 higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

1,012 61st pct 508 13th pct

Max temp in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +3.5 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

16.6 2nd pct 20.0 14th pct

Min temp in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +2.6 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

7.3 7th pct 10.0 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +1.3 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

2.8 13th pct 4.1 34th pct

Types ≤15 min in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.9 more in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

3.0 13th pct 3.9 30th pct

15-min city in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +8.0 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

30.6% 12th pct 38.6% 22nd pct

Walk to shops in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +11.3 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

30.7% 11th pct 41.9% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +26.5 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

34.1% 17th pct 60.6% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +22.8 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

36.6% 14th pct 59.4% 42nd pct

Walk to a park in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +40.2 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

53.2% 11th pct 93.4% 55th pct

Walk to health in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +3.3 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

25.8% 18th pct 29.1% 24th pct

Amenities/1k in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +9.5 more in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

20.7 76th pct 11.2 17th pct

Intersections/km² in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +62 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

2 30th pct 65 58th pct

Mean slope in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +3.7 pts higher in Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan

6.6% 71st pct 2.9% 4th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Creswick - Daylesford - Ballan vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/20102/creswick-daylesford-ballan/vs/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh