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Tullamarine - Broadmeadows vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Name: Tullamarine - Broadmeadows vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Tullamarine - Broadmeadows profile · Melton - Bacchus Marsh profile

Tullamarine - Broadmeadows Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Tullamarine - Broadmeadows and Melton - Bacchus Marsh are both large, growing areas in Greater Melbourne, but they differ in their makeup and layout. Tullamarine - Broadmeadows is far more culturally diverse, with 44.3% of people born overseas and 56.4% using another language at home. It is also much more walkable; 73.1% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to just 38.6% in Melton - Bacchus Marsh. In contrast, Melton - Bacchus Marsh has a higher typical weekly income of $784, compared to $627 in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows, and has seen faster recent growth with a 25.0% population increase since 2021.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including a typical resident age of 33 and a nearly identical share of children under 15. They also have similar levels of school enrolments and a similar proportion of adults with bachelor degrees. While the gap in the share of people born overseas has stayed steady since 2011, the difference in those using another language at home has narrowed slightly. Meanwhile, the gap in typical weekly incomes has also narrowed, falling from $168 to $157 over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 20.7 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows No religion: 11.9 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh Born overseas: 10.8 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows Participation: 6.8 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +5,632 larger in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows gap narrowing

204,071 92nd pct 198,439 92nd pct

Median age in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh even gap steady

33 yrs 7th pct 33 yrs 7th pct

Age structure

32.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 32.1%

23.1% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

21.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 21.3%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 12.6%

10.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%

Marital status

52.1% Married ◂ +1.8 pts 50.3%

34.0% Never married +1.4 pts ▸ 35.4%

6.5% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

3.6% Separated even 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Tullamarine - Broadmeadows Melton - Bacchus Marsh

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.4% Australia +11.4 pts ▸ 61.8%

7.7% India ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%

1.5% Philippines +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.5% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% England +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.4% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

15.7% Australian +7.2 pts ▸ 22.9%

12.9% English +7.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

7.8% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 5.7%

7.5% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

3.2% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.6% Scottish +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.1% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.5% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.0% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% German +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

0.4% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

37.2% English only +20.7 pts ▸ 57.8%

11.0% Arabic ◂ +9.2 pts 1.9%

6.0% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

1.0% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%

1.9% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.7% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.6% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.3% Christianity +5.2 pts ▸ 47.5%

14.8% No religion +11.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

22.5% Islam ◂ +16.7 pts 5.8%

6.6% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

5.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +4 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

58 90th pct 54 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.10 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

1.23 12th pct 1.13 9th pct

Students in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh even

43,513 92nd pct 43,475 92nd pct

Avg size in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +55 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

750 87th pct 805 90th pct

ICSEA in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +17 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

1,004 44th pct 1,020 53rd pct

Highest year of school

59.2% Year 12 +0.1 pts ▸ 59.2%

15.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.4 pts 10.4%

10.3% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.0% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

Highest qualification level

23.9% Certificate III / IV +4.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

25.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 24.8%

18.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 17.2%

9.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 8.1%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Certificate I / II even 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

13.9% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 12.1%

8.0% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.2% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.6% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

2.4% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$157 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap narrowing

$627 12th pct $784 48th pct

Household income in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$215 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap widening

$1,658 48th pct $1,873 64th pct

Family income in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$290 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh gap widening

$1,767 28th pct $2,057 53rd pct

Household income distribution

34.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 35.6%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 25.3%

13.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 11.9%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.1% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

47.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 39.9%

31.2% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 33.1%

12.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

1.6% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.1% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.4% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%

6.1% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

2.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

1.6% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +2.8 pts 67.3%

14.9% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.4% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.4% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +1,051 larger in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

1,376 49th pct 2,427 68th pct

Median age in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +2 yrs older in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

23 yrs 29th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh even

$606 49th pct $605 48th pct

Household income in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$11 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

$1,648 54th pct $1,637 53rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.2 larger in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows gap steady

3.2 100th pct 3.0 93rd pct

Family composition

69.7% Couples with children ◂ +1.8 pts 67.9%

15.0% Couples without children +1.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

14.3% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

24.5% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 26.0%

21.3% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 22.1%

19.3% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 19.1%

16.0% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

10.8% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%

8.2% 6 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$18 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows gap steady

$369 55th pct $351 47th pct

Mortgage in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +$34 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows gap widening

$1,834 50th pct $1,800 47th pct

People / bedroom in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.10 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.6% Owned with a mortgage +4.2 pts ▸ 51.9%

26.3% Rented ◂ +3.9 pts 22.4%

22.9% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 22.8%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.2% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

87.6% Separate house +3.3 pts ▸ 90.9%

10.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.2 pts 8.0%

2.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.0 pts 39.0%

37.0% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

7.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

6.3% 5 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

58.8% $350–$549 ◂ +7.3 pts 51.5%

26.8% $200–$349 +9.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

7.2% Under $200 ◂ +1.8 pts 5.3%

1.5% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 37.1%

31.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

11.9% Under $1,000 +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.0% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +191 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

807 88th pct 616 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.85 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

3.95 40th pct 3.10 27th pct

Departures/1k in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +610.1 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

1,325.5 68th pct 715.3 48th pct

PT routes in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +18 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

51 81st pct 33 59th pct

Stop walk in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +2 longer in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +8 longer in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

24 44th pct 32 55th pct

How people get to work

60.6% Car (driver) ◂ +2.6 pts 57.9%

16.8% Worked at home +2.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

2.0% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

0.6% Walked even 0.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 43.0%

31.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 29.5%

14.5% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.3% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 12.2%

11.1% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.5% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.9% Transport & warehousing even 9.9%

9.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

7.0% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.0% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.3% Finance & insurance +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

3.7% Other services even 3.6%

Occupations people work in

16.5% Professionals +0.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 14.2%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers even 11.2%

11.1% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 9.7%

9.4% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.7% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +16,977 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

234,338 92nd pct 251,315 93rd pct

Growth in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +11.6 pts higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

13.3% 88th pct 25.0% 100th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +117 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

625 25th pct 508 13th pct

Max temp in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.5 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

19.6 13th pct 20.0 14th pct

Min temp in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.1 higher in Melton - Bacchus Marsh

9.8 25th pct 10.0 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +1.7 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

5.8 61st pct 4.1 34th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +1.8 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

5.7 62nd pct 3.9 30th pct

15-min city in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +34.5 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

73.1% 64th pct 38.6% 22nd pct

Walk to shops in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +29.6 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

71.5% 63rd pct 41.9% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +27.9 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

88.5% 57th pct 60.6% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +22.9 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

82.4% 68th pct 59.4% 42nd pct

Walk to a park in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +3.7 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

97.1% 65th pct 93.4% 55th pct

Walk to health in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +19.6 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

48.8% 58th pct 29.1% 24th pct

Amenities/1k in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.9 more in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

12.1 25th pct 11.2 17th pct

Intersections/km² in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +60 higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

125 68th pct 65 58th pct

Mean slope in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows in Melton - Bacchus Marsh +0.6 pts higher in Tullamarine - Broadmeadows

3.5% 14th pct 2.9% 4th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tullamarine - Broadmeadows vs Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/21005/tullamarine-broadmeadows/vs/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh