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Maribyrnong vs Wyndham

Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 25 km apart · Maribyrnong profile · Wyndham profile

Maribyrnong Wyndham

Wyndham and Maribyrnong are nearby Victorian areas with very different lifestyles. Wyndham is a family-heavy region where 25.2% of people are children under 15, and 91.0% of homes have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Maribyrnong is a walker's paradise with a typical resident aged 35, where 29.7% of people live alone and a high 45.2% report no religion. Wyndham has a much higher share of people born overseas at 48.0%, while Maribyrnong is more compact, with a much higher share of flats and apartments.

Both areas are almost identical in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $2,000. While they share this economic baseline, their surroundings differ; Maribyrnong is far more walkable, whereas Wyndham is more car-dependent with a longer drive to the city. Since 2011, the gap in housing has widened, with Wyndham seeing a further increase in detached houses compared to Maribyrnong. At the same time, the difference in the number of people living alone has also grown.

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Where they differ most

Population: 211,539 larger in Wyndham Separate houses: 38.4 pts higher in Wyndham 3+ bedrooms: 38.3 pts higher in Wyndham No religion: 21.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong Under 15: 9.7 pts higher in Wyndham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +211,539 larger in Wyndham gap widening
85,209 69th pct 296,748 100th pct
Median age in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3 yrs older in Maribyrnong gap widening
35 yrs 14th pct 32 yrs 4th pct
First Nations in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.1 pts higher in Wyndham gap steady
0.7% 16th pct 0.9% 18th pct
Aged 65+ in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
10.9% 12th pct 7.7% 3rd pct
Under 15 in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +9.7 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
15.6% 20th pct 25.2% 100th pct
De facto in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +8.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
16.5% 90th pct 8.3% 11th pct

Age structure

40.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 37.1%
15.6% Children (0–14) +9.7 pts ▸ 25.2%
22.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 18.3%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.2 pts 7.7%

Marital status

37.0% Married +17.7 pts ▸ 54.7%
48.5% Never married ◂ +15.3 pts 33.2%
7.9% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 6.1%
3.6% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%
3.0% Separated even 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Maribyrnong Wyndham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +10.0 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
38.0% 85th pct 48.0% 97th pct

Country of birth

57.0% Australia ◂ +10.3 pts 46.8%
3.4% India +13.8 pts ▸ 17.2%
9.0% Vietnam ◂ +8.1 pts 0.9%
1.9% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.5% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.9% China +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.2% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%
0.9% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

23.4% English ◂ +6.6 pts 16.8%
20.7% Australian ◂ +4.2 pts 16.5%
3.4% Indian +13.9 pts ▸ 17.3%
11.4% Vietnamese ◂ +10.2 pts 1.2%
9.8% Irish ◂ +5.6 pts 4.2%
9.3% Chinese ◂ +3.0 pts 6.3%
7.2% Scottish ◂ +3.2 pts 4.0%
5.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 3.9%
2.2% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.1% Greek ◂ +1.9 pts 1.2%
2.8% German ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%
1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Language

Other language in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +11.7 pts higher in Wyndham gap steady
38.1% 86th pct 49.8% 94th pct
Limited English in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +2.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
7.8% 91st pct 5.8% 87th pct

Language used at home

56.6% English only ◂ +12.6 pts 44.0%
11.7% Vietnamese ◂ +10.6 pts 1.1%
0.3% Punjabi +6.8 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.7% Hindi +4.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.4% Mandarin +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.8% Cantonese ◂ +1.9 pts 0.9%
0.9% Arabic +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.9% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%
1.4% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%
0.7% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Religion

No religion in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +21.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
45.2% 69th pct 23.4% 8th pct

Religious affiliation

45.2% No religion ◂ +21.8 pts 23.4%
32.2% Christianity +3.4 pts ▸ 35.5%
3.1% Hinduism +11.4 pts ▸ 14.5%
4.0% Islam +5.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.0% Buddhism ◂ +5.2 pts 2.8%
6.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.6% Other religions +6.0 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +5.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
72.8% 84th pct 67.6% 77th pct
Bachelor+ in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +8.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
40.8% 85th pct 32.3% 75th pct
Schools in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +53 more in Wyndham
22 40th pct 75 99th pct
Schools/1k kids in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.66 more in Maribyrnong
1.66 31st pct 1.00 5th pct
Students in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +55,537 more in Wyndham
11,706 59th pct 67,243 100th pct
Avg size in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +364 larger in Wyndham
532 65th pct 897 95th pct
ICSEA in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +13 higher in Maribyrnong
1,064 71st pct 1,051 66th pct

Highest year of school

72.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.1 pts 67.6%
6.3% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%
5.7% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.1 pts 29.3%
13.3% Certificate III / IV +5.9 pts ▸ 19.2%
16.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.1 pts 16.4%
12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 15.8%
5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 3.3%
1.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

20.6% Management & commerce +1.0 pts ▸ 21.6%
9.5% Engineering & related +4.6 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.4 pts 10.4%
5.8% Information technology +4.4 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.8% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%
8.3% Creative arts ◂ +5.8 pts 2.5%
6.7% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%
4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%
3.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%
1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$128 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
$965 77th pct $837 61st pct
Household income in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$16 higher in Wyndham gap narrowing
$1,998 72nd pct $2,014 73rd pct
Family income in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$371 higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
$2,494 77th pct $2,123 58th pct
High earners in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +6.3 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
16.9% 78th pct 10.6% 53rd pct
High-income homes in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +4.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
28.4% 76th pct 23.6% 64th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 36.7%
22.1% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 23.6%
16.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 11.1%
13.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 9.9%
12.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

Personal income distribution

34.5% Under $650 +3.4 pts ▸ 37.9%
29.6% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 33.7%
22.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 17.9%
6.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 3.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +6.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong
25.2% 30th pct 19.1% 9th pct
Mental health in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +4.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong
9.9% 64th pct 5.7% 12th pct
Needs assistance in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
5.3% 41st pct 4.2% 20th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Mental health ◂ +4.2 pts 5.7%
8.5% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 6.5%
8.1% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 6.0%
5.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%
4.0% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%
1.8% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%
0.9% Lung condition even 0.8%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.4% None +5.6 pts ▸ 73.0%
18.5% One condition ◂ +4.7 pts 13.8%
4.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%
1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +2.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
11.3% 20th pct 8.7% 8th pct
Unpaid carers in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
10.9% 30th pct 10.4% 22nd pct
Unpaid child care in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +11.0 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
22.9% 24th pct 33.9% 96th pct
Defence service in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.3 pts higher in Wyndham
1.1% 6th pct 1.4% 11th pct
Housework 15h+ in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3.4 pts higher in Wyndham gap narrowing
16.5% 13th pct 19.8% 36th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1,926 larger in Wyndham
639 24th pct 2,565 70th pct
Median age in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +7 yrs older in Maribyrnong
30 yrs 88th pct 23 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +24.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
63.9% 90th pct 39.3% 45th pct
Unemployment in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +4.7 pts higher in Wyndham
6.5% 16th pct 11.2% 56th pct
Median income in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$210 higher in Maribyrnong
$873 88th pct $663 64th pct
Household income in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$80 higher in Maribyrnong
$1,817 68th pct $1,737 61st pct
Indigenous language in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +6.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong
11.1% 86th pct 5.1% 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.7 larger in Wyndham gap widening
2.4 29th pct 3.1 96th pct
One-parent in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.1 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
13.6% 49th pct 12.5% 34th pct
Living alone in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +14.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
29.7% 73rd pct 15.5% 5th pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children +14.4 pts ▸ 70.0%
28.4% Couples without children ◂ +12.0 pts 16.4%
13.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 12.5%
2.3% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

Household size

33.3% 2 people ◂ +8.4 pts 24.8%
29.7% 1 person ◂ +14.2 pts 15.5%
14.2% 4 people +8.8 pts ▸ 23.0%
16.6% 3 people +4.9 pts ▸ 21.6%
4.4% 5 people +4.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
1.8% 6 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$6 higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
$376 58th pct $370 56th pct
Mortgage in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +$176 higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
$2,100 75th pct $1,924 56th pct
People / bedroom in Maribyrnongin Wyndham even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +11.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
42.9% 87th pct 31.1% 61st pct
Owned outright in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3.0 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap steady
21.1% 14th pct 18.1% 10th pct
Separate houses in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +38.4 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
49.7% 13th pct 88.0% 66th pct
3+ bedrooms in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +38.3 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
52.8% 9th pct 91.0% 96th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.4% Owned with a mortgage +14.5 pts ▸ 47.8%
42.9% Rented ◂ +11.7 pts 31.1%
21.1% Owned outright ◂ +3.0 pts 18.1%
1.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% Other tenure even 1.3%

Types of homes

49.7% Separate house +38.4 pts ▸ 88.0%
25.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.3 pts 2.3%
24.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.5 pts 9.5%
0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

12.5% 4 bedrooms +34.8 pts ▸ 47.2%
37.7% 3 bedrooms even 37.7%
35.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +28.5 pts 6.6%
10.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.6 pts 0.7%
2.6% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

45.8% $350–$549 +15.4 pts ▸ 61.1%
27.9% $200–$349 +0.7 pts ▸ 28.6%
11.0% Under $200 ◂ +7.2 pts 3.8%
10.3% $550–$749 ◂ +8.3 pts 2.0%
2.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,800–$2,999 +8.6 pts ▸ 42.8%
23.9% $1,000–$1,799 +5.9 pts ▸ 29.8%
24.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.8 pts 10.6%
12.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.1 pts 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +8.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
12.6% 89th pct 3.8% 23rd pct
Work from home in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +10.9 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap widening
36.1% 89th pct 25.2% 78th pct
PT commute in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
5.1% 82nd pct 3.3% 66th pct
PT stops in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +571 more in Wyndham
457 70th pct 1,028 92nd pct
Stops/1k in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.90 more in Maribyrnong
5.36 71st pct 3.46 32nd pct
Departures/1k in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1,597.2 more in Maribyrnong
2,542.7 92nd pct 945.5 55th pct
PT routes in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +8 more in Wyndham
32 57th pct 40 71st pct
Stop walk in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3 longer in Wyndham
1 0th pct 4 43rd pct
Drive to city in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +19 longer in Wyndham
13 19th pct 32 55th pct

How people get to work

36.2% Car (driver) +14.6 pts ▸ 50.8%
36.1% Worked at home ◂ +10.9 pts 25.2%
2.6% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.6% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%
2.0% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 0.7%
1.3% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%
1.1% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

48.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.9 pts 35.8%
29.5% 2 vehicles +13.1 pts ▸ 42.5%
12.6% No vehicle ◂ +8.7 pts 3.8%
6.7% 3 vehicles +5.3 pts ▸ 12.0%
2.6% 4 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +4.2 pts higher in Wyndham gap steady
45.4% 79th pct 49.6% 88th pct
Recent arrivals in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3.5 pts higher in Wyndham gap widening
16.9% 72nd pct 20.3% 83rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.1 pts higher in Wyndham gap steady
5.7% 73rd pct 6.8% 86th pct
Participation in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +2.6 pts higher in Maribyrnong gap narrowing
69.4% 90th pct 66.8% 82nd pct
Full-time in Maribyrnongin Wyndham even gap narrowing
62.2% 76th pct 62.1% 76th pct

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%
10.7% Professional & technical ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%
5.3% Transport & warehousing +4.6 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.7% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 9.6%
9.3% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 6.7%
6.2% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 5.4%
7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%
5.4% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%
3.6% Administrative & support even 3.6%
3.1% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

32.4% Professionals ◂ +10.6 pts 21.8%
15.0% Managers ◂ +4.3 pts 10.6%
12.5% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 13.4%
9.2% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 11.8%
5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +6.3 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.7% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%
7.1% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.2% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +258,123 higher in Wyndham
94,672 68th pct 352,795 100th pct
Growth in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +7.6 pts higher in Wyndham
9.6% 79th pct 17.2% 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +92 higher in Maribyrnong
623 24th pct 530 15th pct
Max temp in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.2 higher in Maribyrnong
20.5 19th pct 20.2 17th pct
Min temp in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.7 higher in Maribyrnong
11.2 43rd pct 10.5 32nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +3.2 higher in Maribyrnong
8.6 95th pct 5.4 55th pct
Types ≤15 min in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +2.7 more in Maribyrnong
7.8 98th pct 5.1 55th pct
15-min city in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +35.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
99.0% 97th pct 63.4% 57th pct
Walk to shops in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +33.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong
98.3% 97th pct 64.4% 57th pct
Walk to transit in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +16.2 pts higher in Maribyrnong
99.1% 85th pct 82.9% 52nd pct
Walk to school in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +14.4 pts higher in Maribyrnong
98.6% 96th pct 84.2% 70th pct
Walk to a park in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +1.7 pts higher in Maribyrnong
99.7% 83rd pct 98.0% 68th pct
Walk to health in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +54.5 pts higher in Maribyrnong
95.1% 96th pct 40.6% 47th pct
Amenities/1k in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +4.9 more in Maribyrnong
15.0 48th pct 10.1 10th pct
Intersections/km² in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +319 higher in Maribyrnong
431 95th pct 112 66th pct
Mean slope in Maribyrnongin Wyndham +0.8 pts higher in Maribyrnong
3.6% 16th pct 2.8% 2nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maribyrnong vs Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/21303/maribyrnong/vs/21305/wyndham