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Melbourne - Inner vs Melbourne - Inner South
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Melbourne - Inner profile · Melbourne - Inner South profile
Melbourne - Inner Melbourne - Inner South
Melbourne - Inner and Melbourne - Inner South are nearby urban areas with very different living patterns. Melbourne - Inner is a high-density hub where 52.5% of homes are rented and 39.1% of people live alone. In contrast, Melbourne - Inner South is more residential, with a far higher share of separate houses (53.1% compared to 20.3%) and many more three-bedroom homes. This difference is reflected in the people who live there; the typical resident in Melbourne - Inner South is noticeably older at 41, while the typical person in Melbourne - Inner is 34.
Both areas share a similar typical weekly family income of around $2,800 and have nearly identical rates of volunteering. However, the gap between them has widened in several ways since 2011. Melbourne - Inner has seen a rise in the share of people living alone and a greater increase in recent overseas arrivals compared to Melbourne - Inner South. The two areas have also drifted further apart in terms of housing, with renting becoming far more common in Melbourne - Inner.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 501,990
- First area, 2016: 591,679
- First area, 2021: 617,018
- Second area, 2011: 378,215
- Second area, 2016: 403,707
- Second area, 2021: 422,639
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Melbourne - Inner: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Melbourne - Inner South: 1.0% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Melbourne - Inner: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Melbourne - Inner South: 1.0% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Melbourne - Inner South: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Melbourne - Inner South: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Melbourne - Inner South: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Melbourne - Inner: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Melbourne - Inner South: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Melbourne - Inner: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Melbourne - Inner: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Melbourne - Inner: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Melbourne - Inner: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Melbourne - Inner: 4.8% males, 4.7% females; 35–39 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Melbourne - Inner: 6.4% males, 6.5% females; 30–34 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Melbourne - Inner: 6.6% males, 7.3% females; 25–29 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Melbourne - Inner: 4.3% males, 5.0% females; 20–24 in Melbourne - Inner South: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 10–14 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Melbourne - Inner: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 5–9 in Melbourne - Inner South: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Melbourne - Inner: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Melbourne - Inner South: 2.6% males, 2.5% 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: $796
- First area, 2016: $883
- First area, 2021: $1,137
- Second area, 2011: $691
- Second area, 2016: $802
- Second area, 2021: $1,022
- First area, 2011: $1,506
- First area, 2016: $1,699
- First area, 2021: $2,006
- Second area, 2011: $1,491
- Second area, 2016: $1,793
- Second area, 2021: $2,174
- First area, 2011: $2,070
- First area, 2016: $2,323
- First area, 2021: $2,833
- Second area, 2011: $1,995
- Second area, 2016: $2,309
- Second area, 2021: $2,868
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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $356
- First area, 2016: $401
- First area, 2021: $401
- Second area, 2011: $330
- Second area, 2016: $386
- Second area, 2021: $438
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,100
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,400
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Melbourne - Inner vs Melbourne - Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/206/melbourne-inner/vs/208/melbourne-inner-south