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Melbourne - South East vs Northern Territory - Outback
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 2,371 km apart · Melbourne - South East profile · Northern Territory - Outback profile
Melbourne - South East Northern Territory - Outback
Melbourne - South East and Northern Territory - Outback are vastly different environments. Northern Territory - Outback is a First Nations heartland, where 50.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 75.8% speak a First Nations language. In contrast, Melbourne - South East is a highly multicultural hub with 44.6% of people born overseas, far higher than the 12.7% in Northern Territory - Outback. Educational levels also differ sharply, with Year 12 completion far higher in Melbourne - South East at 63.1%, compared to 37.9% in Northern Territory - Outback.
Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $1,700 to $1,800. However, other life patterns are diverging; the gap in people working from home has widened since 2011 and is now far higher in Melbourne - South East. This area is also very walkable, while Northern Territory - Outback is mostly car-dependent, though a larger share of homes there have no motor vehicle at all.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 658,016
- First area, 2016: 755,265
- First area, 2021: 860,060
- Second area, 2011: 89,377
- Second area, 2016: 89,443
- Second area, 2021: 89,103
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 - South East: 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.1% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Melbourne - South East: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Melbourne - South East: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.6% males, 0.5% females
- 70–74 in Melbourne - South East: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Northern Territory - Outback: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 65–69 in Melbourne - South East: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Northern Territory - Outback: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Melbourne - South East: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Northern Territory - Outback: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Melbourne - South East: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Northern Territory - Outback: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Melbourne - South East: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Melbourne - South East: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Melbourne - South East: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Melbourne - South East: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Melbourne - South East: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.4% males, 4.8% females
- 25–29 in Melbourne - South East: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.4% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Melbourne - South East: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Melbourne - South East: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Melbourne - South East: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Melbourne - South East: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Melbourne - South East: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.9% males, 3.4% 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: $516
- First area, 2016: $586
- First area, 2021: $745
- Second area, 2011: $477
- Second area, 2016: $525
- Second area, 2021: $539
- First area, 2011: $1,232
- First area, 2016: $1,444
- First area, 2021: $1,811
- Second area, 2011: $1,450
- Second area, 2016: $1,561
- Second area, 2021: $1,706
- First area, 2011: $1,377
- First area, 2016: $1,593
- First area, 2021: $2,004
- Second area, 2011: $1,248
- Second area, 2016: $1,352
- Second area, 2021: $1,407
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $290
- First area, 2016: $336
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $70
- Second area, 2016: $91
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,963
- Second area, 2011: $1,777
- Second area, 2016: $1,816
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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 - South East vs Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/212/melbourne-south-east/vs/702/northern-territory-outback