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Buln Buln vs Nilma

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Buln Buln profile · Nilma profile

Buln Buln Nilma

Buln Buln and Nilma are neighbouring rural areas in Victoria with similar populations. Buln Buln has a much higher rate of adults working or looking for work at 74.9% compared to 59.4% in Nilma. It also has a far higher share of volunteers, at 26.0% compared to 16.0% in Nilma. While Nilma has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people, Buln Buln is more walkable for some, with 64.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to no homes in Nilma.

Both areas sit around the national figure for people per home, with 2.9 people in the typical household. They are also very alike in their typical weekly family incomes, which are about $2,212 in Buln Buln and $2,214 in Nilma. While Nilma has seen more people move in over the last five years, the two areas continue to share a similar profile of detached housing and personal income.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 15.4 pts higher in Buln Buln Separate houses: 3.9 pts higher in Buln Buln First Nations: 1.2 pts higher in Nilma Volunteering: 10.0 pts higher in Buln Buln Living alone: 9.6 pts higher in Nilma

Demographics & Identity

Population in Buln Bulnin Nilma +141 larger in Buln Buln gap narrowing
551 66th pct 410 62nd pct
Median age in Buln Bulnin Nilma +2 yrs older in Buln Buln gap narrowing
40 yrs 29th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.2 pts higher in Nilma gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.2% 43rd pct
Aged 65+ in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.6 pts higher in Nilma gap narrowing
14.7% 32nd pct 16.3% 39th pct
Under 15 in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3.8 pts higher in Nilma gap narrowing
20.3% 72nd pct 24.1% 87th pct
De facto in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.8 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
9.6% 29th pct 8.8% 25th pct

Age structure

31.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.0 pts 27.6%
20.3% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 24.1%
18.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 19.8%
14.7% Seniors (65+) +1.6 pts ▸ 16.3%
13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 10.7%

Marital status

57.9% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 56.9%
31.2% Never married ◂ +2.9 pts 28.3%
5.1% Divorced +2.1 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.4% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%
1.9% Separated even 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Buln Buln Nilma

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.5 pts higher in Nilma gap widening
3.6% 16th pct 5.1% 22nd pct

Country of birth

90.0% Australia ◂ +6.1 pts 83.9%
1.6% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

51.7% Australian ◂ +16.1 pts 35.6%
41.0% English +3.9 pts ▸ 44.9%
8.5% Scottish +5.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
9.8% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 13.2%
2.7% German +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.4% Dutch ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%
3.1% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
0.9% 34th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.2% English only ◂ +3.2 pts 89.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Buln Bulnin Nilma +6.6 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
49.5% 77th pct 42.9% 58th pct

Religious affiliation

49.5% No religion ◂ +6.6 pts 42.9%
41.7% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 46.3%
6.9% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Buln Bulnin Nilma +8.2 pts higher in Buln Buln gap widening
51.5% 65th pct 43.3% 46th pct
Bachelor+ in Buln Bulnin Nilma +4.6 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
22.8% 74th pct 18.2% 62nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.17 more in Nilma
8.93 73rd pct 10.10 75th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3 more in Nilma
2 62nd pct 5 73rd pct
Avg size in Buln Bulnin Nilma +7 larger in Buln Buln
213 39th pct 206 38th pct
ICSEA in Buln Bulnin Nilma +7 higher in Buln Buln
1,023 68th pct 1,017 65th pct

Highest year of school

51.5% Year 12 ◂ +8.2 pts 43.3%
14.2% Year 10 +5.1 pts ▸ 19.2%
17.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.1 pts 15.8%
8.2% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

Highest qualification level

39.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.5 pts 36.8%
26.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.9 pts 23.0%
10.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 12.7%
5.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 3.9%
5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.3 pts 1.5%
2.3% Certificate I / II +2.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Field of qualification

16.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 13.2%
10.3% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 14.7%
14.5% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 14.2%
10.7% Architecture & building ◂ +3.3 pts 7.4%
9.2% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%
6.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 6.4%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.4%
6.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%
3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%
2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%
2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Buln Bulnin Nilma +$50 higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
$786 57th pct $736 47th pct
Household income in Buln Bulnin Nilma +$291 higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
$1,916 71st pct $1,625 56th pct
Family income in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap narrowing
$2,212 69th pct $2,214 69th pct
High earners in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.6 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
11.6% 68th pct 11.0% 65th pct
High-income homes in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
23.7% 71st pct 22.8% 69th pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 27.6%
26.0% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 29.1%
13.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 11.0%
10.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%
6.2% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

Personal income distribution

37.0% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 37.1%
34.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 30.5%
17.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 11.6%
5.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3.0 pts higher in Nilma
25.8% 35th pct 28.8% 50th pct
Mental health in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.6 pts higher in Nilma
6.7% 37th pct 7.3% 42nd pct
Needs assistance in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.3 pts higher in Nilma gap narrowing
2.4% 27th pct 3.7% 38th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%
8.7% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%
6.7% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
3.1% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.6% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.2% Cancer even 2.2%
0.5% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None ◂ +5.5 pts 60.2%
18.7% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 19.3%
4.4% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 7.1%
1.5% Three or more +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Buln Bulnin Nilma +10.0 pts higher in Buln Buln gap widening
26.0% 78th pct 16.0% 40th pct
Unpaid carers in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
13.5% 58th pct 11.6% 38th pct
Unpaid child care in Buln Bulnin Nilma +6.4 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
31.9% 80th pct 25.5% 51st pct
Defence service in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.5 pts higher in Buln Buln
2.7% 51st pct 1.3% 35th pct
Housework 15h+ in Buln Bulnin Nilma +5.9 pts higher in Nilma gap widening
23.0% 43rd pct 28.9% 75th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Buln Bulnin Nilma +5 larger in Nilma
0 0th pct 5 49th pct
Median age in Buln Bulnin Nilma
— 48 yrs 86th pct
Median income in Buln Bulnin Nilma
— $1,187 86th pct
Household income in Buln Bulnin Nilma
— $1,124 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap narrowing
2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct
One-parent in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3.4 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
7.8% 32nd pct 4.4% 21st pct
Living alone in Buln Bulnin Nilma +9.6 pts higher in Nilma gap widening
12.4% 12th pct 22.0% 44th pct

Family composition

69.3% Couples with children +1.0 pts ▸ 70.3%
22.8% Couples without children ◂ +0.3 pts 22.5%
7.8% One-parent families ◂ +3.4 pts 4.4%
0.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Household size

36.2% 2 people ◂ +8.6 pts 27.6%
12.4% 1 person +9.6 pts ▸ 22.0%
16.4% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 14.2%
14.1% 5 people ◂ +2.3 pts 11.8%
11.3% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 12.6%
4.5% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Buln Bulnin Nilma +$12 higher in Nilma gap narrowing
$258 43rd pct $270 47th pct
Mortgage in Buln Bulnin Nilma +$10 higher in Nilma gap narrowing
$1,723 56th pct $1,733 57th pct
People / bedroom in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap steady
5.6% 13th pct 4.7% 11th pct
Owned outright in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.6 pts higher in Nilma gap narrowing
40.1% 47th pct 41.7% 52nd pct
Separate houses in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 96.1% 49th pct
3+ bedrooms in Buln Bulnin Nilma +6.5 pts higher in Buln Buln gap widening
91.5% 82nd pct 85.0% 65th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.7 pts 41.7%
40.1% Owned outright +1.6 pts ▸ 41.7%
5.6% Rented ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%
1.7% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +3.9 pts 96.1%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 41.7%
39.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 29.1%
10.2% 5 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 14.2%
4.5% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 8.7%
2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

100.0% $200–$349 +33.3 pts ▸ 133.3%
40.0% Under $200 ◂ +40.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.4% $1,000–$1,799 +6.6 pts ▸ 34.0%
26.2% $1,800–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 34.0%
15.5% Under $1,000 +7.2 pts ▸ 22.6%
19.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.4 pts 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.9 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
16.3% 49th pct 15.4% 46th pct
PT commute in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1 more in Nilma
2 71st pct 3 72nd pct
Stops/1k in Buln Bulnin Nilma +3.69 more in Nilma
3.63 72nd pct 7.32 86th pct
Departures/1k in Buln Bulnin Nilma +144.2 more in Nilma
36.3 61st pct 180.5 72nd pct
PT routes in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1 more in Nilma
1 71st pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Buln Bulnin Nilma +6 longer in Buln Buln
17 56th pct 11 47th pct
Drive to city in Buln Bulnin Nilma
73 52nd pct —

How people get to work

58.1% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 60.6%
16.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.9 pts 15.4%
5.1% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.2% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 37.8%
21.0% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 22.8%
22.2% 4 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 16.5%
11.4% 1 vehicle +9.1 pts ▸ 20.5%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Buln Bulnin Nilma +8.6 pts higher in Nilma gap steady
22.6% 22nd pct 31.2% 51st pct
Recent arrivals in Buln Bulnin Nilma even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Buln Bulnin Nilma +2.3 pts higher in Nilma gap widening
2.5% 40th pct 4.8% 66th pct
Participation in Buln Bulnin Nilma +15.4 pts higher in Buln Buln gap widening
74.9% 89th pct 59.4% 45th pct
Full-time in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.2 pts higher in Buln Buln gap narrowing
57.2% 45th pct 56.0% 39th pct

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +3.1 pts ▸ 17.1%
11.5% Construction +3.4 pts ▸ 14.9%
10.2% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.9% Education & training ◂ +4.0 pts 6.9%
8.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 5.7%
3.2% Finance & insurance +3.1 pts ▸ 6.3%
6.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%
5.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%
5.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%
5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 3.4%
3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 18.3%
18.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.4 pts 14.9%
16.6% Managers ◂ +3.5 pts 13.1%
9.9% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 13.7%
12.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 11.4%
10.5% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 9.1%
3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +5.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.0% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.3 higher in Buln Buln
1.5 62nd pct 1.2 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Buln Bulnin Nilma +0.6 more in Buln Buln
1.9 65th pct 1.2 60th pct
15-min city in Buln Bulnin Nilma even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Buln Bulnin Nilma even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Buln Bulnin Nilma +15.1 pts higher in Buln Buln
36.7% 69th pct 21.6% 64th pct
Walk to school in Buln Bulnin Nilma +6.3 pts higher in Buln Buln
60.8% 79th pct 54.5% 77th pct
Walk to a park in Buln Bulnin Nilma +64.1 pts higher in Buln Buln
64.1% 68th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Buln Bulnin Nilma even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Buln Bulnin Nilma +2.5 more in Nilma
7.3 35th pct 9.8 41st pct
Intersections/km² in Buln Bulnin Nilma +14 higher in Nilma
2 59th pct 16 73rd pct
Mean slope in Buln Bulnin Nilma +1.7 pts higher in Buln Buln
8.0% 71st pct 6.3% 57th pct

Compare Buln Buln with nearby areas

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Compare Nilma with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buln Buln vs Nilma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20390/buln-buln/vs/SAL21943/nilma