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Burnside Heights vs Hillside

Name: Burnside Heights vs Hillside — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Burnside Heights profile · Hillside profile

Burnside Heights Hillside

Hillside (Melton - Vic.) and Burnside Heights are neighbouring areas with very different cultural and educational profiles. Burnside Heights is far more diverse, with 48.7% of people born overseas and 60.2% using another language at home, compared to 30.2% and 34.9% in Hillside (Melton - Vic.). Educational levels are also higher in Burnside Heights, where 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree and 74.5% finished Year 12, while Hillside (Melton - Vic.) has 21.0% and 63.8% respectively.

Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share almost identical typical weekly household incomes of around $2,200 and the same low rate of public transport commuting. This shared experience exists alongside some distinct differences: Hillside (Melton - Vic.) has more homes owned outright (30.9% compared to 18.3%) and a higher number of walkable amenities per person. Meanwhile, Burnside Heights is younger, with children under 15 making up 28.8% of its population.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,954 larger in Hillside Other language: 25.3 pts higher in Burnside Heights Born overseas: 18.5 pts higher in Burnside Heights Owned outright: 12.6 pts higher in Hillside People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Burnside Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burnside Heights in Hillside +10,954 larger in Hillside gap steady

6,377 86th pct 17,331 89th pct

Median age in Burnside Heights in Hillside +3 yrs older in Hillside gap steady

33 yrs 11th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

33.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.9 pts 26.3%

28.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +9.2 pts 19.5%

19.9% Older adults (45–64) +8.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

12.3% Youth (15–24) +3.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

5.6% Seniors (65+) +4.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

Marital status

58.9% Married ◂ +7.0 pts 51.9%

30.4% Never married +5.2 pts ▸ 35.6%

5.2% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.0% Separated even 3.0%

2.3% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Burnside Heights Hillside

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.0% Australia +17.7 pts ▸ 66.7%

10.9% India ◂ +6.6 pts 4.3%

6.0% Vietnam ◂ +4.9 pts 1.2%

4.6% Philippines ◂ +2.9 pts 1.8%

0.5% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

1.3% China ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.6% England +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

11.6% Australian +8.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

8.2% English +7.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

5.4% Italian +8.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.3% Indian ◂ +7.4 pts 4.9%

9.4% Vietnamese ◂ +7.6 pts 1.9%

7.0% Filipino ◂ +4.4 pts 2.6%

6.4% Chinese ◂ +3.9 pts 2.4%

2.0% Greek +3.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.8% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.7% German +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.3% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

37.1% English only +24.4 pts ▸ 61.5%

9.6% Vietnamese ◂ +7.9 pts 1.7%

4.9% Punjabi ◂ +2.2 pts 2.7%

3.3% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Hindi ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

0.9% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.7% Tagalog ◂ +1.9 pts 0.9%

0.7% Greek +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.0% Christianity +15.7 pts ▸ 62.7%

17.2% No religion +2.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

10.3% Islam ◂ +4.7 pts 5.5%

10.0% Hinduism ◂ +7.4 pts 2.7%

7.1% Buddhism ◂ +4.8 pts 2.3%

3.7% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.6% Other religions ◂ +1.9 pts 2.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.05 more in Hillside

0.55 0th pct 0.59 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Burnside Heights in Hillside +14 more in Burnside Heights

28 88th pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Burnside Heights in Hillside +146 larger in Hillside

761 93rd pct 908 100th pct

ICSEA in Burnside Heights in Hillside +10 higher in Hillside

1,019 66th pct 1,028 71st pct

Highest year of school

74.5% Year 12 ◂ +10.7 pts 63.8%

7.1% Year 10 +4.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.8% Year 11 +5.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.2% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.0 pts 26.8%

19.6% Certificate III / IV +10.7 pts ▸ 30.3%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

12.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.8 pts 6.9%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

22.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 21.2%

14.1% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

10.7% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.3% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%

9.2% Information technology ◂ +5.0 pts 4.3%

7.2% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.8% Architecture & building +3.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

2.4% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$2 higher in Hillside gap narrowing

$803 59th pct $805 60th pct

Household income in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$56 higher in Burnside Heights gap widening

$2,246 86th pct $2,190 83rd pct

Family income in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$96 higher in Hillside gap widening

$2,220 70th pct $2,316 74th pct

Household income distribution

37.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 35.0%

19.9% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

16.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 14.5%

13.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 13.1%

7.1% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

41.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 41.1%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 32.3%

19.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 18.9%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.6% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.6% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.0% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.5% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.7% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.4% None ◂ +8.0 pts 69.4%

14.0% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

2.6% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.1% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burnside Heights in Hillside +81 larger in Hillside

9 58th pct 90 86th pct

Median age in Burnside Heights in Hillside +9 yrs older in Hillside

15 yrs 11th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$86 higher in Burnside Heights

$575 43rd pct $489 31st pct

Household income in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$785 higher in Burnside Heights

$2,999 87th pct $2,214 70th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.4 larger in Burnside Heights gap widening

3.6 96th pct 3.2 89th pct

Family composition

78.4% Couples with children ◂ +6.7 pts 71.7%

9.7% Couples without children +5.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

11.4% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.6% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

34.8% 4 people ◂ +8.3 pts 26.4%

16.1% 2 people +8.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

20.8% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 20.1%

14.2% 5 people ◂ +2.9 pts 11.3%

5.4% 1 person +7.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.1% 6 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$31 higher in Burnside Heights gap narrowing

$411 84th pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Burnside Heights in Hillside +$100 higher in Burnside Heights gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $1,900 66th pct

People / bedroom in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.20 higher in Burnside Heights gap widening

1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.3 pts 52.4%

18.3% Owned outright +12.6 pts ▸ 30.9%

17.9% Rented ◂ +3.2 pts 14.7%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.2% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

90.7% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 88.0%

9.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.0% Flat or apartment +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.5 pts 46.5%

37.8% 3 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 40.9%

6.8% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

1.3% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

85.1% $350–$549 ◂ +16.4 pts 68.7%

6.5% $200–$349 +14.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

2.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 35.5%

26.3% $1,000–$1,799 +0.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

10.5% Under $1,000 +4.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.7% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burnside Heights in Hillside +36 more in Hillside

14 84th pct 50 87th pct

Stops/1k in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.69 more in Hillside

2.20 66th pct 2.89 69th pct

Departures/1k in Burnside Heights in Hillside +175.7 more in Hillside

449.7 77th pct 625.5 81st pct

PT routes in Burnside Heights in Hillside +2 more in Hillside

3 79th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Burnside Heights in Hillside +1 longer in Hillside

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Burnside Heights in Hillside +3 longer in Burnside Heights

27 23rd pct 24 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Burnside Heights in Hillside +10,560 more in Burnside Heights

26,742 80th pct 16,182 69th pct

Reach 45 min in Burnside Heights in Hillside +9,978 more in Burnside Heights

77,790 74th pct 67,812 72nd pct

Transit to city in Burnside Heights in Hillside +1 longer in Hillside

88 100th pct 89 100th pct

How people get to work

54.8% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 57.4%

23.2% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 20.5%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

1.4% Train even 1.5%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

50.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.4 pts 40.4%

21.2% 1 vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 22.8%

17.8% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 19.7%

8.5% 4 or more +6.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

1.6% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

7.6% Construction +5.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 10.6%

9.9% Retail trade +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 7.9%

7.3% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

7.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 5.3%

5.9% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

5.3% Public administration & safety even 5.2%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

21.6% Professionals ◂ +4.0 pts 17.6%

14.3% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

11.3% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 9.5%

8.1% Sales workers +3.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.7% Managers +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.3 pts 7.9%

9.2% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 9.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.1 higher in Hillside

6.0 88th pct 6.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.1 more in Hillside

5.9 88th pct 6.0 88th pct

15-min city in Burnside Heights in Hillside +12.7 pts higher in Hillside

62.8% 83rd pct 75.5% 86th pct

Walk to shops in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.7 pts higher in Burnside Heights

64.1% 83rd pct 63.4% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Burnside Heights in Hillside +3.0 pts higher in Burnside Heights

97.9% 93rd pct 94.9% 85th pct

Walk to school in Burnside Heights in Hillside +14.7 pts higher in Burnside Heights

100.0% 100th pct 85.3% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Burnside Heights in Hillside even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Burnside Heights in Hillside +6.2 pts higher in Hillside

56.2% 86th pct 62.4% 88th pct

Amenities/1k in Burnside Heights in Hillside +9.1 more in Hillside

4.9 29th pct 14.0 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Burnside Heights in Hillside +201 higher in Burnside Heights

521 100th pct 320 96th pct

Mean slope in Burnside Heights in Hillside +0.5 pts higher in Burnside Heights

3.4% 19th pct 2.8% 10th pct

Compare Burnside Heights with nearby areas

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Compare Hillside with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burnside Heights vs Hillside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20420/burnside-heights/vs/SAL21193/hillside