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Carnegie vs Murrumbeena
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Carnegie profile · Murrumbeena profile
Carnegie Murrumbeena
Carnegie and Murrumbeena are neighbouring areas in Victoria with different housing and cultural profiles. Carnegie has a higher share of people born overseas (43.4%) and more residents who use another language at home (38.4%). It is also more likely to have renters (42.3%) and people living alone (35.0%). Murrumbeena has more detached houses (45.6%) and larger homes, with 52.7% having three or more bedrooms compared to 41.1% in Carnegie. Murrumbeena also has more public transport stops and a higher number of walkable amenities per resident.
These two areas are very similar in their typical weekly personal income, which sits around $1,000 for both. However, the gap in First Nations language use is far higher in Carnegie, where 10.5% of people speak such a language compared to 0.0% in Murrumbeena. Both areas are far above the national figure for people born overseas, though Carnegie's share of recent arrivals is well higher than in Murrumbeena.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,299
- First area, 2016: 17,388
- First area, 2021: 17,909
- Second area, 2011: 8,592
- Second area, 2016: 9,926
- Second area, 2021: 9,996
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Carnegie: 0.9% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Murrumbeena: 0.7% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Carnegie: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Murrumbeena: 0.7% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Carnegie: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Murrumbeena: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Carnegie: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Murrumbeena: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Carnegie: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Murrumbeena: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Carnegie: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Murrumbeena: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Carnegie: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Murrumbeena: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Carnegie: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Murrumbeena: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Carnegie: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Murrumbeena: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Carnegie: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Murrumbeena: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Carnegie: 4.4% males, 4.8% females; 35–39 in Murrumbeena: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Carnegie: 4.9% males, 5.4% females; 30–34 in Murrumbeena: 4.1% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Carnegie: 5.6% males, 5.8% females; 25–29 in Murrumbeena: 4.2% males, 4.5% females
- 20–24 in Carnegie: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 20–24 in Murrumbeena: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Carnegie: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Murrumbeena: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Carnegie: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 10–14 in Murrumbeena: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Carnegie: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Murrumbeena: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Carnegie: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Murrumbeena: 2.6% males, 2.6% 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: $652
- First area, 2016: $727
- First area, 2021: $1,005
- Second area, 2011: $707
- Second area, 2016: $780
- Second area, 2021: $1,035
- First area, 2011: $1,286
- First area, 2016: $1,478
- First area, 2021: $1,878
- Second area, 2011: $1,354
- Second area, 2016: $1,641
- Second area, 2021: $2,057
- First area, 2011: $1,739
- First area, 2016: $2,049
- First area, 2021: $2,545
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $2,194
- Second area, 2021: $2,767
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $358
- First area, 2021: $395
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $346
- Second area, 2021: $386
- First area, 2011: $2,015
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,040
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carnegie vs Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/vs/SAL21849/murrumbeena