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Dereel vs Mount Mercer

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.8 km apart · Dereel profile · Mount Mercer profile

Dereel Mount Mercer

Dereel and Mount Mercer are neighbouring Victorian areas with very different profiles. Mount Mercer is a sparsely populated place where residents are more likely to have finished Year 12 (57.6% compared to 36.8% in Dereel) and earn a higher typical weekly household income ($1,958 versus $1,256). Mount Mercer also has a much higher share of people working or looking for work (72.4% versus 49.5%) and a greater number of people working from home (32.7% compared to 13.7%).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 and share a few key traits: every home is a separate detached house, and no one uses public transport to commute. They also have the same proportion of people in de facto relationships (around 14%) and an identical number of people per bedroom (0.90). While both areas are far from the national figure for rentals, this gap is more pronounced in Dereel, where only 1.3% of homes are rented compared to 12.9% in Mount Mercer.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 22.8 pts higher in Mount Mercer Population: 570 larger in Dereel Year 12: 20.8 pts higher in Mount Mercer Work from home: 19.0 pts higher in Mount Mercer One-parent: 14.4 pts higher in Dereel

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dereelin Mount Mercer +570 larger in Dereel gap widening
664 69th pct 94 40th pct
Median age in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1 yrs older in Dereel gap narrowing
46 yrs 54th pct 45 yrs 50th pct
First Nations in Dereelin Mount Mercer +2.6 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
2.7% 58th pct 5.3% 75th pct
Aged 65+ in Dereelin Mount Mercer +5.5 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
19.0% 51st pct 24.5% 73rd pct
Under 15 in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1.7 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
19.6% 67th pct 21.3% 76th pct
De facto in Dereelin Mount Mercer +0.3 pts higher in Dereel gap narrowing
14.3% 66th pct 14.1% 64th pct

Age structure

34.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.7 pts 27.7%
19.0% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 24.5%
19.6% Children (0–14) +1.7 pts ▸ 21.3%
19.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.3 pts 17.0%
9.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%

Marital status

47.5% Married +17.0 pts ▸ 64.5%
31.4% Never married ◂ +7.7 pts 23.7%
11.3% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%
5.9% Separated ◂ +5.9 pts 0.0%
2.4% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Dereel Mount Mercer

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Dereelin Mount Mercer +7.5 pts higher in Dereel gap widening
11.7% 52nd pct 4.3% 19th pct

Country of birth

75.3% Australia +20.4 pts ▸ 95.7%
4.7% England ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
1.1% New Zealand +3.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China 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

38.4% English +20.1 pts ▸ 58.5%
35.5% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 37.2%
15.1% Scottish +6.2 pts ▸ 21.3%
10.5% Irish +3.3 pts ▸ 13.8%
9.0% German +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%
3.2% Italian ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
2.4% Dutch ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%
0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1.2 pts higher in Dereel gap narrowing
1.2% 35th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Dereelin Mount Mercer even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

85.8% English only +7.8 pts ▸ 93.6%
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 Dereelin Mount Mercer +6.7 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
49.7% 78th pct 56.4% 90th pct

Religious affiliation

49.7% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 56.4%
34.6% Christianity +2.6 pts ▸ 37.2%
16.4% Not stated ◂ +7.9 pts 8.5%
0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Dereelin Mount Mercer +20.8 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
36.8% 28th pct 57.6% 76th pct
Bachelor+ in Dereelin Mount Mercer +7.0 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap steady
12.8% 42nd pct 19.7% 67th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Dereelin Mount Mercer even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

36.8% Year 12 +20.8 pts ▸ 57.6%
12.5% Year 11 +16.3 pts ▸ 28.8%
22.0% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 15.2%
15.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.2 pts 7.6%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Certificate III / IV +5.8 pts ▸ 40.0%
13.7% Bachelor degree +6.3 pts ▸ 20.0%
14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
4.0% Postgraduate degree +2.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +3.1 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

4.0% Agriculture & environment +22.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
15.7% Engineering & related +6.6 pts ▸ 22.2%
13.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%
10.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%
5.7% Architecture & building +3.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%
5.7% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 6.7%
4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%
3.4% Information technology ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%
2.8% Creative arts ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%
1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$190 higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
$545 17th pct $735 47th pct
Household income in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$702 higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
$1,256 29th pct $1,958 73rd pct
Family income in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$679 higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
$1,404 21st pct $2,083 62nd pct
High earners in Dereelin Mount Mercer +8.7 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
4.4% 28th pct 13.2% 74th pct
High-income homes in Dereelin Mount Mercer +20.7 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
8.3% 25th pct 29.0% 81st pct

Household income distribution

38.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +38.6 pts 0.0%
26.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 22.6%
16.2% Under $650 ◂ +16.2 pts 0.0%
5.7% $3,000–$3,999 +10.4 pts ▸ 16.1%
2.6% $4,000 or more +10.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

Personal income distribution

48.4% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 40.8%
26.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.4 pts 18.4%
11.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%
1.1% $3,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dereelin Mount Mercer +2.6 pts higher in Mount Mercer
34.6% 76th pct 37.2% 85th pct
Mental health in Dereelin Mount Mercer +8.7 pts higher in Dereel
11.9% 82nd pct 3.2% 17th pct
Needs assistance in Dereelin Mount Mercer +2.4 pts higher in Dereel gap steady
7.7% 79th pct 5.3% 58th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.0% Arthritis +6.0 pts ▸ 18.1%
10.4% Asthma +6.6 pts ▸ 17.0%
11.9% Mental health ◂ +8.7 pts 3.2%
8.9% Other condition ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%
6.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 5.3%
4.4% Heart disease +2.0 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.1% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%
2.3% Lung condition ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
1.7% Stroke ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.3% None +6.1 pts ▸ 56.4%
22.1% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 23.4%
8.3% Two conditions ◂ +4.0 pts 4.3%
4.7% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Dereelin Mount Mercer +17.3 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
10.4% 14th pct 27.6% 81st pct
Unpaid carers in Dereelin Mount Mercer +6.7 pts higher in Dereel gap steady
15.9% 78th pct 9.2% 21st pct
Unpaid child care in Dereelin Mount Mercer +17.3 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
22.2% 35th pct 39.5% 92nd pct
Defence service in Dereelin Mount Mercer +4.6 pts higher in Mount Mercer
3.5% 64th pct 8.1% 91st pct
Housework 15h+ in Dereelin Mount Mercer +5.5 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap widening
24.8% 54th pct 30.3% 79th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Dereelin Mount Mercer +13 larger in Dereel
18 66th pct 5 49th pct
Median age in Dereelin Mount Mercer +7 yrs older in Dereel
26 yrs 50th pct 19 yrs 21st pct
Median income in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$225 higher in Dereel
$575 43rd pct $350 12th pct
Household income in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$501 higher in Mount Mercer
$2,124 67th pct $2,625 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dereelin Mount Mercer +0.5 larger in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
2.5 50th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Dereelin Mount Mercer +14.4 pts higher in Dereel gap widening
14.4% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Living alone in Dereelin Mount Mercer +6.5 pts higher in Dereel gap widening
25.9% 58th pct 19.4% 34th pct

Family composition

50.8% Couples with children +26.3 pts ▸ 77.1%
33.5% Couples without children ◂ +10.7 pts 22.9%
14.4% One-parent families ◂ +14.4 pts 0.0%
0.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Household size

39.5% 2 people ◂ +7.2 pts 32.3%
25.9% 1 person ◂ +6.5 pts 19.4%
11.0% 4 people +14.8 pts ▸ 25.8%
5.3% 6 or more +14.1 pts ▸ 19.4%
13.2% 3 people ◂ +13.2 pts 0.0%
4.8% 5 people +4.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$42 higher in Dereel
$300 57th pct $258 43rd pct
Mortgage in Dereelin Mount Mercer +$108 higher in Dereel gap narrowing
$1,300 29th pct $1,192 23rd pct
People / bedroom in Dereelin Mount Mercer even gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Dereelin Mount Mercer +11.6 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
1.3% 3rd pct 12.9% 37th pct
Owned outright in Dereelin Mount Mercer +9.1 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
42.5% 54th pct 51.6% 78th pct
Separate houses in Dereelin Mount Mercer even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Dereelin Mount Mercer +13.3 pts higher in Dereel gap narrowing
74.6% 37th pct 61.3% 15th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +22.1 pts 32.3%
42.5% Owned outright +9.1 pts ▸ 51.6%
1.3% Rented +11.6 pts ▸ 12.9%
2.6% Other tenure ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
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

50.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.2 pts 38.7%
20.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 12.9%
16.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.6 pts 9.7%
6.1% 1 bedroom +10.0 pts ▸ 16.1%
3.1% 5 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

166.7% $200–$349 ◂ +166.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 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

43.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.5 pts 30.0%
3.2% $3,000 or more +26.8 pts ▸ 30.0%
25.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +25.8 pts 0.0%
19.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +19.4 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Dereelin Mount Mercer even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Dereelin Mount Mercer +19.0 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
13.7% 40th pct 32.7% 85th pct
PT commute in Dereelin Mount Mercer even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1 more in Dereel
1 64th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1.51 more in Dereel
1.51 63rd pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Dereelin Mount Mercer +6.0 more in Dereel
6.0 58th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1 more in Dereel
1 71st pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Dereelin Mount Mercer
4 29th pct —
Drive to city in Dereelin Mount Mercer +7 longer in Mount Mercer
99 68th pct 106 73rd pct

How people get to work

66.7% Car (driver) ◂ +9.5 pts 57.1%
13.7% Worked at home +19.0 pts ▸ 32.7%
2.0% Car (passenger) +4.1 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.6% Walked +2.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 35.5%
16.8% 4 or more +15.4 pts ▸ 32.3%
21.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +12.0 pts 9.7%
21.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +21.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Dereelin Mount Mercer +4.3 pts higher in Dereel gap narrowing
29.5% 45th pct 25.3% 29th pct
Recent arrivals in Dereelin Mount Mercer
0.0% 0th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1.6 pts higher in Dereel gap narrowing
7.1% 84th pct 5.5% 73rd pct
Participation in Dereelin Mount Mercer +22.8 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
49.5% 21st pct 72.4% 87th pct
Full-time in Dereelin Mount Mercer +6.7 pts higher in Mount Mercer gap narrowing
60.6% 63rd pct 67.3% 85th pct

Industries people work in

4.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +52.3 pts ▸ 57.1%
16.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.9 pts 8.2%
14.5% Construction ◂ +6.3 pts 8.2%
10.8% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 12.2%
3.2% Accommodation & food +7.0 pts ▸ 10.2%
6.4% Education & training +1.7 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.8% Other services +3.3 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.6% Retail trade ◂ +7.6 pts 0.0%
6.4% Administrative & support ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +5.2 pts 0.0%
4.4% Professional & technical ◂ +4.4 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

8.4% Managers +36.5 pts ▸ 44.9%
16.5% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 22.4%
21.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +13.1 pts 8.2%
14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +14.9 pts 0.0%
14.5% Professionals ◂ +14.5 pts 0.0%
11.2% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 12.2%
9.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%
8.0% Sales workers ◂ +8.0 pts 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Dereelin Mount Mercer +0.4 higher in Dereel
0.4 50th pct 0.0 16th pct
Types ≤15 min in Dereelin Mount Mercer +0.4 more in Dereel
0.4 49th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Dereelin Mount Mercer even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Dereelin Mount Mercer even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Dereelin Mount Mercer +8.6 pts higher in Dereel
8.6% 60th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Dereelin Mount Mercer even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Dereelin Mount Mercer +29.8 pts higher in Dereel
29.8% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Dereelin Mount Mercer even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Dereelin Mount Mercer +13.8 more in Mount Mercer
18.1 59th pct 31.9 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Dereelin Mount Mercer +1 higher in Dereel
1 57th pct 0 21st pct
Mean slope in Dereelin Mount Mercer +2.1 pts higher in Dereel
6.1% 54th pct 4.0% 29th pct

Compare Dereel with nearby areas

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Compare Mount Mercer with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dereel vs Mount Mercer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20741/dereel/vs/SAL21804/mount-mercer