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Donnybrook vs Mernda

Name: Donnybrook vs Mernda — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.4 km apart · Donnybrook profile · Mernda profile

Donnybrook Mernda

Mernda and Donnybrook (Vic.) are neighbouring areas with very different levels of accessibility. Mernda is very walkable, with 68.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 52.1% near health services, while Donnybrook (Vic.) is mostly car-dependent and has no homes within that distance of health services. Donnybrook (Vic.) has a much higher share of people born overseas (44.7% compared to 35.2% in Mernda) and a significantly larger proportion of residents who moved in the last five years (81.2% versus 50.7%).

Both areas share a nearly identical typical family income of around $2,100 to $2,200 per week. They are also similar in the number of people per home, which is 3.0 for both. While Mernda has a slightly older population, Donnybrook (Vic.) has a much higher share of people who speak another language at home (52.7% compared to 39.1%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 21,269 larger in Mernda Recent movers: 30.5 pts higher in Donnybrook No car: 2.0 pts higher in Mernda Other language: 13.6 pts higher in Donnybrook No religion: 11.8 pts higher in Mernda

Demographics & Identity

Population in Donnybrook in Mernda +21,269 larger in Mernda gap widening

2,100 79th pct 23,369 90th pct

Median age in Donnybrook in Mernda +3 yrs older in Mernda gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

51.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.7 pts 36.8%

25.3% Children (0–14) +1.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

10.8% Older adults (45–64) +7.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.9% Seniors (65+) +4.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

Marital status

59.0% Married ◂ +4.8 pts 54.2%

33.7% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 32.4%

3.6% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.5% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Donnybrook Mernda

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.1% Australia +17.4 pts ▸ 61.6%

23.6% India ◂ +13.3 pts 10.3%

3.2% Philippines ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

1.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.7% England +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Nepal even 1.1%

0.0% China +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

14.8% Australian +8.2 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.8% English +5.2 pts ▸ 21.0%

20.3% Indian ◂ +8.9 pts 11.4%

5.8% Italian +4.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.5% Irish +2.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.7% Scottish +3.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.3% Filipino ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%

1.5% Greek +2.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.2% Chinese +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% German +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

35.8% English only +21.1 pts ▸ 56.9%

21.4% Punjabi ◂ +16.6 pts 4.8%

4.7% Hindi ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

1.2% Arabic +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.4% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

30.9% Christianity +13.7 pts ▸ 44.6%

16.7% No religion +11.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

18.7% Other religions ◂ +14.3 pts 4.4%

13.0% Not stated ◂ +8.1 pts 4.9%

11.9% Hinduism ◂ +2.5 pts 9.4%

6.3% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

2.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Donnybrook in Mernda +1.09 more in Donnybrook

1.88 26th pct 0.79 3rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Donnybrook in Mernda +13 more in Mernda

4 71st pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Donnybrook in Mernda +391 larger in Donnybrook

1,178 100th pct 787 94th pct

ICSEA in Donnybrook in Mernda +31 higher in Donnybrook

1,074 86th pct 1,043 76th pct

Highest year of school

71.1% Year 12 ◂ +3.4 pts 67.7%

6.7% Year 10 +4.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.4% Year 11 +4.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.0% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

26.4% Bachelor degree +1.3 pts ▸ 27.7%

20.1% Certificate III / IV +4.7 pts ▸ 24.8%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 18.6%

13.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 12.2%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

16.5% Management & commerce +3.5 pts ▸ 19.9%

11.1% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.6% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.8% Health even 10.7%

8.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

7.9% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 6.8%

5.6% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.5% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.1% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Donnybrook in Mernda +$125 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing

$1,004 82nd pct $879 70th pct

Household income in Donnybrook in Mernda +$196 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing

$2,207 84th pct $2,011 75th pct

Family income in Donnybrook in Mernda +$96 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing

$2,237 71st pct $2,141 65th pct

Household income distribution

46.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 39.5%

19.2% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 23.9%

16.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 12.6%

5.6% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.1% $4,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

Personal income distribution

40.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.2 pts 36.3%

25.7% Under $650 +11.4 pts ▸ 37.1%

20.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

1.4% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.8% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.5% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.8% Other condition +3.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.1% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.5% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.8% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.1% None ◂ +2.2 pts 72.0%

10.3% One condition +5.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

3.0% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Donnybrook in Mernda +306 larger in Mernda

19 67th pct 325 86th pct

Median age in Donnybrook in Mernda +6 yrs older in Mernda

14 yrs 10th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Donnybrook in Mernda +$16 higher in Mernda

$850 69th pct $866 71st pct

Household income in Donnybrook in Mernda +$75 higher in Mernda

$1,937 60th pct $2,012 62nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Donnybrook in Mernda even gap narrowing

3.0 86th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

67.4% Couples with children +2.0 pts ▸ 69.4%

24.7% Couples without children ◂ +8.6 pts 16.1%

7.3% One-parent families +6.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.8% Other families even 0.8%

Household size

32.4% 2 people ◂ +6.6 pts 25.8%

20.9% 4 people +4.0 pts ▸ 24.9%

22.2% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 20.2%

10.5% 1 person +4.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

7.9% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.2% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Donnybrook in Mernda +$20 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing

$401 82nd pct $381 78th pct

Mortgage in Donnybrook in Mernda +$163 higher in Donnybrook gap steady

$2,100 76th pct $1,937 68th pct

People / bedroom in Donnybrook in Mernda even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

72.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.6 pts 55.1%

20.6% Rented +6.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

4.7% Owned outright +9.6 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.0% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

98.4% Separate house ◂ +9.0 pts 89.4%

1.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

68.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.3 pts 53.8%

22.2% 3 bedrooms +11.8 pts ▸ 34.0%

7.4% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 4.1%

0.6% 2 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

80.5% $350–$549 ◂ +3.7 pts 76.8%

4.7% $200–$349 +11.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

2.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

0.0% Under $200 +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

67.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +22.3 pts 44.7%

16.9% $1,000–$1,799 +13.8 pts ▸ 30.7%

8.4% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.1% Under $1,000 +5.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Donnybrook in Mernda +66 more in Mernda

17 86th pct 83 89th pct

Stops/1k in Donnybrook in Mernda +4.54 more in Donnybrook

8.10 86th pct 3.55 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Donnybrook in Mernda +1,728.5 more in Donnybrook

2,941.4 97th pct 1,212.9 87th pct

PT routes in Donnybrook in Mernda +3 more in Mernda

6 86th pct 9 86th pct

Stop walk in Donnybrook in Mernda +4 longer in Mernda

3 21st pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Donnybrook in Mernda even

35 30th pct 35 30th pct

Reach 30 min in Donnybrook in Mernda +11,427 more in Mernda

0 0th pct 11,427 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Donnybrook in Mernda +39,666 more in Mernda

0 0th pct 39,666 60th pct

How people get to work

57.4% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 57.6%

21.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.8 pts 20.5%

2.3% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.0% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

52.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 47.5%

29.5% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 33.0%

12.2% 3 vehicles even 12.2%

4.7% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.1 pts 17.6%

10.7% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

10.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.3 pts 6.4%

7.2% Retail trade +3.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.2% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 6.8%

6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 5.3%

5.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

4.1% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.4% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.2% Professionals +0.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

15.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 13.9%

12.2% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 13.8%

12.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 7.6%

9.0% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.0% Sales workers +2.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.8% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Donnybrook in Mernda +2.9 higher in Mernda

3.1 73rd pct 6.0 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Donnybrook in Mernda +2.7 more in Mernda

3.0 72nd pct 5.7 87th pct

15-min city in Donnybrook in Mernda +45.0 pts higher in Mernda

21.1% 72nd pct 66.1% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Donnybrook in Mernda +64.2 pts higher in Mernda

4.2% 60th pct 68.3% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Donnybrook in Mernda +40.9 pts higher in Mernda

53.9% 74th pct 94.8% 85th pct

Walk to school in Donnybrook in Mernda +28.9 pts higher in Mernda

44.5% 73rd pct 73.4% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Donnybrook in Mernda +6.4 pts higher in Mernda

93.4% 82nd pct 99.8% 94th pct

Walk to health in Donnybrook in Mernda +52.1 pts higher in Mernda

0.0% 0th pct 52.1% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Donnybrook in Mernda +22.5 more in Donnybrook

38.1 76th pct 15.6 55th pct

Intersections/km² in Donnybrook in Mernda +224 higher in Mernda

48 78th pct 272 94th pct

Mean slope in Donnybrook in Mernda +2.1 pts higher in Mernda

2.6% 6th pct 4.7% 38th pct

Compare Donnybrook with nearby areas

Kalkallo Wollert Woodstock Beveridge Eden Park Craigieburn Mickleham Mernda

Compare Mernda with nearby areas

South Morang Woodstock Yan Yean Doreen Yarrambat Mill Park Wollert Plenty

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Donnybrook vs Mernda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20773/donnybrook/vs/SAL21659/mernda