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Mernda vs Wollert

Name: Mernda vs Wollert — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.9 km apart · Mernda profile · Wollert profile

Mernda Wollert

Wollert and Mernda are two large, neighbouring residential areas in Victoria. Wollert is more culturally diverse, with 50.0% of people born overseas and 64.4% using a language other than English at home, compared to 35.2% and 39.1% in Mernda. Wollert also has a younger population, with a typical age of 30, while Mernda's typical resident is 33. Mernda is much more accessible by foot, with a walkability score of 6.0 (very walkable) and 94.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas Wollert is mostly car-dependent with a score of 4.0 and only 63.1% of homes near transport.

Both areas have followed a similar growth path since 2011, with many new residents arriving in both. This is most evident in Wollert, where 68.5% of people moved in during the last five years, compared to 50.7% in Mernda. They share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $2,000. While they track closely on pay, they differ on health; Mernda has a higher share of people with long-term health conditions at 21.9%, compared to 14.5% in Wollert.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.3 pts higher in Wollert Recent movers: 17.8 pts higher in Wollert No religion: 16.2 pts higher in Mernda Born overseas: 14.8 pts higher in Wollert People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wollert

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mernda in Wollert +1,038 larger in Wollert gap narrowing

23,369 90th pct 24,407 90th pct

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

33 yrs 11th pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

36.8% Young adults (25–44) +5.9 pts ▸ 42.7%

27.0% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 29.1%

18.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.5 pts 13.5%

10.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 10.0%

7.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

Marital status

54.2% Married +7.0 pts ▸ 61.2%

32.4% Never married ◂ +3.9 pts 28.5%

7.3% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 5.2%

3.5% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

2.5% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Mernda Wollert

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.6% Australia ◂ +15.1 pts 46.4%

10.3% India +8.4 pts ▸ 18.7%

1.7% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.6% New Zealand even 1.6%

1.5% England ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

22.9% Australian ◂ +11.2 pts 11.8%

21.0% English ◂ +11.8 pts 9.2%

11.4% Indian +7.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.0% Italian ◂ +1.8 pts 8.2%

5.7% Irish ◂ +4.0 pts 1.8%

4.8% Scottish ◂ +3.4 pts 1.4%

3.9% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

3.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

2.6% Filipino even 2.6%

1.9% German ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

56.9% English only ◂ +25.8 pts 31.1%

4.8% Punjabi +9.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

2.5% Arabic +5.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.0% Hindi +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Tagalog even 0.8%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.6% Christianity ◂ +9.9 pts 34.6%

28.5% No religion ◂ +16.2 pts 12.3%

5.3% Islam +13.4 pts ▸ 18.7%

9.4% Hinduism +4.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.4% Other religions +8.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.9% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%

2.9% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mernda in Wollert +0.33 more in Wollert

0.79 3rd pct 1.13 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mernda in Wollert +16 more in Wollert

17 86th pct 33 89th pct

Avg size in Mernda in Wollert +62 larger in Mernda

787 94th pct 725 91st pct

ICSEA in Mernda in Wollert +27 higher in Mernda

1,043 76th pct 1,016 65th pct

Highest year of school

67.7% Year 12 +6.3 pts ▸ 74.0%

11.3% Year 10 ◂ +3.3 pts 7.9%

9.3% Year 11 ◂ +3.8 pts 5.5%

7.8% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

27.7% Bachelor degree +1.7 pts ▸ 29.4%

24.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.9 pts 18.8%

18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 19.6%

12.2% Postgraduate degree +3.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

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

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

13.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 11.5%

12.8% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 12.0%

10.7% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.8% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.5% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

1.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Mernda in Wollert +$36 higher in Mernda gap narrowing

$879 70th pct $843 65th pct

Household income in Mernda in Wollert +$32 higher in Mernda gap narrowing

$2,011 75th pct $1,979 74th pct

Family income in Mernda in Wollert +$114 higher in Mernda gap narrowing

$2,141 65th pct $2,027 59th pct

Household income distribution

39.5% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 43.2%

23.9% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 12.3%

9.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

8.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

Personal income distribution

36.3% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 39.1%

37.1% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 37.5%

19.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 16.8%

2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Asthma ◂ +2.5 pts 5.2%

7.3% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 4.3%

6.8% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 5.0%

5.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 2.9%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

2.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.5% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.0% None +7.4 pts ▸ 79.3%

15.7% One condition ◂ +4.7 pts 11.1%

4.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 2.3%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mernda in Wollert +170 larger in Mernda

325 86th pct 155 86th pct

Median age in Mernda in Wollert +1 yrs older in Mernda

20 yrs 25th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Mernda in Wollert +$43 higher in Wollert

$866 71st pct $909 74th pct

Household income in Mernda in Wollert +$237 higher in Mernda

$2,012 62nd pct $1,775 53rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mernda in Wollert +0.3 larger in Wollert gap widening

3.0 86th pct 3.3 91st pct

Family composition

69.4% Couples with children +5.2 pts ▸ 74.6%

16.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 14.4%

13.7% One-parent families ◂ +3.7 pts 10.0%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

24.9% 4 people +0.9 pts ▸ 25.8%

25.8% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 22.0%

20.2% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

15.0% 1 person ◂ +3.0 pts 12.1%

10.1% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

3.9% 6 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mernda in Wollert +$10 higher in Wollert gap narrowing

$381 78th pct $391 80th pct

Mortgage in Mernda in Wollert +$63 higher in Wollert gap narrowing

$1,937 68th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Mernda in Wollert +0.10 higher in Wollert gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.1% Owned with a mortgage +7.5 pts ▸ 62.6%

27.3% Rented ◂ +3.8 pts 23.5%

14.3% Owned outright ◂ +3.1 pts 11.2%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

1.3% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

89.4% Separate house ◂ +1.5 pts 87.9%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.5% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

53.8% 4 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 56.8%

34.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 28.2%

6.4% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.1% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.5% 1 bedroom even 0.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

76.8% $350–$549 ◂ +3.6 pts 73.2%

16.0% $200–$349 +1.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

2.1% Under $200 even 2.1%

1.1% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.7% $1,800–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 52.5%

30.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.1 pts 25.5%

10.1% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.1 pts 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mernda in Wollert +46 more in Mernda

83 89th pct 37 87th pct

Stops/1k in Mernda in Wollert +2.04 more in Mernda

3.55 72nd pct 1.52 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Mernda in Wollert +803.3 more in Mernda

1,212.9 87th pct 409.7 77th pct

PT routes in Mernda in Wollert +5 more in Mernda

9 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Mernda in Wollert +20 longer in Wollert

7 39th pct 27 64th pct

Drive to city in Mernda in Wollert +4 longer in Mernda

35 30th pct 31 27th pct

Reach 30 min in Mernda in Wollert +12,980 more in Wollert

11,427 61st pct 24,407 77th pct

Reach 45 min in Mernda in Wollert +15,259 more in Mernda

39,666 60th pct 24,407 52nd pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 61.9%

20.5% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 17.1%

3.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.4% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

0.4% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 51.6%

33.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 29.3%

12.2% 3 vehicles even 12.2%

5.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

2.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance +0.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 8.9%

10.5% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%

6.4% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.8% Manufacturing +1.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 6.5%

6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.0%

5.1% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

4.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

3.6% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

3.2% Administrative & support even 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.9% Professionals ◂ +1.3 pts 19.6%

13.9% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 12.2%

13.8% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

7.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.3% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 8.5%

8.4% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 7.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mernda in Wollert +2.1 higher in Mernda

6.0 88th pct 4.0 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mernda in Wollert +2.1 more in Mernda

5.7 87th pct 3.6 76th pct

15-min city in Mernda in Wollert +26.8 pts higher in Mernda

66.1% 84th pct 39.3% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Mernda in Wollert +27.3 pts higher in Mernda

68.3% 84th pct 41.1% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Mernda in Wollert +31.7 pts higher in Mernda

94.8% 85th pct 63.1% 77th pct

Walk to school in Mernda in Wollert +7.7 pts higher in Wollert

73.4% 83rd pct 81.1% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Mernda in Wollert +2.1 pts higher in Mernda

99.8% 94th pct 97.7% 85th pct

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

52.1% 85th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mernda in Wollert +4.1 more in Mernda

15.6 55th pct 11.5 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Mernda in Wollert +127 higher in Mernda

272 94th pct 145 88th pct

Mean slope in Mernda in Wollert +1.4 pts higher in Mernda

4.7% 38th pct 3.3% 17th pct

Compare Mernda with nearby areas

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Compare Wollert with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mernda vs Wollert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21659/mernda/vs/SAL22820/wollert