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Mount Cottrell vs Tarneit

Name: Mount Cottrell vs Tarneit — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Mount Cottrell profile · Tarneit profile

Mount Cottrell Tarneit

Tarneit and Mount Cottrell are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Tarneit is a large, young hub where the typical resident is 30 and 57% were born overseas. It has a highly qualified workforce, with 37.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and typical weekly incomes are far higher at $850. Mount Cottrell is sparsely populated and older, with a typical age of 41 and 19.8% of people aged 65 and over. In Mount Cottrell, homes are more likely to be owned outright (49%), and the typical weekly income is much lower at $498.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to their unemployment rates, which sit around 7.2% to 7.3%. They also share similar typical monthly home-loan payments of just under $2,000. However, they differ in their accessibility; Tarneit is somewhat walkable with a 4.7 score, while Mount Cottrell is mostly car-dependent with a score of 2.4. The gap in public transport access is stark, with Tarneit providing far more stops and departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Population: 55,874 larger in Tarneit Born overseas: 28.0 pts higher in Tarneit Other language: 26.7 pts higher in Tarneit Year 12: 38.3 pts higher in Tarneit Bachelor+: 25.4 pts higher in Tarneit

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +55,874 larger in Tarneit gap widening

496 64th pct 56,370 98th pct

Median age in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +11 yrs older in Mount Cottrell gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 30 yrs 5th pct

Age structure

24.6% Young adults (25–44) +17.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

17.9% Children (0–14) +11.1 pts ▸ 29.0%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +11.7 pts 13.3%

19.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +15.6 pts 4.2%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

Marital status

51.6% Married +9.5 pts ▸ 61.2%

32.3% Never married ◂ +2.0 pts 30.3%

6.5% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 3.9%

4.0% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Mount Cottrell Tarneit

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.3% Australia ◂ +24.8 pts 37.5%

2.6% India +26.2 pts ▸ 28.8%

0.0% New Zealand +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.6% Philippines +1.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.0% England ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

1.2% Italy ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.6% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

1.6% Indian +25.4 pts ▸ 27.0%

23.0% English ◂ +12.8 pts 10.1%

22.2% Australian ◂ +11.6 pts 10.6%

5.8% Italian ◂ +3.8 pts 2.0%

4.8% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 1.9%

4.6% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 1.8%

2.0% Filipino +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.6% Greek ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%

0.8% Chinese +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% German ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

54.4% English only ◂ +25.1 pts 29.4%

1.4% Punjabi +14.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

14.1% Arabic ◂ +11.7 pts 2.4%

0.0% Hindi +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.4% Greek ◂ +2.2 pts 0.2%

1.8% Tagalog even 1.9%

1.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.0% Christianity ◂ +15.8 pts 28.2%

23.2% No religion ◂ +10.5 pts 12.7%

1.0% Hinduism +20.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

16.5% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 15.0%

0.8% Other religions +13.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.3% Not stated ◂ +4.3 pts 7.0%

0.0% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit

— 0.92 6th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +26 more in Tarneit

17 86th pct 43 91st pct

Avg size in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +192 larger in Tarneit

806 95th pct 998 100th pct

ICSEA in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +3 higher in Mount Cottrell

1,047 77th pct 1,044 76th pct

Highest year of school

37.6% Year 12 +38.3 pts ▸ 75.9%

21.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +16.3 pts 5.6%

16.2% Year 11 ◂ +11.5 pts 4.7%

15.4% Year 10 ◂ +8.7 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +26.0 pts 14.4%

16.3% Bachelor degree +14.6 pts ▸ 31.0%

5.3% Postgraduate degree +14.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

11.1% Management & commerce +10.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +5.9 pts 13.3%

1.9% Information technology +10.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.6% Architecture & building ◂ +7.3 pts 3.3%

5.3% Society & culture +4.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.2% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

6.7% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 4.6%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$352 higher in Tarneit gap widening

$498 12th pct $850 66th pct

Household income in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$561 higher in Tarneit gap widening

$1,542 50th pct $2,103 79th pct

Family income in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$694 higher in Tarneit gap widening

$1,387 20th pct $2,081 62nd pct

Household income distribution

23.5% $1,500–$2,999 +19.1 pts ▸ 42.6%

23.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 22.0%

20.8% Under $650 ◂ +13.9 pts 6.9%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

6.7% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

Personal income distribution

51.6% Under $650 ◂ +14.9 pts 36.7%

23.8% $650–$1,499 +13.6 pts ▸ 37.4%

12.0% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

1.0% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Arthritis ◂ +8.0 pts 2.6%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +5.2 pts 5.1%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +4.8 pts 4.4%

7.1% Mental health ◂ +4.0 pts 3.1%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +2.3 pts 3.7%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.2 pts 1.2%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.3% None +17.6 pts ▸ 78.8%

15.5% One condition ◂ +5.0 pts 10.5%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +4.6 pts 2.1%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +206 larger in Tarneit

14 63rd pct 220 86th pct

Median age in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +1 yrs older in Tarneit

18 yrs 18th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit

— $624 48th pct

Household income in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$887 higher in Mount Cottrell

$2,499 79th pct $1,612 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +0.4 larger in Tarneit gap widening

3.0 86th pct 3.4 93rd pct

Family composition

52.0% Couples with children +24.5 pts ▸ 76.5%

28.1% Couples without children ◂ +15.3 pts 12.8%

19.7% One-parent families ◂ +10.2 pts 9.5%

0.0% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +15.6 pts 18.6%

14.1% 4 people +13.5 pts ▸ 27.6%

13.4% 3 people +9.4 pts ▸ 22.8%

17.4% 1 person ◂ +7.2 pts 10.2%

13.4% 6 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 9.0%

6.7% 5 people +5.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$82 higher in Mount Cottrell gap steady

$462 89th pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +$23 higher in Mount Cottrell gap widening

$1,973 70th pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

20.1% Owned with a mortgage +36.8 pts ▸ 56.9%

49.0% Owned outright ◂ +39.3 pts 9.7%

25.5% Rented +4.0 pts ▸ 29.5%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

0.0% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

97.3% Separate house ◂ +7.8 pts 89.5%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

30.9% 4 bedrooms +27.9 pts ▸ 58.8%

36.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.3 pts 28.0%

16.1% 5 or more ◂ +10.1 pts 6.0%

4.7% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.5 pts 0.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.4% $350–$549 +28.1 pts ▸ 75.4%

21.1% $200–$349 ◂ +5.2 pts 15.8%

15.8% $550–$749 ◂ +14.9 pts 0.9%

10.5% Under $200 ◂ +8.0 pts 2.5%

0.0% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.0% $1,800–$2,999 +19.2 pts ▸ 49.2%

13.3% $1,000–$1,799 +15.1 pts ▸ 28.4%

13.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 8.6%

0.0% Under $1,000 +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +152 more in Tarneit

0 0th pct 152 92nd pct

Stops/1k in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +2.70 more in Tarneit

0.00 0th pct 2.70 68th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +786.9 more in Tarneit

0.0 0th pct 786.9 84th pct

PT routes in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +13 more in Tarneit

0 0th pct 13 86th pct

Stop walk in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +73 longer in Mount Cottrell

87 100th pct 14 51st pct

Drive to city in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +10 longer in Mount Cottrell

35 30th pct 25 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +7,197 more in Tarneit

0 0th pct 7,197 54th pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +35,313 more in Tarneit

0 0th pct 35,313 59th pct

Transit to city in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit

— 88 100th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.0 pts 53.6%

16.9% Worked at home +4.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

0.0% Train +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Walked ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%

0.0% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

33.6% 2 vehicles +12.3 pts ▸ 45.9%

21.7% 1 vehicle +12.1 pts ▸ 33.8%

25.9% 4 or more ◂ +20.3 pts 5.6%

15.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 12.3%

2.1% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.3% Construction ◂ +13.9 pts 7.5%

11.2% Transport & warehousing +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.1% Health care & social assistance +3.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.6% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.3% Other services ◂ +4.7 pts 2.6%

5.6% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.2% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 5.8%

5.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.1% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.4% Finance & insurance +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.7% Public administration & safety +3.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +4.0 pts 0.4%

Occupations people work in

10.1% Professionals +9.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

19.7% Managers ◂ +11.2 pts 8.5%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.8 pts 11.1%

10.7% Machinery operators & drivers +4.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

14.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 12.6%

7.9% Community & personal service +4.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.7% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 9.4%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +2.3 higher in Tarneit

2.4 68th pct 4.7 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +2.0 more in Tarneit

2.5 69th pct 4.5 80th pct

15-min city in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +13.8 pts higher in Tarneit

37.3% 76th pct 51.1% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +7.6 pts higher in Tarneit

37.4% 76th pct 45.1% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +23.1 pts higher in Tarneit

36.5% 69th pct 59.6% 76th pct

Walk to school in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +45.4 pts higher in Tarneit

37.2% 71st pct 82.6% 87th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +54.7 pts higher in Tarneit

44.1% 62nd pct 98.8% 85th pct

Walk to health in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +35.5 pts higher in Tarneit

0.0% 0th pct 35.5% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +24.1 more in Mount Cottrell

32.3 73rd pct 8.1 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +340 higher in Tarneit

3 62nd pct 343 97th pct

Mean slope in Mount Cottrell in Tarneit +0.1 pts higher in Mount Cottrell

3.0% 12th pct 2.9% 10th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Cottrell vs Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21786/mount-cottrell/vs/SAL22451/tarneit