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Mulgrave vs Noble Park

Name: Mulgrave vs Noble Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.3 km apart · Mulgrave profile · Noble Park profile

Mulgrave Noble Park

Noble Park and Mulgrave (Vic.) are neighbouring suburbs with distinct profiles. Noble Park is far more diverse, with 60.7% of people born overseas and 64.4% using another language at home. It is also more affordable, with a typical weekly household income of $1,382 and a higher share of renters at 40.3%. In contrast, Mulgrave (Vic.) has a wealthier and more qualified population, with a typical household income of $1,913 and 32.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Homes in Mulgrave (Vic.) are also generally larger, as 92.9% have three or more bedrooms compared to 62.7% in Noble Park.

Both areas have a similar number of people per home, sitting around 2.7 or 2.8. They also share similar access to green space, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of a park. While both are diverse compared to the national figure, Noble Park has a much higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals (20.7%) than Mulgrave (Vic.) (10.3%). Mulgrave (Vic.) also sees far more people working from home, at 27.1% compared to 13.3% in Noble Park.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 30.3 pts higher in Mulgrave Separate houses: 18.1 pts higher in Mulgrave Renting: 18.0 pts higher in Noble Park Population: 12,368 larger in Noble Park Born overseas: 14.2 pts higher in Noble Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mulgrave in Noble Park +12,368 larger in Noble Park gap widening

19,889 89th pct 32,257 92nd pct

Median age in Mulgrave in Noble Park +5 yrs older in Mulgrave gap widening

40 yrs 29th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

28.2% Young adults (25–44) +6.2 pts ▸ 34.4%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.2 pts 21.3%

19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.3 pts 15.4%

17.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 16.3%

11.0% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

54.7% Married ◂ +10.4 pts 44.4%

30.8% Never married +5.1 pts ▸ 36.0%

6.3% Divorced +3.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

2.3% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Mulgrave Noble Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

50.3% Australia ◂ +16.1 pts 34.2%

3.0% Vietnam +7.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.2% India +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.2% China ◂ +4.3 pts 1.9%

1.0% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Italy ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.5% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

1.0% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

17.0% Chinese ◂ +7.7 pts 9.3%

15.2% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 10.1%

15.0% English ◂ +3.4 pts 11.6%

4.3% Vietnamese +8.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.5% Greek ◂ +7.4 pts 2.1%

6.4% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.0% Italian ◂ +4.6 pts 2.4%

4.2% Irish ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

4.0% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 2.2%

1.5% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% German ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

1.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

45.2% English only ◂ +15.9 pts 29.2%

3.9% Vietnamese +10.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

8.8% Mandarin ◂ +6.6 pts 2.3%

7.3% Greek ◂ +5.7 pts 1.6%

0.9% Punjabi +4.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.7% Cantonese ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

2.5% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.4% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.7% Christianity ◂ +17.5 pts 32.2%

27.0% No religion ◂ +5.9 pts 21.1%

7.7% Buddhism +10.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.3% Islam +6.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.9% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.3% Other religions +3.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mulgrave in Noble Park +0.09 more in Mulgrave

1.42 16th pct 1.33 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mulgrave in Noble Park +2 more in Noble Park

47 91st pct 49 92nd pct

Avg size in Mulgrave in Noble Park +22 larger in Noble Park

636 87th pct 658 88th pct

ICSEA in Mulgrave in Noble Park +43 higher in Mulgrave

1,056 80th pct 1,014 63rd pct

Highest year of school

68.4% Year 12 ◂ +7.2 pts 61.3%

11.3% Year 9 or below +5.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

8.7% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.1 pts 27.5%

18.0% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.8 pts 11.6%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

1.1% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Field of qualification

24.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.7 pts 20.2%

15.4% Engineering & related ◂ +1.5 pts 13.9%

9.5% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.3% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 7.9%

6.7% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.6% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

4.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$118 higher in Mulgrave gap narrowing

$746 49th pct $628 29th pct

Household income in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$531 higher in Mulgrave gap widening

$1,913 71st pct $1,382 39th pct

Family income in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$589 higher in Mulgrave gap widening

$2,134 65th pct $1,545 29th pct

Household income distribution

24.2% $650–$1,499 +7.7 pts ▸ 31.9%

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 31.1%

13.8% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

13.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 4.8%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 6.8%

Personal income distribution

43.2% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 47.4%

29.6% $650–$1,499 +6.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.4 pts 8.9%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

7.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

6.9% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 6.5%

5.8% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.4% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

1.2% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Stroke even 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.1% None ◂ +0.5 pts 69.6%

17.0% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 15.5%

4.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

2.5% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mulgrave in Noble Park +73 larger in Noble Park

55 78th pct 128 86th pct

Median age in Mulgrave in Noble Park +3 yrs older in Noble Park

24 yrs 43rd pct 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$52 higher in Noble Park

$425 21st pct $477 29th pct

Household income in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$651 higher in Mulgrave

$1,875 57th pct $1,224 28th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mulgrave in Noble Park +0.1 larger in Mulgrave gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

63.4% Couples with children ◂ +6.1 pts 57.4%

23.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 22.0%

12.2% One-parent families +6.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.4% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

31.5% 2 people ◂ +3.6 pts 27.9%

17.6% 1 person +8.8 pts ▸ 26.4%

20.7% 4 people ◂ +6.4 pts 14.3%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 18.5%

7.4% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

3.0% 6 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$89 higher in Mulgrave gap widening

$430 87th pct $341 69th pct

Mortgage in Mulgrave in Noble Park +$520 higher in Mulgrave gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,647 51st pct

People / bedroom in Mulgrave in Noble Park +0.20 higher in Noble Park gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

22.3% Rented +18.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

38.0% Owned outright ◂ +11.1 pts 26.9%

36.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.3 pts 29.4%

1.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

83.0% Separate house ◂ +18.1 pts 65.0%

0.3% Flat or apartment +18.6 pts ▸ 18.9%

16.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 16.0%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 47.1%

33.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.2 pts 12.4%

5.1% 2 bedrooms +24.0 pts ▸ 29.1%

7.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 3.2%

0.6% 1 bedroom +5.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

65.2% $350–$549 ◂ +24.5 pts 40.7%

10.4% $200–$349 +30.8 pts ▸ 41.2%

12.4% $550–$749 ◂ +11.5 pts 0.9%

5.6% Under $200 +5.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

1.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

19.0% $1,000–$1,799 +16.4 pts ▸ 35.4%

33.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.4%

26.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.5 pts 7.5%

14.0% Under $1,000 +4.1 pts ▸ 18.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mulgrave in Noble Park +24 more in Mulgrave

111 90th pct 87 89th pct

Stops/1k in Mulgrave in Noble Park +2.88 more in Mulgrave

5.58 80th pct 2.70 68th pct

Departures/1k in Mulgrave in Noble Park +1,275.3 more in Mulgrave

1,976.2 91st pct 700.9 82nd pct

PT routes in Mulgrave in Noble Park +23 more in Mulgrave

40 87th pct 17 86th pct

Stop walk in Mulgrave in Noble Park +3 longer in Mulgrave

6 36th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Mulgrave in Noble Park +6 longer in Noble Park

21 18th pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Mulgrave in Noble Park +12,441 more in Noble Park

42,137 86th pct 54,578 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Mulgrave in Noble Park +121,244 more in Noble Park

127,724 85th pct 248,968 88th pct

Transit to city in Mulgrave in Noble Park +15 longer in Mulgrave

73 79th pct 58 51st pct

How people get to work

52.7% Car (driver) +7.0 pts ▸ 59.7%

27.1% Worked at home ◂ +13.8 pts 13.3%

3.2% Car (passenger) +3.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.9% Train +2.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.0% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

45.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +13.3 pts 32.4%

30.1% 1 vehicle +11.9 pts ▸ 42.0%

13.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 10.8%

3.8% No vehicle +5.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.7% Manufacturing +6.5 pts ▸ 15.2%

13.1% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 8.8%

9.3% Professional & technical ◂ +4.2 pts 5.2%

8.9% Education & training ◂ +3.9 pts 4.9%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 6.7%

5.9% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

3.8% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

26.7% Professionals ◂ +12.1 pts 14.6%

8.2% Labourers +11.6 pts ▸ 19.8%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.8 pts 9.6%

11.7% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.4% Managers ◂ +7.1 pts 6.3%

9.2% Community & personal service +4.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.5% Machinery operators & drivers +7.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Mulgrave in Noble Park +1.1 higher in Noble Park

6.9 92nd pct 8.0 97th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mulgrave in Noble Park +1.2 more in Noble Park

6.5 92nd pct 7.7 99th pct

15-min city in Mulgrave in Noble Park +10.5 pts higher in Noble Park

89.5% 94th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Mulgrave in Noble Park +12.0 pts higher in Noble Park

88.0% 94th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Mulgrave in Noble Park even

99.1% 97th pct 98.9% 96th pct

Walk to school in Mulgrave in Noble Park +1.7 pts higher in Noble Park

97.0% 98th pct 98.8% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Mulgrave in Noble Park +0.2 pts higher in Noble Park

99.8% 92nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mulgrave in Noble Park +23.7 pts higher in Noble Park

75.8% 92nd pct 99.6% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Mulgrave in Noble Park +6.0 more in Mulgrave

14.0 51st pct 8.0 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Mulgrave in Noble Park +30 higher in Mulgrave

238 92nd pct 208 91st pct

Mean slope in Mulgrave in Noble Park +1.5 pts higher in Mulgrave

4.6% 37th pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Mulgrave with nearby areas

Notting Hill Springvale Clayton Wheelers Hill Clayton South Noble Park North Glen Waverley Oakleigh East

Compare Noble Park with nearby areas

Noble Park North Springvale South Springvale Keysborough Dandenong Dandenong North Mulgrave Dingley Village

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mulgrave vs Noble Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL21827/mulgrave/vs/SAL21952/noble-park