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Parkville vs Travancore

Name: Parkville vs Travancore — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Parkville profile · Travancore profile

Parkville Travancore

Parkville (Vic.) and Travancore are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's inner north with very different financial profiles. Typical weekly personal income is far higher in Travancore at $1,027, compared to $586 in Parkville (Vic.). While Parkville (Vic.) has a much higher share of volunteers at 25.2%, Travancore has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children. Parkville (Vic.) is notably younger, with a typical resident aged 26 compared to 33 in Travancore.

These two areas have remained similar in several ways, including their shared level of recent overseas arrivals and the proportion of people who speak little or no English. This consistency exists even as the gap in full-time employment is widening, with 62.4% of people in Travancore working full-time compared to 46.3% in Parkville (Vic.). Both areas are far more diverse than the national figure, with a high share of residents born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Personal income: $441 higher in Travancore Population: 4,958 larger in Parkville Full-time: 16.1 pts higher in Travancore 3+ bedrooms: 13.6 pts higher in Parkville Separate houses: 12.8 pts higher in Travancore

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parkville in Travancore +4,958 larger in Parkville gap steady

7,074 87th pct 2,116 79th pct

Median age in Parkville in Travancore +7 yrs older in Travancore gap widening

26 yrs 0th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

33.7% Young adults (25–44) +17.1 pts ▸ 50.8%

39.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +24.9 pts 14.1%

11.0% Older adults (45–64) +5.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

9.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%

6.7% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

Marital status

72.3% Never married ◂ +15.5 pts 56.8%

19.9% Married +11.3 pts ▸ 31.2%

4.0% Divorced +3.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.4% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.5% Widowed ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

Age & sex structure

Parkville Travancore

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

58.1% Australia ◂ +6.9 pts 51.2%

2.7% India +4.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.8% China ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

3.4% England ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

0.7% Philippines +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

29.2% English ◂ +6.4 pts 22.9%

24.9% Australian ◂ +6.0 pts 18.9%

13.8% Irish ◂ +3.5 pts 10.3%

13.2% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 11.8%

10.3% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 8.0%

3.9% Indian +3.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.6% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.2% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

1.0% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Greek even 1.6%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

66.3% English only ◂ +9.2 pts 57.1%

6.2% Mandarin ◂ +1.8 pts 4.5%

2.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

1.1% Hindi +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.0% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Punjabi +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.9% No religion ◂ +7.9 pts 48.0%

26.1% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 26.6%

7.4% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

2.4% Hinduism +4.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.9% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Other religions +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Parkville in Travancore +7.28 more in Travancore

4.21 53rd pct 11.49 77th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Parkville in Travancore +23 more in Parkville

61 94th pct 38 90th pct

Avg size in Parkville in Travancore +38 larger in Travancore

448 65th pct 485 70th pct

ICSEA in Parkville in Travancore +3 higher in Travancore

1,101 91st pct 1,104 92nd pct

Highest year of school

87.6% Year 12 ◂ +6.2 pts 81.4%

2.6% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.5% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.1% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Bachelor degree +0.7 pts ▸ 40.9%

29.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.5 pts 24.0%

8.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.3% Certificate III / IV +2.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

15.2% Management & commerce +4.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

18.0% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 14.1%

11.2% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%

10.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +4.7 pts 5.9%

9.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.1 pts 7.1%

7.6% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.2% Information technology +3.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.8% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Parkville in Travancore +$441 higher in Travancore gap widening

$586 23rd pct $1,027 85th pct

Household income in Parkville in Travancore +$193 higher in Parkville gap widening

$1,885 70th pct $1,692 59th pct

Family income in Parkville in Travancore +$279 higher in Parkville gap widening

$2,567 84th pct $2,288 73rd pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 35.6%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

16.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 10.5%

13.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 13.1%

8.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

Personal income distribution

49.8% Under $650 ◂ +18.1 pts 31.6%

22.2% $650–$1,499 +11.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

16.0% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 23.5%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 11.7%

9.3% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%

8.0% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.6%

4.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

2.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.4% None +0.5 pts ▸ 67.9%

19.7% One condition ◂ +0.9 pts 18.8%

4.6% Two conditions even 4.6%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Parkville in Travancore +68 larger in Parkville

90 86th pct 22 70th pct

Median age in Parkville in Travancore +6 yrs older in Travancore

21 yrs 29th pct 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Parkville in Travancore +$418 higher in Travancore

$307 8th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Parkville in Travancore +$687 higher in Parkville

$2,062 64th pct $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Parkville in Travancore +0.2 larger in Parkville gap steady

2.1 19th pct 1.9 11th pct

Family composition

42.6% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 47.2%

43.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.6 pts 37.4%

11.0% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

3.2% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Household size

36.1% 1 person +5.7 pts ▸ 41.8%

36.6% 2 people +2.9 pts ▸ 39.5%

13.6% 3 people ◂ +3.8 pts 9.8%

8.6% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 6.1%

3.4% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

1.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Parkville in Travancore +$45 higher in Parkville gap widening

$396 81st pct $351 72nd pct

Mortgage in Parkville in Travancore +$487 higher in Parkville gap widening

$2,000 72nd pct $1,513 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Parkville in Travancore +0.10 higher in Parkville gap steady

1.00 89th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.1% Rented ◂ +9.1 pts 55.0%

14.3% Owned with a mortgage +10.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

18.2% Owned outright ◂ +1.4 pts 16.8%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

0.7% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

61.5% Flat or apartment +13.8 pts ▸ 75.3%

36.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +27.3 pts 8.7%

2.2% Separate house +12.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.0% 2 bedrooms +22.7 pts ▸ 67.7%

20.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.6 pts 11.2%

17.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 11.5%

9.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 1.9%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.6% $350–$549 +3.7 pts ▸ 51.3%

26.7% $200–$349 +11.6 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.1% $750 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 1.7%

9.2% $550–$749 ◂ +6.2 pts 2.9%

3.8% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.0% $1,000–$1,799 +16.2 pts ▸ 42.1%

31.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.1 pts 13.4%

24.4% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 25.7%

14.0% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Parkville in Travancore +44 more in Parkville

50 87th pct 6 76th pct

Stops/1k in Parkville in Travancore +4.23 more in Parkville

7.07 86th pct 2.84 69th pct

Departures/1k in Parkville in Travancore +3,782.3 more in Parkville

4,941.1 100th pct 1,158.8 87th pct

PT routes in Parkville in Travancore +17 more in Parkville

19 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Parkville in Travancore +1 longer in Parkville

5 32nd pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Parkville in Travancore +1 longer in Travancore

6 0th pct 7 1st pct

Reach 30 min in Parkville in Travancore +41,181 more in Parkville

65,883 88th pct 24,702 78th pct

Reach 45 min in Parkville in Travancore +28,340 more in Parkville

218,730 87th pct 190,390 87th pct

Transit to city in Parkville in Travancore +1 longer in Travancore

34 11th pct 35 12th pct

How people get to work

34.5% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 39.2%

21.0% Car (driver) +5.0 pts ▸ 26.0%

9.3% Walked ◂ +7.0 pts 2.3%

4.5% Bicycle ◂ +2.8 pts 1.7%

1.1% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Car (passenger) even 1.4%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

56.6% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 59.7%

20.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 18.1%

17.9% No vehicle even 17.9%

3.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

1.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Education & training ◂ +7.7 pts 8.5%

12.1% Health care & social assistance +2.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.4% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.4 pts 9.2%

8.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 7.6%

3.6% Finance & insurance +3.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.0% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.6% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.0% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

2.2% Media & telecommunications +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

39.5% Professionals +0.5 pts ▸ 40.1%

14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 11.8%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.1% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

7.3% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

6.1% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.8% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Parkville in Travancore +1.8 higher in Travancore

7.6 95th pct 9.3 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Parkville in Travancore +0.9 more in Travancore

7.1 95th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Parkville in Travancore even

99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Parkville in Travancore +16.0 pts higher in Travancore

84.0% 91st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Parkville in Travancore even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Parkville in Travancore even

99.8% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Parkville in Travancore even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Parkville in Travancore even

99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Parkville in Travancore +15.8 more in Parkville

27.6 71st pct 11.8 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Parkville in Travancore +43 higher in Parkville

499 100th pct 457 100th pct

Mean slope in Parkville in Travancore +0.7 pts higher in Parkville

6.3% 57th pct 5.6% 49th pct

Compare Parkville with nearby areas

North Melbourne Princes Hill Travancore Carlton North Brunswick Carlton Brunswick West Kensington

Compare Travancore with nearby areas

Kensington Parkville Brunswick West North Melbourne Moonee Ponds Flemington Brunswick Ascot Vale

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parkville vs Travancore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22038/parkville/vs/SAL22572/travancore