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Dunlop vs Melba

Name: Dunlop vs Melba — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Dunlop profile · Melba profile

Dunlop Melba

Dunlop and Melba are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. Melba has a more highly qualified population, with 37.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 27.2% in Dunlop. Home ownership also differs; 34.6% of Melba residents own their homes outright, which is far higher than the 20.3% in Dunlop. However, Dunlop has a higher share of separate houses at 92.1%, while Melba has more variety with more townhouses and semi-detached homes.

These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, both sitting around $2,300 to $2,500. This financial similarity exists alongside different levels of accessibility; Melba is far more walkable, with 82.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of amenities compared to just 19.1% in Dunlop. Melba also has far more public transport stops and departures, while Dunlop's walk to the nearest stop is much shorter.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 14.3 pts higher in Melba Population: 3,882 larger in Dunlop Separate houses: 11.9 pts higher in Dunlop Bachelor+: 10.3 pts higher in Melba Participation: 9.0 pts higher in Dunlop

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dunlop in Melba +3,882 larger in Dunlop gap steady

7,265 87th pct 3,383 86th pct

Median age in Dunlop in Melba +2 yrs older in Melba gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 26.1%

25.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.3 pts 23.6%

23.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 22.1%

9.0% Seniors (65+) +8.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 11.0%

Marital status

52.4% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 50.8%

33.8% Never married +0.1 pts ▸ 33.8%

8.5% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.8% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Dunlop Melba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.4% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 75.6%

2.2% England +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% India ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

0.8% China +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

39.0% Australian ◂ +0.4 pts 38.6%

34.5% English +0.9 pts ▸ 35.4%

10.1% Irish +3.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.4% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.3% German +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

1.7% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

77.2% English only +3.4 pts ▸ 80.6%

1.3% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Arabic ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.5% Christianity ◂ +3.7 pts 42.8%

39.9% No religion +5.7 pts ▸ 45.6%

4.1% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

2.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

2.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

0.9% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dunlop in Melba

— 2.67 38th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dunlop in Melba +9 more in Melba

10 79th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Dunlop in Melba +89 larger in Dunlop

560 79th pct 471 68th pct

ICSEA in Dunlop in Melba +11 higher in Melba

1,041 75th pct 1,051 79th pct

Highest year of school

68.8% Year 12 +5.0 pts ▸ 73.8%

16.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.5 pts 13.0%

5.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 5.1%

5.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

Highest qualification level

26.4% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 31.7%

25.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.3 pts 19.6%

17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.5 pts 15.2%

10.8% Postgraduate degree +5.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

22.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.2 pts 17.9%

16.2% Society & culture +4.0 pts ▸ 20.2%

8.8% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

8.4% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

7.3% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.6% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Dunlop in Melba +$58 higher in Dunlop gap narrowing

$1,176 89th pct $1,118 88th pct

Household income in Dunlop in Melba +$177 higher in Dunlop gap narrowing

$2,503 89th pct $2,326 87th pct

Family income in Dunlop in Melba even gap narrowing

$2,766 88th pct $2,767 88th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 29.2%

19.1% $4,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 21.4%

16.5% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 20.0%

17.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 14.5%

5.9% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

Personal income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 29.3%

31.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 30.0%

28.6% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 30.6%

4.6% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.6% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%

10.4% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.0% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

2.8% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.3% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.1% None ◂ +1.9 pts 62.2%

21.5% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 21.8%

6.6% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.6% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dunlop in Melba +118 larger in Dunlop

205 86th pct 87 85th pct

Median age in Dunlop in Melba +1 yrs older in Melba

24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Dunlop in Melba +$23 higher in Melba

$1,027 80th pct $1,050 81st pct

Household income in Dunlop in Melba +$235 higher in Melba

$2,681 84th pct $2,916 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dunlop in Melba +0.2 larger in Dunlop gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

67.5% Couples with children ◂ +4.9 pts 62.6%

18.1% Couples without children +6.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

13.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 12.7%

0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

28.6% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 31.7%

22.3% 4 people ◂ +2.8 pts 19.4%

16.7% 1 person +4.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

19.3% 3 people ◂ +3.5 pts 15.9%

9.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

4.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dunlop in Melba +$65 higher in Dunlop gap narrowing

$465 89th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Dunlop in Melba +$100 higher in Melba gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,100 76th pct

People / bedroom in Dunlop in Melba even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.2 pts 43.4%

20.3% Owned outright +14.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

18.3% Rented +2.3 pts ▸ 20.6%

0.4% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house ◂ +11.9 pts 80.2%

6.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +10.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

1.2% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 39.9%

40.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 38.5%

6.1% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.8% 2 bedrooms +6.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.7% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

37.6% $350–$549 ◂ +0.8 pts 36.8%

16.4% Under $200 +11.9 pts ▸ 28.3%

27.9% $550–$749 ◂ +10.9 pts 17.0%

11.7% $200–$349 +1.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 44.0%

26.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.3 pts 22.5%

11.6% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

10.1% Under $1,000 +5.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dunlop in Melba +12 more in Melba

24 86th pct 36 87th pct

Stops/1k in Dunlop in Melba +7.34 more in Melba

3.30 71st pct 10.64 88th pct

Departures/1k in Dunlop in Melba +981.3 more in Melba

900.2 86th pct 1,881.5 91st pct

PT routes in Dunlop in Melba +4 more in Melba

1 71st pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Dunlop in Melba +3 longer in Melba

1 0th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Dunlop in Melba +2 longer in Dunlop

17 14th pct 15 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Dunlop in Melba +6,910 more in Dunlop

19,495 73rd pct 12,585 63rd pct

Reach 45 min in Dunlop in Melba +13,118 more in Dunlop

47,115 63rd pct 33,997 58th pct

Transit to city in Dunlop in Melba +7 longer in Dunlop

70 74th pct 63 62nd pct

How people get to work

68.1% Car (driver) ◂ +5.8 pts 62.3%

9.3% Worked at home +3.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

2.2% Bus +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.5% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.0 pts 42.2%

28.8% 1 vehicle +4.4 pts ▸ 33.2%

14.5% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 6.7%

1.7% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

29.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.6 pts 25.4%

10.2% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.5% Professional & technical +3.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

8.8% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

6.4% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

2.4% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% Arts & recreation +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

Occupations people work in

23.1% Professionals +7.5 pts ▸ 30.7%

15.3% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 18.2%

18.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.4 pts 13.8%

13.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 12.2%

12.6% Community & personal service ◂ +2.7 pts 9.8%

6.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

6.1% Labourers ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Dunlop in Melba +567 higher in Melba

2,684 39th pct 3,252 48th pct

Assault/100k in Dunlop in Melba +131 higher in Melba

578 43rd pct 709 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Dunlop in Melba

165 70th pct —

Burglary/100k in Dunlop in Melba +124 higher in Melba

83 0th pct 207 16th pct

Theft/100k in Dunlop in Melba +105 higher in Melba

427 21st pct 532 28th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Dunlop in Melba +77 higher in Melba

41 3rd pct 118 30th pct

Property damage/100k in Dunlop in Melba +277 higher in Melba

344 18th pct 621 44th pct

5-yr change in Dunlop in Melba +24.2 pts higher in Dunlop

-16.3% 39th pct -40.5% 15th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dunlop in Melba +0.9 higher in Melba

5.2 84th pct 6.1 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dunlop in Melba +2.1 more in Melba

4.1 78th pct 6.3 90th pct

15-min city in Dunlop in Melba +63.0 pts higher in Melba

19.1% 72nd pct 82.1% 90th pct

Walk to shops in Dunlop in Melba +1.7 pts higher in Dunlop

81.2% 90th pct 79.5% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Dunlop in Melba +1.2 pts higher in Melba

98.8% 96th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Dunlop in Melba +74.7 pts higher in Melba

22.7% 66th pct 97.4% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Dunlop in Melba even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Dunlop in Melba +1.7 pts higher in Melba

5.0% 73rd pct 6.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Dunlop in Melba +9.9 more in Melba

6.1 32nd pct 16.0 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Dunlop in Melba +16 higher in Melba

304 95th pct 320 96th pct

Mean slope in Dunlop in Melba +2.0 pts higher in Melba

4.4% 34th pct 6.4% 58th pct

Compare Dunlop with nearby areas

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Compare Melba with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dunlop vs Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80049/dunlop/vs/SAL80094/melba