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Florey vs Melba

Name: Florey vs Melba — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Florey profile · Melba profile

Florey Melba

Florey and Melba are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. Florey is more culturally diverse, with 31.8% of people born overseas and 29.3% using another language at home, compared to 21.2% and 15.9% in Melba. Access to services also differs; 98.7% of Florey homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 6.7% of homes in Melba share this access. Florey also has a much higher share of renters at 34.0%, whereas Melba is more commonly owner-occupied.

Everyday life is similar in both places, with nearly identical proportions of adults holding bachelor degrees and almost the same share of people aged 65 and over. Both areas are well above the national figure for Year 12 completion. While some gaps are wide, others are shifting; for example, the crime rate has fallen in both, though the decrease in Florey has been more significant since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 13.4 pts higher in Florey Other language: 13.4 pts higher in Florey Born overseas: 10.6 pts higher in Florey Population: 1,398 larger in Florey Under 15: 4.9 pts higher in Melba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Florey in Melba +1,398 larger in Florey gap narrowing

4,781 86th pct 3,383 86th pct

Median age in Florey in Melba +1 yrs older in Florey gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

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

25.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 23.6%

17.3% Children (0–14) +4.9 pts ▸ 22.1%

16.9% Seniors (65+) +0.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 11.0%

Marital status

49.1% Married +1.7 pts ▸ 50.8%

34.7% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 33.8%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 8.8%

3.9% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

2.8% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Florey Melba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.5% Australia +10.1 pts ▸ 75.6%

3.3% India ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

3.3% Vietnam ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%

2.6% England +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% China ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.3% New Zealand even 1.3%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% South Africa even 0.6%

Ancestry

30.2% Australian +8.4 pts ▸ 38.6%

30.5% English +4.9 pts ▸ 35.4%

11.3% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.1% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.1% Chinese ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%

3.8% German +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Vietnamese ◂ +3.8 pts 0.9%

4.0% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 2.8%

3.7% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 1.7%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Language

Language used at home

67.7% English only +12.9 pts ▸ 80.6%

4.6% Vietnamese ◂ +3.8 pts 0.8%

2.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

1.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.3% Hindi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.1% No religion +6.4 pts ▸ 45.6%

42.3% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 42.8%

5.0% Buddhism ◂ +3.2 pts 1.8%

4.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Hinduism ◂ +2.8 pts 1.3%

3.9% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

1.0% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Florey in Melba +0.96 more in Florey

3.63 48th pct 2.67 38th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Florey in Melba +8 more in Florey

27 88th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Florey in Melba +72 larger in Florey

542 77th pct 471 68th pct

ICSEA in Florey in Melba +35 higher in Florey

1,086 88th pct 1,051 79th pct

Highest year of school

72.8% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 73.8%

13.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.4 pts 13.0%

6.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

3.5% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.8 pts 31.7%

17.7% Certificate III / IV +1.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

17.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 15.9%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

18.2% Society & culture +2.0 pts ▸ 20.2%

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 17.9%

9.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

9.3% Information technology ◂ +2.9 pts 6.4%

6.9% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.8% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 7.3%

6.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 6.1%

3.1% Creative arts +2.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.6% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Florey in Melba +$95 higher in Melba gap narrowing

$1,023 84th pct $1,118 88th pct

Household income in Florey in Melba +$244 higher in Melba gap widening

$2,082 79th pct $2,326 87th pct

Family income in Florey in Melba +$314 higher in Melba gap widening

$2,453 80th pct $2,767 88th pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 29.2%

16.5% $4,000 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

20.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 20.0%

12.5% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.0% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 9.0%

Personal income distribution

34.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 30.6%

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 30.0%

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 29.3%

4.9% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.1% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

11.0% Other condition even 11.0%

9.7% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.9% Stroke even 0.8%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +0.1 pts 62.2%

22.3% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 21.8%

7.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%

3.0% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Florey in Melba +2 larger in Florey

89 85th pct 87 85th pct

Median age in Florey in Melba even

25 yrs 46th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Florey in Melba +$412 higher in Melba

$638 49th pct $1,050 81st pct

Household income in Florey in Melba +$1,083 higher in Melba

$1,833 56th pct $2,916 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Florey in Melba +0.2 larger in Melba gap widening

2.5 50th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

56.3% Couples with children +6.3 pts ▸ 62.6%

28.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.9 pts 24.2%

14.8% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 12.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 31.7%

24.9% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 21.1%

15.2% 4 people +4.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.8% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 15.9%

5.9% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.1% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Florey in Melba +$15 higher in Florey gap narrowing

$415 85th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Florey in Melba +$150 higher in Melba gap narrowing

$1,950 69th pct $2,100 76th pct

People / bedroom in Florey in Melba even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.3% Owned with a mortgage +12.1 pts ▸ 43.4%

32.4% Owned outright +2.2 pts ▸ 34.6%

34.0% Rented ◂ +13.4 pts 20.6%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

76.5% Separate house +3.8 pts ▸ 80.2%

22.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.1 pts 17.5%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 38.5%

30.6% 4 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 39.9%

15.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.1 pts 9.8%

7.1% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.9% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

46.6% $350–$549 ◂ +9.8 pts 36.8%

27.7% Under $200 +0.6 pts ▸ 28.3%

10.7% $550–$749 +6.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

12.3% $200–$349 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.5% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 44.0%

28.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.2 pts 22.5%

13.9% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.1% Under $1,000 +2.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Florey in Melba even

36 87th pct 36 87th pct

Stops/1k in Florey in Melba +3.11 more in Melba

7.53 86th pct 10.64 88th pct

Departures/1k in Florey in Melba +195.2 more in Melba

1,686.3 90th pct 1,881.5 91st pct

PT routes in Florey in Melba +1 more in Florey

6 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Florey in Melba +3 longer in Melba

1 0th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Florey in Melba +3 longer in Melba

12 8th pct 15 12th pct

Reach 30 min in Florey in Melba +4,750 more in Melba

7,835 55th pct 12,585 63rd pct

Reach 45 min in Florey in Melba +23,086 more in Florey

57,083 68th pct 33,997 58th pct

Transit to city in Florey in Melba +6 longer in Melba

57 49th pct 63 62nd pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) +0.8 pts ▸ 62.3%

10.3% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 4.5%

4.7% Bus ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

1.7% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

1.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 2 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 42.2%

37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 33.2%

11.9% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

6.9% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 3.6%

5.3% 4 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

25.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 25.4%

12.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 10.2%

9.6% Education & training +2.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.6% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.3% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.3% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

3.2% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

2.7% Administrative & support even 2.7%

2.0% Arts & recreation +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

28.1% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 30.7%

14.5% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

16.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 13.8%

10.7% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%

6.8% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 5.2%

6.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%

3.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Florey in Melba +53 higher in Florey

3,305 49th pct 3,252 48th pct

Assault/100k in Florey in Melba +333 higher in Melba

376 22nd pct 709 51st pct

Sexual/100k in Florey in Melba

63 28th pct —

Robbery/100k in Florey in Melba

21 12th pct —

Burglary/100k in Florey in Melba +40 higher in Melba

167 11th pct 207 16th pct

Theft/100k in Florey in Melba +95 higher in Florey

627 33rd pct 532 28th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Florey in Melba +7 higher in Florey

125 33rd pct 118 30th pct

Property damage/100k in Florey in Melba +182 higher in Melba

439 28th pct 621 44th pct

5-yr change in Florey in Melba +20.8 pts higher in Melba

-61.4% 2nd pct -40.5% 15th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Florey in Melba +1.5 higher in Florey

7.6 96th pct 6.1 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Florey in Melba +1.5 more in Florey

7.7 99th pct 6.3 90th pct

15-min city in Florey in Melba +16.0 pts higher in Florey

98.1% 99th pct 82.1% 90th pct

Walk to shops in Florey in Melba +13.1 pts higher in Florey

92.6% 96th pct 79.5% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Florey in Melba even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Florey in Melba +2.6 pts higher in Florey

100.0% 100th pct 97.4% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Florey in Melba even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Florey in Melba +92.0 pts higher in Florey

98.7% 100th pct 6.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Florey in Melba +1.8 more in Florey

17.8 59th pct 16.0 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Florey in Melba +37 higher in Melba

283 94th pct 320 96th pct

Mean slope in Florey in Melba +2.2 pts higher in Melba

4.2% 31st pct 6.4% 58th pct

Compare Florey with nearby areas

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Compare Melba with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Florey vs Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80054/florey/vs/SAL80094/melba