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Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Name: Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 6.5 km apart · Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) profile · Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) profile

Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) and Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with similar populations. Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) has a more highly qualified workforce, with 44.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 30.4% in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan). This higher level of education is consistent with a larger share of people working from home (34.5% versus 24.2%) and higher typical incomes, with 29.4% of Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 21.0% in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan).

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have often widened. Differences in weekly rent and typical monthly mortgage payments have grown, and Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) has seen its lead in university qualifications and working from home increase. Despite these shifting trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways. They have the same unemployment rate (5.7%), nearly identical shares of children under 15, and every home in both places is within a 15-minute walk of a park.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 14.3 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) No religion: 11.7 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Year 12: 11.3 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Needs assistance: 2.0 pts higher in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Recent movers: 7.4 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +2,024 larger in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

65,663 64th pct 63,639 61st pct

Median age in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +1 yrs older in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

40 yrs 57th pct 41 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

25.7% Young adults (25–44) +1.5 pts ▸ 27.2%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 23.5%

19.0% Seniors (65+) +2.8 pts ▸ 21.8%

16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.9 pts 16.0%

13.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 11.5%

Marital status

56.5% Married ◂ +3.4 pts 53.1%

31.1% Never married ◂ +0.3 pts 30.8%

5.3% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.3% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.9% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

85+ in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 2.2% females
80–84 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.7% females
75–79 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.2% females
70–74 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.9% females
65–69 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.9% females
60–64 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.9% females
55–59 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.8% females
50–54 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.2% females
45–49 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.2% females
40–44 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.1% females
35–39 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.6% females
30–34 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.4% females
25–29 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.1% females
20–24 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 2.8% females
15–19 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.5% females
10–14 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
5–9 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.6% females
0–4 in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.4% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

42.4% Australia +2.7 pts ▸ 45.2%

16.2% China ◂ +9.3 pts 6.8%

7.3% India ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%

1.6% Vietnam +3.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.8% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.6% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

33.5% Chinese ◂ +16.4 pts 17.1%

16.0% English ◂ +0.9 pts 15.1%

13.0% Australian +0.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.8% Indian ◂ +2.3 pts 6.6%

3.8% Greek +3.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.8% Vietnamese +3.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.9% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.8% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

4.7% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

1.8% German ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.7% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

40.3% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

20.9% Mandarin ◂ +11.8 pts 9.1%

6.6% Cantonese ◂ +2.9 pts 3.6%

1.5% Vietnamese +4.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.7% Greek +2.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.6% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

0.9% Punjabi +1.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

33.8% Christianity +10.8 pts ▸ 44.6%

38.9% No religion ◂ +11.7 pts 27.2%

9.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 8.9%

8.8% Hinduism ◂ +3.9 pts 4.9%

5.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.4% Islam +3.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.4% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.35 more in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

1.72 39th pct 2.06 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +2 more in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

19 46th pct 21 54th pct

Students in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +3,224 more in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

14,774 86th pct 11,550 69th pct

Avg size in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +228 larger in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

778 89th pct 550 63rd pct

ICSEA in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +87 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

1,135 93rd pct 1,048 64th pct

Highest year of school

77.0% Year 12 ◂ +11.3 pts 65.8%

6.7% Year 9 or below +5.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.9% Year 10 +2.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.8% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 32.3%

21.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.0 pts 14.0%

9.4% Certificate III / IV +7.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Field of qualification

26.4% Management & commerce ◂ +3.2 pts 23.2%

13.9% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.5% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.6% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

8.6% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

6.6% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%

2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.0% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

0.8% Agriculture & environment even 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +$66 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$759 40th pct $693 21st pct

Household income in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +$353 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,000 70th pct $1,647 44th pct

Family income in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +$357 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,278 67th pct $1,921 37th pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 29.0%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +4.8 pts ▸ 27.1%

17.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.4 pts 11.2%

14.9% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 9.8%

Personal income distribution

43.2% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 44.8%

27.2% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 30.7%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 14.8%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 3.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.3% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.9% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.0% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.8% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Cancer even 2.7%

1.0% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.4% None ◂ +4.3 pts 68.1%

16.0% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

4.4% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.1% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.1 larger in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

66.1% Couples with children ◂ +4.9 pts 61.2%

21.8% Couples without children +2.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

11.0% One-parent families +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.1% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

29.7% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 31.6%

22.2% 4 people ◂ +4.2 pts 18.0%

18.8% 1 person +2.7 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +0.9 pts 18.3%

7.1% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

3.0% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +$97 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

$477 89th pct $380 57th pct

Mortgage in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +$562 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,562 91st pct $2,000 68th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.0% Owned outright ◂ +2.9 pts 38.1%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage +2.2 pts ▸ 31.7%

26.5% Rented ◂ +1.4 pts 25.1%

1.9% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

72.4% Separate house +6.9 pts ▸ 79.3%

17.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.0 pts 8.4%

10.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

39.7% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 43.1%

34.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 30.7%

11.8% 2 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.9% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 8.0%

1.5% 1 bedroom +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.8% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 50.9%

6.3% $200–$349 +20.3 pts ▸ 26.6%

24.1% $550–$749 ◂ +16.6 pts 7.5%

4.1% Under $200 +4.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.1% $750 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.9 pts 23.7%

23.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 +9.4 pts ▸ 22.6%

15.0% Under $1,000 +1.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +34 more in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

253 48th pct 287 57th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.66 more in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

3.85 34th pct 4.51 48th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +58.1 more in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

1,358.6 64th pct 1,300.4 62nd pct

PT routes in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +13 more in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

34 67th pct 47 84th pct

How people get to work

43.1% Car (driver) +11.1 pts ▸ 54.2%

34.5% Worked at home ◂ +10.3 pts 24.2%

3.3% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.8% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.9% Bus even 0.9%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 41.1%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.9 pts 33.4%

12.2% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.1% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.0% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance even 13.5%

13.1% Professional & technical ◂ +4.8 pts 8.3%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%

6.1% Manufacturing +3.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.3% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%

5.8% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

6.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.8 pts 4.4%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

2.9% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals ◂ +9.8 pts 24.6%

15.5% Managers ◂ +3.6 pts 11.9%

12.9% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.8% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.1% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.3% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.5% Sales workers even 8.5%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +3.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.4 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

7.6 83rd pct 7.3 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.4 more in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

7.4 86th pct 7.0 78th pct

15-min city in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +2.2 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

95.4% 84th pct 93.2% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +3.9 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

93.6% 86th pct 89.8% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +1.4 pts higher in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

96.6% 67th pct 98.1% 72nd pct

Walk to school in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +2.2 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

98.5% 95th pct 96.2% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +2.3 pts higher in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

85.2% 85th pct 87.5% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +1.4 more in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

13.2 42nd pct 11.8 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +104 higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

346 91st pct 242 83rd pct

Mean slope in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)in Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) +0.2 pts higher in Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan)

4.9% 41st pct 4.7% 36th pct

Compare Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

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Compare Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED25501/mount-waverley/vs/SED25605/mulgrave