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Melton vs Werribee South

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 33 km apart · Melton profile · Werribee South profile

Melton Werribee South

Melton and Werribee South (L) are two very different Victorian areas. Melton is a large, young hub where 25.4% of people are children and the typical resident is 32. It is a diverse area, with 32.5% born overseas and 32.4% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Werribee South (L) is sparsely populated and much older, with a typical age of 54. It has a high proportion of seniors, at 28.9%, and half of its homes are owned outright, compared to 21.0% in Melton.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people with a mental health condition. Outside of this, they have drifted apart since 2011. The gap in typical age has widened to 22 years, and the difference in home ownership and overseas birth has also grown. While Melton has far more large homes and more people moving in recently, Werribee South (L) has a higher share of people living alone and those who have a long-term health condition.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 22 yrs older in Werribee South Owned outright: 29.0 pts higher in Werribee South Population: 75,776 larger in Melton Other language: 23.8 pts higher in Melton Under 15: 13.3 pts higher in Melton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Meltonin Werribee South +75,776 larger in Melton gap narrowing
76,346 86th pct 570 38th pct
Median age in Meltonin Werribee South +22 yrs older in Werribee South gap widening
32 yrs 10th pct 54 yrs 80th pct
First Nations in Meltonin Werribee South +1.0 pts higher in Melton gap steady
1.7% 18th pct 0.7% 7th pct
Aged 65+ in Meltonin Werribee South +18.4 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
10.6% 13th pct 28.9% 72nd pct
Under 15 in Meltonin Werribee South +13.3 pts higher in Melton gap widening
25.4% 90th pct 12.1% 14th pct
De facto in Meltonin Werribee South +5.1 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
11.5% 31st pct 16.6% 79th pct

Age structure

33.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.4 pts 18.6%
19.2% Older adults (45–64) +13.1 pts ▸ 32.3%
10.6% Seniors (65+) +18.4 pts ▸ 28.9%
25.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +13.3 pts 12.1%
11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.4 pts 6.5%

Marital status

45.4% Married ◂ +3.0 pts 42.5%
37.9% Never married ◂ +6.9 pts 31.0%
8.6% Divorced +4.3 pts ▸ 12.9%
3.7% Widowed +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
4.3% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Age & sex structure

Melton Werribee South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Meltonin Werribee South +10.4 pts higher in Melton gap widening
32.5% 100th pct 22.1% 93rd pct

Country of birth

60.9% Australia +12.6 pts ▸ 73.5%
7.5% India ◂ +7.0 pts 0.5%
1.8% England +3.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.9% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.6% Philippines ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%
0.4% Italy +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.2% South Africa +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

24.7% English +11.6 pts ▸ 36.3%
25.9% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 32.5%
5.7% Irish +6.5 pts ▸ 12.3%
5.5% Scottish +5.2 pts ▸ 10.7%
3.7% Italian +4.2 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.8% Indian ◂ +6.3 pts 0.5%
2.6% German +2.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.5% Filipino ◂ +2.8 pts 0.7%
1.0% Dutch +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%
1.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Meltonin Werribee South +23.8 pts higher in Melton gap widening
32.4% 90th pct 8.6% 83rd pct
Limited English in Meltonin Werribee South +3.4 pts higher in Melton gap widening
4.4% 90th pct 1.1% 80th pct

Language used at home

60.4% English only +28.0 pts ▸ 88.4%
6.6% Punjabi ◂ +6.0 pts 0.5%
0.5% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.5% Hindi ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
1.2% Tagalog ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
1.1% Arabic ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.5% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Meltonin Werribee South +4.6 pts higher in Werribee South gap steady
30.5% 15th pct 35.1% 25th pct

Religious affiliation

43.4% Christianity +13.6 pts ▸ 57.0%
30.5% No religion +4.6 pts ▸ 35.1%
8.5% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%
6.2% Other religions ◂ +5.5 pts 0.7%
5.6% Islam ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
4.1% Hinduism ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%
1.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Meltonin Werribee South +7.9 pts higher in Melton gap widening
52.3% 85th pct 44.4% 67th pct
Bachelor+ in Meltonin Werribee South +2.5 pts higher in Melton gap narrowing
16.2% 72nd pct 13.7% 62nd pct

Highest year of school

52.3% Year 12 ◂ +7.9 pts 44.4%
16.0% Year 10 +5.2 pts ▸ 21.2%
12.6% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 15.7%
11.3% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

Highest qualification level

32.6% Certificate III / IV +0.2 pts ▸ 32.9%
16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.5 pts ▸ 22.4%
19.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.6 pts 16.6%
6.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

14.2% Engineering & related +6.4 pts ▸ 20.6%
16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.0 pts 13.7%
13.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 11.9%
8.1% Health +4.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
5.5% Architecture & building +2.8 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.4 pts 3.6%
6.8% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 4.7%
4.5% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%
2.1% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Meltonin Werribee South +$45 higher in Melton gap widening
$706 59th pct $661 49th pct
Household income in Meltonin Werribee South +$220 higher in Melton gap widening
$1,529 68th pct $1,309 54th pct
Family income in Meltonin Werribee South +$75 higher in Melton gap narrowing
$1,717 59th pct $1,642 54th pct
High earners in Meltonin Werribee South +4.4 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
5.4% 41st pct 9.7% 74th pct
High-income homes in Meltonin Werribee South +3.6 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
12.5% 59th pct 16.2% 71st pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.6 pts 26.5%
31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 28.8%
14.6% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 22.3%
7.6% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
4.9% $4,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 47.2%
34.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.9 pts 26.8%
12.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.7 pts ▸ 17.5%
1.3% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Meltonin Werribee South +13.0 pts higher in Werribee South
26.7% 22nd pct 39.6% 82nd pct
Mental health in Meltonin Werribee South +0.9 pts higher in Werribee South
9.6% 47th pct 10.5% 59th pct
Needs assistance in Meltonin Werribee South +2.5 pts higher in Werribee South gap narrowing
6.8% 56th pct 9.3% 81st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Arthritis +9.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
9.7% Asthma +2.6 pts ▸ 12.3%
7.6% Other condition +3.1 pts ▸ 10.7%
9.6% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.5%
3.1% Heart disease +4.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.5% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 7.0%
2.0% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.7% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.9% None ◂ +9.6 pts 54.2%
17.6% One condition +6.1 pts ▸ 23.7%
5.9% Two conditions +3.4 pts ▸ 9.3%
3.2% Three or more +3.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Meltonin Werribee South +6.3 pts higher in Werribee South gap narrowing
7.6% 7th pct 13.9% 29th pct
Unpaid carers in Meltonin Werribee South +4.0 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
12.5% 39th pct 16.5% 88th pct
Unpaid child care in Meltonin Werribee South +9.8 pts higher in Melton gap widening
31.9% 82nd pct 22.0% 37th pct
Defence service in Meltonin Werribee South +1.2 pts higher in Werribee South
1.7% 11th pct 2.8% 30th pct
Housework 15h+ in Meltonin Werribee South +3.7 pts higher in Werribee South gap narrowing
19.5% 17th pct 23.2% 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Meltonin Werribee South +0.8 larger in Melton gap widening
2.9 86th pct 2.1 29th pct
One-parent in Meltonin Werribee South +6.7 pts higher in Melton gap widening
19.0% 72nd pct 12.3% 33rd pct
Living alone in Meltonin Werribee South +14.3 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
20.7% 25th pct 35.0% 72nd pct

Family composition

62.1% Couples with children ◂ +16.4 pts 45.7%
17.8% Couples without children +23.7 pts ▸ 41.5%
19.0% One-parent families ◂ +6.7 pts 12.3%
1.1% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Household size

28.0% 2 people +14.3 pts ▸ 42.3%
20.7% 1 person +14.3 pts ▸ 35.0%
18.9% 3 people ◂ +10.5 pts 8.5%
17.5% 4 people ◂ +11.3 pts 6.2%
8.4% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 5.8%
6.5% 6 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Meltonin Werribee South +$29 higher in Werribee South gap narrowing
$331 70th pct $360 78th pct
Mortgage in Meltonin Werribee South +$225 higher in Werribee South gap widening
$1,625 71st pct $1,850 83rd pct
People / bedroom in Meltonin Werribee South even gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Meltonin Werribee South +12.2 pts higher in Melton gap widening
29.5% 72nd pct 17.3% 36th pct
Owned outright in Meltonin Werribee South +29.0 pts higher in Werribee South gap widening
21.0% 12th pct 50.0% 82nd pct
Separate houses in Meltonin Werribee South +15.4 pts higher in Melton gap widening
91.5% 40th pct 76.2% 10th pct
3+ bedrooms in Meltonin Werribee South +18.5 pts higher in Melton gap widening
91.6% 90th pct 73.1% 34th pct

How homes are owned or rented

21.0% Owned outright +29.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
46.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +16.5 pts 30.4%
29.5% Rented ◂ +12.2 pts 17.3%
1.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.8% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

91.5% Separate house ◂ +15.4 pts 76.2%
8.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.6 pts ▸ 14.6%
0.0% Other dwelling +10.3 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.8% 3 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 47.7%
43.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.9 pts 24.2%
0.9% 1 bedroom +9.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
5.6% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.6% 5 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 1.2%
0.1% Studio / none +3.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Weekly rent distribution

52.6% $200–$349 ◂ +25.9 pts 26.7%
37.3% $350–$549 +7.1 pts ▸ 44.4%
5.4% Under $200 +5.7 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.1 pts 30.4%
30.6% $1,800–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 34.2%
5.9% $3,000 or more +11.9 pts ▸ 17.7%
13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.5 pts 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Meltonin Werribee South +2.1 pts higher in Werribee South gap steady
4.5% 55th pct 6.6% 73rd pct
Work from home in Meltonin Werribee South +2.3 pts higher in Werribee South gap steady
15.1% 81st pct 17.4% 86th pct
PT commute in Meltonin Werribee South +1.0 pts higher in Melton gap narrowing
2.2% 87th pct 1.2% 79th pct

How people get to work

61.7% Car (driver) ◂ +7.1 pts 54.5%
15.1% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 17.4%
4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%
1.8% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.6% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.3% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 38.7%
34.7% 1 vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 36.7%
13.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 12.1%
6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.5%
4.5% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Meltonin Werribee South +17.5 pts higher in Melton gap widening
47.6% 91st pct 30.0% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Meltonin Werribee South +9.7 pts higher in Melton gap narrowing
13.7% 78th pct 4.0% 46th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Meltonin Werribee South +2.3 pts higher in Melton gap narrowing
7.8% 80th pct 5.6% 62nd pct
Participation in Meltonin Werribee South +6.1 pts higher in Melton gap widening
59.6% 70th pct 53.6% 51st pct
Full-time in Meltonin Werribee South +4.4 pts higher in Melton gap narrowing
60.9% 74th pct 56.5% 52nd pct

Industries people work in

11.4% Construction +7.6 pts ▸ 19.0%
12.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 11.1%
11.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.2 pts 7.5%
10.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%
7.0% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 4.7%
5.6% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.9% Professional & technical +2.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.6% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.0% Wholesale trade +1.8 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%
3.7% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

12.8% Professionals +5.4 pts ▸ 18.2%
14.5% Technicians & trades +3.7 pts ▸ 18.2%
13.3% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 17.0%
14.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 11.5%
14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +6.1 pts 7.9%
7.9% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.6% Labourers ◂ +3.7 pts 7.9%
8.9% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Meltonin Werribee South +0.7 higher in Melton
4.7 57th pct 4.0 46th pct
Types ≤15 min in Meltonin Werribee South +1.5 more in Melton
4.5 47th pct 3.0 28th pct
15-min city in Meltonin Werribee South +49.0 pts higher in Melton
49.0% 43rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Meltonin Werribee South +44.4 pts higher in Werribee South
53.4% 45th pct 97.8% 95th pct
Walk to transit in Meltonin Werribee South +22.3 pts higher in Werribee South
76.4% 68th pct 98.7% 98th pct
Walk to school in Meltonin Werribee South +73.3 pts higher in Melton
73.3% 54th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Meltonin Werribee South +1.9 pts higher in Werribee South
98.1% 72nd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Meltonin Werribee South +39.2 pts higher in Melton
39.2% 56th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Meltonin Werribee South +12.5 more in Werribee South
8.5 19th pct 21.1 57th pct
Intersections/km² in Meltonin Werribee South +107 higher in Melton
251 100th pct 143 98th pct
Mean slope in Meltonin Werribee South +0.7 pts higher in Melton
2.7% 14th pct 2.0% 0th pct

Compare Melton with nearby areas

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Compare Werribee South with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Melton vs Werribee South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL211002/melton/vs/UCL221080/werribee-south