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Sunbury vs Diggers Rest

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Sunbury profile · Diggers Rest profile

Sunbury Diggers Rest

Sunbury and Diggers Rest are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different profiles. Diggers Rest is a much younger and more mobile area, where 61.9% of people moved in the last five years and 24.0% use a language other than English at home. Sunbury is older and more settled, with a typical resident aged 38 compared to 32 in Diggers Rest, and a far higher share of homes owned outright (30.5% versus 17.2%). Access to essentials also differs, as Sunbury has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Diggers Rest is much better for walking to health services.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted apart across several measures. The gap in home ownership has widened, and Diggers Rest has become significantly more diverse and younger than Sunbury. Despite these shifting trends, they remain very similar in some basics: both have an equal number of people per home, almost identical rental rates, and typical weekly household incomes that sit around $2,000.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 25.3 pts higher in Diggers Rest Population: 32,999 larger in Sunbury Other language: 14.5 pts higher in Diggers Rest Owned outright: 13.3 pts higher in Sunbury Unpaid carers: 2.9 pts higher in Sunbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +32,999 larger in Sunbury gap widening
38,010 86th pct 5,011 86th pct
Median age in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +6 yrs older in Sunbury gap widening
38 yrs 25th pct 32 yrs 10th pct
First Nations in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.2 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap steady
1.2% 13th pct 1.4% 14th pct
Aged 65+ in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +7.2 pts higher in Sunbury gap widening
14.9% 24th pct 7.8% 8th pct
Under 15 in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.5 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
19.1% 62nd pct 21.6% 77th pct
De facto in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +6.7 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
12.7% 46th pct 19.4% 88th pct

Age structure

27.8% Young adults (25–44) +14.5 pts ▸ 42.3%
26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.0 pts 19.1%
19.1% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 21.6%
14.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.2 pts 7.8%
12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.0 pts 9.1%

Marital status

46.9% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 45.5%
36.2% Never married +4.4 pts ▸ 40.6%
9.0% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 8.5%
4.4% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 1.9%
3.5% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Sunbury Diggers Rest

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +7.0 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
16.9% 83rd pct 24.0% 95th pct

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +7.7 pts 71.7%
1.7% India +5.9 pts ▸ 7.6%
3.5% England ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%
0.9% Philippines +2.0 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%
0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

38.0% English ◂ +10.8 pts 27.2%
37.5% Australian ◂ +5.7 pts 31.8%
13.0% Irish ◂ +4.5 pts 8.4%
10.5% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 7.6%
2.2% Indian +6.4 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.8% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%
1.3% Filipino +2.7 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%
1.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.3% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Other language in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +14.5 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
9.5% 86th pct 24.0% 88th pct
Limited English in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +1.0 pts higher in Diggers Rest
0.9% 77th pct 1.9% 87th pct

Language used at home

86.8% English only ◂ +14.9 pts 71.9%
0.8% Punjabi +4.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.5% Hindi +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.9% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.4% Tagalog +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +5.9 pts higher in Sunbury gap widening
42.9% 52nd pct 37.0% 30th pct

Religious affiliation

47.9% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 43.8%
42.9% No religion ◂ +5.9 pts 37.0%
5.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.0% Other religions +4.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.1% Hinduism +3.7 pts ▸ 4.7%
0.8% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.0% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +5.9 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
55.7% 89th pct 61.6% 95th pct
Bachelor+ in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +4.5 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
19.1% 79th pct 23.6% 88th pct

Highest year of school

55.7% Year 12 +5.9 pts ▸ 61.6%
16.1% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 14.3%
14.9% Year 11 ◂ +3.2 pts 11.6%
8.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

Highest qualification level

35.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 31.7%
21.3% Bachelor degree +3.6 pts ▸ 24.9%
18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 18.2%
5.6% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%
2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

17.5% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
15.8% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 14.9%
12.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%
10.1% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 9.6%
9.8% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 8.3%
7.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%
5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.7% Information technology +2.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.5% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%
1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +$138 higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
$858 84th pct $996 90th pct
Household income in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +$90 higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
$1,926 85th pct $2,016 87th pct
Family income in Sunburyin Diggers Rest even gap narrowing
$2,243 86th pct $2,240 86th pct
High earners in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.1 pts higher in Sunbury gap steady
11.2% 81st pct 9.1% 71st pct
High-income homes in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.0 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
22.3% 86th pct 20.4% 82nd pct

Household income distribution

35.1% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 42.4%
23.9% $650–$1,499 even 24.0%
12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 13.9%
12.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 9.1%
10.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 6.5%

Personal income distribution

33.5% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 39.6%
38.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.9 pts 31.1%
20.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 22.4%
3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +6.7 pts higher in Sunbury
32.9% 49th pct 26.2% 20th pct
Mental health in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +1.6 pts higher in Sunbury
11.6% 73rd pct 10.0% 51st pct
Needs assistance in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.4 pts higher in Sunbury gap steady
6.5% 52nd pct 4.0% 21st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%
11.4% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 10.2%
9.3% Other condition ◂ +1.9 pts 7.4%
9.2% Arthritis ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%
5.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%
3.0% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%
1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.4% None +6.8 pts ▸ 67.3%
22.4% One condition ◂ +4.5 pts 17.9%
6.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%
3.6% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.6 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
11.5% 15th pct 8.9% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.9 pts higher in Sunbury gap widening
14.7% 74th pct 11.9% 31st pct
Unpaid child care in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +1.7 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
30.5% 77th pct 32.3% 83rd pct
Defence service in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.6 pts higher in Sunbury
2.7% 27th pct 2.1% 14th pct
Housework 15h+ in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.2 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
22.0% 32nd pct 19.8% 18th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunburyin Diggers Rest even gap narrowing
2.6 71st pct 2.6 71st pct
One-parent in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.0 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
14.7% 47th pct 12.8% 36th pct
Living alone in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.7 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
22.1% 28th pct 21.4% 26th pct

Family composition

61.1% Couples with children ◂ +0.6 pts 60.5%
23.3% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 25.6%
14.7% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 12.8%
0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

32.4% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 33.9%
22.1% 1 person ◂ +0.7 pts 21.4%
17.9% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 20.0%
18.1% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 15.9%
7.0% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 6.0%
2.5% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +$35 higher in Diggers Rest
$361 78th pct $396 86th pct
Mortgage in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +$67 higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
$1,733 77th pct $1,800 81st pct
People / bedroom in Sunburyin Diggers Rest even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.3 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
20.5% 47th pct 20.7% 47th pct
Owned outright in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +13.3 pts higher in Sunbury gap widening
30.5% 26th pct 17.2% 10th pct
Separate houses in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +3.2 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
88.3% 27th pct 91.5% 40th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +5.6 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
89.1% 85th pct 94.7% 95th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.2% Owned with a mortgage +12.7 pts ▸ 59.8%
30.5% Owned outright ◂ +13.3 pts 17.2%
20.5% Rented +0.3 pts ▸ 20.7%
1.1% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

88.3% Separate house +3.2 pts ▸ 91.5%
4.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.6% 3 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 48.1%
38.1% 4 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 43.5%
8.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 3.9%
6.4% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 3.1%
0.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
0.1% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

57.7% $350–$549 +16.7 pts ▸ 74.4%
30.2% $200–$349 ◂ +11.3 pts 18.9%
6.0% Under $200 ◂ +4.4 pts 1.6%
2.1% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 1.0%
1.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.7% $1,800–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 43.2%
34.3% $1,000–$1,799 +3.4 pts ▸ 37.7%
14.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.0 pts 8.5%
9.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.0 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
3.9% 50th pct 1.9% 29th pct
Work from home in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.8 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
21.5% 90th pct 22.3% 91st pct
PT commute in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +1.5 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap narrowing
1.9% 86th pct 3.4% 90th pct

How people get to work

55.9% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 55.4%
21.5% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 22.3%
3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%
1.6% Train +1.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.8% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%
0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 46.2%
30.4% 1 vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 33.2%
15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 12.3%
9.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.8%
3.9% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +25.3 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
36.6% 58th pct 61.9% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +6.9 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap steady
7.2% 61st pct 14.1% 79th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.3 pts higher in Sunbury gap narrowing
4.5% 47th pct 4.2% 42nd pct
Participation in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +7.4 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
66.6% 87th pct 74.0% 98th pct
Full-time in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +4.4 pts higher in Diggers Rest gap widening
61.3% 76th pct 65.7% 89th pct

Industries people work in

13.2% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 11.0%
12.1% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 12.4%
8.9% Transport & warehousing +1.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.7% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.6%
9.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%
7.8% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 8.0%
6.3% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%
5.1% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%
3.7% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.1% Finance & insurance +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.7% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 19.5%
16.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 15.3%
15.3% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 12.1%
11.6% Managers ◂ +2.8 pts 8.8%
7.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
9.1% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%
8.1% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.2 higher in Sunbury
5.1 65th pct 4.9 62nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.1 more in Sunbury
4.6 50th pct 4.5 48th pct
15-min city in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +6.4 pts higher in Diggers Rest
40.6% 40th pct 46.9% 42nd pct
Walk to shops in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +22.2 pts higher in Sunbury
54.1% 46th pct 31.9% 38th pct
Walk to transit in Sunburyin Diggers Rest even
91.6% 85th pct 91.7% 85th pct
Walk to school in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +0.3 pts higher in Diggers Rest
76.5% 57th pct 76.9% 58th pct
Walk to a park in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.8 pts higher in Sunbury
99.8% 94th pct 97.1% 67th pct
Walk to health in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +47.0 pts higher in Diggers Rest
29.3% 53rd pct 76.4% 79th pct
Amenities/1k in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +3.4 more in Sunbury
18.2 49th pct 14.8 39th pct
Intersections/km² in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +99 higher in Diggers Rest
142 98th pct 240 100th pct
Mean slope in Sunburyin Diggers Rest +2.6 pts higher in Sunbury
5.3% 59th pct 2.7% 13th pct

Compare Sunbury with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunbury vs Diggers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL212006/sunbury/vs/UCL214007/diggers-rest