Toorak has long been regarded as the home of the rich and famous in Melbourne and the place where women enjoy their lunch. But according to the latest census, this is not the richest part of the city.
According to statisticians, Toorak's retirees make up a large part of the population and are therefore out of touch with the "wealthiest" label, with the promising East Melbourne (East Melbourne) winning the crown.
The Bureau of Statistics' strengths and weaknesses index is based on the combined income and occupation of the family, East Melbourne professionals are talented, naturally beat Toorak. On the other hand, the poorest urban areas in Victoria are Broadmeadows, followed by Corio and Campbellfield..
Most of the wealthiest and poorest urban areas are largely unimaginable, but census data also show that some areas are in the middle, including Sunbury, Langwarrin, Mornington, Ringwood, Cheltenham, Preston and Pascoe Vale..
The government sector, town planners and social researchers often use the "relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage index" (IRSAL) to identify areas in need.
On Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlighted that Chinese-born people live mainly in wealthier parts of Australia, while people from Vietnam are concentrated in relatively poor urban areas.
An analysis of the data shows that more than 1/3 Chinese live in the state of Victoria, in the top 20 percent of the city's socio-economic status. People born in China tend to flock to richer parts of eastern Melbourne, such as Glen Waverley and Box Hill, where there are usually good schools, says demographer Capuano (Glenn Capuano), a consultancy.
But more than 1/3 Vietnamese live in Victoria, the poorest 10% of urban areas.
Mr. Capuano said the Vietnamese mostly settled in Sunshine and St Albans, areas that traditionally had a major disadvantage. But he stressed that there was no causal link between the place of birth and the disadvantaged areas.
People born in Australia are relatively evenly distributed between poor and richer areas. Capuano said the index is useful because it produces a variety of demographic features that help define whether a region is classified as "rich" or "poor." When it comes to inner city, most of the places are relatively rich, especially the inner east side. There are also some poor areas on the margins of Melbourne, such as Dandenong and Broadmeadows..
In terms of income levels, Clayton, Whittlesea and Bayswater are somewhere in the middle. These places can be classified as "the lower middle class," Mr. Capuano said.