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O'Connor vs Tangney

Name: O'Connor vs Tangney — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 940 km apart · O'Connor profile · Tangney profile

O'Connor Tangney

Tangney and O'Connor are very different places located about 940 km apart in Western Australia. Tangney is a very walkable area where 42.0% of people were born overseas and 36.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, O'Connor is mostly car-dependent, with 17.5% of people born overseas and 12.6% of adults with a degree. Tangney also has much higher typical incomes, with household earnings of $2,100 a week compared to $1,456 in O'Connor, and typical rents are $150 higher.

Both areas are similar in the age of their populations, with about 18% of residents being children under 15. They also share similar rates of people working from home and those who have served in the Defence Force. While they share these traits, the gaps in other areas are widening; the difference in the share of people born overseas has grown significantly since 2011, as has the gap in typical weekly household incomes.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 28.5 pts higher in Tangney Born overseas: 24.6 pts higher in Tangney Bachelor+: 23.8 pts higher in Tangney Other language: 22.5 pts higher in Tangney De facto: 7.6 pts higher in O'Connor

Demographics & Identity

Population in O'Connor in Tangney +7,888 larger in Tangney gap narrowing

176,071 72nd pct 183,959 82nd pct

Median age in O'Connor in Tangney +2 yrs older in O'Connor gap steady

42 yrs 78th pct 40 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

27.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 25.7%

23.7% Young adults (25–44) +0.8 pts ▸ 24.5%

19.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.6%

18.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 18.2%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

Marital status

47.2% Married +8.1 pts ▸ 55.3%

34.2% Never married ◂ +3.3 pts 30.8%

9.6% Divorced ◂ +2.9 pts 6.8%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

3.7% Separated ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

O'Connor Tangney

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.4% Australia ◂ +17.4 pts 55.0%

4.9% England +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.5% India +4.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.2% China +3.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

1.1% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.6% English ◂ +10.4 pts 31.2%

38.0% Australian ◂ +14.2 pts 23.9%

0.6% Chinese +15.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

9.4% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

8.3% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%

0.7% Indian +5.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.5% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.6% German ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

82.4% English only ◂ +16.2 pts 66.1%

0.3% Mandarin +7.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.1% Cantonese +2.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.8% No religion ◂ +9.5 pts 37.3%

38.6% Christianity +5.4 pts ▸ 44.0%

12.3% Not stated ◂ +6.9 pts 5.3%

0.7% Buddhism +3.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.4% Hinduism +3.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Islam +2.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.6% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in O'Connor in Tangney +3.29 more in O'Connor

4.90 100th pct 1.61 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in O'Connor in Tangney +105 more in O'Connor

159 98th pct 54 46th pct

Students in O'Connor in Tangney +8,088 more in Tangney

29,615 66th pct 37,703 89th pct

Avg size in O'Connor in Tangney +512 larger in Tangney

186 1st pct 698 87th pct

ICSEA in O'Connor in Tangney +145 higher in Tangney

962 12th pct 1,107 86th pct

Highest year of school

42.3% Year 12 +28.5 pts ▸ 70.8%

26.1% Year 10 ◂ +12.2 pts 13.9%

11.0% Year 11 ◂ +5.0 pts 6.0%

9.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.0 pts 5.0%

Highest qualification level

16.4% Bachelor degree +19.8 pts ▸ 36.2%

35.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.2 pts 17.8%

12.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

3.2% Postgraduate degree +10.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

11.7% Management & commerce +10.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

17.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 17.2%

9.4% Health +2.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

8.5% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.0% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

5.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.3 pts 1.4%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

4.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

0.9% Information technology +2.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.1% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Income

Personal income in O'Connor in Tangney +$72 higher in Tangney gap widening

$772 43rd pct $844 62nd pct

Household income in O'Connor in Tangney +$644 higher in Tangney gap widening

$1,456 21st pct $2,100 81st pct

Family income in O'Connor in Tangney +$546 higher in Tangney gap widening

$1,914 33rd pct $2,460 77th pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 21.1%

27.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 27.0%

7.8% $4,000 or more +10.7 pts ▸ 18.6%

18.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 13.4%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 40.1%

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 26.7%

17.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 20.3%

4.1% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.6% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 7.0%

8.6% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 6.5%

7.9% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 6.0%

7.1% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.6% None +11.0 pts ▸ 69.6%

19.0% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 17.5%

6.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 4.7%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in O'Connor in Tangney +0.3 larger in Tangney gap widening

2.4 29th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

52.8% Couples with children +12.4 pts ▸ 65.2%

32.9% Couples without children ◂ +9.4 pts 23.5%

13.4% One-parent families ◂ +3.0 pts 10.3%

1.0% Other families even 1.0%

Household size

36.8% 2 people ◂ +5.4 pts 31.4%

29.9% 1 person ◂ +9.4 pts 20.5%

12.0% 4 people +8.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

12.7% 3 people +4.4 pts ▸ 17.1%

5.8% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.9% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in O'Connor in Tangney +$150 higher in Tangney gap widening

$250 5th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in O'Connor in Tangney +$700 higher in Tangney gap widening

$1,400 10th pct $2,100 68th pct

People / bedroom in O'Connor in Tangney +0.10 higher in Tangney gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.8% Owned outright +1.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

30.4% Owned with a mortgage +6.9 pts ▸ 37.3%

26.5% Rented ◂ +5.9 pts 20.6%

4.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%

2.1% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

90.5% Separate house ◂ +6.9 pts 83.6%

6.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.9% Flat or apartment +3.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

30.2% 4 bedrooms +16.1 pts ▸ 46.3%

43.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.1 pts 32.5%

14.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 8.9%

5.9% 5 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.5 pts 1.5%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

19.2% $350–$549 +33.4 pts ▸ 52.6%

44.0% $200–$349 ◂ +23.4 pts 20.6%

28.9% Under $200 ◂ +20.5 pts 8.4%

1.5% $550–$749 +9.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

0.3% $750 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.7 pts 22.6%

22.3% $1,800–$2,999 +11.8 pts ▸ 34.1%

26.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +12.9 pts 13.6%

7.1% $3,000 or more +16.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in O'Connor in Tangney +393 more in Tangney

631 25th pct 1,024 86th pct

Stops/1k in O'Connor in Tangney +1.98 more in Tangney

3.58 22nd pct 5.57 77th pct

Departures/1k in O'Connor in Tangney +2,278.6 more in Tangney

116.4 4th pct 2,395.1 91st pct

PT routes in O'Connor in Tangney +23 more in Tangney

29 13th pct 52 47th pct

Stop walk in O'Connor in Tangney

— 4 35th pct

Drive to city in O'Connor in Tangney

— 18 26th pct

How people get to work

63.0% Car (driver) even 63.0%

8.7% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 4.3%

4.9% Walked ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

1.8% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Train +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 2 vehicles +6.2 pts ▸ 43.6%

31.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 30.7%

15.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 14.4%

10.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 7.8%

4.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.5 pts 0.5%

10.7% Health care & social assistance +4.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

10.9% Mining ◂ +5.2 pts 5.7%

8.3% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.8% Professional & technical +6.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.9% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.7% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.0% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

4.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

13.1% Professionals +17.6 pts ▸ 30.8%

17.7% Managers ◂ +4.4 pts 13.3%

16.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.6 pts 11.5%

9.8% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.9% Labourers ◂ +6.1 pts 6.8%

11.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.9 pts 4.7%

10.1% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.8% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

Walkability

Walk score in O'Connor in Tangney +3.6 higher in Tangney

3.4 10th pct 7.0 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in O'Connor in Tangney +3.5 more in Tangney

3.6 12th pct 7.1 77th pct

15-min city in O'Connor in Tangney +51.1 pts higher in Tangney

41.2% 14th pct 92.4% 79th pct

Walk to shops in O'Connor in Tangney +36.3 pts higher in Tangney

42.7% 14th pct 79.1% 66th pct

Walk to transit in O'Connor in Tangney +59.6 pts higher in Tangney

39.8% 10th pct 99.4% 86th pct

Walk to school in O'Connor in Tangney +36.7 pts higher in Tangney

49.6% 15th pct 86.3% 66th pct

Walk to a park in O'Connor in Tangney +38.3 pts higher in Tangney

61.4% 6th pct 99.6% 81st pct

Walk to health in O'Connor in Tangney +52.4 pts higher in Tangney

32.5% 19th pct 84.9% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in O'Connor in Tangney +8.3 more in O'Connor

24.7 99th pct 16.4 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in O'Connor in Tangney +236 higher in Tangney

0 0th pct 236 85th pct

Mean slope in O'Connor in Tangney +0.3 pts higher in Tangney

5.1% 40th pct 5.4% 47th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). O'Connor vs Tangney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED511/o-connor/vs/CED515/tangney