# Serpentine - Jarrahdale vs Mandurah — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 53 km apart

Serpentine - Jarrahdale and Mandurah are two different types of Western Australian environments. Mandurah is much more walkable, with a typical score of 4.6 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.9 (mostly car-dependent) in Serpentine - Jarrahdale. This is reflected in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Mandurah. In Serpentine - Jarrahdale, First Nations residents have a well higher typical personal income of $902 and a well higher Year 12 completion rate of 42.1%, while Mandurah has a far larger First Nations population of 2,771 people.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar level of access to education, with about 52% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. They also share a similar terrain slope. However, the gap in accessibility is stark; for example, 47.4% of Mandurah homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 13.5% in Serpentine - Jarrahdale.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 920 | 2,771 | 1,851 larger in Mandurah |  |
| Median age | 18 yrs | 20 yrs | 2 yrs older in Mandurah |  |
| Year 12 | 42.1% | 34.9% | 7.2 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Unemployment | 7.2% | 16.1% | 8.9 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Median income | $902 | $510 | $392 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Household income | $2,187 | $1,427 | $760 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.7% | 8.0% | 1.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.7 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 more in Mandurah |  |
| 15-min city | 15.4% | 45.7% | 30.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to shops | 13.5% | 47.4% | 33.9 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to transit | 57.1% | 88.4% | 31.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to school | 52.3% | 52.7% | 0.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to a park | 65.4% | 92.3% | 26.9 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to health | 12.3% | 30.2% | 17.8 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Intersections/km² | 6 | 63 | 57 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Mean slope | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.6 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505016/serpentine-jarrahdale/vs/IARE507009/mandurah