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Bassendean vs Kalamunda

Name: Bassendean vs Kalamunda — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Bassendean profile · Kalamunda profile

Bassendean Kalamunda

Kalamunda and Bassendean are nearby areas in Greater Perth with very different layouts. Kalamunda is more spread out, with a far higher share of separate houses (93.8%) and large homes, as 91.1% of its dwellings have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Bassendean is more compact and walkable, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (93.4%) and a much shorter drive time to the city. Rental properties are also far more common in Bassendean, where 27.2% of households rent compared to just 16.7% in Kalamunda.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including a typical resident age of 40 and almost identical typical weekly household incomes. They also have similar rates of volunteering and people providing unpaid care. While Bassendean has seen a widening gap in higher education qualifications, with 26.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 19.7% in Kalamunda, other differences are shifting. For example, the gap in the share of people living alone and those without a motor vehicle has narrowed since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 42,830 larger in Kalamunda Separate houses: 15.2 pts higher in Kalamunda No car: 3.5 pts higher in Bassendean De facto: 3.1 pts higher in Bassendean Living alone: 8.2 pts higher in Bassendean

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bassendean in Kalamunda +42,830 larger in Kalamunda gap steady

15,932 56th pct 58,762 76th pct

Median age in Bassendean in Kalamunda even gap steady

40 yrs 38th pct 40 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

29.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.5 pts 24.5%

26.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 25.7%

17.6% Children (0–14) +1.8 pts ▸ 19.3%

17.4% Seniors (65+) +1.5 pts ▸ 18.9%

10.1% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

41.8% Married +8.9 pts ▸ 50.7%

38.5% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 32.2%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 8.8%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Bassendean Kalamunda

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.6% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 67.4%

6.6% England +1.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.8% India +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.7% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

39.6% English +3.3 pts ▸ 42.9%

32.1% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 33.7%

11.5% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 9.6%

10.0% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%

6.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%

3.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.0% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.2% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.2% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.6% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

80.7% English only +2.5 pts ▸ 83.2%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

1.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.2% No religion ◂ +2.5 pts 44.6%

40.7% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 43.7%

7.2% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

1.1% Islam +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.2% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bassendean in Kalamunda +19 more in Kalamunda

8 43rd pct 27 78th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bassendean in Kalamunda +0.48 more in Bassendean

2.86 37th pct 2.38 29th pct

Students in Bassendean in Kalamunda +9,030 more in Kalamunda

2,303 52nd pct 11,333 78th pct

Avg size in Bassendean in Kalamunda +132 larger in Kalamunda

288 59th pct 420 75th pct

ICSEA in Bassendean in Kalamunda +11 higher in Kalamunda

1,018 74th pct 1,029 77th pct

Highest year of school

59.6% Year 12 ◂ +3.9 pts 55.7%

18.9% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 22.2%

7.9% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

27.3% Certificate III / IV +6.4 pts ▸ 33.7%

27.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 22.6%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

8.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 5.8%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

16.1% Engineering & related +4.5 pts ▸ 20.6%

17.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 16.5%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 10.2%

9.8% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.3% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.4% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 3.1%

5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

2.4% Information technology even 2.4%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$37 higher in Bassendean gap steady

$872 74th pct $835 71st pct

Household income in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$128 higher in Kalamunda gap narrowing

$1,738 74th pct $1,866 79th pct

Family income in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$63 higher in Bassendean gap narrowing

$2,278 81st pct $2,215 79th pct

Household income distribution

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 29.6%

24.1% $650–$1,499 even 24.1%

17.1% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 13.6%

10.7% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

Personal income distribution

38.1% Under $650 +1.3 pts ▸ 39.3%

29.1% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 30.2%

21.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 19.7%

4.8% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.6%

8.7% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

8.5% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

4.7% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

3.1% Cancer even 3.1%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.0% Stroke even 1.0%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.4% None +3.0 pts ▸ 64.4%

20.8% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 19.9%

6.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bassendean in Kalamunda +951 larger in Kalamunda

399 44th pct 1,350 70th pct

Median age in Bassendean in Kalamunda +2 yrs older in Bassendean

23 yrs 29th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$127 higher in Kalamunda

$534 45th pct $661 75th pct

Household income in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$306 higher in Kalamunda

$1,597 69th pct $1,903 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bassendean in Kalamunda +0.2 larger in Kalamunda gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

55.9% Couples with children +3.3 pts ▸ 59.1%

27.5% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 26.8%

15.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 13.1%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Household size

33.0% 2 people +2.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

30.0% 1 person ◂ +8.2 pts 21.8%

14.0% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 16.1%

4.5% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.8% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$40 higher in Kalamunda gap widening

$330 71st pct $370 81st pct

Mortgage in Bassendean in Kalamunda +$106 higher in Kalamunda gap narrowing

$1,801 74th pct $1,907 79th pct

People / bedroom in Bassendean in Kalamunda even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.2% Owned with a mortgage +4.9 pts ▸ 45.1%

29.8% Owned outright +5.4 pts ▸ 35.2%

27.2% Rented ◂ +10.6 pts 16.7%

1.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

78.5% Separate house +15.2 pts ▸ 93.8%

16.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.8 pts 4.9%

4.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.9 pts 36.0%

26.3% 4 bedrooms +19.1 pts ▸ 45.4%

15.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 6.2%

4.9% 5 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

2.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

40.3% $350–$549 +14.8 pts ▸ 55.1%

36.9% $200–$349 ◂ +9.4 pts 27.5%

16.0% Under $200 ◂ +7.2 pts 8.8%

2.5% $550–$749 +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.3% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.5% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

31.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.0 pts 30.7%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.3 pts 12.3%

11.8% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bassendean in Kalamunda +345 more in Kalamunda

94 61st pct 439 82nd pct

Stops/1k in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1.57 more in Kalamunda

5.90 82nd pct 7.47 90th pct

Departures/1k in Bassendean in Kalamunda +374.2 more in Bassendean

1,877.7 90th pct 1,503.6 86th pct

PT routes in Bassendean in Kalamunda +11 more in Kalamunda

6 48th pct 17 66th pct

Stop walk in Bassendean in Kalamunda

3 21st pct —

Drive to city in Bassendean in Kalamunda +50 longer in Kalamunda

13 14th pct 63 53rd pct

How people get to work

61.1% Car (driver) +6.4 pts ▸ 67.5%

8.5% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%

5.1% Train ◂ +4.6 pts 0.4%

3.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

1.4% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 40.9%

38.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.3 pts 27.8%

11.4% 3 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

5.5% 4 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.4% No vehicle ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 11.8%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 8.9%

8.8% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.1% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.3 pts 6.0%

7.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.2 pts 5.6%

6.0% Mining +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.1% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

3.6% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% Wholesale trade +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

26.1% Professionals ◂ +7.3 pts 18.8%

14.7% Technicians & trades +2.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

13.3% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.1% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

11.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 10.8%

5.8% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.8% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.6% Sales workers even 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1 higher in Kalamunda

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1 higher in Kalamunda

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Bassendean in Kalamunda +3 higher in Kalamunda

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1 higher in Bassendean

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Bassendean in Kalamunda +4 higher in Kalamunda

1,005 77th pct 1,009 79th pct

ERP in Bassendean in Kalamunda +47,594 higher in Kalamunda

17,413 55th pct 65,007 76th pct

Growth in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1.4 pts higher in Kalamunda

5.5% 67th pct 6.9% 76th pct

Businesses in Bassendean in Kalamunda +3,436 higher in Kalamunda

1,250 47th pct 4,686 72nd pct

Approvals in Bassendean in Kalamunda +142 higher in Kalamunda

70 55th pct 212 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bassendean in Kalamunda +281 higher in Kalamunda

632 48th pct 914 73rd pct

Max temp in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1.8 higher in Bassendean

25.8 65th pct 24.0 47th pct

Min temp in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1.5 higher in Bassendean

13.1 71st pct 11.6 58th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bassendean in Kalamunda +0.5 higher in Bassendean

5.9 80th pct 5.4 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bassendean in Kalamunda +0.6 more in Bassendean

5.7 79th pct 5.2 74th pct

15-min city in Bassendean in Kalamunda +18.2 pts higher in Bassendean

81.3% 84th pct 63.0% 73rd pct

Walk to shops in Bassendean in Kalamunda +4.6 pts higher in Kalamunda

59.1% 69th pct 63.7% 74th pct

Walk to transit in Bassendean in Kalamunda +13.4 pts higher in Bassendean

98.1% 93rd pct 84.7% 79th pct

Walk to school in Bassendean in Kalamunda +20.3 pts higher in Bassendean

93.4% 92nd pct 73.1% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Bassendean in Kalamunda +6.2 pts higher in Bassendean

99.6% 97th pct 93.4% 79th pct

Walk to health in Bassendean in Kalamunda +3.6 pts higher in Bassendean

47.1% 66th pct 43.5% 60th pct

Amenities/1k in Bassendean in Kalamunda +13.5 more in Kalamunda

12.4 19th pct 26.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Bassendean in Kalamunda +69 higher in Bassendean

99 83rd pct 29 74th pct

Mean slope in Bassendean in Kalamunda +1.4 pts higher in Kalamunda

5.6% 63rd pct 6.9% 79th pct

Compare Bassendean with nearby areas

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Compare Kalamunda with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bassendean vs Kalamunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/vs/LGA54200/kalamunda