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Bunbury vs Donnybrook-Balingup

Name: Bunbury vs Donnybrook-Balingup — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 43 km apart · Bunbury profile · Donnybrook-Balingup profile

Bunbury Donnybrook-Balingup

Bunbury and Donnybrook-Balingup are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Bunbury is a very walkable place where 91.5% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 34.1% of households are rented. In contrast, Donnybrook-Balingup is mostly car-dependent, with 96.4% of homes being separate houses and a far higher rate of outright home ownership at 43.2%. Donnybrook-Balingup also has a higher standing for access to money and resources, while Bunbury has much larger schools, averaging 361 students compared to 167 in Donnybrook-Balingup.

Everyday life in both areas shares many similarities, including a typical household income of around $1,330 a week and a similar share of adults with a university degree. However, the population in Donnybrook-Balingup is getting older, with the typical resident now 49 and a gap in age that has widened since 2011. Bunbury has a higher share of people using another language at home, a gap that has also grown over time. Both areas have a higher share of people with no religion than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 26,832 larger in Bunbury Separate houses: 20.2 pts higher in Donnybrook-Balingup Renting: 19.5 pts higher in Bunbury One-parent: 9.1 pts higher in Bunbury No car: 4.9 pts higher in Bunbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +26,832 larger in Bunbury gap steady

32,987 68th pct 6,155 37th pct

Median age in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +6 yrs older in Donnybrook-Balingup gap widening

43 yrs 57th pct 49 yrs 82nd pct

Age structure

26.5% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 30.1%

21.2% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 25.4%

25.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.7 pts 19.4%

16.5% Children (0–14) +0.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 8.7%

Marital status

41.5% Married +10.7 pts ▸ 52.3%

36.0% Never married ◂ +7.9 pts 28.1%

11.7% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 10.4%

6.3% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

4.4% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Bunbury Donnybrook-Balingup

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.2% Australia +0.4 pts ▸ 74.6%

5.3% England +2.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

43.7% English +4.8 pts ▸ 48.5%

35.5% Australian +3.4 pts ▸ 38.9%

10.0% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.9% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.0% German +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

83.7% English only +5.3 pts ▸ 89.1%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.9% No religion +3.7 pts ▸ 49.6%

41.6% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 40.6%

9.5% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 7.9%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.7% Other religions even 0.6%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +15 more in Bunbury

19 72nd pct 4 29th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +0.41 more in Donnybrook-Balingup

3.49 46th pct 3.91 51st pct

Students in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +6,193 more in Bunbury

6,859 71st pct 666 31st pct

Avg size in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +195 larger in Bunbury

361 68th pct 167 39th pct

ICSEA in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +25 higher in Bunbury

996 64th pct 971 49th pct

Highest year of school

42.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.5 pts 42.1%

29.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 29.2%

11.0% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.2% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.9 pts 36.8%

18.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.4 pts 17.8%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

17.4% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

14.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.4 pts 12.4%

11.1% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 9.7%

9.4% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 9.9%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +3.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$67 higher in Bunbury gap narrowing

$725 45th pct $658 29th pct

Household income in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$6 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup gap narrowing

$1,326 43rd pct $1,332 43rd pct

Family income in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$72 higher in Bunbury gap narrowing

$1,760 47th pct $1,688 41st pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 30.7%

26.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 24.2%

20.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 19.0%

7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.5% $4,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

Personal income distribution

41.7% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 45.7%

29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 27.2%

15.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 15.9%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

11.3% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 9.2%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.5% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

1.2% Stroke even 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.8% None +3.8 pts ▸ 60.6%

21.2% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 21.0%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +1,249 larger in Bunbury

1,402 71st pct 153 25th pct

Median age in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +1 yrs older in Bunbury

25 yrs 50th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$2 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

$505 36th pct $507 36th pct

Household income in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$219 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

$1,343 46th pct $1,562 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +0.2 larger in Donnybrook-Balingup gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

46.8% Couples with children +3.2 pts ▸ 50.0%

32.5% Couples without children +6.5 pts ▸ 38.9%

19.4% One-parent families ◂ +9.1 pts 10.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Household size

36.2% 2 people +6.8 pts ▸ 43.0%

34.0% 1 person ◂ +9.5 pts 24.5%

12.8% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 11.6%

11.1% 4 people +1.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

4.0% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.9% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$10 higher in Bunbury gap narrowing

$300 63rd pct $290 60th pct

Mortgage in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +$82 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup gap narrowing

$1,480 55th pct $1,562 60th pct

People / bedroom in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.6% Owned outright +12.6 pts ▸ 43.2%

31.5% Owned with a mortgage +6.1 pts ▸ 37.6%

34.1% Rented ◂ +19.5 pts 14.6%

1.9% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

76.2% Separate house +20.2 pts ▸ 96.4%

19.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +17.2 pts 1.9%

3.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.5 pts 0.1%

0.9% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 40.0%

29.6% 4 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 36.3%

14.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 12.7%

3.6% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

0.2% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

54.0% $200–$349 ◂ +2.1 pts 51.9%

24.0% $350–$549 ◂ +1.5 pts 22.6%

16.7% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

1.4% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.7 pts 35.3%

22.8% $1,800–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

20.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.6 pts 19.3%

7.5% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +296 more in Bunbury

304 76th pct 8 36th pct

Stops/1k in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +7.92 more in Bunbury

9.22 97th pct 1.30 31st pct

Departures/1k in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +870.8 more in Bunbury

886.4 78th pct 15.6 35th pct

PT routes in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +15 more in Bunbury

19 69th pct 4 43rd pct

Stop walk in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup

10 46th pct —

Drive to city in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup

102 73rd pct —

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) ◂ +9.2 pts 59.4%

4.0% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 5.1%

2.5% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.4 pts 28.5%

37.0% 2 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

10.9% 3 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.8% 4 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.5% No vehicle ◂ +4.9 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 11.2%

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +12.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.7% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%

6.2% Mining +4.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +2.6 pts 7.7%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 7.3%

8.4% Manufacturing ◂ +3.3 pts 5.1%

7.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 5.2%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

9.0% Managers +8.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

17.2% Professionals ◂ +3.4 pts 13.9%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 16.7%

14.1% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 13.4%

12.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 9.8%

9.4% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +3 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +3 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +6 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

3 29th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +2 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +40 higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

921 27th pct 961 57th pct

ERP in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +29,032 higher in Bunbury

35,730 67th pct 6,698 36th pct

Growth in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +1.4 pts higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

4.7% 60th pct 6.1% 72nd pct

Businesses in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +2,178 higher in Bunbury

2,937 64th pct 759 37th pct

Approvals in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +66 higher in Bunbury

117 61st pct 51 49th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +62 higher in Bunbury

752 61st pct 690 56th pct

Max temp in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +0.1 higher in Bunbury

23.6 42nd pct 23.5 42nd pct

Min temp in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +2.3 higher in Bunbury

11.4 54th pct 9.1 19th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +3.5 higher in Bunbury

6.0 81st pct 2.5 20th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +3.1 more in Bunbury

5.9 81st pct 2.8 21st pct

15-min city in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +35.6 pts higher in Bunbury

68.9% 77th pct 33.3% 24th pct

Walk to shops in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +43.9 pts higher in Bunbury

66.0% 75th pct 22.1% 12th pct

Walk to transit in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +71.1 pts higher in Bunbury

91.5% 83rd pct 20.4% 31st pct

Walk to school in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +47.4 pts higher in Bunbury

78.5% 79th pct 31.1% 15th pct

Walk to a park in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +39.2 pts higher in Bunbury

95.1% 81st pct 56.0% 28th pct

Walk to health in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +31.4 pts higher in Bunbury

60.1% 78th pct 28.7% 32nd pct

Amenities/1k in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +4.0 more in Bunbury

19.6 52nd pct 15.6 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +56 higher in Bunbury

58 78th pct 2 58th pct

Mean slope in Bunbury in Donnybrook-Balingup +4.5 pts higher in Donnybrook-Balingup

4.0% 38th pct 8.5% 90th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bunbury vs Donnybrook-Balingup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA51190/bunbury/vs/LGA52870/donnybrook-balingup