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East Fremantle vs Kwinana

Name: East Fremantle vs Kwinana — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 21 km apart · East Fremantle profile · Kwinana profile

East Fremantle Kwinana

Kwinana and East Fremantle are nearby areas with very different profiles. Kwinana is much younger, with a typical resident aged 33 compared to 44 in East Fremantle. Kwinana is also more culturally diverse, with 34.7% of people born overseas and 21.4% using another language at home, while those figures are 24.2% and 7.5% in East Fremantle. In contrast, East Fremantle has a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (43.3% versus 17.0%) and more people earning $2,000 or more a week (25.1% versus 9.8%).

Both areas share similar rates of adults working or looking for work, at around 65%. While they are effectively alike in this regard, they differ greatly in how people get around. East Fremantle is a walker's paradise, where nearly all homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and schools. Kwinana is mostly car-dependent, with only 35.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. This gap in accessibility has remained stark, while the difference in typical age has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 38,048 larger in Kwinana Bachelor+: 26.2 pts higher in East Fremantle Separate houses: 26.9 pts higher in Kwinana Owned outright: 24.5 pts higher in East Fremantle Year 12: 20.5 pts higher in East Fremantle

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Fremantle in Kwinana +38,048 larger in Kwinana gap widening

7,819 42nd pct 45,867 73rd pct

Median age in East Fremantle in Kwinana +11 yrs older in East Fremantle gap widening

44 yrs 62nd pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

21.1% Young adults (25–44) +12.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

29.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.8 pts 21.4%

17.6% Children (0–14) +5.1 pts ▸ 22.7%

20.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.8 pts 9.7%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

48.1% Married ◂ +4.7 pts 43.4%

34.5% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 40.7%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 3.4%

2.7% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

East Fremantle Kwinana

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.3% Australia ◂ +10.9 pts 60.4%

8.7% England ◂ +2.3 pts 6.4%

0.2% Philippines +5.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.8% New Zealand +2.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.3% India +3.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.8% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% Italy ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

45.3% English ◂ +10.1 pts 35.2%

32.6% Australian ◂ +3.4 pts 29.1%

14.6% Irish ◂ +8.3 pts 6.3%

12.3% Scottish ◂ +4.8 pts 7.5%

9.0% Italian ◂ +5.5 pts 3.5%

0.4% Filipino +6.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.0% Indian +3.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% German ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

1.1% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.3% English only ◂ +17.5 pts 70.8%

0.0% Tagalog +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Punjabi +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

0.3% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.6% No religion ◂ +5.6 pts 44.0%

41.8% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 37.9%

6.5% Not stated +3.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.3% Hinduism +2.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Other religions +1.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.2% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Fremantle in Kwinana +13 more in Kwinana

1 0th pct 14 62nd pct

Schools/1k kids in East Fremantle in Kwinana +0.62 more in Kwinana

0.73 0th pct 1.35 5th pct

Students in East Fremantle in Kwinana +7,913 more in Kwinana

461 27th pct 8,374 74th pct

Avg size in East Fremantle in Kwinana +137 larger in Kwinana

461 79th pct 598 90th pct

ICSEA in East Fremantle in Kwinana +166 higher in East Fremantle

1,156 100th pct 990 61st pct

Highest year of school

73.3% Year 12 ◂ +20.5 pts 52.8%

11.2% Year 10 +12.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

5.5% Year 11 +4.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.3% Year 9 or below +3.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +17.6 pts 21.0%

12.9% Certificate III / IV +22.9 pts ▸ 35.8%

12.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.1 pts 5.5%

7.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.4 pts 2.6%

1.5% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

Field of qualification

12.4% Engineering & related +6.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

18.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 16.3%

14.3% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 9.8%

13.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 11.8%

10.4% Education ◂ +4.1 pts 6.3%

2.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.3 pts 2.6%

5.0% Creative arts ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%

3.9% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.4% Information technology +2.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% Agriculture & environment even 1.8%

Income

Personal income in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$263 higher in East Fremantle gap widening

$1,075 88th pct $812 66th pct

Household income in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$572 higher in East Fremantle gap steady

$2,288 90th pct $1,716 73rd pct

Family income in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$1,182 higher in East Fremantle gap widening

$3,178 96th pct $1,996 66th pct

Household income distribution

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +11.0 pts ▸ 33.7%

26.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +20.3 pts 6.6%

19.2% $650–$1,499 +6.0 pts ▸ 25.1%

13.4% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 10.3%

Personal income distribution

33.0% Under $650 +5.6 pts ▸ 38.6%

24.2% $650–$1,499 +7.0 pts ▸ 31.2%

21.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 17.9%

14.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.7 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.5% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.5% Other condition even 7.5%

7.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

2.5% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +1.6 pts 1.9%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None ◂ +1.8 pts 63.9%

19.8% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 17.6%

4.9% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.7% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Fremantle in Kwinana +1,947 larger in Kwinana

69 15th pct 2,016 79th pct

Median age in East Fremantle in Kwinana +1 yrs older in East Fremantle

26 yrs 57th pct 25 yrs 50th pct

Median income in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$90 higher in Kwinana

$450 20th pct $540 46th pct

Household income in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$109 higher in East Fremantle

$1,593 68th pct $1,484 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Fremantle in Kwinana +0.2 larger in Kwinana gap steady

2.5 71st pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

62.4% Couples with children ◂ +0.5 pts 61.9%

26.6% Couples without children ◂ +6.7 pts 19.9%

10.3% One-parent families +6.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

0.7% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

33.3% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 30.0%

26.7% 1 person ◂ +3.8 pts 22.9%

15.0% 3 people +2.8 pts ▸ 17.8%

17.6% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 17.2%

6.1% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

1.8% 6 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$105 higher in East Fremantle gap steady

$420 89th pct $315 67th pct

Mortgage in East Fremantle in Kwinana +$876 higher in East Fremantle gap widening

$2,600 94th pct $1,724 71st pct

People / bedroom in East Fremantle in Kwinana even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.9% Owned with a mortgage +18.7 pts ▸ 53.6%

40.9% Owned outright ◂ +24.5 pts 16.4%

22.4% Rented +5.2 pts ▸ 27.6%

0.7% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

66.1% Separate house +26.9 pts ▸ 93.0%

18.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.3 pts 3.5%

14.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.2 pts 3.4%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

25.1% 4 bedrooms +21.0 pts ▸ 46.1%

40.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 38.4%

21.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.2 pts 7.3%

8.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 4.8%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.2 pts 1.8%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

22.9% $200–$349 +22.8 pts ▸ 45.7%

41.3% $350–$549 ◂ +5.5 pts 35.8%

19.9% $550–$749 ◂ +19.1 pts 0.9%

8.4% Under $200 +5.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

9.5% $750 or more ◂ +9.3 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +33.9 pts 7.1%

15.8% $1,000–$1,799 +25.1 pts ▸ 40.9%

25.0% $1,800–$2,999 +8.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

12.6% Under $1,000 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Fremantle in Kwinana +237 more in Kwinana

31 48th pct 268 75th pct

Stops/1k in East Fremantle in Kwinana +1.88 more in Kwinana

3.96 58th pct 5.84 81st pct

Departures/1k in East Fremantle in Kwinana +549.3 more in East Fremantle

1,744.6 89th pct 1,195.3 82nd pct

PT routes in East Fremantle in Kwinana +4 more in Kwinana

6 48th pct 10 57th pct

Stop walk in East Fremantle in Kwinana

4 29th pct —

Drive to city in East Fremantle in Kwinana +7 longer in Kwinana

17 22nd pct 24 32nd pct

How people get to work

59.4% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 62.9%

12.7% Worked at home ◂ +7.8 pts 4.9%

3.0% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Train +3.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%

2.5% Walked ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 40.6%

35.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 35.0%

12.8% 3 vehicles even 12.8%

5.8% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 14.4%

12.2% Education & training ◂ +5.7 pts 6.4%

11.7% Professional & technical ◂ +6.8 pts 4.9%

7.0% Retail trade +2.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.4% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.8% Manufacturing +4.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%

6.4% Mining even 6.4%

6.0% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +3.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.8% Administrative & support +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

37.6% Professionals ◂ +22.7 pts 14.9%

19.2% Managers ◂ +11.4 pts 7.9%

7.9% Technicians & trades +10.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

10.2% Community & personal service +3.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.2% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.7% Labourers +7.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

1.9% Machinery operators & drivers +9.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.2% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Fremantle in Kwinana +5 higher in East Fremantle

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in East Fremantle in Kwinana +5 higher in East Fremantle

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in East Fremantle in Kwinana +3 higher in East Fremantle

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in East Fremantle in Kwinana +6 higher in East Fremantle

10 100th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in East Fremantle in Kwinana +160 higher in East Fremantle

1,109 95th pct 949 46th pct

ERP in East Fremantle in Kwinana +48,996 higher in Kwinana

8,426 41st pct 57,422 74th pct

Growth in East Fremantle in Kwinana +16.0 pts higher in Kwinana

4.5% 58th pct 20.5% 100th pct

Businesses in East Fremantle in Kwinana +1,900 higher in Kwinana

941 42nd pct 2,841 63rd pct

Approvals in East Fremantle in Kwinana +924 higher in Kwinana

8 25th pct 932 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Fremantle in Kwinana +85 higher in Kwinana

645 50th pct 730 60th pct

Max temp in East Fremantle in Kwinana +0.1 higher in Kwinana

24.4 52nd pct 24.5 53rd pct

Min temp in East Fremantle in Kwinana +0.5 higher in East Fremantle

14.3 77th pct 13.8 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Fremantle in Kwinana +4.5 higher in East Fremantle

8.5 98th pct 3.9 56th pct

Types ≤15 min in East Fremantle in Kwinana +4.3 more in East Fremantle

7.9 100th pct 3.6 38th pct

15-min city in East Fremantle in Kwinana +66.2 pts higher in East Fremantle

99.3% 99th pct 33.1% 24th pct

Walk to shops in East Fremantle in Kwinana +61.3 pts higher in East Fremantle

96.4% 98th pct 35.1% 27th pct

Walk to transit in East Fremantle in Kwinana +20.7 pts higher in East Fremantle

99.5% 98th pct 78.8% 75th pct

Walk to school in East Fremantle in Kwinana +32.7 pts higher in East Fremantle

99.4% 99th pct 66.7% 70th pct

Walk to a park in East Fremantle in Kwinana +11.9 pts higher in East Fremantle

100.0% 100th pct 88.1% 71st pct

Walk to health in East Fremantle in Kwinana +80.2 pts higher in East Fremantle

99.3% 100th pct 19.1% 17th pct

Amenities/1k in East Fremantle in Kwinana +54.7 more in East Fremantle

65.1 91st pct 10.4 11th pct

Intersections/km² in East Fremantle in Kwinana +379 higher in East Fremantle

441 100th pct 62 79th pct

Mean slope in East Fremantle in Kwinana +1.5 pts higher in East Fremantle

7.6% 85th pct 6.1% 71st pct

Compare East Fremantle with nearby areas

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Compare Kwinana with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Fremantle vs Kwinana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA53150/east-fremantle/vs/LGA54830/kwinana