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Goomalling vs Northam

Name: Goomalling vs Northam — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 50 km apart · Goomalling profile · Northam profile

Goomalling Northam

Northam and Goomalling are nearby Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Northam is larger and more mobile, with far more people moving in over the last five years (31.6% compared to 19.7% in Goomalling) and a much higher number of public transport departures. Goomalling is a smaller, more settled area where residents are noticeably older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 43 in Northam. Goomalling also has far more people who own their homes outright (48.8% versus 36.1%) and a much higher share of volunteers at 28.5%.

The gap in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, though the two areas remain similar in other ways. They have almost identical shares of children under 15 and adults with bachelor degrees. Both areas are dominated by separate houses, and a similar share of people in each area work full-time. They also have nearly the same rate of long-term health conditions, sitting at around 31%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,403 larger in Northam One-parent: 8.5 pts higher in Northam Unemployment: 2.8 pts higher in Northam Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Northam PT commute: 1.0 pts higher in Northam

Demographics & Identity

Population in Goomalling in Northam +10,403 larger in Northam gap steady

955 13th pct 11,358 48th pct

Median age in Goomalling in Northam +6 yrs older in Goomalling gap widening

49 yrs 82nd pct 43 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

29.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 27.7%

26.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.0 pts 21.0%

19.8% Young adults (25–44) +2.4 pts ▸ 22.2%

17.8% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

8.1% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

Marital status

53.2% Married ◂ +10.3 pts 42.9%

27.1% Never married +7.9 pts ▸ 35.1%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%

6.1% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.0% Separated +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Goomalling Northam

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia ◂ +5.4 pts 72.0%

3.8% England +1.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Philippines +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.5% English ◂ +3.8 pts 40.7%

39.8% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 38.9%

11.1% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 8.8%

8.6% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.6% German even 3.6%

2.9% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

2.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only ◂ +5.0 pts 82.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.7% Christianity ◂ +7.7 pts 42.0%

38.7% No religion +3.4 pts ▸ 42.1%

12.0% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.0% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Goomalling in Northam +6 more in Northam

2 14th pct 8 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Goomalling in Northam +7.89 more in Goomalling

11.76 88th pct 3.88 51st pct

Students in Goomalling in Northam +2,101 more in Northam

89 8th pct 2,190 51st pct

Avg size in Goomalling in Northam +229 larger in Northam

45 6th pct 274 57th pct

ICSEA in Goomalling in Northam +22 higher in Goomalling

954 39th pct 932 27th pct

Highest year of school

38.5% Year 12 ◂ +2.7 pts 35.8%

28.5% Year 10 ◂ +0.5 pts 28.0%

8.6% Year 11 +2.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.1% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

Highest qualification level

34.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.3 pts 33.9%

13.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 11.8%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.7% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.2% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

14.1% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 12.3%

9.7% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 8.3%

6.8% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.3 pts 3.3%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%

2.9% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.0% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Goomalling in Northam +$87 higher in Goomalling gap widening

$747 51st pct $660 30th pct

Household income in Goomalling in Northam +$99 higher in Northam gap narrowing

$1,217 27th pct $1,316 41st pct

Family income in Goomalling in Northam +$153 higher in Goomalling gap narrowing

$1,784 50th pct $1,631 35th pct

Household income distribution

30.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 29.3%

24.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 26.1%

21.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 20.3%

5.2% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.2% $4,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

Personal income distribution

37.9% Under $650 +4.4 pts ▸ 42.3%

29.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 26.2%

13.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.9% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.7% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.9% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%

6.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

0.8% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.4% None ◂ +2.3 pts 53.1%

21.5% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 20.5%

6.2% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Goomalling in Northam +678 larger in Northam

37 9th pct 715 57th pct

Median age in Goomalling in Northam +3 yrs older in Goomalling

25 yrs 50th pct 22 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Goomalling in Northam +$20 higher in Northam

$450 20th pct $470 26th pct

Household income in Goomalling in Northam +$115 higher in Northam

$1,124 24th pct $1,239 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Goomalling in Northam +0.2 larger in Northam gap widening

2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

52.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.9 pts 49.2%

36.6% Couples without children ◂ +5.2 pts 31.5%

9.8% One-parent families +8.5 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Household size

40.5% 2 people ◂ +3.4 pts 37.1%

31.9% 1 person ◂ +2.8 pts 29.0%

9.9% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.6% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.1% 5 people ◂ +2.5 pts 5.6%

1.6% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Goomalling in Northam +$50 higher in Northam gap narrowing

$200 29th pct $250 46th pct

Mortgage in Goomalling in Northam +$393 higher in Northam gap widening

$1,000 23rd pct $1,393 49th pct

People / bedroom in Goomalling in Northam even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.8% Owned outright ◂ +12.7 pts 36.1%

23.0% Owned with a mortgage +13.6 pts ▸ 36.6%

19.6% Rented +3.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.5% Other tenure ◂ +4.8 pts 1.7%

3.7% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

Types of homes

94.3% Separate house +0.5 pts ▸ 94.8%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

41.8% 3 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 43.3%

27.9% 4 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 29.7%

17.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 15.2%

5.5% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.1% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

45.3% $200–$349 +12.0 pts ▸ 57.3%

54.7% Under $200 ◂ +32.5 pts 22.1%

6.7% $350–$549 +8.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.1 pts 27.1%

29.5% $1,000–$1,799 +9.1 pts ▸ 38.7%

25.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 23.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Goomalling in Northam +27 more in Northam

3 29th pct 30 48th pct

Stops/1k in Goomalling in Northam +0.50 more in Goomalling

3.14 49th pct 2.64 43rd pct

Departures/1k in Goomalling in Northam +34.7 more in Northam

8.4 29th pct 43.1 46th pct

PT routes in Goomalling in Northam +6 more in Northam

1 29th pct 7 50th pct

Stop walk in Goomalling in Northam

— 79 96th pct

Drive to city in Goomalling in Northam

94 69th pct —

How people get to work

61.8% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 66.1%

15.5% Worked at home ◂ +8.8 pts 6.7%

7.5% Walked ◂ +3.5 pts 4.0%

2.7% Car (passenger) +3.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.0% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

35.6% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 35.9%

28.7% 1 vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 31.8%

17.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 16.1%

14.6% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 11.1%

2.9% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

31.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +26.0 pts 5.3%

8.6% Health care & social assistance +4.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.7% Retail trade +4.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.9% Public administration & safety +3.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.3% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.8% Education & training +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.3% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.0% Manufacturing +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.9% Mining +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.0% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 4.4%

2.0% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

29.3% Managers ◂ +16.8 pts 12.5%

14.1% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.4% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.0% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.3% Community & personal service +3.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.1% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.7 pts 10.2%

3.9% Sales workers +5.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Goomalling in Northam +3 higher in Goomalling

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Goomalling in Northam +4 higher in Goomalling

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Goomalling in Northam +2 higher in Goomalling

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Goomalling in Northam +3 higher in Goomalling

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Goomalling in Northam +45 higher in Goomalling

959 55th pct 914 23rd pct

ERP in Goomalling in Northam +11,756 higher in Northam

1,002 12th pct 12,758 48th pct

Growth in Goomalling in Northam +6.1 pts higher in Northam

1.9% 32nd pct 8.1% 82nd pct

Businesses in Goomalling in Northam +652 higher in Northam

160 14th pct 812 39th pct

Approvals in Goomalling in Northam +80 higher in Northam

4 18th pct 84 58th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Goomalling in Northam +48 higher in Northam

331 16th pct 379 21st pct

Max temp in Goomalling in Northam +0.1 higher in Goomalling

26.8 72nd pct 26.6 72nd pct

Min temp in Goomalling in Northam +0.2 higher in Goomalling

11.2 51st pct 11.0 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Goomalling in Northam +1.8 higher in Goomalling

4.0 58th pct 2.3 16th pct

Types ≤15 min in Goomalling in Northam +2.1 more in Goomalling

4.6 66th pct 2.5 16th pct

15-min city in Goomalling in Northam +30.0 pts higher in Goomalling

55.9% 64th pct 25.8% 14th pct

Walk to shops in Goomalling in Northam +32.8 pts higher in Goomalling

60.2% 71st pct 27.4% 17th pct

Walk to transit in Goomalling in Northam +21.1 pts higher in Goomalling

35.4% 44th pct 14.4% 26th pct

Walk to school in Goomalling in Northam +5.0 pts higher in Goomalling

56.4% 53rd pct 51.4% 44th pct

Walk to a park in Goomalling in Northam +8.5 pts higher in Goomalling

58.6% 32nd pct 50.1% 21st pct

Walk to health in Goomalling in Northam +44.2 pts higher in Goomalling

55.5% 75th pct 11.2% 10th pct

Amenities/1k in Goomalling in Northam +23.1 more in Goomalling

31.4 74th pct 8.3 5th pct

Intersections/km² in Goomalling in Northam +1 higher in Northam

0 26th pct 1 49th pct

Mean slope in Goomalling in Northam +1.5 pts higher in Northam

5.0% 56th pct 6.6% 75th pct

Compare Goomalling with nearby areas

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Compare Northam with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Goomalling vs Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA53710/goomalling/vs/LGA56730/northam