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6126, WA vs 6213, WA

Name: 6126, WA vs 6213, WA — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 31 km apart · 6126, WA profile · 6213, WA profile

6126, WA 6213, WA

Postcode 6213 and postcode 6126 are both sparsely populated Western Australian areas, but they differ sharply in their demographics and accessibility. Postcode 6126 is far more diverse, with 26.0% of people born overseas and 15.5% using another language at home, compared to 14.5% and 2.3% in postcode 6213. Postcode 6213 is much more walkable, with 52.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, whereas postcode 6126 is car-dependent and has no homes within that distance of a shop. This is also a much more distant area, with a drive time to the city of 469 minutes compared to just 48 minutes for postcode 6126.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week, and they share very similar typical weekly household incomes. They also have the same number of people per home. While postcode 6126 has seen its lead in higher education levels grow since 2011, the gap in the share of people born overseas has narrowed over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Population: 389 larger in 6213, WA Limited English: 1.5 pts higher in 6126, WA PT commute: 2.4 pts higher in 6213, WA No religion: 14.7 pts higher in 6213, WA Other language: 13.2 pts higher in 6126, WA

Demographics & Identity

Population in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +389 larger in 6213, WA gap widening

265 11th pct 654 23rd pct

Median age in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +1 yrs older in 6126, WA gap steady

51 yrs 83rd pct 50 yrs 80th pct

Age structure

32.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 32.3%

25.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.3 pts 24.0%

16.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

12.5% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

9.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%

Marital status

50.2% Married +2.5 pts ▸ 52.8%

33.2% Never married ◂ +8.8 pts 24.4%

10.9% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.9% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

6126, WA 6213, WA

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.9% Australia +10.0 pts ▸ 74.9%

4.9% England +1.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% New Zealand +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

33.6% English +8.5 pts ▸ 42.0%

36.6% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 39.4%

9.1% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.2% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.5% Italian ◂ +3.6 pts 4.0%

4.2% Chinese ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%

3.8% Dutch ◂ +2.7 pts 1.1%

2.6% German +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

75.8% English only +11.3 pts ▸ 87.2%

4.2% Italian ◂ +3.7 pts 0.5%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.7% No religion +14.7 pts ▸ 49.4%

43.0% Christianity ◂ +5.1 pts 37.9%

12.5% Buddhism ◂ +11.4 pts 1.1%

9.4% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

0.0% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 6126, WA in 6213, WA

— 9.17 80th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +1 more in 6213, WA

0 0th pct 1 29th pct

Students in 6126, WA in 6213, WA

— 47 12th pct

Avg size in 6126, WA in 6213, WA

— 47 15th pct

ICSEA in 6126, WA in 6213, WA

— 1,015 61st pct

Highest year of school

46.9% Year 12 ◂ +6.3 pts 40.6%

26.3% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 30.4%

8.0% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.8% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

Highest qualification level

31.3% Certificate III / IV +4.5 pts ▸ 35.9%

20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +7.6 pts 12.4%

19.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.1 pts 16.2%

4.0% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.0% Certificate I / II +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.6 pts 18.1%

10.0% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 9.5%

10.0% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 9.8%

8.0% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.3% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.3% Creative arts ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%

4.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +$126 higher in 6213, WA gap widening

$521 8th pct $647 27th pct

Household income in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +$75 higher in 6126, WA gap steady

$1,458 46th pct $1,383 41st pct

Family income in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +$71 higher in 6213, WA gap narrowing

$1,857 48th pct $1,928 53rd pct

Household income distribution

27.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 26.3%

20.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

16.3% Under $650 +6.1 pts ▸ 22.4%

9.3% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 6.5%

Personal income distribution

49.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.5 pts 44.3%

21.8% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 22.1%

11.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

2.6% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Arthritis +3.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.4% Asthma ◂ +3.3 pts 6.1%

8.7% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

6.8% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 2.9%

4.2% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.9% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Stroke +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.6% None ◂ +5.0 pts 57.6%

20.0% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 19.6%

5.7% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 52.9%

39.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 37.0%

6.6% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

48.8% 2 people ◂ +11.8 pts 37.1%

24.4% 1 person +4.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

14.0% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 13.8%

8.1% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.3% 5 people ◂ +4.1 pts 5.2%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +$20 higher in 6213, WA gap steady

$250 37th pct $270 43rd pct

Mortgage in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +$116 higher in 6213, WA gap narrowing

$1,834 65th pct $1,950 71st pct

People / bedroom in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.2% Owned outright +9.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

31.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.8 pts 30.6%

23.3% Rented ◂ +6.9 pts 16.4%

4.7% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +3.5 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

102.3% Separate house ◂ +3.6 pts 98.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

31.4% 3 bedrooms +12.6 pts ▸ 44.0%

32.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 25.9%

11.6% 2 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.1% 5 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 9.9%

8.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.0 pts 5.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

20.0% $200–$349 +53.7 pts ▸ 73.7%

40.0% $350–$549 ◂ +16.3 pts 23.7%

0.0% Under $200 +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.2 pts 36.6%

11.1% $1,000–$1,799 +26.9 pts ▸ 38.0%

25.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +21.7 pts 4.2%

14.8% $3,000 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 22.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +421 longer in 6213, WA

48 56th pct 469 100th pct

How people get to work

47.6% Car (driver) +2.7 pts ▸ 50.3%

18.3% Worked at home ◂ +7.4 pts 10.9%

4.8% Walked +3.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.0% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Bicycle +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.0% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 37.1%

19.3% 1 vehicle +10.0 pts ▸ 29.3%

19.3% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

17.0% 4 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 11.6%

0.0% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +13.5 pts 7.1%

6.3% Accommodation & food +10.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.1% Mining +5.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

8.7% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.2% Manufacturing +6.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.3% Health care & social assistance +3.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.2% Public administration & safety +4.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Construction ◂ +4.5 pts 1.0%

4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.8 pts 0.0%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.3 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

29.4% Managers ◂ +16.4 pts 12.9%

4.8% Machinery operators & drivers +12.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 15.6%

10.3% Labourers +5.3 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.3% Professionals ◂ +0.7 pts 13.6%

10.3% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +5.9 pts 2.0%

6.3% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +3 higher in 6126, WA

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +3 higher in 6126, WA

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +1 higher in 6126, WA

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +7 higher in 6126, WA

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +61 higher in 6126, WA

1,009 65th pct 948 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +2.5 higher in 6213, WA

0.0 0th pct 2.5 33rd pct

Types ≤15 min in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +3.1 more in 6213, WA

0.0 0th pct 3.1 39th pct

15-min city in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +51.5 pts higher in 6213, WA

0.0% 0th pct 51.5% 55th pct

Walk to shops in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +52.3 pts higher in 6213, WA

0.0% 0th pct 52.3% 57th pct

Walk to transit in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +52.0 pts higher in 6213, WA

0.0% 0th pct 52.0% 51st pct

Walk to a park in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +50.8 pts higher in 6213, WA

1.1% 1st pct 51.8% 31st pct

Walk to health in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +0.9 more in 6213, WA

11.3 21st pct 12.2 26th pct

Intersections/km² in 6126, WA in 6213, WA +1 higher in 6213, WA

1 29th pct 2 44th pct

Mean slope in 6126, WA in 6213, WA even

7.6% 79th pct 7.6% 79th pct

Compare 6126, WA with nearby areas

6125, WA 6182, WA 6207, WA 6181, WA 6176, WA 6171, WA 6123, WA 6180, WA

Compare 6213, WA with nearby areas

6207, WA 6208, WA 6215, WA 6214, WA 6126, WA 6390, WA 6124, WA 6209, WA

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 6126, WA vs 6213, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA6126/6126-wa/vs/POA6213/6213-wa