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6616, WA vs 6623, WA

Name: 6616, WA vs 6623, WA — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 74 km apart · 6616, WA profile · 6623, WA profile

6616, WA 6623, WA

Postcode 6623 and postcode 6616 are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Postcode 6623 has a much younger population, with 23.7% of residents under 15, while postcode 6616 is far older, with a typical resident aged 53. The two areas differ sharply in their layout; about 70% of homes in postcode 6623 are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and schools, whereas no homes in postcode 6616 have that access. Postcode 6623 also sees more rental activity, with 25% of households renting compared to none in postcode 6616.

Both areas are effectively alike in their typical weekly personal incomes, which sit at $687 and $739 respectively. They also share similar rates of adults working or looking for work, and neither area has any residents who speak little or no English. While they share these core traits, other gaps are shifting; for example, the difference in the number of children between the two has widened since 2016, and the gap in people working from home has also grown.

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Where they differ most

Population: 514 larger in 6623, WA Work from home: 24.5 pts higher in 6616, WA First Nations: 8.7 pts higher in 6623, WA Unpaid child care: 21.2 pts higher in 6623, WA Recent movers: 19.5 pts higher in 6623, WA

Demographics & Identity

Population in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +514 larger in 6623, WA gap narrowing

61 3rd pct 575 21st pct

Median age in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +10 yrs older in 6616, WA gap widening

53 yrs 88th pct 43 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

27.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.4 pts 22.4%

13.1% Children (0–14) +10.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

13.1% Seniors (65+) +10.5 pts ▸ 23.7%

18.0% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.9% Youth (15–24) +5.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

Marital status

60.0% Married ◂ +14.5 pts 45.5%

24.4% Never married +8.9 pts ▸ 33.3%

15.6% Divorced ◂ +5.4 pts 10.1%

6.7% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

6.7% Separated ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

Age & sex structure

6616, WA 6623, WA

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.4% Australia +12.2 pts ▸ 69.6%

0.0% England +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% New Zealand +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

31.1% English +7.3 pts ▸ 38.4%

29.5% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

4.9% Scottish +6.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.2% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.8% Dutch ◂ +9.1 pts 0.7%

4.9% Italian ◂ +3.9 pts 1.0%

0.0% German +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Chinese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

47.5% English only +27.8 pts ▸ 75.3%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% Not stated ◂ +23.9 pts 23.7%

24.6% No religion +16.3 pts ▸ 40.9%

16.4% Christianity +18.6 pts ▸ 35.0%

0.0% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

— 14.71 88th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +2 more in 6623, WA

0 0th pct 2 50th pct

Students in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

— 256 33rd pct

Avg size in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

— 128 32nd pct

ICSEA in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

— 902 13th pct

Highest year of school

20.0% Year 12 +17.4 pts ▸ 37.4%

24.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.8 pts 21.7%

15.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.0 pts 9.6%

0.0% Year 11 +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

Highest qualification level

18.5% Certificate III / IV +9.6 pts ▸ 28.1%

14.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +12.9 pts 1.9%

0.0% Bachelor degree +9.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.0% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

22.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +15.4 pts 6.8%

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +8.3 pts 10.3%

18.5% Management & commerce ◂ +11.7 pts 6.8%

0.0% Education +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.0% Health +6.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.0% Architecture & building +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Society & culture +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +$52 higher in 6616, WA gap steady

$739 46th pct $687 35th pct

Household income in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +$204 higher in 6616, WA gap widening

$1,562 53rd pct $1,358 38th pct

Family income in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +$434 higher in 6616, WA gap widening

$2,083 63rd pct $1,649 33rd pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +26.6 pts ▸ 26.6%

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 26.0%

0.0% Under $650 +25.5 pts ▸ 25.5%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% $4,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Personal income distribution

8.9% Under $650 +30.3 pts ▸ 39.2%

6.7% $650–$1,499 +17.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.6 pts 12.6%

0.0% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.6% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.8% Heart disease ◂ +5.7 pts 4.2%

6.6% Asthma +3.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.6% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% Other condition +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% Diabetes +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.0% Cancer +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Stroke +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Dementia +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

39.3% None +6.6 pts ▸ 45.9%

13.1% One condition +6.4 pts ▸ 19.5%

6.6% Three or more ◂ +2.4 pts 4.2%

0.0% Two conditions +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +0.2 larger in 6623, WA gap steady

2.1 14th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

52.0% Couples with children +4.5 pts ▸ 56.5%

28.0% Couples without children +6.5 pts ▸ 34.5%

12.0% One-parent families ◂ +4.0 pts 8.0%

0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

53.8% 2 people ◂ +22.1 pts 31.8%

23.1% 1 person +11.8 pts ▸ 34.9%

23.1% 4 people ◂ +15.8 pts 7.3%

0.0% 3 people +11.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

0.0% 6 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

— $190 20th pct

Mortgage in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +$106 higher in 6623, WA gap narrowing

$394 0th pct $500 1st pct

People / bedroom in 6616, WA in 6623, WA even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +36.7 pts 17.2%

30.8% Owned outright +18.7 pts ▸ 49.5%

0.0% Rented +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%

0.0% Other tenure +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +8.9 pts 91.1%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

69.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +32.8 pts 36.5%

38.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.6 pts 33.9%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% 5 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

71.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +26.0 pts 45.5%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 even 0.0%

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 even 0.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +1 more in 6616, WA

2 29th pct 1 21st pct

Stops/1k in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +31.05 more in 6616, WA

32.79 100th pct 1.74 32nd pct

Departures/1k in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +58.6 more in 6616, WA

65.6 43rd pct 7.0 22nd pct

PT routes in 6616, WA in 6623, WA even

1 29th pct 1 29th pct

Stop walk in 6616, WA in 6623, WA

62 88th pct —

How people get to work

33.3% Car (driver) +31.9 pts ▸ 65.2%

33.3% Worked at home ◂ +24.5 pts 8.8%

14.3% Walked ◂ +4.0 pts 10.3%

0.0% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

76.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +39.0 pts 38.0%

46.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.1 pts 32.1%

23.1% 4 or more ◂ +16.1 pts 7.0%

0.0% 3 vehicles +14.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

0.0% No vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

33.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.9 pts 30.4%

33.3% Education & training ◂ +5.9 pts 27.5%

14.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.5 pts 8.8%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +10.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.0% Retail trade +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Wholesale trade +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Mining +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Accommodation & food +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Administrative & support +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Occupations people work in

66.7% Managers ◂ +33.8 pts 32.8%

33.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +24.0 pts 9.3%

23.8% Labourers ◂ +14.5 pts 9.3%

0.0% Community & personal service +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

0.0% Professionals +12.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

0.0% Technicians & trades +6.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.0% Sales workers +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +7 higher in 6616, WA

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +8 higher in 6616, WA

10 100th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +8 higher in 6616, WA

10 100th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +7 higher in 6616, WA

10 100th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +168 higher in 6616, WA

1,079 87th pct 911 17th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +2.8 higher in 6623, WA

2.3 31st pct 5.2 68th pct

Types ≤15 min in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +3.1 more in 6623, WA

2.5 30th pct 5.6 72nd pct

15-min city in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +70.0 pts higher in 6623, WA

0.0% 0th pct 70.0% 71st pct

Walk to shops in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +70.1 pts higher in 6623, WA

0.0% 0th pct 70.1% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +1.5 pts higher in 6623, WA

57.0% 53rd pct 58.5% 54th pct

Walk to school in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +69.1 pts higher in 6623, WA

0.0% 0th pct 69.1% 66th pct

Walk to a park in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +8.5 pts higher in 6623, WA

62.0% 41st pct 70.5% 48th pct

Walk to health in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +69.8 pts higher in 6623, WA

0.0% 0th pct 69.8% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in 6616, WA in 6623, WA +161.7 more in 6616, WA

229.5 100th pct 67.8 88th pct

Intersections/km² in 6616, WA in 6623, WA even

0 11th pct 0 9th pct

Mean slope in 6616, WA in 6623, WA even

2.7% 7th pct 2.7% 8th pct

Compare 6616, WA with nearby areas

6614, WA 6613, WA 6620, WA 6515, WA 6609, WA 6513, WA 6517, WA 6575, WA

Compare 6623, WA with nearby areas

6625, WA 6627, WA 6628, WA 6517, WA 6631, WA 6620, WA 6522, WA 6616, WA

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 6616, WA vs 6623, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA6616/6616-wa/vs/POA6623/6623-wa