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Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale vs Karana Downs

Name: Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale vs Karana Downs — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale profile · Karana Downs profile

Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale Karana Downs

Karana Downs and Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale are neighbouring residential areas in Brisbane. Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale is more affluent, with 53.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 35.4% in Karana Downs. Higher qualifications are also more common in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, where 44.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, well above the 31.4% in Karana Downs. While Karana Downs has more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (25.0% versus 10.2%), Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale has far better public transport access, with 13.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop compared to none in Karana Downs.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people who speak little or no English. They are also very similar in their housing styles, as almost every home in both places is a separate detached house. Since 2011, the gaps between them have shifted, with the difference in high incomes and the number of people working from home both widening. However, the gap in Year 12 completion has narrowed over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 13.2 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale Work from home: 12.7 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale Aged 65+: 5.9 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale Mortgage: $782 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale First Nations: 1.5 pts higher in Karana Downs

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +359 larger in Karana Downs gap narrowing

5,673 27th pct 6,032 29th pct

Median age in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +3 yrs older in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap steady

45 yrs 78th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

31.2% Older adults (45–64) even 31.3%

16.4% Young adults (25–44) +6.3 pts ▸ 22.6%

20.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.9 pts 14.1%

18.5% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 12.3%

Marital status

59.9% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 57.8%

26.4% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 29.3%

5.5% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +3.8 pts 2.8%

1.8% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale Karana Downs

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.4% Australia +8.8 pts ▸ 76.1%

8.3% England ◂ +2.0 pts 6.4%

2.4% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.5% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

1.2% India ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.7% English +2.7 pts ▸ 46.4%

30.8% Australian +5.8 pts ▸ 36.5%

13.9% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 13.8%

13.8% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 13.7%

6.0% German +2.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.4% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

2.7% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

2.3% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

85.4% English only +6.7 pts ▸ 92.1%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.2% No religion +6.9 pts ▸ 49.2%

46.2% Christianity ◂ +1.5 pts 44.7%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +3.9 pts 4.1%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Other religions even 0.6%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +1 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +1.07 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

1.91 45th pct 0.84 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +11 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

16 43rd pct 5 10th pct

Students in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +110 more in Karana Downs

449 15th pct 559 20th pct

Avg size in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +335 larger in Karana Downs

225 23rd pct 559 68th pct

ICSEA in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +81 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

1,129 91st pct 1,048 64th pct

Highest year of school

78.4% Year 12 ◂ +7.4 pts 71.0%

8.9% Year 10 +8.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

2.9% Year 11 +3.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.6% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.4 pts 28.1%

12.2% Certificate III / IV +14.8 pts ▸ 27.1%

19.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.0 pts 10.9%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.2% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

20.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 18.9%

13.3% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.9% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 11.9%

11.5% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.5% Education +2.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.8% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

3.1% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

2.4% Agriculture & environment even 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$151 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

$1,113 86th pct $962 74th pct

Household income in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$1,003 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

$3,388 100th pct $2,385 86th pct

Family income in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$985 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

$3,573 97th pct $2,588 78th pct

Household income distribution

39.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +20.8 pts 18.6%

20.0% $1,500–$2,999 +11.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

13.8% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

13.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.7% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

Personal income distribution

33.2% Under $650 +3.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

20.9% $650–$1,499 +7.8 pts ▸ 28.7%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 25.9%

15.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.7 pts 5.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.3% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.2% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.1% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

2.7% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.1% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.2% None ◂ +1.7 pts 65.5%

18.3% One condition +2.8 pts ▸ 21.1%

4.8% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.4% Three or more even 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +90 larger in Karana Downs

40 13th pct 130 40th pct

Median age in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +19 yrs older in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

39 yrs 100th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$45 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

$669 57th pct $624 48th pct

Household income in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$1,410 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

$3,750 100th pct $2,340 84th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.2 larger in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

3.1 91st pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

71.3% Couples with children ◂ +6.1 pts 65.2%

22.9% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

5.3% One-parent families +4.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

0.4% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Household size

31.7% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 34.8%

24.2% 4 people ◂ +3.0 pts 21.1%

16.8% 3 people +2.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.1% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.3% 5 people ◂ +3.9 pts 8.3%

3.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$123 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

$523 91st pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +$782 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale gap widening

$2,700 90th pct $1,918 55th pct

People / bedroom in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.1% Owned with a mortgage +6.4 pts ▸ 57.5%

38.4% Owned outright ◂ +7.1 pts 31.3%

6.3% Rented +3.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.6 pts 0.6%

0.9% Not stated even 0.8%

Types of homes

95.7% Separate house +0.2 pts ▸ 95.9%

3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

0.7% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

45.6% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

33.2% 5 or more ◂ +15.9 pts 17.3%

14.2% 3 bedrooms +15.0 pts ▸ 29.3%

4.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

1.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

34.9% $350–$549 +14.4 pts ▸ 49.3%

35.8% $750 or more ◂ +33.4 pts 2.4%

9.2% $200–$349 +16.9 pts ▸ 26.1%

14.7% $550–$749 +2.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

3.7% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +33.6 pts 10.4%

25.0% $1,800–$2,999 +15.4 pts ▸ 40.4%

12.3% $1,000–$1,799 +17.8 pts ▸ 30.1%

13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 12.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +8 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

8 16th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +1.41 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

1.41 16th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +779.1 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

779.1 49th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +2 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

2 14th pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs

39 89th pct —

Drive to city in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +8 longer in Karana Downs

23 46th pct 31 59th pct

Reach 30 min in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +359 more in Karana Downs

5,673 13th pct 6,032 13th pct

Reach 45 min in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +359 more in Karana Downs

5,673 9th pct 6,032 10th pct

How people get to work

45.9% Car (driver) +11.9 pts ▸ 57.8%

34.3% Worked at home ◂ +12.7 pts 21.5%

2.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

44.1% 2 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 46.4%

22.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 20.2%

15.1% 1 vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.1% 4 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 13.5%

2.0% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.9% Professional & technical ◂ +7.1 pts 8.8%

13.8% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.1% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.0% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.6% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.5% Public administration & safety +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.7% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.4% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

2.8% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

36.7% Professionals ◂ +9.4 pts 27.3%

22.9% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 15.2%

12.0% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

7.9% Technicians & trades +5.6 pts ▸ 13.5%

6.7% Community & personal service +4.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.7% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.7% Labourers +2.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +2 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +2 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +80 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

1,152 98th pct 1,072 78th pct

ERP in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +376 higher in Karana Downs

5,885 25th pct 6,261 28th pct

Growth in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.1 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

2.5% 32nd pct 2.4% 31st pct

Businesses in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +218 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

700 37th pct 482 24th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +51 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

1,126 70th pct 1,075 66th pct

Max temp in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.1 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

27.3 86th pct 27.2 86th pct

Min temp in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.7 higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

14.4 76th pct 13.7 71st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.2 higher in Karana Downs

1.2 6th pct 1.4 7th pct

Types ≤15 min in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +0.2 more in Karana Downs

1.2 5th pct 1.4 6th pct

15-min city in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +4.2 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

10.0% 6th pct 5.8% 4th pct

Walk to shops in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +14.8 pts higher in Karana Downs

10.2% 6th pct 25.0% 16th pct

Walk to transit in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +13.2 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

13.2% 10th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +5.9 pts higher in Karana Downs

16.0% 8th pct 21.9% 12th pct

Walk to a park in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +19.4 pts higher in Karana Downs

38.2% 10th pct 57.6% 17th pct

Walk to health in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +10.5 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

10.5% 17th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +4.3 more in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

14.3 51st pct 9.9 23rd pct

Intersections/km² in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs even

11 25th pct 11 25th pct

Mean slope in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale in Karana Downs +2.0 pts higher in Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale

11.1% 93rd pct 9.1% 87th pct

Compare Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale with nearby areas

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Compare Karana Downs with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale vs Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/304021091/pinjarra-hills-pullenvale/vs/310031290/karana-downs