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Capel vs Withers - Usher
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Capel profile · Withers - Usher profile
Capel Withers - Usher
Capel and Withers - Usher are nearby Western Australian areas with very different characters. Capel is mostly car-dependent and more affluent, with a typical resident aged 45 and 36% of homes owned outright. In contrast, Withers - Usher is somewhat walkable and has a higher share of renters at 39%. Social challenges are more common in Withers - Usher, where one-parent families make up 27.3% of households and the First Nations unemployment rate is 29.3%, compared to 13.3% for one-parent families and 13% for First Nations unemployment in Capel.
Both areas have a very similar proportion of children under 15, at around 19%. This common ground exists despite other growing divides; the gap in home ownership and the difference in typical resident age have both widened since 2016. While Capel has more detached houses and larger schools, Withers - Usher provides much better access to public transport and health services within a 15-minute walk.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,688
- First area, 2016: 5,195
- First area, 2021: 5,457
- Second area, 2016: 5,142
- Second area, 2021: 5,119
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Capel: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Withers - Usher: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Capel: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Withers - Usher: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Capel: 2.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Withers - Usher: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Withers - Usher: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Capel: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Withers - Usher: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Capel: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Withers - Usher: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Capel: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Withers - Usher: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Capel: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Withers - Usher: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Capel: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Withers - Usher: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Withers - Usher: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Capel: 2.6% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Withers - Usher: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Withers - Usher: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Capel: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Withers - Usher: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Capel: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Withers - Usher: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Capel: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Withers - Usher: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Capel: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Withers - Usher: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Capel: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Withers - Usher: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Capel: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Withers - Usher: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $562
- First area, 2016: $657
- First area, 2021: $741
- Second area, 2016: $520
- Second area, 2021: $598
- First area, 2011: $1,171
- First area, 2016: $1,386
- First area, 2021: $1,551
- Second area, 2016: $966
- Second area, 2021: $1,133
- First area, 2011: $1,379
- First area, 2016: $1,619
- First area, 2021: $1,885
- Second area, 2016: $1,185
- Second area, 2021: $1,420
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,658
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,443
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Capel vs Withers - Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501021007/capel/vs/501021254/withers-usher