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Mandurah vs Karnup
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Mandurah profile · Karnup profile
Mandurah Karnup
Mandurah and Karnup are nearby Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Mandurah is an older community where the typical resident is 49, and 28.6% of people are aged 65 and over. It has a high proportion of renters (49.3%) and many people living alone (44.4%). In contrast, Karnup is far younger, with a typical age of 30 and 26.8% of its population being children under 15. This is reflected in its housing; almost all homes are separate houses (99.5%), and 97.4% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, compared to 65.6% in Mandurah.
Both areas share a similar proportion of people born overseas, at around 26%. While they are similarly diverse in this way, their economic profiles differ sharply. Typical weekly household income is $2,122 in Karnup, which is far higher than the $901 seen in Mandurah. This gap is also seen in the local infrastructure, with Mandurah having many more public transport stops and departures, while Karnup is much more car-dependent.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,571
- First area, 2016: 9,090
- First area, 2021: 10,256
- Second area, 2021: 2,096
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Mandurah: 1.5% males, 2.5% females; 85+ in Karnup: 0.0% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Mandurah: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Karnup: 0.4% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Mandurah: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Karnup: 1.2% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Mandurah: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 70–74 in Karnup: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Mandurah: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Karnup: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Mandurah: 3.4% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Karnup: 2.2% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Mandurah: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Karnup: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Mandurah: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Karnup: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Mandurah: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Karnup: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Mandurah: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Karnup: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Mandurah: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Karnup: 3.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Mandurah: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Karnup: 4.5% males, 5.0% females
- 25–29 in Mandurah: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Karnup: 4.7% males, 5.6% females
- 20–24 in Mandurah: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Karnup: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Mandurah: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Karnup: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Mandurah: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 10–14 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Mandurah: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Mandurah: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Karnup: 5.4% males, 5.0% 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: $446
- First area, 2016: $507
- First area, 2021: $573
- Second area, 2021: $895
- First area, 2011: $713
- First area, 2016: $850
- First area, 2021: $901
- Second area, 2021: $2,122
- First area, 2011: $935
- First area, 2016: $1,142
- First area, 2021: $1,279
- Second area, 2021: $2,192
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $270
- Second area, 2021: $370
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,857
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Mandurah vs Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/502011025/mandurah/vs/507051314/karnup