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Mandurah - East vs Karnup
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Mandurah - East profile · Karnup profile
Mandurah - East Karnup
Mandurah - East and Karnup are nearby Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Mandurah - East is much older, with a typical resident aged 49 and 27.7% of the population aged 65 and over. In contrast, Karnup is far younger, with a typical age of 30 and 26.8% of residents being children under 15. These age gaps are reflected in the homes; 41.5% of homes in Mandurah - East are owned outright, while 61.2% of Karnup households are paying off a mortgage. Mandurah - East also has much better access to public transport, with far more stops per person and 70.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.
Both areas share a similar cost of living, with nearly identical rates of renting and typical monthly home loan payments. They also have similar proportions of high earners, with 13% of both populations earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the gap in workforce activity is stark, as adults working or looking for work are far higher in Karnup at 70.4%, compared to 50.8% in Mandurah - East.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,913
- First area, 2016: 5,821
- First area, 2021: 6,599
- Second area, 2021: 2,096
- First area, 2011: 49 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 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 - East: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Karnup: 0.0% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Mandurah - East: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Karnup: 0.4% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Mandurah - East: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Karnup: 1.2% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Mandurah - East: 4.6% males, 3.7% females; 70–74 in Karnup: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Mandurah - East: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 65–69 in Karnup: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Mandurah - East: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in Karnup: 2.2% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Mandurah - East: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Karnup: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Mandurah - East: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Karnup: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Mandurah - East: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Karnup: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Mandurah - East: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Karnup: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Mandurah - East: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Karnup: 3.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Mandurah - East: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Karnup: 4.5% males, 5.0% females
- 25–29 in Mandurah - East: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Karnup: 4.7% males, 5.6% females
- 20–24 in Mandurah - East: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Karnup: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Mandurah - East: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Karnup: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Mandurah - East: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Mandurah - East: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Mandurah - East: 2.4% males, 2.0% 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: $485
- First area, 2016: $540
- First area, 2021: $639
- Second area, 2021: $895
- First area, 2011: $1,026
- First area, 2016: $1,174
- First area, 2021: $1,348
- Second area, 2021: $2,122
- First area, 2011: $1,253
- First area, 2016: $1,426
- First area, 2021: $1,687
- 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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2021: $370
- First area, 2011: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $1,921
- First area, 2021: $1,799
- 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 - East vs Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/502011026/mandurah-east/vs/507051314/karnup