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Mount Lawley - Inglewood vs Perth (North) - Highgate

Name: Mount Lawley - Inglewood vs Perth (North) - Highgate — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Mount Lawley - Inglewood profile · Perth (North) - Highgate profile

Mount Lawley - Inglewood Perth (North) - Highgate

Mount Lawley - Inglewood and Perth (North) - Highgate are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different housing and demographic profiles. Mount Lawley - Inglewood is more established, with 54.7% of homes being separate houses and 28.7% owned outright. In contrast, Perth (North) - Highgate is dominated by flats or apartments (56.0%), and renting is far more common at 58.9%. This difference extends to the people living there; Perth (North) - Highgate has a much larger share of overseas-born residents (41.1%) and those who arrived from abroad in the last five years (25.7%).

While the two areas are drifting apart in their housing and population makeup, they remain very similar in other ways. Both have about the same share of adults with a bachelor degree (around 45%) and nearly identical typical weekly personal incomes. This stability exists alongside a widening gap in how people live, as Mount Lawley - Inglewood has become increasingly likely to have larger homes with three or more bedrooms compared to its neighbour.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 35.7 pts higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood 3+ bedrooms: 27.4 pts higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood Renting: 23.2 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate Recent movers: 17.2 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +5,520 larger in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

16,934 83rd pct 11,414 60th pct

Median age in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +5 yrs older in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

38 yrs 43rd pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

32.4% Young adults (25–44) +19.8 pts ▸ 52.2%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.4 pts 18.9%

15.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.4 pts 9.3%

14.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.6 pts 8.9%

12.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 10.9%

Marital status

43.7% Never married +16.7 pts ▸ 60.4%

41.5% Married ◂ +15.9 pts 25.6%

8.5% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.6% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

2.7% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Mount Lawley - Inglewood Perth (North) - Highgate

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.1% Australia ◂ +15.1 pts 51.1%

6.9% England ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

0.8% China +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% India +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Ancestry

38.1% English ◂ +7.7 pts 30.4%

28.1% Australian ◂ +7.3 pts 20.8%

12.4% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.8%

10.5% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 8.8%

10.0% Italian ◂ +2.9 pts 7.1%

4.7% Chinese +4.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.4% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.7% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.6% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

79.9% English only ◂ +14.8 pts 65.1%

1.3% Mandarin +3.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.3% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.0% No religion +4.3 pts ▸ 53.3%

39.7% Christianity ◂ +12.1 pts 27.7%

5.6% Not stated +4.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.9% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.3% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +3 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

5 64th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.07 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

2.05 49th pct 1.98 47th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +14 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

45 86th pct 31 71st pct

Students in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +3,606 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

4,729 88th pct 1,123 41st pct

Avg size in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +384 larger in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

946 90th pct 562 68th pct

ICSEA in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +7 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

1,119 89th pct 1,112 87th pct

Highest year of school

75.7% Year 12 ◂ +0.8 pts 74.9%

9.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 7.3%

5.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%

3.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.7 pts 37.5%

14.2% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 13.0%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 12.8%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 4.9%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.9 pts 18.9%

15.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 14.8%

11.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 11.1%

11.2% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

7.5% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.4% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

5.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

3.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

2.6% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Agriculture & environment even 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$38 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

$1,118 86th pct $1,156 88th pct

Household income in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$186 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

$2,079 71st pct $1,893 59th pct

Family income in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$507 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

$3,117 90th pct $2,610 78th pct

Household income distribution

25.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

23.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 13.9%

21.1% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

13.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 13.2%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

Personal income distribution

31.7% Under $650 ◂ +5.8 pts 25.9%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 30.8%

23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 25.8%

12.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 8.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.0% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 6.6%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

6.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

3.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

3.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.8% None +0.7 pts ▸ 67.6%

19.8% One condition ◂ +2.3 pts 17.5%

5.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

2.0% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +18 larger in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

130 40th pct 112 35th pct

Median age in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +1 yrs older in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

32 yrs 89th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$238 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

$900 84th pct $1,138 93rd pct

Household income in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$146 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

$2,021 69th pct $1,875 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.3 larger in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

2.2 14th pct 1.9 4th pct

Family composition

56.1% Couples with children ◂ +19.5 pts 36.6%

32.5% Couples without children +18.7 pts ▸ 51.2%

9.9% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.4% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

34.4% 1 person +7.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

34.0% 2 people +4.5 pts ▸ 38.5%

13.9% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 11.5%

13.1% 4 people ◂ +7.1 pts 5.9%

3.8% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 1.7%

0.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$40 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

$340 40th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +$300 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

$2,200 75th pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.20 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

0.80 29th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Rented +23.2 pts ▸ 58.9%

33.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.3 pts 23.8%

28.7% Owned outright ◂ +13.6 pts 15.1%

1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.0% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

26.5% Flat or apartment +29.5 pts ▸ 56.0%

54.7% Separate house ◂ +35.7 pts 19.0%

18.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

29.7% 2 bedrooms +13.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

33.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 24.6%

10.9% 1 bedroom +13.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

19.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.5 pts 5.0%

5.0% 5 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 1.0%

0.5% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Weekly rent distribution

34.9% $350–$549 +16.0 pts ▸ 50.9%

40.2% $200–$349 ◂ +13.0 pts 27.2%

11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.9%

9.2% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 8.5%

2.6% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.7 pts 19.9%

21.7% $1,000–$1,799 +9.1 pts ▸ 30.7%

27.8% $1,800–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 30.6%

13.3% Under $1,000 +1.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +22 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

68 73rd pct 46 55th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.01 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

4.02 45th pct 4.03 46th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +40.1 more in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

3,245.4 87th pct 3,205.3 87th pct

PT routes in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +19 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

19 86th pct 38 87th pct

Stop walk in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +3 longer in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

4 43rd pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +2 longer in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

5 0th pct 3 0th pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +23,917 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

28,348 74th pct 52,265 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +148,996 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

99,480 71st pct 248,476 87th pct

Transit to city in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +15 longer in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

31 9th pct 16 0th pct

How people get to work

51.3% Car (driver) ◂ +9.9 pts 41.3%

2.7% Walked +9.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.7% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.6% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 8.7%

4.3% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.8% Bicycle +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.5% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Motor vehicles per home

44.5% 1 vehicle +11.3 pts ▸ 55.8%

34.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.1 pts 24.1%

8.3% No vehicle +6.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.5 pts 4.2%

4.5% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Professional & technical +0.4 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 12.9%

7.4% Accommodation & food +4.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +2.8 pts 6.8%

7.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 6.6%

7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

6.9% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

3.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.0% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.9% Arts & recreation +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

37.3% Professionals +0.4 pts ▸ 37.7%

16.2% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 13.6%

11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 11.5%

10.3% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.6% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

5.0% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +1 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +2 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +5 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +24 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

1,098 86th pct 1,074 79th pct

ERP in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +5,418 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

19,150 85th pct 13,732 66th pct

Growth in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +6.2 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

9.3% 78th pct 15.6% 88th pct

Businesses in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +454 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

1,928 86th pct 2,382 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +6 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

667 29th pct 661 28th pct

Max temp in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.4 higher in Mount Lawley - Inglewood

25.5 71st pct 25.1 66th pct

Min temp in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.4 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

13.3 67th pct 13.6 71st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.7 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

8.4 91st pct 9.1 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.1 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

7.9 95th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.7 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

99.3% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +4.3 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

95.7% 82nd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate even

99.9% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate even

99.5% 88th pct 99.3% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate even

100.0% 73rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.4 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

99.6% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +4.5 more in Perth (North) - Highgate

13.9 48th pct 18.4 69th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +261 higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

227 74th pct 488 93rd pct

Mean slope in Mount Lawley - Inglewood in Perth (North) - Highgate +0.4 pts higher in Perth (North) - Highgate

5.5% 53rd pct 5.9% 60th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Lawley - Inglewood vs Perth (North) - Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/503021039/mount-lawley-inglewood/vs/503021296/perth-highgate