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Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford vs Rivervale

Name: Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford vs Rivervale — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford profile · Rivervale profile

Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford Rivervale

Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford and Rivervale are neighbouring areas in Greater Perth with very different housing and population profiles. Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford is a more established residential area where 83.3% of homes are separate houses and 78.1% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Rivervale is dominated by rental properties (53.1%) and flats or apartments, with a much higher share of people living alone (38.5%). Rivervale also has a more diverse population, with 31.4% of people using a language other than English at home and a higher rate of recent overseas arrivals at 19.2%.

Typical weekly personal incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $964 and $1,015. While they share many similarities in family composition and school advantage, the gap in housing tenure is wide, with Rivervale's rental share being 24.8 percentage points higher than in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford. This difference in home types is consistent with the fact that Rivervale is much younger, with a typical resident aged 34 compared to 39 in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 40.7 pts higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford 3+ bedrooms: 25.4 pts higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford Renting: 24.8 pts higher in Rivervale Recent movers: 15.8 pts higher in Rivervale People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Rivervale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +13,626 larger in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

24,523 95th pct 10,897 57th pct

Median age in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +5 yrs older in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

39 yrs 48th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

31.3% Young adults (25–44) +11.1 pts ▸ 42.4%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 21.1%

17.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.0 pts 13.5%

16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.5 pts 11.7%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

38.0% Never married +7.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

44.1% Married ◂ +7.9 pts 36.3%

9.7% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.9% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

3.2% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford Rivervale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.4% Australia ◂ +10.4 pts 53.0%

5.8% England ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

2.3% India +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.5% China +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.0% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.3% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Ancestry

35.3% English ◂ +6.2 pts 29.1%

28.7% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 23.6%

11.0% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 7.9%

5.5% Chinese +3.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 6.4%

7.9% Italian ◂ +3.0 pts 4.9%

3.2% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

2.4% Vietnamese ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

1.4% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

76.0% English only ◂ +13.6 pts 62.4%

2.0% Mandarin +2.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

1.2% Cantonese +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.5% Arabic +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% No religion ◂ +4.6 pts 41.4%

40.4% Christianity ◂ +4.7 pts 35.7%

5.7% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.3% Islam +3.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.9% Buddhism +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.6% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.8% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +4 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.04 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

1.39 28th pct 1.36 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +30 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

57 90th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +3,035 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

3,549 85th pct 514 18th pct

Avg size in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +335 larger in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

592 72nd pct 257 27th pct

ICSEA in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +23 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

1,073 74th pct 1,049 65th pct

Highest year of school

66.9% Year 12 +0.3 pts ▸ 67.2%

14.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 12.9%

6.9% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 32.1%

21.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.1 pts 21.0%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.5% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 21.6%

13.8% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 10.7%

10.4% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 10.3%

8.3% Education ◂ +3.6 pts 4.7%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.9% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 3.9%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

3.0% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.3% Agriculture & environment even 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$51 higher in Rivervale

$964 74th pct $1,015 78th pct

Household income in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$288 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

$2,011 67th pct $1,723 49th pct

Family income in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$339 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

$2,585 78th pct $2,246 61st pct

Household income distribution

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

20.8% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 24.3%

15.1% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

15.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 9.7%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 10.3%

Personal income distribution

35.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 31.9%

27.7% $650–$1,499 +6.0 pts ▸ 33.6%

24.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 22.5%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 5.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

8.0% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

7.6% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 5.6%

4.1% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.9% None +3.0 pts ▸ 68.9%

19.2% One condition ◂ +2.9 pts 16.2%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +165 larger in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

420 75th pct 255 61st pct

Median age in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +5 yrs older in Rivervale

26 yrs 64th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$9 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

$606 44th pct $597 42nd pct

Household income in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$24 higher in Rivervale

$1,437 33rd pct $1,461 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.3 larger in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

2.4 36th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children ◂ +11.4 pts 47.2%

27.3% Couples without children +9.6 pts ▸ 36.9%

12.7% One-parent families even 12.7%

1.4% Other families +1.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

Household size

27.1% 1 person +11.4 pts ▸ 38.5%

33.8% 2 people +1.5 pts ▸ 35.4%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +5.2 pts 12.4%

15.9% 4 people ◂ +6.3 pts 9.6%

4.2% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

1.3% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale even

$350 43rd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +$240 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

$2,000 61st pct $1,760 45th pct

People / bedroom in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.10 higher in Rivervale

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.3% Rented +24.8 pts ▸ 53.1%

41.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.3 pts 28.8%

27.9% Owned outright ◂ +12.0 pts 15.9%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.3% Not stated even 1.3%

Types of homes

83.3% Separate house ◂ +40.7 pts 42.6%

2.5% Flat or apartment +33.6 pts ▸ 36.1%

14.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.4 pts 35.8%

17.8% 2 bedrooms +12.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

25.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 15.2%

2.7% 1 bedroom +13.0 pts ▸ 15.7%

3.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

44.2% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 45.5%

32.6% $200–$349 +1.1 pts ▸ 33.7%

14.0% Under $200 +0.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.4% $550–$749 ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

0.6% $750 or more even 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 35.2%

25.0% $1,000–$1,799 +10.8 pts ▸ 35.9%

17.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 10.9%

13.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 11.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +139 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

173 92nd pct 34 44th pct

Stops/1k in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +3.93 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

7.05 83rd pct 3.12 32nd pct

Departures/1k in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +798.2 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

2,821.9 87th pct 2,023.7 84th pct

PT routes in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +22 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

27 86th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +2 longer in Rivervale

3 29th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +2 longer in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

9 10th pct 7 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +56,759 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

67,656 87th pct 10,897 33rd pct

Reach 45 min in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +127,696 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

264,792 87th pct 137,096 77th pct

Transit to city in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +14 longer in Rivervale

26 5th pct 40 19th pct

How people get to work

58.5% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 58.8%

8.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 5.9%

4.9% Bus +3.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Train ◂ +3.0 pts 0.9%

0.9% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

39.0% 1 vehicle +9.8 pts ▸ 48.8%

40.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.5 pts 32.2%

9.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.0 pts 6.9%

5.8% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.6% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%

10.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 9.6%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +4.2 pts 5.8%

6.3% Mining +2.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 5.9%

6.3% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.5% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

7.5% Retail trade even 7.5%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.8% Administrative & support +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

30.4% Professionals ◂ +4.9 pts 25.5%

12.3% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.0% Managers ◂ +2.8 pts 11.2%

13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 12.5%

11.1% Community & personal service +1.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

6.8% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.5% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +1 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +2 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +4 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +1 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +33 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

1,043 69th pct 1,010 55th pct

ERP in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +14,336 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

27,178 91st pct 12,842 62nd pct

Growth in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +6.5 pts higher in Rivervale

6.9% 68th pct 13.5% 87th pct

Businesses in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +1,368 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

2,640 86th pct 1,272 69th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +14 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

667 29th pct 653 27th pct

Max temp in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale even

25.5 71st pct 25.5 71st pct

Min temp in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.1 higher in Rivervale

13.3 67th pct 13.4 68th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.2 higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

6.6 69th pct 6.4 65th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.7 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

6.7 72nd pct 6.0 62nd pct

15-min city in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +8.2 pts higher in Rivervale

89.9% 70th pct 98.1% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +18.3 pts higher in Rivervale

80.6% 66th pct 98.9% 90th pct

Walk to transit in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +2.1 pts higher in Rivervale

97.9% 66th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +9.9 pts higher in Rivervale

85.7% 62nd pct 95.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +4.9 pts higher in Rivervale

95.1% 44th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +45.9 pts higher in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

55.9% 59th pct 10.0% 17th pct

Amenities/1k in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +7.3 more in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford

13.6 47th pct 6.3 5th pct

Intersections/km² in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +114 higher in Rivervale

159 63rd pct 273 80th pct

Mean slope in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford in Rivervale +0.1 pts higher in Rivervale

6.4% 67th pct 6.6% 69th pct

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Compare Rivervale with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford vs Rivervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/504011045/bayswater-embleton-bedford/vs/506021311/rivervale