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Ballajura vs Balga - Mirrabooka

Name: Ballajura vs Balga - Mirrabooka — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Ballajura profile · Balga - Mirrabooka profile

Ballajura Balga - Mirrabooka

Balga - Mirrabooka and Ballajura are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different housing and social profiles. Balga - Mirrabooka is more transient and diverse, with 48.4% of people born overseas and 42.6% of homes being rented. In contrast, Ballajura is more established; 30.0% of homes are owned outright, and the typical weekly family income is well higher at $1,914 compared to $1,461 in Balga - Mirrabooka. Ballajura also has far more detached houses, while Balga - Mirrabooka has a much higher share of townhouses and apartments.

These two areas share several similarities, including nearly identical proportions of First Nations people and similar rates of mental health conditions. However, the gaps between them are often widening. The difference in the share of people born overseas has grown since 2011, and the gap in rental rates has also increased. While both areas have typical incomes below the national figure, the divide in overall advantage remains stark, with Ballajura sitting much higher than Balga - Mirrabooka.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 24.5 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka Separate houses: 20.8 pts higher in Ballajura Other language: 19.2 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka Recent movers: 13.6 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka Recent arrivals: 10.9 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +2,527 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka gap widening

18,505 87th pct 21,032 90th pct

Median age in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +4 yrs older in Ballajura gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

25.0% Young adults (25–44) +8.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.1 pts 20.6%

19.2% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

14.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 12.7%

13.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.1 pts 11.9%

Marital status

48.4% Married ◂ +6.4 pts 42.0%

35.7% Never married +3.7 pts ▸ 39.4%

8.6% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.7% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Ballajura Balga - Mirrabooka

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.5% Australia ◂ +15.5 pts 44.0%

5.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.6% England ◂ +2.3 pts 2.4%

1.8% India +2.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.7% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.9% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.5% Italy even 0.6%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

29.5% English ◂ +11.0 pts 18.4%

25.9% Australian ◂ +9.6 pts 16.3%

6.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

6.4% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 4.1%

6.2% Italian ◂ +2.8 pts 3.4%

6.2% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 3.8%

5.2% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

2.9% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

2.0% German ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

65.1% English only ◂ +23.4 pts 41.7%

6.8% Vietnamese even 6.8%

2.8% Arabic +2.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.3% Punjabi +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.7% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.2% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 39.1%

34.7% No religion ◂ +9.3 pts 25.4%

8.9% Islam +5.7 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.7% Not stated +3.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.4% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.1% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Other religions +2.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +3 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

6 71st pct 9 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.31 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

1.69 38th pct 2.00 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +25 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

30 70th pct 55 89th pct

Students in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +1,037 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

2,758 75th pct 3,795 86th pct

Avg size in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +38 larger in Ballajura

460 55th pct 422 50th pct

ICSEA in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +11 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

984 35th pct 995 40th pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 ◂ +1.1 pts 53.7%

21.1% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 16.0%

9.5% Year 9 or below +4.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.8% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.1 pts 27.9%

21.0% Bachelor degree +0.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

4.6% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +5.8 pts 14.0%

17.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 16.0%

11.8% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.8% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

7.6% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 5.5%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 3.9%

2.8% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$86 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$715 31st pct $629 16th pct

Household income in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$432 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$1,725 49th pct $1,293 20th pct

Family income in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$453 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$1,914 39th pct $1,461 12th pct

Household income distribution

26.9% $650–$1,499 +6.7 pts ▸ 33.6%

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 28.7%

12.7% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 5.8%

7.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 3.4%

Personal income distribution

44.6% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 46.6%

32.9% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 33.6%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 10.0%

2.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%

7.7% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

7.6% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 6.8%

7.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 6.4%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.4% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

0.4% Dementia even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.4% None +0.9 pts ▸ 67.2%

18.1% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 14.8%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

2.6% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +217 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka

425 75th pct 642 86th pct

Median age in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +4 yrs older in Balga - Mirrabooka

20 yrs 14th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$278 higher in Ballajura

$737 67th pct $459 12th pct

Household income in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$450 higher in Ballajura

$1,575 43rd pct $1,125 11th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.3 larger in Ballajura gap steady

2.9 86th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 56.8%

17.1% One-parent families +4.6 pts ▸ 21.7%

20.3% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 19.2%

1.1% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

30.8% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 28.4%

17.8% 1 person +11.2 pts ▸ 29.0%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 17.2%

18.2% 4 people ◂ +5.0 pts 13.2%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 6.4%

5.4% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$45 higher in Ballajura gap steady

$350 43rd pct $305 28th pct

Mortgage in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +$221 higher in Ballajura gap widening

$1,703 41st pct $1,482 26th pct

People / bedroom in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.9 pts 35.0%

18.1% Rented +24.5 pts ▸ 42.6%

30.0% Owned outright ◂ +11.1 pts 18.9%

1.2% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

94.4% Separate house ◂ +20.8 pts 73.6%

5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +18.4 pts ▸ 23.9%

0.2% Flat or apartment +2.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

32.1% 3 bedrooms +33.3 pts ▸ 65.3%

54.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +39.1 pts 15.0%

2.6% 2 bedrooms +7.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.7% 5 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 2.4%

1.2% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

27.5% $200–$349 +25.2 pts ▸ 52.6%

50.7% $350–$549 ◂ +24.8 pts 25.9%

16.8% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

1.6% $550–$749 ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.4% $1,000–$1,799 +10.2 pts ▸ 47.6%

32.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.4 pts 21.4%

15.8% Under $1,000 +4.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +21 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

93 86th pct 114 88th pct

Stops/1k in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.39 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

5.03 61st pct 5.42 66th pct

Departures/1k in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +498.0 more in Ballajura

2,404.3 86th pct 1,906.3 82nd pct

PT routes in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +4 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

13 73rd pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +20 longer in Ballajura

24 83rd pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +38 longer in Ballajura

52 74th pct 14 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +2,527 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

18,505 58th pct 21,032 64th pct

Reach 45 min in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +87,348 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

18,505 27th pct 105,853 72nd pct

Transit to city in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +23 longer in Ballajura

84 93rd pct 61 55th pct

How people get to work

69.4% Car (driver) even 69.5%

4.9% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.4% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

3.0% Bus even 3.0%

0.2% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

27.7% 1 vehicle +13.6 pts ▸ 41.3%

40.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 34.6%

17.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.1 pts 11.4%

11.5% 4 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 5.2%

3.2% No vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance +3.3 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.9%

9.8% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 7.7%

6.6% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.5% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 5.3%

7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%

5.5% Transport & warehousing +1.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.4% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

5.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

3.3% Administrative & support +1.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

4.2% Mining ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

13.0% Community & personal service +4.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

17.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 15.2%

12.1% Labourers +5.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.7% Professionals ◂ +2.0 pts 11.7%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.9 pts 9.4%

9.9% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

8.9% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +3 higher in Ballajura

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +2 higher in Ballajura

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +6 higher in Ballajura

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +1 higher in Ballajura

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +73 higher in Ballajura

951 30th pct 878 9th pct

ERP in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +3,862 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

19,879 86th pct 23,741 89th pct

Growth in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +4.8 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

3.6% 41st pct 8.4% 75th pct

Businesses in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +527 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

1,245 67th pct 1,772 83rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +26 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

654 27th pct 680 31st pct

Max temp in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.4 higher in Ballajura

25.6 71st pct 25.2 66th pct

Min temp in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.2 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

13.2 66th pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.2 higher in Ballajura

5.6 52nd pct 5.4 49th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +0.3 more in Ballajura

5.6 55th pct 5.3 51st pct

15-min city in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +1.4 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

63.3% 48th pct 64.7% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +24.7 pts higher in Ballajura

78.8% 64th pct 54.1% 42nd pct

Walk to transit in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +5.3 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

94.4% 55th pct 99.7% 80th pct

Walk to school in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +6.6 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

90.1% 68th pct 96.7% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +1.1 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

98.8% 55th pct 99.9% 68th pct

Walk to health in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +46.5 pts higher in Ballajura

51.5% 55th pct 5.0% 10th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka even

8.8 15th pct 8.7 15th pct

Intersections/km² in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +94 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

64 44th pct 158 63rd pct

Mean slope in Ballajura in Balga - Mirrabooka +1.0 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

4.8% 42nd pct 5.9% 59th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballajura vs Balga - Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/504031056/ballajura/vs/505021085/balga-mirrabooka