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Ballajura vs Marangaroo

Name: Ballajura vs Marangaroo — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.0 km apart · Ballajura profile · Marangaroo profile

Ballajura Marangaroo

Ballajura and Marangaroo are neighbouring areas in Western Australia, but they differ in how people get around. Marangaroo is more connected, with 88.0% of homes in a 15-minute walk to local amenities and a shorter 17-minute drive to the city. In contrast, Ballajura has a much longer 52-minute drive to the city and it takes longer to walk to the nearest transport stop. Ballajura is also larger and more focused on education, with six schools compared to Marangaroo's two, and far more school enrolments (2,758 versus 593).

Both areas share very similar family lives, with almost identical shares of one-parent families and children under 15. They are also alike in how many people per home they have. A gap that is clearly closing is the use of other languages at home; while Marangaroo's share is still higher at 36.2% compared to Ballajura's 30.4%, the difference between them has narrowed since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,022 larger in Ballajura Needs assistance: 1.8 pts higher in Marangaroo Aged 65+: 4.7 pts higher in Marangaroo Other language: 5.8 pts higher in Marangaroo Participation: 4.6 pts higher in Ballajura

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ballajura in Marangaroo +8,022 larger in Ballajura gap steady

18,505 87th pct 10,483 55th pct

Median age in Ballajura in Marangaroo +2 yrs older in Marangaroo gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 25.7%

25.0% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

19.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 18.2%

13.0% Seniors (65+) +4.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

14.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 12.7%

Marital status

48.4% Married ◂ +2.2 pts 46.3%

35.7% Never married ◂ +0.4 pts 35.4%

8.6% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.6% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Ballajura Marangaroo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.5% Australia ◂ +2.8 pts 56.7%

5.0% Vietnam +2.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.6% England ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

2.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

1.8% India ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

0.5% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.9% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

29.5% English ◂ +3.3 pts 26.2%

25.9% Australian ◂ +2.0 pts 23.8%

6.5% Vietnamese +3.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.4% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

6.2% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 5.9%

5.2% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

2.9% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

2.0% German ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.8% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

65.1% English only ◂ +6.9 pts 58.1%

6.8% Vietnamese +4.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.8% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

0.9% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

1.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.7% Tagalog even 0.8%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.2% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 45.6%

34.7% No religion ◂ +2.0 pts 32.7%

8.9% Islam ◂ +3.2 pts 5.7%

5.4% Buddhism +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.7% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ballajura in Marangaroo +4 more in Ballajura

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.64 more in Ballajura

1.69 38th pct 1.05 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ballajura in Marangaroo +13 more in Marangaroo

30 70th pct 43 85th pct

Students in Ballajura in Marangaroo +2,165 more in Ballajura

2,758 75th pct 593 21st pct

Avg size in Ballajura in Marangaroo +163 larger in Ballajura

460 55th pct 297 32nd pct

ICSEA in Ballajura in Marangaroo +27 higher in Ballajura

984 35th pct 957 22nd pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 ◂ +2.3 pts 52.5%

21.1% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 18.9%

9.5% Year 9 or below +3.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 33.9%

21.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 19.6%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 15.0%

4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

3.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 17.5%

17.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.8 pts 16.0%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 11.2%

8.8% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

7.6% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

5.5% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

2.8% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

1.2% Agriculture & environment even 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$54 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$715 31st pct $661 22nd pct

Household income in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$192 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$1,725 49th pct $1,533 37th pct

Family income in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$151 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$1,914 39th pct $1,763 29th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 32.0%

26.9% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 29.2%

12.7% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 9.1%

7.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 5.6%

Personal income distribution

44.6% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 45.5%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 32.4%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 12.8%

2.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.6% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.8% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.6% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.0% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.7% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% Dementia +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.4% None ◂ +2.9 pts 63.5%

18.1% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 19.6%

5.8% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ballajura in Marangaroo +210 larger in Ballajura

425 75th pct 215 56th pct

Median age in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 yrs older in Marangaroo

20 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$242 higher in Ballajura

$737 67th pct $495 18th pct

Household income in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$12 higher in Marangaroo

$1,575 43rd pct $1,587 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.1 larger in Ballajura gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children ◂ +1.2 pts 60.4%

20.3% Couples without children +0.5 pts ▸ 20.8%

17.1% One-parent families even 17.1%

1.1% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

30.8% 2 people ◂ +0.7 pts 30.1%

17.8% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 21.4%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 17.9%

18.2% 4 people ◂ +1.2 pts 17.0%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 8.3%

5.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ballajura in Marangaroo even gap narrowing

$350 43rd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Ballajura in Marangaroo +$56 higher in Ballajura gap narrowing

$1,703 41st pct $1,647 37th pct

People / bedroom in Ballajura in Marangaroo even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.2 pts 44.7%

30.0% Owned outright +3.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

18.1% Rented +1.3 pts ▸ 19.4%

1.2% Not stated even 1.2%

1.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

94.4% Separate house ◂ +4.0 pts 90.5%

5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.2% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 49.6%

32.1% 3 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 38.0%

8.7% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 6.7%

2.6% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% 1 bedroom even 1.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.7% $350–$549 ◂ +5.4 pts 45.3%

27.5% $200–$349 +3.9 pts ▸ 31.4%

16.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.7 pts 15.1%

1.6% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.4% $1,000–$1,799 +1.2 pts ▸ 38.5%

32.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 31.5%

15.8% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ballajura in Marangaroo +40 more in Ballajura

93 86th pct 53 61st pct

Stops/1k in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.03 more in Marangaroo

5.03 61st pct 5.06 61st pct

Departures/1k in Ballajura in Marangaroo +564.4 more in Ballajura

2,404.3 86th pct 1,839.9 80th pct

PT routes in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 more in Ballajura

13 73rd pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Ballajura in Marangaroo +19 longer in Ballajura

24 83rd pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Ballajura in Marangaroo +35 longer in Ballajura

52 74th pct 17 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Ballajura in Marangaroo +875 more in Marangaroo

18,505 58th pct 19,380 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Ballajura in Marangaroo +46,579 more in Marangaroo

18,505 27th pct 65,084 60th pct

Transit to city in Ballajura in Marangaroo +19 longer in Ballajura

84 93rd pct 65 63rd pct

How people get to work

69.4% Car (driver) +1.0 pts ▸ 70.5%

5.4% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

3.0% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 1.4%

0.2% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Walked even 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

40.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 38.9%

27.7% 1 vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 29.6%

17.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 16.7%

11.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 10.5%

3.2% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.7% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.8% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.5% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 6.7%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

5.5% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.4% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

4.8% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Mining ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Occupations people work in

17.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 16.7%

12.1% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.0% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.7% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 13.2%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 12.3%

9.9% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

8.9% Managers ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 higher in Ballajura

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 higher in Ballajura

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 higher in Ballajura

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Ballajura in Marangaroo +1 higher in Ballajura

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Ballajura in Marangaroo +19 higher in Ballajura

951 30th pct 932 23rd pct

ERP in Ballajura in Marangaroo +8,956 higher in Ballajura

19,879 86th pct 10,923 52nd pct

Growth in Ballajura in Marangaroo +2.6 pts higher in Ballajura

3.6% 41st pct 0.9% 18th pct

Businesses in Ballajura in Marangaroo +690 higher in Ballajura

1,245 67th pct 555 29th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ballajura in Marangaroo +26 higher in Marangaroo

654 27th pct 680 31st pct

Max temp in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.4 higher in Ballajura

25.6 71st pct 25.2 66th pct

Min temp in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.2 higher in Marangaroo

13.2 66th pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.2 higher in Marangaroo

5.6 52nd pct 5.7 55th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.5 more in Marangaroo

5.6 55th pct 6.1 63rd pct

15-min city in Ballajura in Marangaroo +24.6 pts higher in Marangaroo

63.3% 48th pct 88.0% 69th pct

Walk to shops in Ballajura in Marangaroo +11.7 pts higher in Ballajura

78.8% 64th pct 67.1% 54th pct

Walk to transit in Ballajura in Marangaroo +5.4 pts higher in Marangaroo

94.4% 55th pct 99.8% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Ballajura in Marangaroo +6.3 pts higher in Marangaroo

90.1% 68th pct 96.4% 79th pct

Walk to a park in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.9 pts higher in Marangaroo

98.8% 55th pct 99.7% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Ballajura in Marangaroo +19.2 pts higher in Marangaroo

51.5% 55th pct 70.7% 70th pct

Amenities/1k in Ballajura in Marangaroo +2.3 more in Ballajura

8.8 15th pct 6.5 5th pct

Intersections/km² in Ballajura in Marangaroo +76 higher in Marangaroo

64 44th pct 140 59th pct

Mean slope in Ballajura in Marangaroo +0.1 pts higher in Marangaroo

4.8% 42nd pct 4.9% 43rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ballajura vs Marangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/504031056/ballajura/vs/505031104/marangaroo