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Lockridge - Kiara vs Middle Swan - Herne Hill
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.4 km apart · Lockridge - Kiara profile · Middle Swan - Herne Hill profile
Lockridge - Kiara Middle Swan - Herne Hill
Lockridge - Kiara and Middle Swan - Herne Hill are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different layouts and demographics. Lockridge - Kiara is a younger, more diverse area where 28.6% of people use another language at home and the typical resident is 35. It is also more walkable, with 80.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 49.2% in Middle Swan - Herne Hill. In contrast, Middle Swan - Herne Hill has a notably older population with a typical age of 41, and it has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 25.4% of people speaking a First Nations language.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have often widened. The difference in typical age has grown from 4 to 6 years, and Lockridge - Kiara has become more distinct for its higher share of overseas-born residents and Year 12 graduates. Despite these shifting trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways; they share nearly identical unemployment rates of around 5.5% and typical weekly rents of about $320.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,057
- First area, 2016: 10,577
- First area, 2021: 12,518
- Second area, 2011: 5,186
- Second area, 2016: 5,414
- Second area, 2021: 5,678
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Lockridge - Kiara: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Lockridge - Kiara: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Lockridge - Kiara: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Lockridge - Kiara: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Lockridge - Kiara: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Lockridge - Kiara: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Lockridge - Kiara: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Lockridge - Kiara: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Lockridge - Kiara: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Lockridge - Kiara: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Lockridge - Kiara: 4.7% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Lockridge - Kiara: 4.3% males, 4.9% females; 30–34 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Lockridge - Kiara: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Lockridge - Kiara: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Lockridge - Kiara: 2.9% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Lockridge - Kiara: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Lockridge - Kiara: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Lockridge - Kiara: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Middle Swan - Herne Hill: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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: $594
- First area, 2016: $699
- First area, 2021: $827
- Second area, 2011: $600
- Second area, 2016: $625
- Second area, 2021: $732
- First area, 2011: $1,169
- First area, 2016: $1,557
- First area, 2021: $1,812
- Second area, 2011: $1,211
- Second area, 2016: $1,331
- Second area, 2021: $1,502
- First area, 2011: $1,377
- First area, 2016: $1,751
- First area, 2021: $2,106
- Second area, 2011: $1,405
- Second area, 2016: $1,559
- Second area, 2021: $1,917
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $325
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Lockridge - Kiara vs Middle Swan - Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/504031062/lockridge-kiara/vs/504031065/middle-swan-herne-hill