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Balcatta - Hamersley vs Nollamara - Westminster

Name: Balcatta - Hamersley vs Nollamara - Westminster — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Balcatta - Hamersley profile · Nollamara - Westminster profile

Balcatta - Hamersley Nollamara - Westminster

Nollamara - Westminster and Balcatta - Hamersley are neighboring areas with very different profiles. Nollamara - Westminster is a younger, more mobile hub where 48.7% of people moved in the last five years and 48.5% were born overseas. It is also more reliant on rentals, with 45.5% of households renting, compared to 26.5% in Balcatta - Hamersley. In contrast, Balcatta - Hamersley is more established, with 34.2% of homes owned outright and a higher typical age of 39.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who have completed Year 12. They also share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, around $813 to $830, and the same average number of people per home. While they are alike in these ways, the gap in cultural diversity has widened since 2011, with Nollamara - Westminster seeing a far higher increase in people born overseas and those using another language at home.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 19.0 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster Other language: 16.2 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster Owned outright: 15.9 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley Born overseas: 14.0 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster Recent movers: 13.3 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster

Demographics & Identity

Population in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3,793 larger in Nollamara - Westminster gap widening

16,025 80th pct 19,818 89th pct

Median age in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +5 yrs older in Balcatta - Hamersley gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

30.8% Young adults (25–44) +10.4 pts ▸ 41.2%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 19.1%

20.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.1 pts 11.7%

16.9% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 17.5%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

Marital status

46.3% Married ◂ +6.5 pts 39.7%

35.2% Never married +6.6 pts ▸ 41.8%

9.5% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.1% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 3.7%

2.9% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Balcatta - Hamersley Nollamara - Westminster

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.1% Australia ◂ +16.6 pts 44.4%

3.0% India +4.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.3% England ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%

3.8% Italy ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%

1.1% Vietnam +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.9% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.1% New Zealand even 2.1%

0.9% China +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

29.0% English ◂ +8.5 pts 20.5%

25.3% Australian ◂ +8.3 pts 17.0%

16.1% Italian ◂ +9.6 pts 6.5%

8.8% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

3.2% Indian +3.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.6% Scottish ◂ +1.8 pts 4.8%

3.5% Chinese +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.3% Vietnamese +2.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% Greek ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

2.2% German ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

67.9% English only ◂ +19.3 pts 48.6%

5.5% Italian ◂ +3.4 pts 2.2%

1.3% Vietnamese +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Punjabi +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% Arabic +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Mandarin +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.5% Hindi +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.0% Christianity ◂ +12.2 pts 38.8%

34.3% No religion ◂ +5.0 pts 29.3%

2.2% Islam +6.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.7% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.1% Hinduism +2.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.6% Buddhism +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.0% Other religions +2.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +1 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

7 86th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.86 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2.59 62nd pct 1.73 39th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +4 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

60 91st pct 56 90th pct

Students in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +1,434 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2,833 76th pct 1,399 48th pct

Avg size in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +172 larger in Balcatta - Hamersley

405 47th pct 233 24th pct

ICSEA in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +46 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

1,056 67th pct 1,010 47th pct

Highest year of school

59.4% Year 12 +4.0 pts ▸ 63.4%

17.7% Year 10 ◂ +4.4 pts 13.3%

9.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

28.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 28.0%

27.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.1 pts 21.9%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

7.0% Postgraduate degree +2.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

19.2% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 19.8%

16.5% Engineering & related ◂ +3.1 pts 13.4%

9.8% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.0% Health even 9.9%

8.3% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 5.6%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 4.4%

3.0% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

1.1% Agriculture & environment even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$17 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap steady

$830 55th pct $813 52nd pct

Household income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$166 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap widening

$1,625 43rd pct $1,459 32nd pct

Family income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$347 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap widening

$2,101 51st pct $1,754 28th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 32.6%

25.3% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

17.7% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

9.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 7.7%

8.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 4.6%

Personal income distribution

39.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 38.4%

30.9% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 35.1%

19.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 16.7%

3.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis ◂ +3.1 pts 5.9%

8.2% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 6.7%

6.7% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.0% None +2.8 pts ▸ 68.9%

18.4% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 15.1%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +168 larger in Nollamara - Westminster

193 52nd pct 361 72nd pct

Median age in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +2 yrs older in Balcatta - Hamersley

29 yrs 81st pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$166 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

$661 55th pct $495 18th pct

Household income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$367 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

$1,468 35th pct $1,101 10th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.1% Couples with children ◂ +3.6 pts 51.5%

29.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 27.4%

14.4% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

1.4% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

Household size

33.4% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 32.6%

31.1% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

15.6% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

13.9% 4 people ◂ +2.9 pts 10.9%

4.2% 5 people even 4.2%

1.8% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$10 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap widening

$350 43rd pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +$311 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap widening

$1,863 51st pct $1,552 31st pct

People / bedroom in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.10 higher in Nollamara - Westminster gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.5% Rented +19.0 pts ▸ 45.5%

36.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.7 pts 33.6%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +15.9 pts 18.3%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

64.4% Separate house ◂ +11.9 pts 52.5%

35.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.5 pts ▸ 46.7%

0.4% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.0% 3 bedrooms +19.9 pts ▸ 73.9%

27.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.4 pts 6.9%

11.0% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

4.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 0.9%

2.3% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

46.8% $350–$549 ◂ +2.6 pts 44.2%

32.0% $200–$349 +5.9 pts ▸ 37.9%

15.4% Under $200 ◂ +1.9 pts 13.5%

2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.8% $1,000–$1,799 +18.3 pts ▸ 49.2%

36.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.4 pts 25.8%

13.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 13.4%

13.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.9 pts 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +31 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

113 88th pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +2.91 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

7.05 83rd pct 4.14 47th pct

Departures/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +373.3 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2,757.3 87th pct 2,384.0 86th pct

PT routes in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +10 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

26 86th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +4 longer in Nollamara - Westminster

1 7th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +1 longer in Nollamara - Westminster

11 14th pct 12 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3,793 more in Nollamara - Westminster

16,025 51st pct 19,818 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +80,711 more in Nollamara - Westminster

64,186 60th pct 144,897 79th pct

Transit to city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3 longer in Nollamara - Westminster

54 42nd pct 57 48th pct

How people get to work

66.2% Car (driver) +0.1 pts ▸ 66.3%

7.1% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 4.9%

1.9% Bus +4.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.1% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.9% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Walked even 0.7%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

39.1% 1 vehicle +6.3 pts ▸ 45.4%

38.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 35.9%

10.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.1 pts 8.4%

6.3% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance +3.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.9% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 7.9%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 9.3%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 6.5%

8.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

5.6% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.0% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.8% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.5% Mining ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

3.8% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Professionals ◂ +4.6 pts 19.3%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 15.3%

11.1% Community & personal service +4.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%

8.3% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

11.1% Managers ◂ +2.7 pts 8.4%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%

5.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +4 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +1 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +57 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

1,005 53rd pct 948 29th pct

ERP in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +5,005 higher in Nollamara - Westminster

18,025 82nd pct 23,030 88th pct

Growth in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +3.1 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster

8.7% 76th pct 11.9% 86th pct

Businesses in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +554 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

2,482 86th pct 1,928 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +9 higher in Nollamara - Westminster

671 29th pct 680 31st pct

Max temp in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.1 higher in Nollamara - Westminster

25.1 66th pct 25.2 66th pct

Min temp in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.4 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

13.7 71st pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.3 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6.2 62nd pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.7 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

6.3 66th pct 5.6 55th pct

15-min city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +4.5 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

82.3% 64th pct 77.8% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +6.8 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

77.6% 63rd pct 70.8% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +1.4 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster

98.6% 69th pct 100.0% 86th pct

Walk to school in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +16.2 pts higher in Nollamara - Westminster

81.0% 57th pct 97.2% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster even

99.8% 66th pct 100.0% 73rd pct

Walk to health in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +29.6 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

55.6% 58th pct 26.0% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +8.2 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

15.1 55th pct 6.9 7th pct

Intersections/km² in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +24 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

181 67th pct 156 62nd pct

Mean slope in Balcatta - Hamersley in Nollamara - Westminster +0.6 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

6.3% 65th pct 5.7% 57th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Balcatta - Hamersley vs Nollamara - Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505021084/balcatta-hamersley/vs/505021090/nollamara-westminster