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Balcatta - Hamersley vs Osborne Park Industrial
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Balcatta - Hamersley profile · Osborne Park Industrial profile
Balcatta - Hamersley Osborne Park Industrial
Balcatta - Hamersley and Osborne Park Industrial are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Balcatta - Hamersley is a residential suburb where 64.4% of homes are separate houses and 20.7% of residents are seniors. In contrast, Osborne Park Industrial is sparsely populated and dominated by rentals, with 99.1% of homes being flats or apartments. The gap in age is striking: the typical resident in Balcatta - Hamersley is 39, while in Osborne Park Industrial they are far younger at 29. This difference is reflected in family life, as Balcatta - Hamersley has far more children under 15 (16.9%) and people caring for children unpaid (27.6%).
Both areas share a similar typical household income of around $1,600 a week. They are also alike in their levels of walkability and the fact that almost all homes in both places are within 15 minutes of a park. However, since 2011, the age gap between them has shifted, with residents in Balcatta - Hamersley now older than those in Osborne Park Industrial.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,973
- First area, 2016: 15,364
- First area, 2021: 16,025
- Second area, 2011: 8
- Second area, 2016: 8
- Second area, 2021: 219
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 29 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 Balcatta - Hamersley: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.2% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Osborne Park Industrial: 1.5% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Osborne Park Industrial: 1.9% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Osborne Park Industrial: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 40–44 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Osborne Park Industrial: 6.3% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Osborne Park Industrial: 2.4% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 30–34 in Osborne Park Industrial: 11.7% males, 7.3% females
- 25–29 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Osborne Park Industrial: 17.0% males, 13.6% females
- 20–24 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Osborne Park Industrial: 7.3% males, 12.1% females
- 15–19 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Osborne Park Industrial: 2.9% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 1.9% females
- 0–4 in Balcatta - Hamersley: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Osborne Park Industrial: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $611
- First area, 2016: $693
- First area, 2021: $830
- Second area, 2011: $700
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,211
- First area, 2011: $1,237
- First area, 2016: $1,406
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,666
- First area, 2011: $1,561
- First area, 2016: $1,755
- First area, 2021: $2,101
- Second area, 2011: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $2,166
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 1.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,916
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $1,863
- Second area, 2021: $1,658
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
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). Balcatta - Hamersley vs Osborne Park Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505021084/balcatta-hamersley/vs/505021091/osborne-park-industrial