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Balcatta - Hamersley vs Stirling - Osborne Park

Name: Balcatta - Hamersley vs Stirling - Osborne Park — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Balcatta - Hamersley profile · Stirling - Osborne Park profile

Balcatta - Hamersley Stirling - Osborne Park

Balcatta - Hamersley and Stirling - Osborne Park are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ in their services and housing. Balcatta - Hamersley has a far larger number of schools, with seven compared to just one in Stirling - Osborne Park, and a much higher number of homes with three or more bedrooms (85.4% vs 74.6%). Access to services also varies; while far more people in Balcatta - Hamersley can walk to health services, far more in Stirling - Osborne Park are within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

These two areas share a very similar typical weekly income of around $830 to $889 and almost identical rates of home ownership. However, some gaps have grown since 2011. Stirling - Osborne Park has seen its lead in overseas-born residents and people using another language at home widen. At the same time, the gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has narrowed, as the typical age in Balcatta - Hamersley is now only slightly higher than in Stirling - Osborne Park.

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 5.0 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley 3+ bedrooms: 10.8 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley Other language: 9.2 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park Bachelor+: 8.8 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park Born overseas: 8.1 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1,405 larger in Balcatta - Hamersley gap narrowing

16,025 80th pct 14,620 74th pct

Median age in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1 yrs older in Balcatta - Hamersley gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.8% Young adults (25–44) +1.8 pts ▸ 32.6%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

20.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 17.2%

16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 15.3%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

46.3% Married +5.4 pts ▸ 51.7%

35.2% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 34.1%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 7.5%

6.1% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Balcatta - Hamersley Stirling - Osborne Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.1% Australia ◂ +7.5 pts 53.6%

4.3% England ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

3.8% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.0% India +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.9% China +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

29.0% English ◂ +6.7 pts 22.3%

25.3% Australian ◂ +6.5 pts 18.8%

16.1% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 17.9%

3.5% Chinese +5.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.8% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%

6.6% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

3.2% Indian +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.2% German ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.3% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.1% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

67.9% English only ◂ +9.0 pts 58.9%

5.5% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.3% Mandarin +3.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.0% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.0% Christianity ◂ +0.3 pts 50.7%

34.3% No religion ◂ +5.3 pts 29.0%

2.6% Buddhism +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.7% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%

3.1% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +6 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

7 86th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2.14 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2.59 62nd pct 0.45 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +9 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

60 91st pct 51 88th pct

Students in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2,571 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2,833 76th pct 262 8th pct

Avg size in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +143 larger in Balcatta - Hamersley

405 47th pct 262 27th pct

ICSEA in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park even

1,056 67th pct 1,057 68th pct

Highest year of school

59.4% Year 12 +6.3 pts ▸ 65.7%

17.7% Year 10 ◂ +3.4 pts 14.3%

9.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

28.2% Bachelor degree +6.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

27.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.5 pts 19.4%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 15.1%

7.0% Postgraduate degree +5.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

19.2% Management & commerce +3.8 pts ▸ 23.0%

16.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 15.2%

10.0% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.8% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.3% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%

6.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.7% Creative arts even 3.7%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$59 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park gap narrowing

$830 55th pct $889 65th pct

Household income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$232 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park gap widening

$1,625 43rd pct $1,857 57th pct

Family income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$218 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park gap narrowing

$2,101 51st pct $2,319 65th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 28.3%

25.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 23.8%

17.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 14.8%

8.9% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

9.9% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

Personal income distribution

39.3% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 37.9%

30.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 29.5%

19.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 20.9%

3.6% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

8.2% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 7.3%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%

6.7% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.0% None +4.1 pts ▸ 70.1%

18.4% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 16.9%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +93 larger in Balcatta - Hamersley

193 52nd pct 100 32nd pct

Median age in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1 yrs older in Balcatta - Hamersley

29 yrs 81st pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$113 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

$661 55th pct $774 72nd pct

Household income in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$156 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

$1,468 35th pct $1,624 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.1 larger in Stirling - Osborne Park gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

55.1% Couples with children +4.2 pts ▸ 59.4%

29.0% Couples without children +0.8 pts ▸ 29.8%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 9.4%

1.4% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

33.4% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 33.7%

31.1% 1 person ◂ +3.5 pts 27.5%

15.6% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.9% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

4.2% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$40 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley gap widening

$350 43rd pct $310 30th pct

Mortgage in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +$137 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park gap widening

$1,863 51st pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.10 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 34.2%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 34.1%

26.5% Rented +3.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

64.4% Separate house ◂ +3.2 pts 61.2%

35.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.2 pts 29.1%

0.4% Flat or apartment +9.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +23.0 pts 31.0%

27.2% 4 bedrooms +9.6 pts ▸ 36.9%

11.0% 2 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.1% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.3% 1 bedroom +3.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

32.0% $200–$349 +16.9 pts ▸ 48.9%

46.8% $350–$549 ◂ +15.7 pts 31.1%

15.4% Under $200 ◂ +5.6 pts 9.8%

2.2% $550–$749 +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.4% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 29.2%

30.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.9 pts 24.9%

13.6% $3,000 or more +12.1 pts ▸ 25.7%

13.7% Under $1,000 +0.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +33 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

113 88th pct 80 80th pct

Stops/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1.58 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

7.05 83rd pct 5.47 67th pct

Departures/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +181.3 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

2,757.3 87th pct 2,576.0 86th pct

PT routes in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park even

26 86th pct 26 86th pct

Stop walk in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1 longer in Stirling - Osborne Park

1 7th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2 longer in Balcatta - Hamersley

11 14th pct 9 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +18,413 more in Stirling - Osborne Park

16,025 51st pct 34,438 79th pct

Reach 45 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +104,422 more in Stirling - Osborne Park

64,186 60th pct 168,608 82nd pct

Transit to city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +14 longer in Balcatta - Hamersley

54 42nd pct 40 19th pct

How people get to work

66.2% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 63.4%

7.1% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.1% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.9% Train +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.9% Bus even 1.9%

0.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 40.6%

39.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 35.9%

10.5% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 5.5%

5.7% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.9% Construction ◂ +2.7 pts 9.2%

9.8% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.3% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.0%

5.6% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

4.5% Mining +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.7% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

3.8% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Manufacturing even 3.8%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 27.1%

15.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 12.4%

14.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 13.3%

11.1% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 10.4%

8.3% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

5.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +44 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

1,005 53rd pct 1,049 71st pct

ERP in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1,703 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

18,025 82nd pct 16,322 76th pct

Growth in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.8 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

8.7% 76th pct 8.0% 73rd pct

Businesses in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +83 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

2,482 86th pct 2,565 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +2 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

671 29th pct 673 30th pct

Max temp in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.1 higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

25.1 66th pct 25.0 64th pct

Min temp in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.2 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

13.7 71st pct 13.9 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.0 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6.2 62nd pct 6.3 63rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.1 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

6.3 66th pct 6.2 64th pct

15-min city in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.5 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

82.3% 64th pct 82.8% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +20.6 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

77.6% 63rd pct 98.2% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.4 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

98.6% 69th pct 99.0% 71st pct

Walk to school in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +1.2 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

81.0% 57th pct 79.8% 56th pct

Walk to a park in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.6 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

99.8% 66th pct 99.3% 56th pct

Walk to health in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +29.6 pts higher in Balcatta - Hamersley

55.6% 58th pct 26.0% 30th pct

Amenities/1k in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +5.0 more in Balcatta - Hamersley

15.1 55th pct 10.1 24th pct

Intersections/km² in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +38 higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

181 67th pct 219 73rd pct

Mean slope in Balcatta - Hamersley in Stirling - Osborne Park +0.1 pts higher in Stirling - Osborne Park

6.3% 65th pct 6.4% 67th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Balcatta - Hamersley vs Stirling - Osborne Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505021084/balcatta-hamersley/vs/505021093/stirling-osborne-park