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Balga - Mirrabooka vs Dianella - South

Name: Balga - Mirrabooka vs Dianella - South — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Balga - Mirrabooka profile · Dianella - South profile

Balga - Mirrabooka Dianella - South

Balga - Mirrabooka and Dianella - South are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Balga - Mirrabooka is much younger, with a typical resident aged 33 compared to 41 in Dianella - South. It is also more culturally diverse, with 49.5% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to 28.2% in Dianella - South. This contrast extends to education and income; 30.7% of adults in Dianella - South hold a bachelor degree or higher, while only 16% do in Balga - Mirrabooka, and 20.1% of households in Dianella - South earn $3,000 or more a week compared to 9.2% in Balga - Mirrabooka.

Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of people who have moved in the last five years, at around 39%. They also share a similar level of access to public transport, with nearly every home within a 10-minute walk of a stop. However, they differ greatly in other amenities; 90% of homes in Dianella - South are within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 5% of homes in Balga - Mirrabooka have the same access.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 21.3 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka Owned outright: 16.0 pts higher in Dianella - South Bachelor+: 14.7 pts higher in Dianella - South Under 15: 6.0 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka Renting: 13.4 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +8,047 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka

21,032 90th pct 12,985 67th pct

Median age in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +8 yrs older in Dianella - South

33 yrs 11th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

33.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.0 pts 28.4%

20.6% Older adults (45–64) +4.3 pts ▸ 24.9%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.0 pts 15.4%

11.9% Seniors (65+) +9.0 pts ▸ 20.9%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 10.3%

Marital status

42.0% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 43.6%

39.4% Never married ◂ +3.2 pts 36.3%

10.0% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.1% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Balga - Mirrabooka Dianella - South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

44.0% Australia +13.1 pts ▸ 57.1%

5.2% Vietnam ◂ +2.8 pts 2.4%

2.4% England +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% India ◂ +2.0 pts 2.6%

0.5% South Africa +2.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% China +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.6% Italy +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

18.4% English +9.9 pts ▸ 28.4%

16.3% Australian +6.2 pts ▸ 22.5%

3.4% Italian +7.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.1% Irish +4.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.4% Chinese +3.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.8% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% Vietnamese ◂ +2.7 pts 2.9%

4.0% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 3.2%

1.5% German +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

0.5% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

Language

Language used at home

41.7% English only +25.4 pts ▸ 67.0%

6.8% Vietnamese ◂ +3.9 pts 2.9%

4.9% Arabic ◂ +4.1 pts 0.8%

0.8% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Mandarin +1.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%

1.1% Cantonese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.1% Christianity +5.0 pts ▸ 44.1%

25.4% No religion +7.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

14.6% Islam ◂ +10.3 pts 4.3%

9.2% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%

0.1% Judaism +6.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Buddhism ◂ +2.3 pts 3.6%

2.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

2.8% Other religions ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +3 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

9 88th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1.00 more in Dianella - South

2.00 48th pct 3.00 69th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +6 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

55 89th pct 49 87th pct

Students in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1,542 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

3,795 86th pct 2,253 67th pct

Avg size in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +46 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka

422 50th pct 376 43rd pct

ICSEA in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +50 higher in Dianella - South

995 40th pct 1,045 63rd pct

Highest year of school

53.7% Year 12 +11.2 pts ▸ 64.9%

16.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 15.4%

14.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.7 pts 7.4%

7.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

21.1% Bachelor degree +12.4 pts ▸ 33.5%

27.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.4 pts 19.4%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 16.2%

6.5% Postgraduate degree +3.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.0% Management & commerce +6.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

14.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 13.2%

13.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 11.9%

8.6% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.5% Education +2.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 4.4%

3.9% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Creative arts +2.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Information technology even 3.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$188 higher in Dianella - South

$629 16th pct $817 53rd pct

Household income in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$235 higher in Dianella - South

$1,293 20th pct $1,528 37th pct

Family income in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$687 higher in Dianella - South

$1,461 12th pct $2,148 54th pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.9 pts 26.8%

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 27.2%

20.1% Under $650 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.5%

3.4% $4,000 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.8% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

Personal income distribution

46.6% Under $650 ◂ +6.8 pts 39.8%

33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 29.7%

10.0% $1,500–$2,999 +9.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.9% $3,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.4% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.4% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.8% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

3.2% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.7% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.6% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.2% None ◂ +1.9 pts 65.3%

14.8% One condition +4.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

4.9% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +520 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka

642 86th pct 122 38th pct

Median age in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +6 yrs older in Dianella - South

24 yrs 43rd pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$366 higher in Dianella - South

$459 12th pct $825 77th pct

Household income in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$327 higher in Dianella - South

$1,125 11th pct $1,452 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +0.4 larger in Balga - Mirrabooka

2.6 57th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

56.8% Couples with children ◂ +2.2 pts 54.6%

19.2% Couples without children +9.7 pts ▸ 28.9%

21.7% One-parent families ◂ +7.0 pts 14.7%

2.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Household size

29.0% 1 person +5.9 pts ▸ 34.9%

28.4% 2 people +4.1 pts ▸ 32.5%

17.2% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 14.7%

13.2% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 12.3%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +2.3 pts 4.1%

5.7% 6 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$35 higher in Dianella - South

$305 28th pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +$418 higher in Dianella - South

$1,482 26th pct $1,900 54th pct

People / bedroom in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +0.10 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.6% Rented ◂ +13.4 pts 29.3%

35.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.3 pts 32.7%

18.9% Owned outright +16.0 pts ▸ 34.9%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

1.1% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

73.6% Separate house ◂ +12.2 pts 61.4%

23.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.6 pts ▸ 33.5%

2.4% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

65.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.1 pts 54.3%

15.0% 4 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 21.4%

10.4% 2 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

4.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.6 pts 2.4%

2.4% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

52.6% $200–$349 ◂ +11.2 pts 41.4%

25.9% $350–$549 +16.4 pts ▸ 42.3%

17.1% Under $200 ◂ +9.5 pts 7.6%

0.3% $550–$749 +3.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.1% $750 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +18.6 pts 29.0%

21.4% $1,800–$2,999 +13.7 pts ▸ 35.1%

20.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.8 pts 15.2%

4.1% $3,000 or more +11.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +61 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

114 88th pct 53 61st pct

Stops/1k in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1.34 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

5.42 66th pct 4.08 46th pct

Departures/1k in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +376.2 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

1,906.3 82nd pct 1,530.2 74th pct

PT routes in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +2 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

17 82nd pct 15 78th pct

Stop walk in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1 longer in Dianella - South

4 43rd pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +6 longer in Balga - Mirrabooka

14 23rd pct 8 7th pct

Reach 30 min in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +8,047 more in Balga - Mirrabooka

21,032 64th pct 12,985 41st pct

Reach 45 min in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +13,323 more in Dianella - South

105,853 72nd pct 119,176 75th pct

Transit to city in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +12 longer in Balga - Mirrabooka

61 55th pct 49 32nd pct

How people get to work

69.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.9 pts 63.6%

3.5% Worked at home +4.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.0% Bus +3.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

0.5% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% 1 vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 43.7%

34.6% 2 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 35.3%

11.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 8.6%

7.5% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

5.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 14.3%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.0%

4.2% Professional & technical +5.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.3% Education & training +4.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 6.8%

7.7% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

7.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.2 pts 4.0%

4.4% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.1% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

3.4% Mining +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

11.7% Professionals +16.3 pts ▸ 28.0%

17.7% Community & personal service ◂ +5.7 pts 12.0%

17.6% Labourers ◂ +9.6 pts 8.0%

15.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 12.5%

9.4% Clerical & administrative +4.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.6 pts 4.5%

5.6% Managers +5.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.2% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +5 higher in Dianella - South

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +5 higher in Dianella - South

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +3 higher in Dianella - South

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +5 higher in Dianella - South

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +137 higher in Dianella - South

878 9th pct 1,015 58th pct

ERP in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +8,686 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

23,741 89th pct 15,055 71st pct

Growth in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +4.0 pts higher in Dianella - South

8.4% 75th pct 12.4% 86th pct

Businesses in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +699 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

1,772 83rd pct 1,073 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +13 higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

680 31st pct 667 29th pct

Max temp in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +0.4 higher in Dianella - South

25.2 66th pct 25.5 71st pct

Min temp in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South even

13.3 67th pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1.9 higher in Dianella - South

5.4 49th pct 7.2 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +2.1 more in Dianella - South

5.3 51st pct 7.4 82nd pct

15-min city in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +31.6 pts higher in Dianella - South

64.7% 49th pct 96.3% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +39.6 pts higher in Dianella - South

54.1% 42nd pct 93.7% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +0.6 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

99.7% 80th pct 99.2% 71st pct

Walk to school in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +2.4 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

96.7% 80th pct 94.3% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South even

99.9% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +84.9 pts higher in Dianella - South

5.0% 10th pct 90.0% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1.0 more in Dianella - South

8.7 15th pct 9.7 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +4 higher in Dianella - South

158 63rd pct 162 63rd pct

Mean slope in Balga - Mirrabooka in Dianella - South +1.1 pts higher in Balga - Mirrabooka

5.9% 59th pct 4.8% 41st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Balga - Mirrabooka vs Dianella - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505021085/balga-mirrabooka/vs/505021302/dianella-south