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Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood vs Clarkson
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood profile · Clarkson profile
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood Clarkson
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood and Clarkson are neighbouring areas in Western Australia, but they offer very different levels of convenience. Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood is far more walkable, with 91.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 86.3% near health services. In contrast, Clarkson has much lower access, with only 47.1% of homes near groceries and 37.0% near health services. Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood also has a larger school system, with 9 schools compared to 5 in Clarkson.
Both areas are very similar in their basic demographics, sharing the same typical resident age of 34 and an equal share of First Nations people at 2.5%. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps are shifting. Clarkson has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree (18.5% versus 12.5%) and more people who finished Year 12, both of which are gaps that have widened since 2011. Meanwhile, the gap in the number of seniors has narrowed over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,227
- First area, 2016: 23,439
- First area, 2021: 23,679
- Second area, 2011: 11,687
- Second area, 2016: 12,971
- Second area, 2021: 13,904
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Clarkson: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 1.0% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Clarkson: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 1.1% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Clarkson: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 70–74 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Clarkson: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Clarkson: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Clarkson: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Clarkson: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Clarkson: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Clarkson: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Clarkson: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Clarkson: 4.4% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Clarkson: 4.3% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Clarkson: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Clarkson: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Clarkson: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 4.2% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Clarkson: 3.5% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Clarkson: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Clarkson: 3.9% males, 3.7% 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: $631
- First area, 2016: $654
- First area, 2021: $730
- Second area, 2011: $685
- Second area, 2016: $730
- Second area, 2021: $828
- First area, 2011: $1,365
- First area, 2016: $1,435
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $1,482
- Second area, 2016: $1,614
- Second area, 2021: $1,761
- First area, 2011: $1,521
- First area, 2016: $1,617
- First area, 2021: $1,848
- Second area, 2011: $1,607
- Second area, 2016: $1,762
- Second area, 2021: $2,011
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $375
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $1,988
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- 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). Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood vs Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/505031099/butler-merriwa-ridgewood/vs/505031101/clarkson