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Piara Waters - Forrestdale vs Casuarina - Wandi

Name: Piara Waters - Forrestdale vs Casuarina - Wandi — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.8 km apart · Piara Waters - Forrestdale profile · Casuarina - Wandi profile

Piara Waters - Forrestdale Casuarina - Wandi

Piara Waters - Forrestdale and Casuarina - Wandi are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Piara Waters - Forrestdale is far more diverse, with 48.4% of people born overseas and 43.5% using another language at home. This area also has a more highly qualified workforce, where 36.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Casuarina - Wandi is more car-dependent, whereas Piara Waters - Forrestdale is described as somewhat walkable with far more homes within a short walk of schools, shops and health services.

Both areas have seen rapid growth, but this gap is widening as Casuarina - Wandi grew by 43.1% since 2021 compared to 30.9% in Piara Waters - Forrestdale. They are similar in other ways, with almost identical typical weekly household incomes and a strong preference for detached houses. While both have a high share of families with children, Piara Waters - Forrestdale has a notably larger proportion of children under 15 at 29.7%.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.1 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale Year 12: 21.4 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale Born overseas: 17.1 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale Bachelor+: 15.7 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale Participation: 15.5 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +6,965 larger in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

16,049 80th pct 9,084 47th pct

Median age in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 yrs older in Casuarina - Wandi

31 yrs 6th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

41.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.6 pts 41.1%

29.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +9.0 pts 20.8%

15.2% Older adults (45–64) +4.5 pts ▸ 19.7%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.3% Seniors (65+) +2.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

Marital status

61.6% Married ◂ +13.3 pts 48.3%

29.3% Never married +11.8 pts ▸ 41.0%

4.9% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.5% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.8% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Piara Waters - Forrestdale Casuarina - Wandi

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.2% Australia +16.7 pts ▸ 65.9%

14.1% India ◂ +10.9 pts 3.2%

4.2% England +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.5% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

2.9% Philippines even 3.0%

1.6% China ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.3%

Ancestry

24.0% English +8.1 pts ▸ 32.1%

20.8% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

16.4% Indian ◂ +12.2 pts 4.2%

9.4% Chinese ◂ +6.3 pts 3.1%

4.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.4% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.4% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% German +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

53.6% English only +12.7 pts ▸ 66.4%

6.8% Punjabi ◂ +5.1 pts 1.8%

4.9% Mandarin ◂ +3.9 pts 1.0%

2.2% Hindi ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%

1.3% Tagalog even 1.3%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

31.6% No religion +9.0 pts ▸ 40.6%

39.1% Christianity ◂ +4.5 pts 34.6%

4.1% Not stated +13.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.4% Hinduism ◂ +7.6 pts 2.9%

6.4% Other religions ◂ +4.6 pts 1.9%

4.4% Islam ◂ +3.2 pts 1.2%

3.9% Buddhism ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +7 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

8 87th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1.15 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

1.68 38th pct 0.53 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +13 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

27 64th pct 14 37th pct

Students in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +5,694 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

6,372 92nd pct 678 25th pct

Avg size in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +119 larger in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

797 86th pct 678 78th pct

ICSEA in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +21 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

1,068 72nd pct 1,047 64th pct

Highest year of school

75.1% Year 12 ◂ +21.4 pts 53.7%

11.6% Year 10 +16.2 pts ▸ 27.8%

6.3% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.5% Year 9 or below +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

Highest qualification level

22.9% Certificate III / IV +12.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

34.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.6 pts 26.1%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 15.3%

11.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.3 pts 6.2%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

21.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.5 pts 17.7%

19.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 19.1%

13.3% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 10.8%

9.0% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.6% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.5% Architecture & building +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 3.6%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$59 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$1,105 86th pct $1,046 81st pct

Household income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$155 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$2,441 87th pct $2,286 82nd pct

Family income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$105 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$2,522 75th pct $2,417 72nd pct

Household income distribution

40.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 38.8%

15.1% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

18.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 14.8%

13.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 12.3%

3.8% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

Personal income distribution

33.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.8 pts 27.9%

30.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 26.2%

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 21.0%

4.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.9% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.2% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.9% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.8% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

1.4% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Stroke even 0.3%

0.1% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

79.9% None ◂ +16.9 pts 63.0%

12.2% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

2.4% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +447 larger in Casuarina - Wandi

156 46th pct 603 85th pct

Median age in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +11 yrs older in Casuarina - Wandi

19 yrs 10th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$49 higher in Casuarina - Wandi

$1,034 89th pct $1,083 91st pct

Household income in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$396 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$2,681 90th pct $2,285 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +0.3 larger in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

3.2 94th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

76.7% Couples with children ◂ +9.3 pts 67.4%

14.8% Couples without children +7.1 pts ▸ 21.9%

7.8% One-parent families +2.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Household size

22.6% 2 people +9.3 pts ▸ 32.0%

29.5% 4 people ◂ +8.5 pts 21.0%

21.4% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 21.0%

11.7% 1 person +2.6 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.9% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 7.3%

4.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$20 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$420 71st pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +$28 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

$2,028 63rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

72.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.5 pts 64.1%

16.1% Rented +1.2 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.7% Owned outright +7.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

98.6% Separate house ◂ +0.2 pts 98.3%

1.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

65.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.2 pts 56.0%

27.5% 3 bedrooms +4.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

5.1% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.1% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

77.5% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 72.7%

11.4% $200–$349 +2.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

1.9% Under $200 +2.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.5% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 48.5%

26.2% $1,000–$1,799 +1.7 pts ▸ 27.8%

12.1% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

4.8% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +25 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

41 50th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +0.79 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

2.55 26th pct 1.76 19th pct

Departures/1k in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +300.7 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

706.6 46th pct 405.9 35th pct

PT routes in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +4 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

5 36th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +9 longer in Casuarina - Wandi

22 81st pct 31 87th pct

Drive to city in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 longer in Casuarina - Wandi

23 46th pct 24 48th pct

Reach 30 min in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +6,965 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

16,049 51st pct 9,084 25th pct

Reach 45 min in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +6,965 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

16,049 24th pct 9,084 14th pct

Transit to city in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi

86 96th pct —

How people get to work

67.0% Car (driver) ◂ +2.1 pts 64.9%

6.6% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

2.0% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

56.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.4 pts 47.8%

22.8% 1 vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 24.2%

14.5% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

5.7% 4 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.9% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 14.5%

8.2% Construction +2.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.1% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.9% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.2% Mining +1.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

5.8% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 4.7%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 4.5%

3.2% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

25.8% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 19.2%

15.4% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%

10.5% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.1% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.8% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +31 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

1,068 77th pct 1,037 66th pct

ERP in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +8,268 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

21,815 88th pct 13,547 65th pct

Growth in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +12.1 pts higher in Casuarina - Wandi

30.9% 95th pct 43.1% 100th pct

Businesses in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +1,273 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

1,947 86th pct 674 36th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +16 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

746 39th pct 730 37th pct

Max temp in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +0.6 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

25.2 67th pct 24.6 60th pct

Min temp in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +0.5 higher in Casuarina - Wandi

13.2 66th pct 13.7 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +3.0 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

4.5 37th pct 1.5 8th pct

Types ≤15 min in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +3.3 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

4.4 36th pct 1.1 4th pct

15-min city in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +40.5 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

40.5% 29th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +36.0 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

36.0% 26th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +46.8 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

75.4% 36th pct 28.5% 17th pct

Walk to school in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +82.0 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

82.9% 59th pct 0.9% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +21.6 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

91.2% 39th pct 69.7% 23rd pct

Walk to health in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +43.4 pts higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

43.4% 48th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +5.0 more in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

11.4 33rd pct 6.4 5th pct

Intersections/km² in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +69 higher in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

111 53rd pct 41 37th pct

Mean slope in Piara Waters - Forrestdale in Casuarina - Wandi +0.1 pts higher in Casuarina - Wandi

5.2% 49th pct 5.4% 51st pct

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Compare Casuarina - Wandi with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Piara Waters - Forrestdale vs Casuarina - Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506011308/piara-waters-forrestdale/vs/507031261/casuarina-wandi