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Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood vs Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood profile · Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne profile
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne and Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with similar population sizes. Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,051 compared to $1,546 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood. This is consistent with education levels, as 41.6% of adults in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far higher than the 25.8% in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood. While the former has more residents within a 15-minute walk of schools and health services, Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood has far more public transport departures and larger average school sizes.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in typical household income has grown from $223 to $505, and the gap in university qualifications has increased to 15.8 percentage points. Despite these diverging trends, they remain alike in several ways. Both areas have about 20% of their population aged 65 and over, and they share very similar rates of full-time employment and rental proportions.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,538
- First area, 2016: 13,803
- First area, 2021: 13,992
- Second area, 2011: 13,158
- Second area, 2016: 13,486
- Second area, 2021: 14,518
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 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 Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.2% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.4% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 4.4% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 1.9% 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: $641
- First area, 2016: $657
- First area, 2021: $738
- Second area, 2011: $615
- Second area, 2016: $645
- Second area, 2021: $791
- First area, 2011: $1,312
- First area, 2016: $1,422
- First area, 2021: $1,546
- Second area, 2011: $1,535
- Second area, 2016: $1,693
- Second area, 2021: $2,051
- First area, 2011: $1,566
- First area, 2016: $1,657
- First area, 2021: $1,899
- Second area, 2011: $1,917
- Second area, 2016: $2,024
- Second area, 2021: $2,443
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $315
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $2,069
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood vs Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506031128/parkwood-ferndale-lynwood/vs/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne