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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne vs Booragoon
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne profile · Booragoon profile
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne Booragoon
Booragoon and Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne are neighbouring suburbs in Western Australia. Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne is far more diverse, with 49.1% of people born overseas and 38.3% using another language at home, compared to 37.8% and 22.4% in Booragoon. Housing also differs; separate houses are far more common in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne at 82.8%, while Booragoon has a higher share of townhouses and flats. Booragoon is more connected by public transport, with far more weekly departures and more stops per 1,000 people.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with residents sharing the same typical age of 42 and nearly identical typical weekly household incomes. Most people in both areas have completed Year 12, and health profiles are almost the same. While these similarities remain, some gaps are widening. Since 2011, the difference in the proportion of people born overseas and those using another language at home has grown, and more people in Booragoon are now earning over $2,000 a week compared to Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,158
- First area, 2016: 13,486
- First area, 2021: 14,518
- Second area, 2011: 13,870
- Second area, 2016: 14,454
- Second area, 2021: 15,476
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Booragoon: 1.2% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Booragoon: 1.1% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Booragoon: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Booragoon: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Booragoon: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Booragoon: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Booragoon: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Booragoon: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Booragoon: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Booragoon: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Booragoon: 2.8% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Booragoon: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Booragoon: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Booragoon: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Booragoon: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Booragoon: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Booragoon: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Booragoon: 2.3% males, 2.2% 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: $615
- First area, 2016: $645
- First area, 2021: $791
- Second area, 2011: $743
- Second area, 2016: $791
- Second area, 2021: $954
- First area, 2011: $1,535
- First area, 2016: $1,693
- First area, 2021: $2,051
- Second area, 2011: $1,634
- Second area, 2016: $1,883
- Second area, 2021: $2,148
- First area, 2011: $1,917
- First area, 2016: $2,024
- First area, 2021: $2,443
- Second area, 2011: $2,202
- Second area, 2016: $2,425
- Second area, 2021: $2,793
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $410
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,069
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,379
- Second area, 2016: $2,394
- Second area, 2021: $2,600
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne vs Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/vs/507041178/booragoon