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Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne vs Bull Creek
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne profile · Bull Creek profile
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne Bull Creek
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne and Bull Creek are neighbouring areas in Western Australia. Bull Creek is more geared toward transport and education, with far more school enrolments (5,249 compared to 1,748) and a much higher average school size of 1,312. It is also more walkable, as residents can be at a transport stop in 0 minutes, whereas it takes 4 minutes in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne. In contrast, Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne has far more businesses (1,392 versus 565) and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms at 88.7%.
Since 2011, the two areas have diverged in several ways. The gap in the number of seniors has widened, with Bull Creek now at 26.7% compared to 20.2% in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne. More people born overseas and those using another language at home are now in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne than in Bull Creek. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways, with nearly identical shares of university-qualified adults and typical weekly personal incomes around the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,158
- First area, 2016: 13,486
- First area, 2021: 14,518
- Second area, 2011: 7,541
- Second area, 2016: 7,746
- Second area, 2021: 8,030
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Bull Creek: 1.6% males, 3.0% females
- 80–84 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Bull Creek: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Bull Creek: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Bull Creek: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Bull Creek: 2.9% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Bull Creek: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Bull Creek: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Bull Creek: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Bull Creek: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Bull Creek: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Bull Creek: 2.8% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Bull Creek: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Bull Creek: 2.1% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Bull Creek: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Bull Creek: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Bull Creek: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Bull Creek: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Bull Creek: 2.1% males, 1.8% 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: $623
- Second area, 2016: $648
- Second area, 2021: $756
- First area, 2011: $1,535
- First area, 2016: $1,693
- First area, 2021: $2,051
- Second area, 2011: $1,564
- Second area, 2016: $1,626
- Second area, 2021: $1,880
- First area, 2011: $1,917
- First area, 2016: $2,024
- First area, 2021: $2,443
- Second area, 2011: $1,987
- Second area, 2016: $2,062
- Second area, 2021: $2,378
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $365
- Second area, 2016: $425
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $2,069
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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). Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne vs Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/vs/507041179/bull-creek