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Coolbellup vs Murdoch - Kardinya
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Coolbellup profile · Murdoch - Kardinya profile
Coolbellup Murdoch - Kardinya
Murdoch - Kardinya and Coolbellup are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with distinct profiles. Murdoch - Kardinya is an older and wealthier area, where 42.6% of homes are owned outright and the typical resident is 42. It also serves as a major education hub, with school enrolments totaling 2,012. In contrast, Coolbellup has a younger feel with more children and a higher share of renters at 30.8%. It is also much more likely for residents here to have no religion, at 48.5% compared to 36.2% in Murdoch - Kardinya.
Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage. They share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, around $740 to $795, and similar unemployment rates. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are shifting. The difference in the number of people aged 65 and over has widened, and the gap in the share of residents with no religion has grown since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,744
- First area, 2016: 8,147
- First area, 2021: 8,503
- Second area, 2011: 12,115
- Second area, 2016: 12,257
- Second area, 2021: 12,489
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 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 Coolbellup: 0.7% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Murdoch - Kardinya: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Coolbellup: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Coolbellup: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Coolbellup: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Coolbellup: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Coolbellup: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Coolbellup: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Coolbellup: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Coolbellup: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Coolbellup: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Coolbellup: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Coolbellup: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Coolbellup: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 3.9% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Coolbellup: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 4.4% males, 4.5% females
- 15–19 in Coolbellup: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.7% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Coolbellup: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in Coolbellup: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 0–4 in Coolbellup: 3.1% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Murdoch - Kardinya: 2.2% males, 2.1% 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: $605
- First area, 2016: $662
- First area, 2021: $795
- Second area, 2011: $543
- Second area, 2016: $610
- Second area, 2021: $740
- First area, 2011: $1,180
- First area, 2016: $1,369
- First area, 2021: $1,578
- Second area, 2011: $1,389
- Second area, 2016: $1,596
- Second area, 2021: $1,824
- First area, 2011: $1,551
- First area, 2016: $1,716
- First area, 2021: $2,123
- Second area, 2011: $1,777
- Second area, 2016: $1,920
- Second area, 2021: $2,191
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $284
- First area, 2016: $323
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,770
- First area, 2016: $1,822
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,993
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,015
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Coolbellup vs Murdoch - Kardinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507011153/coolbellup/vs/507041182/murdoch-kardinya