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East Fremantle vs Bicton - Palmyra
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · East Fremantle profile · Bicton - Palmyra profile
East Fremantle Bicton - Palmyra
Bicton - Palmyra and East Fremantle are neighbouring suburbs with a similar mix of residents, but they differ in wealth and local services. East Fremantle has a higher proportion of top earners, with 37.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 27.4% in Bicton - Palmyra. East Fremantle is also more walkable, with more amenities per person and 99.3% of homes within a 15 minute walk of health services, while Bicton - Palmyra has 82.7%. However, Bicton - Palmyra has more schools, with three compared to just one in East Fremantle.
Both areas share very similar profiles in terms of their age structures, with about 17% of residents being children and 20% being retirees. They also have nearly identical proportions of people born overseas and those who have served in the Defence Force. While the two areas are alike in these respects, the gap in typical age has widened since 2011, with residents now noticeably older in East Fremantle. This trend is consistent with a widening gap in home ownership, as more people in East Fremantle own their homes outright.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,930
- First area, 2016: 7,376
- First area, 2021: 7,819
- Second area, 2011: 12,959
- Second area, 2016: 13,680
- Second area, 2021: 14,778
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 East Fremantle: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Bicton - Palmyra: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in East Fremantle: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Bicton - Palmyra: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in East Fremantle: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Bicton - Palmyra: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in East Fremantle: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in East Fremantle: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in East Fremantle: 2.9% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in East Fremantle: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in East Fremantle: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in East Fremantle: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in East Fremantle: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in East Fremantle: 2.4% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in East Fremantle: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in East Fremantle: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in East Fremantle: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in East Fremantle: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in East Fremantle: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Bicton - Palmyra: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in East Fremantle: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.2% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in East Fremantle: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Bicton - Palmyra: 3.0% males, 2.7% 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: $858
- First area, 2016: $938
- First area, 2021: $1,075
- Second area, 2011: $773
- Second area, 2016: $852
- Second area, 2021: $994
- First area, 2011: $1,835
- First area, 2016: $2,051
- First area, 2021: $2,288
- Second area, 2011: $1,412
- Second area, 2016: $1,637
- Second area, 2021: $1,842
- First area, 2011: $2,530
- First area, 2016: $2,780
- First area, 2021: $3,178
- Second area, 2011: $2,048
- Second area, 2016: $2,254
- Second area, 2021: $2,677
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: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $370
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,200
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,115
- 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). East Fremantle vs Bicton - Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507021164/east-fremantle/vs/507041177/bicton-palmyra