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Fremantle - South vs Bicton - Palmyra

Name: Fremantle - South vs Bicton - Palmyra — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Fremantle - South profile · Bicton - Palmyra profile

Fremantle - South Bicton - Palmyra

Fremantle - South and Bicton - Palmyra are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with similar population sizes. Fremantle - South is much better connected for public transport, with far more stops and weekly departures, and a far higher number of schools. It also has a much higher share of separate houses (76.6% compared to 61.2%) and a far higher First Nations unemployment rate of 16.5%, while Bicton - Palmyra is 4.4%.

Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share almost identical typical weekly incomes and proportions of residents with university degrees. They also have nearly the same percentage of children and seniors. While Fremantle - South has more people born overseas and more who use another language at home, the gap in language diversity has narrowed since 2011. Meanwhile, the difference in the share of separate houses has widened over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 15.4 pts higher in Fremantle - South People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Fremantle - South No religion: 6.8 pts higher in Fremantle - South Unpaid carers: 1.3 pts higher in Fremantle - South De facto: 2.5 pts higher in Fremantle - South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +594 larger in Fremantle - South gap widening

15,372 77th pct 14,778 75th pct

Median age in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1 yrs older in Fremantle - South gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

26.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.5 pts 26.4%

26.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.5 pts 26.1%

20.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.3 pts 19.8%

16.5% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.8% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

40.6% Married +4.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

39.9% Never married ◂ +3.5 pts 36.4%

11.2% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

2.8% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Fremantle - South Bicton - Palmyra

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.6% Australia +5.8 pts ▸ 71.4%

8.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%

2.7% Italy ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

2.1% New Zealand even 2.1%

0.8% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Philippines even 0.4%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.5% English +3.2 pts ▸ 44.7%

28.5% Australian +5.6 pts ▸ 34.1%

13.4% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.9% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 12.5%

10.2% Italian ◂ +2.2 pts 7.9%

4.4% German ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

2.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Greek even 0.5%

0.5% Filipino even 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +6.1 pts ▸ 86.6%

3.6% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 1.6%

0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.8% No religion ◂ +6.8 pts 47.1%

35.6% Christianity +9.3 pts ▸ 45.0%

7.3% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 5.7%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Hinduism even 0.4%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +5 more in Fremantle - South

8 87th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1.95 more in Fremantle - South

3.15 71st pct 1.19 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +2 more in Bicton - Palmyra

37 78th pct 39 80th pct

Students in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +3,243 more in Fremantle - South

4,497 88th pct 1,254 45th pct

Avg size in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +144 larger in Fremantle - South

562 68th pct 418 49th pct

ICSEA in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +68 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

1,046 63rd pct 1,113 87th pct

Highest year of school

65.1% Year 12 +3.6 pts ▸ 68.7%

14.2% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

7.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.7 pts 4.7%

6.3% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

32.6% Bachelor degree +2.3 pts ▸ 34.9%

18.9% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 10.2%

6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.7% Certificate I / II even 1.7%

Field of qualification

13.4% Management & commerce +5.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

14.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 11.6%

12.5% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.8% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

9.1% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.8% Creative arts ◂ +2.2 pts 4.5%

4.9% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$120 higher in Bicton - Palmyra gap narrowing

$874 63rd pct $994 77th pct

Household income in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$31 higher in Bicton - Palmyra gap narrowing

$1,811 54th pct $1,842 56th pct

Family income in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$290 higher in Bicton - Palmyra gap narrowing

$2,387 70th pct $2,677 81st pct

Household income distribution

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 25.7%

22.1% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

18.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 17.4%

15.0% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.2 pts 35.0%

26.1% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 27.0%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 23.2%

7.2% $3,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 8.8%

8.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 8.0%

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.7%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

3.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.2% None +2.9 pts ▸ 66.1%

19.6% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +156 larger in Fremantle - South

302 66th pct 146 44th pct

Median age in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1 yrs older in Fremantle - South

28 yrs 76th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$79 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

$533 27th pct $612 45th pct

Household income in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$175 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

$1,375 29th pct $1,550 41st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.4% Couples with children +2.6 pts ▸ 58.1%

29.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.1 pts 27.9%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 12.8%

1.1% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

35.4% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 33.1%

29.2% 1 person +4.4 pts ▸ 33.7%

15.3% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 13.5%

14.2% 4 people even 14.2%

4.6% 5 people even 4.6%

1.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even gap narrowing

$350 43rd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +$44 higher in Bicton - Palmyra gap narrowing

$2,071 67th pct $2,115 70th pct

People / bedroom in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.10 higher in Fremantle - South gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.8% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 37.8%

35.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 34.9%

25.7% Rented ◂ +1.4 pts 24.3%

1.9% Other tenure even 2.0%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

76.6% Separate house ◂ +15.4 pts 61.2%

15.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.0 pts ▸ 32.9%

4.8% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.3% Other dwelling ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.2% 3 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 45.2%

23.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 23.6%

19.8% 2 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 23.6%

6.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.7 pts 2.8%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

35.9% $350–$549 +7.9 pts ▸ 43.9%

25.1% $200–$349 +2.4 pts ▸ 27.5%

19.6% Under $200 ◂ +4.9 pts 14.7%

11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 8.7%

3.9% $750 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 34.2%

21.0% $3,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

21.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 23.0%

13.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +56 more in Fremantle - South

102 87th pct 46 55th pct

Stops/1k in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +3.52 more in Fremantle - South

6.64 79th pct 3.11 32nd pct

Departures/1k in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1,304.4 more in Fremantle - South

2,596.0 86th pct 1,291.5 67th pct

PT routes in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +9 more in Fremantle - South

17 82nd pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +4 longer in Fremantle - South

19 37th pct 15 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +36,402 more in Bicton - Palmyra

15,372 49th pct 51,774 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +13,591 more in Bicton - Palmyra

64,411 60th pct 78,002 65th pct

Transit to city in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +19 longer in Fremantle - South

66 64th pct 47 29th pct

How people get to work

56.7% Car (driver) +6.9 pts ▸ 63.7%

9.8% Worked at home ◂ +1.0 pts 8.8%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

2.7% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Walked ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

2.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

1.5% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 1 vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 40.1%

38.2% 2 vehicles +1.0 pts ▸ 39.2%

9.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 9.6%

7.5% No vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

5.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance +0.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.3% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 13.1%

9.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%

7.8% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.6% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.3% Mining +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%

3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

2.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

34.7% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 32.0%

13.8% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.5% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 13.1%

12.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 11.3%

11.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 10.6%

6.2% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.0% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +2 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +2 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +24 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

1,037 66th pct 1,061 75th pct

ERP in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +740 higher in Fremantle - South

17,250 79th pct 16,510 76th pct

Growth in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.2 pts higher in Fremantle - South

8.4% 75th pct 8.2% 74th pct

Businesses in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +318 higher in Fremantle - South

1,545 77th pct 1,227 66th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +14 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

645 26th pct 659 28th pct

Max temp in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.2 higher in Bicton - Palmyra

24.4 57th pct 24.6 60th pct

Min temp in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.3 higher in Fremantle - South

14.3 75th pct 13.9 73rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.3 higher in Fremantle - South

8.2 88th pct 7.9 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even

7.6 87th pct 7.6 85th pct

15-min city in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +2.1 pts higher in Fremantle - South

97.7% 82nd pct 95.6% 79th pct

Walk to shops in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.9 pts higher in Fremantle - South

95.0% 81st pct 94.0% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.7 pts higher in Fremantle - South

100.0% 85th pct 99.3% 72nd pct

Walk to school in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +1.9 pts higher in Fremantle - South

96.2% 79th pct 94.4% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +12.8 pts higher in Fremantle - South

95.5% 91st pct 82.7% 78th pct

Amenities/1k in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +15.5 more in Bicton - Palmyra

21.5 76th pct 37.0 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +84 higher in Fremantle - South

405 89th pct 321 86th pct

Mean slope in Fremantle - South in Bicton - Palmyra +0.9 pts higher in Bicton - Palmyra

6.0% 61st pct 6.9% 72nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fremantle - South vs Bicton - Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507021166/fremantle-south/vs/507041177/bicton-palmyra