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Calista vs Hope Valley - Postans
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Calista profile · Hope Valley - Postans profile
Calista Hope Valley - Postans
Calista and Hope Valley - Postans are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Calista is a residential hub where 19.6% of people are children and one-parent families are far more common at 24.7%. In contrast, Hope Valley - Postans is sparsely populated with a much older typical resident (52 years compared to 39 in Calista) and a higher share of top earners, with 17.7% making $2,000 or more a week. Calista is also more walkable; most homes are within a short walk of a park, school, or public transport, while Hope Valley - Postans is car-dependent.
Both areas share similar housing layouts, as roughly 79% of homes in each have three or more bedrooms. They also have nearly identical rates of people in de facto relationships and similar school-leaving patterns, with around 42% completing Year 12. While they share these basics, the gaps between them are widening; the difference in typical age and the share of children has grown since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,370
- First area, 2016: 7,667
- First area, 2021: 7,434
- Second area, 2011: 108
- Second area, 2016: 62
- Second area, 2021: 75
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 52 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 Calista: 1.0% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Calista: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Calista: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Hope Valley - Postans: 4.7% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Calista: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Hope Valley - Postans: 6.3% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Calista: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Hope Valley - Postans: 4.7% males, 7.8% females
- 60–64 in Calista: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Hope Valley - Postans: 6.3% males, 4.7% females
- 55–59 in Calista: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Hope Valley - Postans: 4.7% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Calista: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Hope Valley - Postans: 7.8% males, 9.4% females
- 45–49 in Calista: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Calista: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Hope Valley - Postans: 6.3% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Calista: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Hope Valley - Postans: 7.8% males, 14.1% females
- 30–34 in Calista: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Hope Valley - Postans: 4.7% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Calista: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Calista: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Calista: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Calista: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 6.3% females
- 5–9 in Calista: 4.2% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Calista: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Hope Valley - Postans: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $488
- First area, 2016: $514
- First area, 2021: $594
- Second area, 2011: $492
- Second area, 2016: $587
- Second area, 2021: $880
- First area, 2011: $961
- First area, 2016: $1,081
- First area, 2021: $1,213
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,937
- Second area, 2021: $1,749
- First area, 2011: $1,189
- First area, 2016: $1,296
- First area, 2021: $1,521
- Second area, 2011: $579
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $275
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,501
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,202
- Second area, 2016: $1,700
- Second area, 2021: $833
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- 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). Calista vs Hope Valley - Postans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507031170/calista/vs/507031172/hope-valley-postans