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Parmelia - Orelia vs Rockingham
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Parmelia - Orelia profile · Rockingham profile
Parmelia - Orelia Rockingham
Rockingham and Parmelia - Orelia are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Rockingham is a much older community where the typical resident is 47 and 26.3% are seniors, compared to a typical age of 37 and 14.1% seniors in Parmelia - Orelia. This age gap is reflected in the housing and lifestyle; Rockingham has far more people living alone (40.8%) and a higher share of homes owned outright (34.5%), while Parmelia - Orelia has many more children under 15 (19.9%) and larger homes, with 86.9% having three or more bedrooms. Rockingham also offers much better walkability, with 69.7% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to just 29.0% in Parmelia - Orelia.
These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, as the age gap and the share of seniors have remained steady. They are alike in many ways, including having the same percentage of people who finished Year 12 (42.0%) and very similar typical weekly family incomes. Both areas also sit below the national figure for the share of people who use another language at home, though this is more common in Parmelia - Orelia.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,840
- First area, 2016: 10,959
- First area, 2021: 11,286
- Second area, 2011: 14,827
- Second area, 2016: 15,435
- Second area, 2021: 16,411
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Parmelia - Orelia: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Rockingham: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Parmelia - Orelia: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Rockingham: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Parmelia - Orelia: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Rockingham: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Parmelia - Orelia: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Rockingham: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Parmelia - Orelia: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Rockingham: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Parmelia - Orelia: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Rockingham: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Rockingham: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Rockingham: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Rockingham: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Rockingham: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Rockingham: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Rockingham: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Rockingham: 3.6% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.7% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Rockingham: 4.4% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Rockingham: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Rockingham: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Rockingham: 2.0% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Parmelia - Orelia: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Rockingham: 2.0% males, 1.9% 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: $539
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $632
- Second area, 2011: $531
- Second area, 2016: $585
- Second area, 2021: $692
- First area, 2011: $1,080
- First area, 2016: $1,147
- First area, 2021: $1,293
- Second area, 2011: $895
- Second area, 2016: $1,039
- Second area, 2021: $1,147
- First area, 2011: $1,239
- First area, 2016: $1,330
- First area, 2021: $1,543
- Second area, 2011: $1,281
- Second area, 2016: $1,422
- Second area, 2021: $1,645
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $270
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,333
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,679
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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). Parmelia - Orelia vs Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507031174/parmelia-orelia/vs/507051188/rockingham