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Bateman vs Bull Creek

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.5 km apart · Bateman profile · Bull Creek profile

Bateman Bull Creek

Bull Creek and Bateman are neighbouring suburbs in Western Australia with different profiles. Bull Creek is more walkable, with 77.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 97.1% near health services, compared to 22.9% and 70.8% in Bateman. Bull Creek also has a larger education presence, with 4 schools and 5,249 enrolments, while Bateman has 2 schools and 2,160 enrolments. In contrast, Bateman has a higher share of high earners, with 35.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 28.3% in Bull Creek.

These two areas share a similar family feel, with nearly identical shares of children under 15 and people per home. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in the number of seniors has grown, with Bull Creek now 6.9 percentage points higher in this age group. The gap in high incomes has also increased since 2011. While both areas have a higher proportion of people using another language at home than the national figure, this difference is now more pronounced in Bull Creek.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,198 larger in Bull Creek Separate houses: 8.2 pts higher in Bateman 3+ bedrooms: 7.3 pts higher in Bateman Aged 65+: 6.9 pts higher in Bull Creek Participation: 6.6 pts higher in Bateman

Demographics & Identity

Population in Batemanin Bull Creek +4,198 larger in Bull Creek gap steady
3,832 15th pct 8,030 41st pct
Median age in Batemanin Bull Creek +3 yrs older in Bull Creek gap narrowing
41 yrs 57th pct 44 yrs 75th pct
First Nations in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.1 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
0.5% 13th pct 0.6% 16th pct
Aged 65+ in Batemanin Bull Creek +6.9 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
19.9% 65th pct 26.7% 89th pct
Under 15 in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.1 pts higher in Bull Creek gap narrowing
18.4% 56th pct 18.5% 58th pct
De facto in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.2 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
5.8% 7th pct 5.6% 6th pct

Age structure

19.9% Seniors (65+) +6.9 pts ▸ 26.7%
25.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 23.0%
22.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.8 pts 21.1%
18.4% Children (0–14) +0.1 pts ▸ 18.5%
12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 10.7%

Marital status

57.4% Married +0.7 pts ▸ 58.0%
29.1% Never married ◂ +3.9 pts 25.2%
5.0% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.3% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%
2.3% Separated even 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Bateman Bull Creek

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.1 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
43.1% 87th pct 45.2% 88th pct

Country of birth

54.3% Australia ◂ +2.9 pts 51.3%
5.4% England +0.2 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.6% China +1.7 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.9% India +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.6% South Africa even 1.6%
1.3% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%
0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% Italy even 0.3%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

29.7% English ◂ +0.1 pts 29.7%
25.9% Australian ◂ +2.9 pts 23.0%
21.1% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 24.6%
8.7% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 7.0%
7.2% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%
4.9% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.4% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 2.7%
2.5% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%
1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%
0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Other language in Batemanin Bull Creek +3.7 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
30.1% 76th pct 33.9% 79th pct
Limited English in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
3.2% 72nd pct 3.6% 74th pct

Language used at home

66.9% English only ◂ +4.4 pts 62.5%
8.1% Mandarin +4.9 pts ▸ 13.0%
5.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%
0.9% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.5% Arabic even 0.5%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.5 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
35.2% 28th pct 37.6% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

49.9% Christianity ◂ +6.2 pts 43.7%
35.2% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 37.6%
5.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%
3.9% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.9% Hinduism +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%
1.8% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Batemanin Bull Creek +4.0 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
75.7% 86th pct 71.6% 79th pct
Bachelor+ in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.5 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
42.1% 85th pct 40.6% 83rd pct
Schools in Batemanin Bull Creek +2 more in Bull Creek
2 14th pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.15 more in Bateman
2.83 66th pct 2.69 63rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Batemanin Bull Creek +6 more in Bull Creek
27 64th pct 33 74th pct
Students in Batemanin Bull Creek +3,089 more in Bull Creek
2,160 65th pct 5,249 89th pct
Avg size in Batemanin Bull Creek +232 larger in Bull Creek
1,080 94th pct 1,312 100th pct
ICSEA in Batemanin Bull Creek +29 higher in Bull Creek
1,118 88th pct 1,147 96th pct

Highest year of school

75.7% Year 12 ◂ +4.0 pts 71.6%
11.6% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
4.4% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.5% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Highest qualification level

39.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.9 pts 37.6%
14.9% Postgraduate degree +0.8 pts ▸ 15.7%
15.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 13.4%
14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 14.3%
4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.9% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

22.0% Management & commerce +0.4 pts ▸ 22.4%
17.3% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.4% Health ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%
10.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%
9.8% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%
6.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%
3.8% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%
2.7% Architecture & building even 2.8%
1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Batemanin Bull Creek +$96 higher in Bateman gap widening
$852 59th pct $756 40th pct
Household income in Batemanin Bull Creek +$404 higher in Bateman gap widening
$2,284 82nd pct $1,880 58th pct
Family income in Batemanin Bull Creek +$252 higher in Bateman gap steady
$2,630 79th pct $2,378 69th pct
High earners in Batemanin Bull Creek +3.3 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
19.5% 82nd pct 16.2% 73rd pct
High-income homes in Batemanin Bull Creek +7.2 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
35.5% 86th pct 28.3% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 24.4%
22.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 17.0%
20.1% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 22.4%
11.5% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 16.9%
12.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 11.3%

Personal income distribution

41.2% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 43.1%
25.3% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 25.9%
21.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 18.8%
8.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.6 pts higher in Bull Creek
24.6% 27th pct 26.2% 38th pct
Mental health in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.2 pts higher in Bateman
6.5% 22nd pct 6.2% 19th pct
Needs assistance in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.8 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
5.0% 41st pct 5.8% 57th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 8.1%
6.5% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%
5.6% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%
4.0% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.6% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.1% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.3% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.8% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None ◂ +1.7 pts 68.3%
18.6% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 17.9%
4.3% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.6% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.5 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
20.3% 84th pct 21.9% 88th pct
Unpaid carers in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.7 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
12.8% 60th pct 12.1% 47th pct
Unpaid child care in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.2 pts higher in Bull Creek gap narrowing
32.3% 86th pct 32.5% 86th pct
Defence service in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.8 pts higher in Bull Creek
2.5% 41st pct 3.4% 65th pct
Housework 15h+ in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.4 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
22.7% 65th pct 24.1% 76th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Batemanin Bull Creek +30 larger in Bull Creek
20 6th pct 50 16th pct
Median age in Batemanin Bull Creek +4 yrs older in Bull Creek
25 yrs 57th pct 29 yrs 81st pct
Year 12 in Batemanin Bull Creek
— 61.3% 85th pct
Unemployment in Batemanin Bull Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Batemanin Bull Creek +$249 higher in Bull Creek
$575 37th pct $824 77th pct
Household income in Batemanin Bull Creek +$1,104 higher in Bull Creek
$1,187 14th pct $2,291 82nd pct
Indigenous language in Batemanin Bull Creek +15.0 pts higher in Bateman
15.0% 88th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.2 larger in Bateman gap narrowing
2.9 86th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.1 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
9.4% 15th pct 9.5% 16th pct
Living alone in Batemanin Bull Creek +5.7 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
16.7% 16th pct 22.4% 38th pct

Family composition

67.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.3 pts 64.8%
22.8% Couples without children +2.2 pts ▸ 25.0%
9.4% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.7% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Household size

31.8% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 31.5%
16.7% 1 person +5.7 pts ▸ 22.4%
20.1% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 19.5%
17.9% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 16.2%
9.8% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 7.4%
2.9% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Batemanin Bull Creek even gap narrowing
$420 71st pct $420 71st pct
Mortgage in Batemanin Bull Creek +$33 higher in Bateman gap narrowing
$2,200 75th pct $2,167 73rd pct
People / bedroom in Batemanin Bull Creek even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.9 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
20.6% 30th pct 17.7% 22nd pct
Owned outright in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.4 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
42.9% 83rd pct 40.5% 76th pct
Separate houses in Batemanin Bull Creek +8.2 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
86.8% 56th pct 78.6% 39th pct
3+ bedrooms in Batemanin Bull Creek +7.3 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
91.8% 86th pct 84.5% 66th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.9% Owned outright ◂ +2.4 pts 40.5%
35.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.8 pts 30.3%
20.6% Rented ◂ +2.9 pts 17.7%
0.5% Other tenure +9.4 pts ▸ 9.8%
1.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

86.8% Separate house ◂ +8.2 pts 78.6%
13.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.4 pts 9.9%
0.3% Flat or apartment +11.2 pts ▸ 11.5%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.2 pts 48.1%
26.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.6 pts 25.0%
12.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 11.4%
6.6% 2 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.4% 1 bedroom +3.8 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

57.8% $350–$549 +3.1 pts ▸ 60.9%
17.9% $200–$349 ◂ +2.7 pts 15.1%
12.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.3 pts 11.2%
9.9% Under $200 ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%
0.0% $750 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.3% $1,800–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 33.9%
31.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 25.7%
13.8% Under $1,000 +4.5 pts ▸ 18.3%
14.7% $1,000–$1,799 +3.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.0 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
2.3% 20th pct 4.3% 45th pct
Work from home in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
10.9% 35th pct 10.5% 32nd pct
PT commute in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.7 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
7.5% 91st pct 4.8% 81st pct
PT stops in Batemanin Bull Creek +3 more in Bateman
36 46th pct 33 43rd pct
Stops/1k in Batemanin Bull Creek +5.28 more in Bateman
9.39 87th pct 4.11 47th pct
Departures/1k in Batemanin Bull Creek +618.8 more in Bull Creek
2,689.2 86th pct 3,308.0 87th pct
PT routes in Batemanin Bull Creek +7 more in Bull Creek
12 71st pct 19 86th pct
Stop walk in Batemanin Bull Creek +4 longer in Bateman
4 43rd pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Batemanin Bull Creek even
13 20th pct 13 20th pct
Reach 30 min in Batemanin Bull Creek +19,262 more in Bull Creek
11,862 36th pct 31,124 76th pct
Reach 45 min in Batemanin Bull Creek +137,751 more in Bull Creek
54,350 57th pct 192,101 86th pct
Transit to city in Batemanin Bull Creek +12 longer in Bateman
47 29th pct 35 13th pct

How people get to work

57.8% Car (driver) +1.4 pts ▸ 59.2%
10.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 10.5%
6.4% Train ◂ +2.9 pts 3.5%
5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%
1.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.2% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 43.0%
30.5% 1 vehicle +4.3 pts ▸ 34.8%
14.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 11.9%
7.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%
2.3% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Batemanin Bull Creek +2.7 pts higher in Bateman gap steady
37.0% 46th pct 34.3% 35th pct
Recent arrivals in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Bull Creek gap narrowing
8.9% 39th pct 9.4% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.7 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
4.4% 46th pct 5.1% 61st pct
Participation in Batemanin Bull Creek +6.6 pts higher in Bateman gap widening
62.8% 55th pct 56.1% 28th pct
Full-time in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.7 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
58.0% 44th pct 58.7% 49th pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 16.0%
12.3% Education & training even 12.3%
11.2% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 11.3%
7.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%
6.2% Mining +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.1% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%
6.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%
4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%
3.6% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%
3.5% Transport & warehousing even 3.5%
3.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

36.2% Professionals +1.4 pts ▸ 37.6%
13.0% Managers ◂ +0.6 pts 12.4%
12.7% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 12.8%
10.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 9.4%
9.7% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%
5.4% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Batemanin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSD decile in Batemanin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IER decile in Batemanin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IEO decile in Batemanin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSAD score in Batemanin Bull Creek +12 higher in Bateman
1,091 84th pct 1,079 81st pct
ERP in Batemanin Bull Creek +4,529 higher in Bull Creek
4,183 16th pct 8,712 41st pct
Growth in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.7 pts higher in Bateman
5.9% 61st pct 5.2% 56th pct
Businesses in Batemanin Bull Creek +318 higher in Bull Creek
247 11th pct 565 29th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Batemanin Bull Creek even
664 28th pct 664 28th pct
Max temp in Batemanin Bull Creek even
25.0 65th pct 25.0 65th pct
Min temp in Batemanin Bull Creek even
13.7 71st pct 13.7 71st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.3 higher in Bull Creek
5.7 55th pct 7.0 75th pct
Types ≤15 min in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.5 more in Bull Creek
6.0 61st pct 7.4 83rd pct
15-min city in Batemanin Bull Creek +7.9 pts higher in Bull Creek
89.8% 70th pct 97.6% 82nd pct
Walk to shops in Batemanin Bull Creek +54.3 pts higher in Bull Creek
22.9% 15th pct 77.2% 63rd pct
Walk to transit in Batemanin Bull Creek even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct
Walk to school in Batemanin Bull Creek even
93.7% 73rd pct 93.5% 73rd pct
Walk to a park in Batemanin Bull Creek even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Batemanin Bull Creek +26.3 pts higher in Bull Creek
70.8% 70th pct 97.1% 94th pct
Amenities/1k in Batemanin Bull Creek +1.2 more in Bull Creek
15.4 57th pct 16.6 62nd pct
Intersections/km² in Batemanin Bull Creek +17 higher in Bull Creek
199 71st pct 216 73rd pct
Mean slope in Batemanin Bull Creek +0.3 pts higher in Bateman
5.7% 58th pct 5.4% 52nd pct

Compare Bateman with nearby areas

Winthrop Bull Creek Booragoon Murdoch - Kardinya Leeming Applecross - Ardross Bibra Lake Willetton

Compare Bull Creek with nearby areas

Bateman Leeming Willetton Booragoon Winthrop Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne Murdoch - Kardinya Applecross - Ardross

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bateman vs Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507041176/bateman/vs/507041179/bull-creek