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Booragoon vs Bull Creek

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.7 km apart · Booragoon profile · Bull Creek profile

Booragoon Bull Creek

Booragoon and Bull Creek are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with distinct profiles. Bull Creek has a much higher proportion of people using another language at home at 33.9%, compared to 22.4% in Booragoon. It also has a much larger presence of schools, with a typical school size of 1,312 students and far more enrolments than Booragoon. In contrast, Booragoon is wealthier; its typical weekly personal income is well higher at $954, while Bull Creek's is $756.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally grown. The difference in typical income and the share of people born overseas have both widened, and Bull Creek now has a well higher share of residents aged 65 and over. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in some ways. They have the same typical weekly rent of $420 and almost identical shares of people who provide unpaid care or have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,446 larger in Booragoon Other language: 11.5 pts higher in Bull Creek Separate houses: 10.2 pts higher in Bull Creek Personal income: $198 higher in Booragoon Participation: 7.8 pts higher in Booragoon

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booragoonin Bull Creek +7,446 larger in Booragoon gap widening
15,476 78th pct 8,030 41st pct
Median age in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2 yrs older in Bull Creek gap widening
42 yrs 64th pct 44 yrs 75th pct
First Nations in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.4 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
1.1% 29th pct 0.6% 16th pct
Aged 65+ in Booragoonin Bull Creek +5.9 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
20.8% 71st pct 26.7% 89th pct
Under 15 in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.0 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
17.5% 46th pct 18.5% 58th pct
De facto in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.7 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
7.3% 13th pct 5.6% 6th pct

Age structure

20.8% Seniors (65+) +5.9 pts ▸ 26.7%
26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 23.0%
23.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.1 pts 21.1%
17.5% Children (0–14) +1.0 pts ▸ 18.5%
12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 10.7%

Marital status

54.0% Married +4.1 pts ▸ 58.0%
29.8% Never married ◂ +4.7 pts 25.2%
7.9% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%
5.7% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%
2.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Booragoon Bull Creek

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Booragoonin Bull Creek +7.3 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
37.8% 80th pct 45.2% 88th pct

Country of birth

59.4% Australia ◂ +8.1 pts 51.3%
7.0% England ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%
2.7% China +2.6 pts ▸ 5.3%
1.6% India +2.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%
1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

35.3% English ◂ +5.6 pts 29.7%
26.2% Australian ◂ +3.3 pts 23.0%
15.1% Chinese +9.5 pts ▸ 24.6%
9.3% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 7.0%
9.0% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%
2.6% Indian +3.1 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.5% Italian ◂ +2.8 pts 2.7%
2.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%
1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%
0.8% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Language

Other language in Booragoonin Bull Creek +11.5 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
22.4% 68th pct 33.9% 79th pct
Limited English in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.4 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
2.3% 63rd pct 3.6% 74th pct

Language used at home

74.5% English only ◂ +12.0 pts 62.5%
5.4% Mandarin +7.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
2.5% Cantonese +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.4% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2.7 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
40.3% 45th pct 37.6% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

47.8% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 43.7%
40.3% No religion ◂ +2.7 pts 37.6%
2.9% Buddhism +2.4 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.4% Hinduism +3.5 pts ▸ 4.9%
1.6% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2.5 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
74.2% 83rd pct 71.6% 79th pct
Bachelor+ in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2.2 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
42.8% 85th pct 40.6% 83rd pct
Schools in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1 more in Bull Creek
3 43rd pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.58 more in Bull Creek
1.11 18th pct 2.69 63rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Booragoonin Bull Creek +5 more in Booragoon
38 79th pct 33 74th pct
Students in Booragoonin Bull Creek +3,919 more in Bull Creek
1,330 47th pct 5,249 89th pct
Avg size in Booragoonin Bull Creek +869 larger in Bull Creek
443 53rd pct 1,312 100th pct
ICSEA in Booragoonin Bull Creek +17 higher in Bull Creek
1,130 91st pct 1,147 96th pct

Highest year of school

74.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.5 pts 71.6%
12.6% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
5.3% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.0% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Highest qualification level

39.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.8 pts 37.6%
15.2% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 15.7%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma even 14.3%
13.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.3 pts 13.4%
5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%
1.3% Certificate I / II even 1.3%

Field of qualification

24.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 22.4%
15.2% Engineering & related +2.3 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.3% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 12.0%
10.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 9.9%
8.9% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%
5.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.2% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%
3.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%
3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$198 higher in Booragoon gap widening
$954 73rd pct $756 40th pct
Household income in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$268 higher in Booragoon gap widening
$2,148 75th pct $1,880 58th pct
Family income in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$415 higher in Booragoon gap widening
$2,793 85th pct $2,378 69th pct
High earners in Booragoonin Bull Creek +6.4 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
22.6% 88th pct 16.2% 73rd pct
High-income homes in Booragoonin Bull Creek +5.5 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
33.8% 83rd pct 28.3% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 24.4%
23.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 17.0%
20.6% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 22.4%
14.1% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 16.9%
10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 43.1%
25.0% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 25.9%
21.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 18.8%
11.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 7.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.7 pts higher in Bull Creek
24.5% 27th pct 26.2% 38th pct
Mental health in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Booragoon
6.7% 24th pct 6.2% 19th pct
Needs assistance in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.4 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
4.4% 30th pct 5.8% 57th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.8% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.7% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%
5.8% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%
3.4% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.7% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.3% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.8% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.2% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.4% None ◂ +2.1 pts 68.3%
18.0% One condition even 17.9%
4.8% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.8% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.2 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
20.7% 86th pct 21.9% 88th pct
Unpaid carers in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.9 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
13.0% 64th pct 12.1% 47th pct
Unpaid child care in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.8 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
30.6% 78th pct 32.5% 86th pct
Defence service in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.7 pts higher in Bull Creek
2.6% 44th pct 3.4% 65th pct
Housework 15h+ in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.8 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
22.3% 61st pct 24.1% 76th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Booragoonin Bull Creek +113 larger in Booragoon
163 47th pct 50 16th pct
Median age in Booragoonin Bull Creek +7 yrs older in Bull Creek
22 yrs 29th pct 29 yrs 81st pct
Year 12 in Booragoonin Bull Creek +15.7 pts higher in Bull Creek
45.6% 55th pct 61.3% 85th pct
Unemployment in Booragoonin Bull Creek +27.6 pts higher in Booragoon
27.6% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$287 higher in Bull Creek
$537 28th pct $824 77th pct
Household income in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$91 higher in Bull Creek
$2,200 78th pct $2,291 82nd pct
Indigenous language in Booragoonin Bull Creek +9.8 pts higher in Booragoon
9.8% 78th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.2 larger in Bull Creek gap widening
2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
10.0% 20th pct 9.5% 16th pct
Living alone in Booragoonin Bull Creek +3.5 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
25.9% 53rd pct 22.4% 38th pct

Family composition

62.5% Couples with children +2.3 pts ▸ 64.8%
26.3% Couples without children ◂ +1.3 pts 25.0%
10.0% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Household size

32.6% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 31.5%
25.9% 1 person ◂ +3.5 pts 22.4%
17.6% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 19.5%
15.3% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 16.2%
6.5% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%
2.1% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Booragoonin Bull Creek even gap steady
$420 71st pct $420 71st pct
Mortgage in Booragoonin Bull Creek +$433 higher in Booragoon gap widening
$2,600 89th pct $2,167 73rd pct
People / bedroom in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.10 higher in Bull Creek gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Booragoonin Bull Creek +6.0 pts higher in Booragoon gap narrowing
23.7% 40th pct 17.7% 22nd pct
Owned outright in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.9 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
41.3% 78th pct 40.5% 76th pct
Separate houses in Booragoonin Bull Creek +10.2 pts higher in Bull Creek gap widening
68.4% 26th pct 78.6% 39th pct
3+ bedrooms in Booragoonin Bull Creek +3.4 pts higher in Bull Creek gap narrowing
81.1% 57th pct 84.5% 66th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.3% Owned outright ◂ +0.9 pts 40.5%
32.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.7 pts 30.3%
23.7% Rented ◂ +6.0 pts 17.7%
1.8% Other tenure +8.1 pts ▸ 9.8%
1.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

68.4% Separate house +10.2 pts ▸ 78.6%
24.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.4 pts 9.9%
7.1% Flat or apartment +4.3 pts ▸ 11.5%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 4 bedrooms +12.8 pts ▸ 48.1%
36.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.4 pts 25.0%
15.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 10.0%
9.5% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%
2.7% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

45.7% $350–$549 +15.2 pts ▸ 60.9%
20.3% $200–$349 ◂ +5.1 pts 15.1%
14.9% $550–$749 ◂ +3.7 pts 11.2%
8.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%
7.4% $750 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 1.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.5 pts 25.7%
27.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 33.9%
10.7% Under $1,000 +7.6 pts ▸ 18.3%
15.3% $1,000–$1,799 +2.6 pts ▸ 17.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.5 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
4.8% 49th pct 4.3% 45th pct
Work from home in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.6 pts higher in Booragoon gap steady
11.1% 36th pct 10.5% 32nd pct
PT commute in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.3 pts higher in Booragoon gap narrowing
6.1% 87th pct 4.8% 81st pct
PT stops in Booragoonin Bull Creek +55 more in Booragoon
88 85th pct 33 43rd pct
Stops/1k in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.58 more in Booragoon
5.69 69th pct 4.11 47th pct
Departures/1k in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1,086.9 more in Bull Creek
2,221.1 86th pct 3,308.0 87th pct
PT routes in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1 more in Bull Creek
18 84th pct 19 86th pct
Stop walk in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1 longer in Booragoon
1 7th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1 longer in Bull Creek
12 17th pct 13 20th pct
Reach 30 min in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2,097 more in Booragoon
33,221 78th pct 31,124 76th pct
Reach 45 min in Booragoonin Bull Creek +91,008 more in Bull Creek
101,093 72nd pct 192,101 86th pct
Transit to city in Booragoonin Bull Creek +10 longer in Booragoon
45 26th pct 35 13th pct

How people get to work

60.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.3 pts 59.2%
11.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%
4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%
3.9% Bus ◂ +2.5 pts 1.4%
2.3% Train +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.8% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 43.0%
35.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 34.8%
12.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 11.9%
6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%
4.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Booragoonin Bull Creek +7.6 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
42.0% 66th pct 34.3% 35th pct
Recent arrivals in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.3 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
9.1% 41st pct 9.4% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.1 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
5.0% 59th pct 5.1% 61st pct
Participation in Booragoonin Bull Creek +7.8 pts higher in Booragoon gap widening
64.0% 61st pct 56.1% 28th pct
Full-time in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.4 pts higher in Bull Creek gap steady
58.3% 46th pct 58.7% 49th pct

Industries people work in

15.2% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 16.0%
10.6% Education & training +1.7 pts ▸ 12.3%
11.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 11.3%
8.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 7.0%
7.0% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%
6.4% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%
5.3% Public administration & safety even 5.3%
4.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%
3.1% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%
2.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

35.2% Professionals +2.4 pts ▸ 37.6%
16.5% Managers ◂ +4.1 pts 12.4%
12.6% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.8%
9.1% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%
9.4% Technicians & trades even 9.4%
8.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 6.2%
5.0% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSD decile in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IER decile in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1 higher in Bull Creek
8 71st pct 9 86th pct
IEO decile in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
9 86th pct 9 86th pct
IRSAD score in Booragoonin Bull Creek +19 higher in Booragoon
1,098 86th pct 1,079 81st pct
ERP in Booragoonin Bull Creek +9,080 higher in Booragoon
17,792 81st pct 8,712 41st pct
Growth in Booragoonin Bull Creek +6.0 pts higher in Booragoon
11.2% 84th pct 5.2% 56th pct
Businesses in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1,569 higher in Booragoon
2,134 86th pct 565 29th pct

Environment & Climate

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

Walkability

Walk score in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.2 higher in Booragoon
7.3 77th pct 7.0 75th pct
Types ≤15 min in Booragoonin Bull Creek +0.1 more in Bull Creek
7.3 81st pct 7.4 83rd pct
15-min city in Booragoonin Bull Creek +1.3 pts higher in Bull Creek
96.3% 80th pct 97.6% 82nd pct
Walk to shops in Booragoonin Bull Creek +2.2 pts higher in Booragoon
79.5% 65th pct 77.2% 63rd pct
Walk to transit in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 85th pct
Walk to school in Booragoonin Bull Creek +13.3 pts higher in Bull Creek
80.2% 56th pct 93.5% 73rd pct
Walk to a park in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
97.1% 94th pct 97.1% 94th pct
Amenities/1k in Booragoonin Bull Creek +3.9 more in Bull Creek
12.7 41st pct 16.6 62nd pct
Intersections/km² in Booragoonin Bull Creek +15 higher in Booragoon
232 75th pct 216 73rd pct
Mean slope in Booragoonin Bull Creek even
5.4% 51st pct 5.4% 52nd pct

Compare Booragoon with nearby areas

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Compare Bull Creek with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booragoon vs Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507041178/booragoon/vs/507041179/bull-creek