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Cooloongup vs Safety Bay - Shoalwater

Name: Cooloongup vs Safety Bay - Shoalwater — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Cooloongup profile · Safety Bay - Shoalwater profile

Cooloongup Safety Bay - Shoalwater

Safety Bay - Shoalwater and Cooloongup are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with contrasting levels of advantage. Safety Bay - Shoalwater is generally more affluent, with a typical resident who is 46 and more likely to have completed Year 12 (47.2%). It also has much better access to groceries, with 93.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, Cooloongup has a higher rate of First Nations unemployment at 27.0% and more people with long-term health conditions (36.6%). While Cooloongup has far better access to health services, with 29.5% of homes in walking distance, it has lower rates of university degrees and weekly incomes.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gaps in weekly income and school completion have widened, while the difference in typical age has narrowed. Despite these shifts, they share many similarities, such as having almost identical proportions of overseas-born residents (around 28%) and very similar rental rates of about 25%. Both areas also have a high number of people providing unpaid care for others.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,536 larger in Safety Bay - Shoalwater 3+ bedrooms: 9.7 pts higher in Cooloongup Year 12: 8.7 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater One-parent: 8.7 pts higher in Cooloongup Needs assistance: 2.9 pts higher in Cooloongup

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3,536 larger in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

8,503 43rd pct 12,039 63rd pct

Median age in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +4 yrs older in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap narrowing

42 yrs 64th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

26.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 27.1%

20.9% Seniors (65+) +3.8 pts ▸ 24.7%

23.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 22.4%

17.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 16.5%

11.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%

Marital status

39.5% Married +7.8 pts ▸ 47.3%

37.4% Never married ◂ +6.5 pts 30.9%

12.4% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 11.1%

6.5% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Cooloongup Safety Bay - Shoalwater

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.7% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 64.9%

10.6% England +3.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.8% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

0.9% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.8% English +4.0 pts ▸ 49.8%

34.3% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 34.1%

10.5% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.5% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.4% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.4% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.9% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Indian even 0.7%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

84.7% English only +3.2 pts ▸ 87.9%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.5% No religion ◂ +2.8 pts 47.7%

37.4% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

8.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

1.1% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater even

3 43rd pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.50 more in Cooloongup

2.01 48th pct 1.51 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +1 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

19 49th pct 20 51st pct

Students in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +901 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

953 35th pct 1,854 59th pct

Avg size in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +300 larger in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

318 35th pct 618 73rd pct

ICSEA in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +58 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

919 12th pct 977 31st pct

Highest year of school

38.4% Year 12 +8.7 pts ▸ 47.2%

30.3% Year 10 ◂ +4.0 pts 26.3%

12.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 11.2%

10.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.4 pts 7.7%

Highest qualification level

45.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.5 pts 36.8%

9.4% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

4.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

1.8% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

21.1% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

12.7% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 10.9%

7.6% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.2% Education +2.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.8%

5.3% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.5% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$99 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$596 12th pct $695 28th pct

Household income in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$126 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$1,229 15th pct $1,355 25th pct

Family income in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$366 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$1,480 13th pct $1,846 34th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 27.5%

27.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 25.1%

20.4% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 21.2%

5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.3% $4,000 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

Personal income distribution

48.5% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 44.1%

28.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 26.4%

12.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

1.7% $3,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 11.4%

12.3% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 9.7%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

8.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.9 pts 5.2%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

3.7% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.7% None +4.8 pts ▸ 58.5%

22.7% One condition ◂ +1.9 pts 20.8%

8.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 7.6%

5.4% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +151 larger in Cooloongup

388 73rd pct 237 59th pct

Median age in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +4 yrs older in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

20 yrs 14th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$52 higher in Cooloongup

$504 20th pct $452 11th pct

Household income in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$327 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

$1,196 15th pct $1,523 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.1 larger in Cooloongup gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

46.4% Couples with children +5.3 pts ▸ 51.7%

28.6% Couples without children +4.1 pts ▸ 32.7%

23.4% One-parent families ◂ +8.7 pts 14.7%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

36.2% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 35.7%

28.7% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 31.5%

15.7% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 14.0%

11.1% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

5.3% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater even gap steady

$300 27th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +$374 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$1,300 14th pct $1,674 39th pct

People / bedroom in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.7 pts 34.3%

32.1% Owned outright +6.7 pts ▸ 38.8%

25.2% Rented ◂ +0.4 pts 24.8%

1.5% Not stated even 1.5%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

93.3% Separate house ◂ +6.0 pts 87.3%

0.5% Flat or apartment +9.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.6 pts 2.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.7 pts 39.0%

37.9% 4 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 39.4%

3.9% 2 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

4.8% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.2% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

65.6% $200–$349 ◂ +10.5 pts 55.1%

17.7% $350–$549 +8.3 pts ▸ 25.9%

13.2% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.3 pts 39.2%

17.0% $1,800–$2,999 +13.2 pts ▸ 30.2%

24.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.7 pts 15.7%

3.0% $3,000 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +19 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

62 68th pct 81 80th pct

Stops/1k in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.56 more in Cooloongup

7.29 86th pct 6.73 80th pct

Departures/1k in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +1,205.9 more in Cooloongup

2,344.7 86th pct 1,138.8 62nd pct

PT routes in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +7 more in Cooloongup

13 73rd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3 longer in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

34 62nd pct 37 65th pct

Reach 30 min in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +12,875 more in Cooloongup

24,914 72nd pct 12,039 37th pct

Reach 45 min in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +36,155 more in Cooloongup

48,194 53rd pct 12,039 18th pct

Transit to city in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +29 longer in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

59 51st pct 88 100th pct

How people get to work

63.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.9 pts 62.3%

3.7% Worked at home +3.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 3.9%

2.5% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

2.0% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

39.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 38.2%

34.8% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 37.5%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 13.2%

6.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 5.3%

5.9% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.2% Health care & social assistance even 13.2%

10.5% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 8.5%

6.6% Education & training +3.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

7.4% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.7% Mining +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%

3.4% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.9 pts 2.8%

4.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.9% Professionals +7.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 14.1%

15.1% Labourers ◂ +5.3 pts 9.8%

13.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 8.7%

10.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.2% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +2 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +2 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +82 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

877 8th pct 959 34th pct

ERP in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +4,175 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

9,132 43rd pct 13,307 64th pct

Growth in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3.6 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

3.6% 41st pct 7.2% 70th pct

Businesses in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +291 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

249 11th pct 540 28th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +16 higher in Cooloongup

648 26th pct 632 24th pct

Max temp in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.2 higher in Cooloongup

24.0 53rd pct 23.8 50th pct

Min temp in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.3 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

14.4 76th pct 14.7 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.7 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

5.0 43rd pct 5.6 53rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +0.3 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

4.6 40th pct 4.9 44th pct

15-min city in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3.5 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

52.1% 39th pct 55.6% 42nd pct

Walk to shops in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +36.4 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

57.1% 45th pct 93.5% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +1.7 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

98.3% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +9.1 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

71.3% 48th pct 80.4% 56th pct

Walk to a park in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +28.6 pts higher in Cooloongup

29.5% 34th pct 0.9% 2nd pct

Amenities/1k in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +3.8 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

10.7 28th pct 14.5 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +7 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

161 63rd pct 168 65th pct

Mean slope in Cooloongup in Safety Bay - Shoalwater +2.7 pts higher in Cooloongup

5.8% 58th pct 3.1% 12th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooloongup vs Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507051186/cooloongup/vs/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater