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Port Kennedy vs Safety Bay - Shoalwater
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.6 km apart · Port Kennedy profile · Safety Bay - Shoalwater profile
Port Kennedy Safety Bay - Shoalwater
Port Kennedy and Safety Bay - Shoalwater are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Port Kennedy is a younger place where 22.1% of people are children under 15, and the typical resident is 36. Large family homes are common here, with 93.9% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Safety Bay - Shoalwater is far older, with a typical age of 46 and 24.7% of residents aged 65 and over. It also has more people living alone (31.5%) and a higher share of homes owned outright (38.8%).
Both areas are very similar when it comes to their migrant populations, with nearly 29% of residents born overseas. They also share a similar level of education, with around 47% of adults completing Year 12. While Port Kennedy has a higher typical weekly income of $1,921 compared to $1,355 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater, the gap in age and home ownership between these two neighbours has narrowed since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,105
- First area, 2016: 13,777
- First area, 2021: 13,477
- Second area, 2011: 11,238
- Second area, 2016: 11,508
- Second area, 2021: 12,039
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Port Kennedy: 0.6% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 1.5% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Port Kennedy: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Port Kennedy: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Port Kennedy: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Port Kennedy: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Port Kennedy: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Port Kennedy: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Port Kennedy: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Port Kennedy: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Port Kennedy: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Port Kennedy: 2.8% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Port Kennedy: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Port Kennedy: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Port Kennedy: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Port Kennedy: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Port Kennedy: 4.6% males, 4.1% females; 10–14 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 3.4% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Port Kennedy: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Port Kennedy: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Safety Bay - Shoalwater: 2.7% males, 2.1% 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: $653
- First area, 2016: $680
- First area, 2021: $755
- Second area, 2011: $542
- Second area, 2016: $595
- Second area, 2021: $695
- First area, 2011: $1,668
- First area, 2016: $1,718
- First area, 2021: $1,921
- Second area, 2011: $1,088
- Second area, 2016: $1,206
- Second area, 2021: $1,355
- First area, 2011: $1,750
- First area, 2016: $1,847
- First area, 2021: $2,112
- Second area, 2011: $1,439
- Second area, 2016: $1,613
- Second area, 2021: $1,846
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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $330
- First area, 2016: $370
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $265
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,861
- First area, 2021: $1,700
- Second area, 2011: $1,712
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $1,674
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Kennedy vs Safety Bay - Shoalwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507051187/port-kennedy/vs/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater