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Safety Bay - Shoalwater vs Warnbro

Name: Safety Bay - Shoalwater vs Warnbro — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Safety Bay - Shoalwater profile · Warnbro profile

Safety Bay - Shoalwater Warnbro

Safety Bay - Shoalwater and Warnbro are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different resident profiles. Safety Bay - Shoalwater is much older, with a typical resident aged 46 compared to 38 in Warnbro. This is seen in the high share of seniors, who make up 24.7% of the population in Safety Bay - Shoalwater, while only 14.7% live in Warnbro. Housing also differs; homes are far more likely to be owned outright in Safety Bay - Shoalwater (38.8%) than in Warnbro (25.9%), and residents there have better access to groceries within a 15-minute walk.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people caring for children unpaid. They are also very similar in their typical weekly personal incomes, which are around $690. While Warnbro has more children and a higher number of schools, the gap in age between the two areas has narrowed since 2011. Since then, the difference in typical age has fallen from 12 years to 8 years.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 8 yrs older in Safety Bay - Shoalwater Aged 65+: 10.0 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater Owned outright: 12.9 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater Under 15: 4.0 pts higher in Warnbro 3+ bedrooms: 10.7 pts higher in Warnbro

Demographics & Identity

Population in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1,298 larger in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

12,039 63rd pct 10,741 57th pct

Median age in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +8 yrs older in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap narrowing

46 yrs 81st pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 27.3%

22.4% Young adults (25–44) +2.7 pts ▸ 25.1%

24.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.0 pts 14.7%

16.5% Children (0–14) +4.0 pts ▸ 20.5%

9.4% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

47.3% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 41.4%

30.9% Never married +7.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

11.1% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 11.0%

6.9% Widowed ◂ +2.7 pts 4.3%

3.8% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Safety Bay - Shoalwater Warnbro

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.9% Australia +3.0 pts ▸ 67.9%

13.6% England ◂ +2.1 pts 11.5%

3.5% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.8% English ◂ +1.3 pts 48.5%

34.1% Australian +2.0 pts ▸ 36.1%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%

9.9% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 9.2%

3.6% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.9% Italian even 2.9%

2.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.8% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Indian even 0.7%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.9% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 88.6%

0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.7% No religion +5.7 pts ▸ 53.4%

42.0% Christianity ◂ +4.7 pts 37.3%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%

1.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.3% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +3 more in Warnbro

3 43rd pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1.21 more in Warnbro

1.51 32nd pct 2.72 64th pct

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

20 51st pct 19 49th pct

Students in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +591 more in Warnbro

1,854 59th pct 2,445 71st pct

Avg size in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +211 larger in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

618 73rd pct 408 48th pct

ICSEA in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +10 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

977 31st pct 967 26th pct

Highest year of school

47.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.2 pts 44.9%

26.3% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 28.2%

11.2% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Certificate III / IV +8.9 pts ▸ 45.6%

17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.7 pts 13.3%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 14.6%

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

3.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

21.2% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

14.1% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.9% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.6% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.5%

9.1% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

1.5% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$10 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap narrowing

$695 28th pct $685 26th pct

Household income in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$147 higher in Warnbro gap narrowing

$1,355 25th pct $1,502 35th pct

Family income in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$62 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$1,846 34th pct $1,784 30th pct

Household income distribution

25.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.2 pts ▸ 30.3%

27.5% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 28.4%

21.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.7 pts 16.5%

8.6% $3,000–$3,999 even 8.6%

7.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 6.1%

Personal income distribution

44.1% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 45.2%

26.4% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 28.2%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

4.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 10.7%

8.0% Asthma +2.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.8% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.2% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

4.2% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

1.0% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.5% None ◂ +0.6 pts 57.9%

20.8% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 22.0%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 7.5%

3.9% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +170 larger in Warnbro

237 59th pct 407 74th pct

Median age in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +5 yrs older in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

24 yrs 43rd pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$160 higher in Warnbro

$452 11th pct $612 45th pct

Household income in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$54 higher in Warnbro

$1,523 39th pct $1,577 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.3 larger in Warnbro gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

51.7% Couples with children +0.6 pts ▸ 52.3%

32.7% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 25.1%

14.7% One-parent families +6.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

35.7% 2 people ◂ +1.3 pts 34.4%

31.5% 1 person ◂ +8.3 pts 23.2%

14.0% 3 people +3.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

12.5% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

4.4% 5 people +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.8% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$20 higher in Warnbro gap steady

$300 27th pct $320 33rd pct

Mortgage in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +$157 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater gap widening

$1,674 39th pct $1,517 28th pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.3% Owned with a mortgage +11.4 pts ▸ 45.7%

38.8% Owned outright ◂ +12.9 pts 25.9%

24.8% Rented +1.6 pts ▸ 26.3%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.7% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

87.3% Separate house +7.7 pts ▸ 95.0%

10.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.9 pts 0.2%

2.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

39.4% 4 bedrooms +15.9 pts ▸ 55.3%

39.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 32.2%

13.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.2 pts 2.8%

5.4% 5 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.1% $200–$349 ◂ +2.7 pts 52.4%

25.9% $350–$549 +5.1 pts ▸ 31.0%

13.4% Under $200 ◂ +1.9 pts 11.4%

1.8% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.2% $1,000–$1,799 +7.5 pts ▸ 46.7%

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 24.1%

15.7% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

9.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +26 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

81 80th pct 55 63rd pct

Stops/1k in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1.61 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

6.73 80th pct 5.12 62nd pct

Departures/1k in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +440.4 more in Warnbro

1,138.8 62nd pct 1,579.2 75th pct

PT routes in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1 more in Warnbro

6 43rd pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +3 longer in Warnbro

2 14th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro even

37 65th pct 37 65th pct

Reach 30 min in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1,298 more in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

12,039 37th pct 10,741 32nd pct

Reach 45 min in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +55,399 more in Warnbro

12,039 18th pct 67,438 61st pct

Transit to city in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +17 longer in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

88 100th pct 71 73rd pct

How people get to work

62.3% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 63.6%

7.3% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 5.2%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.2% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.5% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Walked even 1.1%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 2 vehicles +2.3 pts ▸ 39.8%

38.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 34.0%

13.2% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

5.9% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 11.8%

11.0% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 10.4%

10.2% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 8.5%

8.5% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

8.0% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.9% Mining +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.8% Administrative & support +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Other services even 3.9%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 20.5%

17.1% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 11.9%

14.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 13.8%

9.8% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 11.3%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.9% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 8.0%

8.0% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +2 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

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

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

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

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +42 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

959 34th pct 917 17th pct

ERP in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +1,410 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

13,307 64th pct 11,897 57th pct

Growth in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.2 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

7.2% 70th pct 7.0% 69th pct

Businesses in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +137 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

540 28th pct 403 19th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +8 higher in Warnbro

632 24th pct 640 25th pct

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

23.8 50th pct 23.9 52nd pct

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

14.7 78th pct 14.4 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.4 higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

5.6 53rd pct 5.2 47th pct

Types ≤15 min in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.1 more in Warnbro

4.9 44th pct 5.0 46th pct

15-min city in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +17.3 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

55.6% 42nd pct 38.3% 27th pct

Walk to shops in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +56.6 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

93.5% 80th pct 36.9% 26th pct

Walk to transit in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.8 pts higher in Safety Bay - Shoalwater

100.0% 100th pct 99.2% 71st pct

Walk to school in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +4.5 pts higher in Warnbro

80.4% 56th pct 84.9% 61st pct

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

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +36.4 pts higher in Warnbro

0.9% 2nd pct 37.3% 42nd pct

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

14.5 52nd pct 10.6 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +9 higher in Warnbro

168 65th pct 178 67th pct

Mean slope in Safety Bay - Shoalwater in Warnbro +0.2 pts higher in Warnbro

3.1% 12th pct 3.3% 15th pct

Compare Safety Bay - Shoalwater with nearby areas

Rockingham Waikiki Cooloongup Warnbro Rockingham Lakes Port Kennedy Calista Kwinana Industrial

Compare Warnbro with nearby areas

Waikiki Rockingham Lakes Port Kennedy Cooloongup Safety Bay - Shoalwater Baldivis - South Rockingham Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Safety Bay - Shoalwater vs Warnbro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507051190/safety-bay-shoalwater/vs/507051193/warnbro