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Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour vs Karnup
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour profile · Karnup profile
Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour Karnup
Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour and Karnup are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour is a larger hub where 74.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 88.4% are near public transport. In contrast, Karnup is more rural; no homes are within walking distance of a school, and the walk to the nearest transport stop is far higher, averaging 71 minutes. A significant gap also exists for First Nations people, with unemployment far higher in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour at 15.2% compared to 0.0% in Karnup.
Both areas have grown since 2011, though the gap in growth is widening as Karnup has expanded by 26.6% compared to 14.5% in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour. They share many similarities, including a similar proportion of people with long-term health conditions (around 23%) and nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of about $2,100 to $2,200. This common ground exists despite Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour having a higher share of residents born overseas and more adults with a bachelor degree.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,614
- First area, 2016: 19,607
- First area, 2021: 22,178
- Second area, 2021: 2,096
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Karnup: 0.0% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Karnup: 0.4% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Karnup: 1.2% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 70–74 in Karnup: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 65–69 in Karnup: 1.4% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 60–64 in Karnup: 2.2% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Karnup: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Karnup: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Karnup: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Karnup: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Karnup: 3.0% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Karnup: 4.5% males, 5.0% females
- 25–29 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Karnup: 4.7% males, 5.6% females
- 20–24 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Karnup: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 4.5% males, 3.9% females; 15–19 in Karnup: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 4.8% males, 4.7% females; 10–14 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Karnup: 3.7% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Karnup: 5.4% males, 5.0% 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: $763
- First area, 2016: $792
- First area, 2021: $938
- Second area, 2021: $895
- First area, 2011: $1,977
- First area, 2016: $2,057
- First area, 2021: $2,267
- Second area, 2021: $2,122
- First area, 2011: $2,092
- First area, 2016: $2,175
- First area, 2021: $2,470
- Second area, 2021: $2,192
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $365
- Second area, 2021: $370
- First area, 2011: $2,351
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $1,857
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour vs Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/507051191/singleton-golden-bay-secret-harbour/vs/507051314/karnup