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Rapid Creek vs Wagaman

Name: Rapid Creek vs Wagaman — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Rapid Creek profile · Wagaman profile

Rapid Creek Wagaman

Rapid Creek and Wagaman are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Rapid Creek has a more highly qualified and higher earning population, with 49.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 21.8% earning $2,000 or more a week. In contrast, Wagaman is much more diverse; 43.3% of its residents were born overseas and 44.7% use a language other than English at home. These areas also differ in their housing and beliefs, as Rapid Creek has far more people living alone (30.2%) and those with no religion (48.5%), while Wagaman has a far higher share of separate houses (80.4%).

Both areas share a typical resident age of 35 and very similar weekly incomes, around the $2,100 mark. They are also alike in the amount of unpaid care they provide and the typical cost of rent and home loans. While they share these daily realities, the gap in university qualifications and high incomes between them has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 39.1 pts higher in Wagaman 3+ bedrooms: 24.9 pts higher in Wagaman Bachelor+: 23.9 pts higher in Rapid Creek No religion: 18.1 pts higher in Rapid Creek Other language: 16.7 pts higher in Wagaman

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1,238 larger in Rapid Creek gap steady

3,261 12th pct 2,023 8th pct

Median age in Rapid Creek in Wagaman even gap narrowing

35 yrs 21st pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

39.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.3 pts 30.5%

23.2% Older adults (45–64) +1.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

17.8% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

9.1% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.1% Seniors (65+) +1.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

39.8% Married +8.3 pts ▸ 48.1%

45.6% Never married ◂ +8.7 pts 36.9%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 7.2%

2.3% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.9% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Rapid Creek Wagaman

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.8% Australia ◂ +12.8 pts 50.1%

1.9% Philippines +5.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.3% India ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

3.5% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% England ◂ +1.8 pts 1.5%

0.5% China +2.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.5% Vietnam +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

28.7% English ◂ +10.6 pts 18.1%

26.6% Australian ◂ +7.4 pts 19.3%

12.1% Irish ◂ +7.5 pts 4.5%

2.0% Greek +8.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.4% Scottish ◂ +4.9 pts 4.5%

2.7% Chinese +6.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.6% Filipino +6.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.0% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 3.9%

4.2% German ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

0.7% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

67.5% English only ◂ +19.1 pts 48.4%

1.5% Greek +8.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.9% Tagalog +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.9% Mandarin +2.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.4% Punjabi ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.5% No religion ◂ +18.1 pts 30.4%

27.3% Christianity +15.6 pts ▸ 42.9%

6.1% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

2.3% Buddhism +2.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.9% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Other religions ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +2 more in Rapid Creek

3 43rd pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +2.73 more in Rapid Creek

5.15 87th pct 2.43 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +6 more in Wagaman

16 43rd pct 22 55th pct

Students in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1,199 more in Rapid Creek

1,412 49th pct 213 7th pct

Avg size in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +258 larger in Rapid Creek

471 57th pct 213 22nd pct

ICSEA in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +135 higher in Rapid Creek

1,079 76th pct 944 17th pct

Highest year of school

73.6% Year 12 ◂ +16.2 pts 57.4%

9.3% Year 10 +4.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

4.6% Year 9 or below +7.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.0% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.8 pts 25.8%

14.4% Certificate III / IV +10.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

23.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +10.8 pts 12.2%

10.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

6.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.6 pts 4.3%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce +2.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

16.6% Health ◂ +4.7 pts 11.8%

15.1% Society & culture ◂ +3.8 pts 11.3%

10.0% Engineering & related +4.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.2% Education ◂ +4.8 pts 6.4%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

4.1% Creative arts ◂ +3.0 pts 1.1%

2.9% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$365 higher in Rapid Creek gap widening

$1,229 90th pct $864 61st pct

Household income in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$125 higher in Rapid Creek gap widening

$2,208 78th pct $2,083 71st pct

Family income in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$514 higher in Rapid Creek gap widening

$2,629 79th pct $2,115 52nd pct

Household income distribution

32.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 32.6%

19.6% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 19.8%

18.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 10.9%

11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.2% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

Personal income distribution

24.1% Under $650 +11.2 pts ▸ 35.4%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 33.4%

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.1 pts 19.0%

7.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 4.6%

6.1% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 5.8%

5.5% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

4.9% Arthritis even 4.9%

3.3% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.5% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.3% None ◂ +0.9 pts 72.5%

15.1% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 13.0%

4.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

1.1% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Rapid Creek in Wagaman even

202 54th pct 202 54th pct

Median age in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +10 yrs older in Rapid Creek

30 yrs 86th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$149 higher in Rapid Creek

$717 64th pct $568 35th pct

Household income in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$391 higher in Wagaman

$1,525 39th pct $1,916 63rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.6 larger in Wagaman gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

56.5% Couples with children +3.0 pts ▸ 59.6%

28.3% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 20.7%

13.7% One-parent families +4.3 pts ▸ 18.0%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Household size

31.8% 2 people ◂ +3.6 pts 28.2%

30.2% 1 person ◂ +13.5 pts 16.7%

17.5% 3 people +5.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

13.0% 4 people +4.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

4.7% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.0% 6 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$10 higher in Rapid Creek gap narrowing

$350 43rd pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +$136 higher in Rapid Creek gap narrowing

$1,956 58th pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.10 higher in Wagaman gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.3% Rented ◂ +15.1 pts 40.2%

23.8% Owned with a mortgage +9.9 pts ▸ 33.6%

18.6% Owned outright +3.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

1.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

41.3% Separate house +39.1 pts ▸ 80.4%

57.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +55.0 pts 2.0%

1.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

31.2% 3 bedrooms +18.7 pts ▸ 49.8%

36.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.3 pts 20.1%

14.4% 4 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 20.1%

8.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.9 pts 0.9%

6.3% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

39.8% $350–$549 ◂ +1.0 pts 38.8%

37.7% $200–$349 ◂ +3.6 pts 34.1%

5.7% Under $200 +12.2 pts ▸ 17.8%

10.6% $550–$749 ◂ +3.7 pts 7.0%

3.3% $750 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.2% $1,800–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

28.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.4 pts ▸ 31.0%

19.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 15.7%

14.1% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 14.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +7 more in Rapid Creek

15 24th pct 8 16th pct

Stops/1k in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.65 more in Rapid Creek

4.60 55th pct 3.95 45th pct

Departures/1k in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +197.9 more in Rapid Creek

989.3 57th pct 791.4 49th pct

PT routes in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +4 more in Wagaman

9 57th pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1 longer in Wagaman

0 0th pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +2 longer in Wagaman

12 17th pct 14 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +6,322 more in Rapid Creek

14,691 47th pct 8,369 22nd pct

Reach 45 min in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +14,215 more in Wagaman

35,316 44th pct 49,531 54th pct

Transit to city in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +13 longer in Wagaman

50 34th pct 63 59th pct

How people get to work

65.5% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 65.3%

5.1% Car (passenger) +3.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

5.3% Bicycle ◂ +4.0 pts 1.3%

2.2% Walked +2.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.6% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.1 pts 32.6%

38.1% 2 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 39.2%

10.0% 3 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

5.9% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.9% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 18.2%

14.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 12.6%

14.0% Education & training ◂ +7.9 pts 6.2%

5.1% Accommodation & food +5.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.6% Construction +5.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.9% Professional & technical ◂ +3.5 pts 4.4%

3.4% Administrative & support +2.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

2.0% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Occupations people work in

38.7% Professionals ◂ +21.7 pts 16.9%

12.5% Community & personal service +3.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

8.5% Technicians & trades +6.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

9.8% Clerical & administrative +4.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.3% Labourers +6.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.4% Managers ◂ +1.6 pts 10.9%

5.7% Sales workers +2.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +4 higher in Rapid Creek

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +5 higher in Rapid Creek

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1 higher in Rapid Creek

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +4 higher in Rapid Creek

9 86th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +97 higher in Rapid Creek

1,065 76th pct 968 38th pct

ERP in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1,446 higher in Rapid Creek

3,564 13th pct 2,118 8th pct

Growth in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +3.5 pts higher in Rapid Creek

3.9% 44th pct 0.4% 14th pct

Businesses in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +140 higher in Rapid Creek

276 12th pct 136 6th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +191 higher in Wagaman

1,393 86th pct 1,584 92nd pct

Max temp in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.1 higher in Wagaman

33.2 100th pct 33.3 100th pct

Min temp in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.1 higher in Rapid Creek

23.4 100th pct 23.3 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1.8 higher in Wagaman

6.6 68th pct 8.4 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +1.6 more in Wagaman

6.2 65th pct 7.9 95th pct

15-min city in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +6.3 pts higher in Wagaman

93.8% 76th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +6.9 pts higher in Wagaman

93.1% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Rapid Creek in Wagaman even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Rapid Creek in Wagaman even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Rapid Creek in Wagaman even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +66.8 pts higher in Wagaman

33.2% 38th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +55.9 more in Wagaman

8.9 16th pct 64.8 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +117 higher in Wagaman

255 78th pct 372 88th pct

Mean slope in Rapid Creek in Wagaman +0.1 pts higher in Wagaman

3.1% 12th pct 3.2% 14th pct

Compare Rapid Creek with nearby areas

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Compare Wagaman with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rapid Creek vs Wagaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/701021026/rapid-creek/vs/701021028/wagaman

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 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

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

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

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

Compare Rapid Creek with nearby areas

Compare Wagaman with nearby areas

Cite this page

Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Economy & Advantage

Environment & Climate

Walkability