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Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton vs Serpentine - Jarrahdale
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 184 km apart · Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton profile · Serpentine - Jarrahdale profile
Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton Serpentine - Jarrahdale
Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton and Serpentine - Jarrahdale are two Western Australian areas with very different age profiles. Residents are far older in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton, where the typical age is 44 and 21.7% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Serpentine - Jarrahdale is much younger, with a typical age of 34 and only 10.3% of people aged 65 or over. This age gap is consistent with other differences; Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton has far more homes owned outright (35.6% compared to 21.5%), while Serpentine - Jarrahdale has a higher share of full-time workers (61.8% versus 51.2%) and a typical weekly household income that is $619 higher.
Both areas are mostly car-dependent, with very similar walkability scores. They also share similar unemployment rates and almost identical shares of people who have served in the Defence Force. While they have much in common, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical age has grown from 4 years in 2011 to 10 years today, and the gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has also increased.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 42,046
- First area, 2016: 50,875
- First area, 2021: 57,332
- Second area, 2011: 17,805
- Second area, 2016: 26,873
- Second area, 2021: 32,242
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 0.9% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 1.0% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.0% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.9% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 4.4% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Serpentine - Jarrahdale: 4.4% males, 4.3% 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: $566
- First area, 2016: $658
- First area, 2021: $761
- Second area, 2011: $666
- Second area, 2016: $773
- Second area, 2021: $909
- First area, 2011: $1,087
- First area, 2016: $1,296
- First area, 2021: $1,477
- Second area, 2011: $1,636
- Second area, 2016: $1,858
- Second area, 2021: $2,096
- First area, 2011: $1,334
- First area, 2016: $1,565
- First area, 2021: $1,867
- Second area, 2011: $1,762
- Second area, 2016: $1,949
- Second area, 2021: $2,241
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $340
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $310
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,820
- First area, 2016: $1,816
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,136
- Second area, 2021: $1,971
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 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). Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton vs Serpentine - Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/50101/augusta-margaret-river-busselton/vs/50606/serpentine-jarrahdale