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Bayswater - Bassendean vs Gascoyne
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 802 km apart · Bayswater - Bassendean profile · Gascoyne profile
Bayswater - Bassendean Gascoyne
Gascoyne and Bayswater - Bassendean are very different parts of Western Australia. Gascoyne is a sparsely populated area with a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 11.9%, while Bayswater - Bassendean is a more urban setting where 35.7% of people were born overseas. Education levels vary widely; 63.8% of people in Bayswater - Bassendean completed Year 12, compared to 40.7% in Gascoyne. This difference is also seen in higher education, with 29.2% of adults in Bayswater - Bassendean holding a bachelor degree or higher, far higher than the 13.8% in Gascoyne.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who identify as having no religion. They also share a similar typical resident age of 39 and nearly identical typical weekly personal incomes. While the gap in the share of people born overseas has narrowed since 2016, the difference in the share of adults with bachelor degrees has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 76,341
- First area, 2016: 80,443
- First area, 2021: 84,462
- Second area, 2016: 9,485
- Second area, 2021: 9,537
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Bayswater - Bassendean: 0.8% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Gascoyne: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Gascoyne: 0.9% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Gascoyne: 1.5% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Gascoyne: 2.5% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Gascoyne: 3.3% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Gascoyne: 3.9% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Gascoyne: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Gascoyne: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Gascoyne: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Gascoyne: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Gascoyne: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 30–34 in Gascoyne: 3.4% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Gascoyne: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Gascoyne: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Gascoyne: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Gascoyne: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Gascoyne: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Bayswater - Bassendean: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Gascoyne: 3.4% males, 3.0% 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: $655
- First area, 2016: $728
- First area, 2021: $868
- Second area, 2016: $717
- Second area, 2021: $852
- First area, 2011: $1,288
- First area, 2016: $1,507
- First area, 2021: $1,737
- Second area, 2016: $1,337
- Second area, 2021: $1,552
- First area, 2011: $1,622
- First area, 2016: $1,875
- First area, 2021: $2,236
- Second area, 2016: $1,687
- Second area, 2021: $1,998
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,999
- First area, 2021: $1,855
- Second area, 2016: $1,783
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Bayswater - Bassendean vs Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/50401/bayswater-bassendean/vs/51102/gascoyne