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Alfred Cove vs Booragoon

Name: Alfred Cove vs Booragoon — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Alfred Cove profile · Booragoon profile

Alfred Cove Booragoon

Booragoon and Alfred Cove are neighbouring areas in Perth with distinct profiles. Booragoon is more diverse, with 39.5% of people born overseas and 22.2% using a language other than English at home. It also has more public transport options, with 43 stops compared to 13 in Alfred Cove. In contrast, Alfred Cove has a higher share of separate houses at 78.1% and more high-income earners, with 35.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week.

Both areas are almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, each at around 1%. They also share similar home sizes, with 2.6 people per home in both places. While Booragoon has more public transport stops and routes, Alfred Cove is more walkable for daily needs; 100% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of both groceries and a school.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,854 larger in Booragoon Born overseas: 10.7 pts higher in Booragoon Separate houses: 10.1 pts higher in Alfred Cove Other language: 8.6 pts higher in Booragoon 3+ bedrooms: 7.4 pts higher in Alfred Cove

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +2,854 larger in Booragoon gap steady

2,830 83rd pct 5,684 86th pct

Median age in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +2 yrs older in Booragoon gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

26.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 25.5%

24.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.9 pts 21.4%

18.0% Seniors (65+) +4.3 pts ▸ 22.2%

19.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 17.9%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 12.8%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +1.7 pts 52.7%

29.8% Never married ◂ +0.2 pts 29.6%

4.6% Widowed +3.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.6% Divorced even 7.6%

3.4% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Alfred Cove Booragoon

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.8% Australia ◂ +9.7 pts 58.1%

7.2% England +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.1% China +2.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.5% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

42.0% English ◂ +6.0 pts 36.0%

32.3% Australian ◂ +5.2 pts 27.1%

5.7% Chinese +9.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.0% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 9.0%

10.3% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Italian ◂ +5.5 pts 4.0%

3.6% German ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

2.2% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.2% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

83.1% English only ◂ +8.0 pts 75.1%

1.6% Mandarin +4.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.2% Cantonese +1.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.3% Christianity ◂ +3.2 pts 48.1%

41.2% No religion +0.5 pts ▸ 41.7%

4.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.0% Buddhism +1.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.8% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Alfred Cove in Booragoon

— 0.98 7th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +6 more in Booragoon

21 87th pct 27 88th pct

Avg size in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +103 larger in Booragoon

667 88th pct 770 94th pct

ICSEA in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +9 higher in Booragoon

1,116 95th pct 1,124 96th pct

Highest year of school

72.9% Year 12 +1.6 pts ▸ 74.5%

13.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 11.7%

5.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.4% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Bachelor degree +2.0 pts ▸ 39.5%

18.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.0 pts 13.6%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.3% Postgraduate degree +2.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

24.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 24.3%

14.9% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.4% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 12.1%

9.8% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.7% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

2.5% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

1.3% Agriculture & environment even 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$146 higher in Alfred Cove gap widening

$993 81st pct $847 66th pct

Household income in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$271 higher in Alfred Cove gap widening

$2,262 86th pct $1,991 75th pct

Family income in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$351 higher in Alfred Cove gap widening

$2,922 90th pct $2,571 84th pct

Household income distribution

23.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 24.6%

22.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 19.4%

20.0% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.6% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 10.5%

Personal income distribution

37.3% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

24.8% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 26.0%

24.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 20.7%

10.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 9.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

6.7% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.5% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 6.9%

6.5% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

2.9% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.4% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.3% None +1.8 pts ▸ 70.1%

18.7% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 18.1%

4.5% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.4% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +14 larger in Booragoon

28 72nd pct 42 75th pct

Median age in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +14 yrs older in Alfred Cove

39 yrs 77th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$212 higher in Booragoon

$850 69th pct $1,062 82nd pct

Household income in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$1,125 higher in Booragoon

$2,125 67th pct $3,250 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alfred Cove in Booragoon even gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

63.1% Couples with children +2.3 pts ▸ 65.4%

24.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 23.2%

11.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 10.3%

0.5% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

33.2% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 30.4%

23.6% 1 person +3.1 pts ▸ 26.7%

18.3% 4 people ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%

16.7% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 15.5%

6.8% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

1.1% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$20 higher in Alfred Cove gap widening

$430 87th pct $410 84th pct

Mortgage in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +$100 higher in Booragoon gap narrowing

$2,400 87th pct $2,500 88th pct

People / bedroom in Alfred Cove in Booragoon even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.3% Owned outright +3.9 pts ▸ 45.2%

39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.2 pts 32.1%

16.9% Rented +1.7 pts ▸ 18.6%

1.4% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

78.1% Separate house ◂ +10.1 pts 68.0%

19.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

1.5% Flat or apartment +2.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.4 pts 28.6%

33.6% 4 bedrooms +7.5 pts ▸ 41.1%

9.8% 2 bedrooms +6.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

4.5% 5 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.6% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.5% $350–$549 ◂ +1.8 pts 53.7%

16.5% $200–$349 +3.4 pts ▸ 19.9%

17.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 17.4%

7.1% Under $200 ◂ +5.4 pts 1.8%

4.9% $750 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 35.9%

28.5% $1,800–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 31.2%

18.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.4 pts 16.2%

14.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.1 pts 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +30 more in Booragoon

13 83rd pct 43 87th pct

Stops/1k in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +2.97 more in Booragoon

4.59 76th pct 7.57 86th pct

Departures/1k in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +1,982.3 more in Booragoon

2,154.8 92nd pct 4,137.1 100th pct

PT routes in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +4 more in Booragoon

6 86th pct 10 86th pct

Stop walk in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +3 longer in Booragoon

2 14th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Alfred Cove in Booragoon even

12 8th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +10,734 more in Alfred Cove

43,955 86th pct 33,221 85th pct

Reach 45 min in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +6,969 more in Alfred Cove

134,295 86th pct 127,326 85th pct

Transit to city in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +3 longer in Booragoon

41 21st pct 44 25th pct

How people get to work

61.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.3 pts 61.1%

11.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 10.6%

5.4% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

3.9% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.5% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Bicycle even 1.0%

0.8% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Motor vehicles per home

45.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.6 pts 39.5%

33.0% 1 vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

11.6% 3 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 5.7%

3.7% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.5% Health care & social assistance even 13.5%

13.3% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 11.6%

9.6% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.9% Retail trade even 8.9%

8.3% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 6.8%

5.8% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.4% Mining even 6.3%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

4.1% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% Finance & insurance +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.3% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

3.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

34.3% Professionals ◂ +0.4 pts 34.0%

16.0% Managers ◂ +1.2 pts 14.8%

11.9% Clerical & administrative even 11.8%

10.5% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.2% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.4% Sales workers even 8.4%

5.5% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.9% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +0.8 higher in Alfred Cove

7.7 96th pct 6.9 92nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +0.7 more in Alfred Cove

7.9 99th pct 7.1 95th pct

15-min city in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +7.5 pts higher in Alfred Cove

100.0% 100th pct 92.5% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +23.4 pts higher in Alfred Cove

100.0% 100th pct 76.6% 87th pct

Walk to transit in Alfred Cove in Booragoon even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +35.2 pts higher in Alfred Cove

99.7% 100th pct 64.6% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Alfred Cove in Booragoon even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +5.9 pts higher in Alfred Cove

100.0% 100th pct 94.1% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +7.0 more in Booragoon

9.2 39th pct 16.2 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +39 higher in Booragoon

232 92nd pct 270 94th pct

Mean slope in Alfred Cove in Booragoon +0.6 pts higher in Alfred Cove

5.5% 48th pct 4.9% 41st pct

Compare Alfred Cove with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alfred Cove vs Booragoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/vs/SAL50148/booragoon