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Badjaling vs Mount Stirling
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Badjaling profile · Mount Stirling profile
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Badjaling and Mount Stirling are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. There are stark differences in their demographics and wealth. Residents in Badjaling are far older, with a typical age of 60 compared to just 30 in Mount Stirling. This age gap is seen among First Nations people too, who are far older in Badjaling. Incomes are also much higher in Mount Stirling, where the typical household earns $1,875 a week, while the typical household in Badjaling earns $1,125.
Both areas are completely car-dependent, with no homes within a short walk of public transport, groceries, or health services. This shared reliance on cars is a defining feature for both. While Mount Stirling has more people per home—averaging 4.3 compared to 2.3 in Badjaling—the typical personal income for First Nations people is nearly the same in both places, at around $450 to $474 a week.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 11
- First area, 2021: 26
- Second area, 2016: 18
- Second area, 2021: 16
- First area, 2016: 57 yrs
- First area, 2021: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
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, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $474
- Second area, 2016: $824
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2016: $1,374
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,312
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
- First area, 2016: $2,249
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
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, 2016: 1.5
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 4.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: 0.50
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Badjaling vs Mount Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50049/badjaling/vs/SAL51035/mount-stirling