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Badjaling vs Wamenusking
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Badjaling profile · Wamenusking profile
Badjaling Wamenusking
Badjaling and Wamenusking are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Badjaling has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 38.5%, while Wamenusking has none. Residents are far older in Badjaling, where the typical age is 60 and 26.9% are seniors, compared to Wamenusking where the typical resident is 40 and there are no people aged 65 and over. Wamenusking is far wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,499 compared to $1,125 in Badjaling.
Income levels remain a widening gap between these two nearby places. Despite this, they share several traits: neither has anyone born overseas or people using a language other than English at home. Both are very remote, with no homes within a short walk of schools, groceries, or health services. They also both have a very small number of people who have moved in the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 11
- First area, 2021: 26
- Second area, 2016: 31
- Second area, 2021: 21
- First area, 2016: 57 yrs
- First area, 2021: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,125
- First area, 2016: $1,374
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $2,499
- First area, 2016: $2,249
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $3,125
- Second area, 2021: $3,250
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: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: 0.50
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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 Wamenusking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50049/badjaling/vs/SAL51515/wamenusking