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Baldivis vs Parmelia

Name: Baldivis vs Parmelia — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Baldivis profile · Parmelia profile

Baldivis Parmelia

Baldivis and Parmelia are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Baldivis is a younger, wealthier hub where the typical weekly household income is $2,096, compared to $1,297 in Parmelia. It is more family-oriented, with a much higher share of children under 15 (26.9%) and far more people caring for children unpaid (38.0%). In contrast, Parmelia has a higher proportion of one-parent families (24.6%) and people living alone (29.5%). Residents in Parmelia also enjoy better local walkability, with 76.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 40.7% in Baldivis.

Both areas share similar school sizes and terrain, yet the gaps between them are shifting. The difference in the share of people who moved in the last five years is widening, as Baldivis has seen a much larger influx of new residents (43.5%) than Parmelia (32.4%). This movement is consistent with the higher number of adults in Baldivis who are working or looking for work (70.6%), while Parmelia's rate is lower at 56.5%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 31,513 larger in Baldivis Participation: 14.2 pts higher in Baldivis Year 12: 13.9 pts higher in Baldivis Living alone: 12.8 pts higher in Parmelia Personal income: $324 higher in Baldivis

Demographics & Identity

Population in Baldivis in Parmelia +31,513 larger in Baldivis gap widening

37,697 93rd pct 6,184 86th pct

Median age in Baldivis in Parmelia +6 yrs older in Parmelia gap widening

31 yrs 7th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

33.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.1 pts 26.9%

26.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.1 pts 19.8%

19.5% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 25.6%

8.6% Seniors (65+) +6.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

49.1% Married ◂ +12.3 pts 36.8%

36.8% Never married +5.4 pts ▸ 42.3%

7.7% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

2.6% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Baldivis Parmelia

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.3% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 63.0%

10.5% England ◂ +2.2 pts 8.3%

6.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.5 pts 4.5%

1.2% Philippines +2.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.7% South Africa ◂ +1.8 pts 0.9%

1.5% India even 1.5%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.6% English ◂ +4.1 pts 41.5%

33.6% Australian ◂ +2.9 pts 30.6%

9.6% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 8.2%

8.0% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%

1.6% Filipino +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.9% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.9% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only ◂ +5.3 pts 78.7%

0.6% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.5% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.3% No religion ◂ +2.3 pts 48.9%

38.4% Christianity ◂ +1.1 pts 37.2%

6.5% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.35 more in Parmelia

1.28 14th pct 1.64 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Baldivis in Parmelia +20 more in Baldivis

33 89th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Baldivis in Parmelia +5 larger in Parmelia

587 83rd pct 592 83rd pct

ICSEA in Baldivis in Parmelia +10 higher in Baldivis

996 53rd pct 985 47th pct

Highest year of school

55.6% Year 12 ◂ +13.9 pts 41.7%

21.5% Year 10 +7.4 pts ▸ 28.9%

11.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%

4.8% Year 9 or below +5.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Certificate III / IV +0.5 pts ▸ 41.0%

17.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 13.1%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.0 pts 13.0%

3.5% Certificate I / II +2.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

19.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 19.8%

16.8% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 12.9%

11.3% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.4% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 7.8%

8.1% Education ◂ +3.1 pts 5.1%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%

2.3% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.4% Creative arts even 2.5%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Baldivis in Parmelia +$324 higher in Baldivis gap widening

$941 76th pct $617 27th pct

Household income in Baldivis in Parmelia +$799 higher in Baldivis gap narrowing

$2,096 79th pct $1,297 32nd pct

Family income in Baldivis in Parmelia +$777 higher in Baldivis gap narrowing

$2,291 73rd pct $1,514 28th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 29.1%

20.2% $650–$1,499 +11.3 pts ▸ 31.5%

8.8% Under $650 +11.5 pts ▸ 20.3%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 6.5%

10.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 3.0%

Personal income distribution

35.6% Under $650 +12.2 pts ▸ 47.7%

30.0% $650–$1,499 even 30.0%

23.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.2 pts 13.1%

4.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

8.5% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.9% Arthritis +4.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.3% Other condition +1.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.4% Diabetes +3.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.3% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.2% Lung condition +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.5% None ◂ +11.1 pts 56.4%

18.1% One condition +3.5 pts ▸ 21.6%

4.8% Two conditions +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.8% Three or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Baldivis in Parmelia +490 larger in Baldivis

851 87th pct 361 86th pct

Median age in Baldivis in Parmelia +3 yrs older in Parmelia

18 yrs 18th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Baldivis in Parmelia +$444 higher in Baldivis

$965 77th pct $521 35th pct

Household income in Baldivis in Parmelia +$1,025 higher in Baldivis

$2,292 73rd pct $1,267 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.4 larger in Baldivis gap steady

2.9 81st pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

66.4% Couples with children ◂ +15.6 pts 50.8%

13.7% One-parent families +11.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

19.3% Couples without children +3.7 pts ▸ 23.0%

0.6% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

29.4% 2 people +2.8 pts ▸ 32.2%

16.7% 1 person +12.8 pts ▸ 29.5%

21.4% 4 people ◂ +9.0 pts 12.4%

18.5% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 16.0%

9.6% 5 people ◂ +3.7 pts 5.9%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Baldivis in Parmelia +$80 higher in Baldivis gap narrowing

$360 73rd pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Baldivis in Parmelia +$600 higher in Baldivis gap narrowing

$1,900 66th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.10 higher in Baldivis gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.8 pts 45.5%

22.2% Rented +6.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

15.9% Owned outright +8.2 pts ▸ 24.1%

1.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 94.1%

3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.4% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +28.0 pts 35.7%

22.3% 3 bedrooms +28.2 pts ▸ 50.6%

5.6% 2 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 4.6%

1.3% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

60.6% $350–$549 ◂ +43.5 pts 17.1%

30.4% $200–$349 +29.9 pts ▸ 60.3%

3.9% Under $200 +13.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

2.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.3% $1,000–$1,799 +11.5 pts ▸ 46.8%

44.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +26.4 pts 17.9%

6.5% Under $1,000 +18.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

8.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 3.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Baldivis in Parmelia +108 more in Baldivis

160 92nd pct 52 87th pct

Stops/1k in Baldivis in Parmelia +4.16 more in Parmelia

4.24 74th pct 8.41 86th pct

Departures/1k in Baldivis in Parmelia +741.5 more in Parmelia

691.7 82nd pct 1,433.2 89th pct

PT routes in Baldivis in Parmelia +1 more in Parmelia

6 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Baldivis in Parmelia +24 longer in Baldivis

28 65th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Baldivis in Parmelia +4 longer in Baldivis

31 27th pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Baldivis in Parmelia +11,286 more in Parmelia

0 0th pct 11,286 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Baldivis in Parmelia +27,697 more in Parmelia

0 0th pct 27,697 54th pct

Transit to city in Baldivis in Parmelia

— 67 69th pct

How people get to work

64.1% Car (driver) +1.1 pts ▸ 65.1%

5.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

4.4% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.8% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Walked even 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

45.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 35.2%

31.9% 1 vehicle +8.3 pts ▸ 40.3%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 12.3%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

1.8% No vehicle +4.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 12.5%

9.6% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.0% Manufacturing +3.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.4% Construction +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.0% Mining ◂ +3.3 pts 5.8%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 5.9%

8.0% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 5.3%

6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

4.4% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 3.5%

3.1% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

Occupations people work in

18.7% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 19.7%

9.3% Labourers +7.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.3% Professionals ◂ +5.9 pts 9.5%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers +5.0 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 12.7%

12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 10.2%

10.2% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 5.5%

8.1% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.6 higher in Parmelia

4.3 79th pct 4.9 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.4 more in Parmelia

3.9 77th pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.4 pts higher in Baldivis

34.2% 76th pct 33.9% 75th pct

Walk to shops in Baldivis in Parmelia +36.2 pts higher in Parmelia

40.7% 77th pct 76.9% 87th pct

Walk to transit in Baldivis in Parmelia +15.3 pts higher in Parmelia

84.6% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Baldivis in Parmelia +9.8 pts higher in Parmelia

68.9% 82nd pct 78.8% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Baldivis in Parmelia +13.6 pts higher in Parmelia

86.3% 78th pct 99.9% 97th pct

Walk to health in Baldivis in Parmelia +25.1 pts higher in Baldivis

33.0% 80th pct 8.0% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.5 more in Parmelia

11.4 45th pct 11.8 46th pct

Intersections/km² in Baldivis in Parmelia +68 higher in Parmelia

77 82nd pct 145 88th pct

Mean slope in Baldivis in Parmelia +0.1 pts higher in Baldivis

7.0% 63rd pct 6.9% 62nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Baldivis vs Parmelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50054/baldivis/vs/SAL51210/parmelia