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Banksia Grove vs Pinjar
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.6 km apart · Banksia Grove profile · Pinjar profile
Banksia Grove Pinjar
Banksia Grove and Pinjar are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Banksia Grove is a large, young hub where the typical resident is 30, and many homes are spacious, with 93.6% having three or more bedrooms. It is diverse, with 39.3% of people born overseas and 22.3% using another language at home. In contrast, Pinjar is sparsely populated and more car-dependent, with a typical resident aged 45. It has a much higher share of renters (55.6%) and more people with long-term health conditions.
Everyday life in both places shares some common ground, such as typical weekly household incomes that sit around $2,000 and a similar proportion of residents who have no religion. However, the gap between them in other areas is stark. Banksia Grove is much more walkable and connected, while Pinjar is more remote, with a drive time to the city that is 33 minutes longer than in Banksia Grove. This contrast is also seen in education, with Year 12 completion far higher in Banksia Grove.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,718
- First area, 2016: 9,350
- First area, 2021: 11,351
- Second area, 2016: 96
- Second area, 2021: 74
- First area, 2011: 26 yrs
- First area, 2016: 28 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Banksia Grove: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Banksia Grove: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Banksia Grove: 0.4% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Banksia Grove: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 70–74 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Banksia Grove: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 65–69 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Banksia Grove: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Banksia Grove: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Pinjar: 13.0% males, 5.6% females
- 50–54 in Banksia Grove: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 11.1% females
- 45–49 in Banksia Grove: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Pinjar: 7.4% males, 5.6% females
- 40–44 in Banksia Grove: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Banksia Grove: 5.0% males, 5.3% females; 35–39 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Banksia Grove: 5.0% males, 5.9% females; 30–34 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Banksia Grove: 4.2% males, 4.7% females; 25–29 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Banksia Grove: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Banksia Grove: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 5.6% females
- 10–14 in Banksia Grove: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Pinjar: 11.1% males, 7.4% females
- 5–9 in Banksia Grove: 5.1% males, 5.0% females; 5–9 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Banksia Grove: 4.8% males, 5.1% females; 0–4 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $752
- First area, 2016: $803
- First area, 2021: $913
- Second area, 2016: $518
- Second area, 2021: $1,015
- First area, 2011: $1,555
- First area, 2016: $1,713
- First area, 2021: $1,956
- Second area, 2016: $1,531
- Second area, 2021: $2,036
- First area, 2011: $1,635
- First area, 2016: $1,822
- First area, 2021: $2,116
- Second area, 2016: $1,416
- Second area, 2021: $2,062
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: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $370
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $2,383
- First area, 2016: $2,058
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $2,850
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.50
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
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). Banksia Grove vs Pinjar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50069/banksia-grove/vs/SAL51246/pinjar