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Bedford vs Embleton

Name: Bedford vs Embleton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Bedford profile · Embleton profile

Bedford Embleton

Bedford and Embleton are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with distinct profiles. Bedford has a more highly qualified workforce, with 34.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (30.6%). It also has much better access to health services, with 89.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In contrast, Embleton is more diverse, with a higher share of people born overseas (38.3%) and those using a language other than English at home (29.6%). Embleton also has more public transport options, including a far higher number of weekly departures per 1,000 people.

Everyday life in both places is quite similar, as they share the same typical household size and nearly identical weekly rents. They also have a similar proportion of people aged 65 and over and those with long-term health conditions. While some gaps are large, such as the far higher First Nations unemployment rate in Bedford, other trends are more aligned, with both areas showing a much higher share of renters than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,116 larger in Bedford Bachelor+: 8.3 pts higher in Bedford Other language: 7.1 pts higher in Embleton Needs assistance: 3.1 pts higher in Embleton De facto: 3.2 pts higher in Embleton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bedford in Embleton +2,116 larger in Bedford gap steady

5,716 86th pct 3,600 86th pct

Median age in Bedford in Embleton +2 yrs older in Bedford gap widening

39 yrs 26th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

29.1% Young adults (25–44) +5.3 pts ▸ 34.4%

25.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 22.5%

19.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 17.3%

15.5% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

Marital status

47.8% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 39.4%

35.5% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 40.0%

9.0% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

4.6% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.1% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Bedford Embleton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.8% Australia ◂ +7.4 pts 56.4%

4.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.4% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.6% China +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% India +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.5% Philippines +2.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

2.0% Italy ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

0.8% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

31.3% English ◂ +2.0 pts 29.4%

27.2% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 23.7%

11.4% Italian ◂ +5.4 pts 5.9%

10.9% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 8.0%

7.1% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.6% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%

2.8% Vietnamese +2.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.6% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% German +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.5% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

74.1% English only ◂ +9.2 pts 64.9%

1.7% Mandarin +2.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Vietnamese +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

2.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.2% Tagalog +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hindi even 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.8% Christianity ◂ +6.3 pts 38.5%

42.3% No religion +0.8 pts ▸ 43.2%

4.9% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.3% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.1% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%

1.0% Hinduism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.3% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bedford in Embleton +0.68 more in Embleton

0.92 6th pct 1.60 20th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bedford in Embleton even

33 89th pct 33 89th pct

Avg size in Bedford in Embleton +47 larger in Bedford

524 75th pct 477 69th pct

ICSEA in Bedford in Embleton +43 higher in Bedford

1,078 87th pct 1,035 73rd pct

Highest year of school

67.5% Year 12 ◂ +5.5 pts 61.9%

14.5% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.8% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.5% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.9 pts 29.3%

20.3% Certificate III / IV +6.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 14.1%

10.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

1.6% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce +2.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

13.9% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 11.6%

10.5% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 9.2%

9.6% Education ◂ +3.6 pts 6.0%

6.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 4.6%

4.8% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

3.1% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Bedford in Embleton +$117 higher in Bedford gap narrowing

$929 75th pct $812 61st pct

Household income in Bedford in Embleton +$267 higher in Bedford gap widening

$2,072 78th pct $1,805 65th pct

Family income in Bedford in Embleton +$387 higher in Bedford gap steady

$2,596 85th pct $2,209 69th pct

Household income distribution

25.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 30.5%

20.8% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

16.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 11.2%

15.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 14.7%

14.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 11.8%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

26.9% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 28.3%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 20.2%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.9% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.0% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.3% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

0.4% Dementia +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.0% None ◂ +2.2 pts 64.7%

19.9% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 18.2%

5.2% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.3% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bedford in Embleton +1 larger in Bedford

92 86th pct 91 86th pct

Median age in Bedford in Embleton +2 yrs older in Embleton

24 yrs 43rd pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Bedford in Embleton +$276 higher in Bedford

$687 55th pct $411 18th pct

Household income in Bedford in Embleton +$142 higher in Bedford

$1,350 34th pct $1,208 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bedford in Embleton even gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

59.9% Couples with children ◂ +3.3 pts 56.7%

24.8% Couples without children ◂ +0.1 pts 24.8%

13.9% One-parent families +3.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

1.4% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 33.8%

24.1% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 25.8%

18.6% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 18.0%

17.9% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 15.9%

4.8% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 3.8%

1.2% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bedford in Embleton +$20 higher in Bedford gap widening

$360 73rd pct $340 69th pct

Mortgage in Bedford in Embleton +$325 higher in Bedford gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,842 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Bedford in Embleton even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.2% Owned with a mortgage +1.8 pts ▸ 41.0%

27.9% Rented +4.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

30.0% Owned outright ◂ +5.5 pts 24.5%

1.3% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

88.6% Separate house +0.1 pts ▸ 88.7%

10.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

51.2% 3 bedrooms +4.8 pts ▸ 56.0%

28.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 27.1%

14.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 11.3%

3.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 45.3%

24.6% $200–$349 +14.6 pts ▸ 39.3%

16.2% Under $200 ◂ +5.1 pts 11.1%

10.4% $550–$749 ◂ +7.8 pts 2.5%

0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 39.7%

22.0% $1,000–$1,799 +11.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

20.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 11.2%

12.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.1 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bedford in Embleton +4 more in Embleton

35 87th pct 39 87th pct

Stops/1k in Bedford in Embleton +4.71 more in Embleton

6.12 82nd pct 10.83 88th pct

Departures/1k in Bedford in Embleton +2,332.6 more in Embleton

2,862.7 96th pct 5,195.3 100th pct

PT routes in Bedford in Embleton +7 more in Embleton

10 86th pct 17 86th pct

Stop walk in Bedford in Embleton +3 longer in Bedford

4 29th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Bedford in Embleton even

8 3rd pct 8 3rd pct

Reach 30 min in Bedford in Embleton +40,455 more in Embleton

0 0th pct 40,455 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Bedford in Embleton +68,076 more in Embleton

96,870 78th pct 164,946 86th pct

Transit to city in Bedford in Embleton +3 longer in Bedford

41 21st pct 38 16th pct

How people get to work

58.1% Car (driver) +4.5 pts ▸ 62.6%

8.8% Bus ◂ +1.9 pts 7.0%

8.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 6.4%

4.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.7 pts 42.0%

37.1% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 38.6%

10.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

5.2% No vehicle +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 13.3%

10.6% Education & training ◂ +2.8 pts 7.9%

10.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 9.0%

8.7% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.1% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.5% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 6.2%

5.3% Mining +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

2.7% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

31.5% Professionals ◂ +7.9 pts 23.6%

11.7% Technicians & trades +4.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

14.6% Managers ◂ +2.7 pts 11.9%

13.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 12.6%

11.0% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.4% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.0% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Bedford in Embleton +1.3 higher in Bedford

7.8 96th pct 6.5 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bedford in Embleton +0.7 more in Bedford

7.7 98th pct 6.9 94th pct

15-min city in Bedford in Embleton +1.4 pts higher in Embleton

97.4% 99th pct 98.8% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Bedford in Embleton +9.9 pts higher in Bedford

96.8% 98th pct 86.9% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Bedford in Embleton even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bedford in Embleton +4.6 pts higher in Embleton

90.1% 92nd pct 94.7% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Bedford in Embleton even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bedford in Embleton +66.9 pts higher in Bedford

89.4% 96th pct 22.5% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Bedford in Embleton +0.8 more in Embleton

14.5 52nd pct 15.3 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Bedford in Embleton +65 higher in Embleton

184 90th pct 249 93rd pct

Mean slope in Bedford in Embleton +0.9 pts higher in Embleton

5.1% 44th pct 6.0% 53rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bedford vs Embleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50091/bedford/vs/SAL50484/embleton