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Beechboro vs Noranda

Name: Beechboro vs Noranda — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Beechboro profile · Noranda profile

Beechboro Noranda

Beechboro and Noranda are neighbouring suburbs in Greater Perth with similar populations. Noranda has a wealthier and more educated profile, with 23% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 12.8% in Beechboro. This is reflected in the household income, where 22.4% of Noranda homes earn $3,000 or more a week, while the figure is 11.5% in Beechboro. Residents in Noranda also tend to be older, with a typical age of 45 compared to 38 in Beechboro, and a much higher share of homes owned outright (46.4% versus 30.8%).

Everyday life is very similar in both places, as they share the same commute time to the city and almost identical access to parks and public transport. Both areas have a similar proportion of adults working or looking for work, and their homes are mostly three or more bedrooms. While Beechboro has a higher share of children under 15 (19.1%) and a larger First Nations population, Noranda has more schools per child and better walking access to groceries and health services.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 15.6 pts higher in Noranda Median age: 7 yrs older in Noranda No religion: 11.6 pts higher in Beechboro Year 12: 10.7 pts higher in Noranda Bachelor+: 10.2 pts higher in Noranda

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beechboro in Noranda +1,110 larger in Beechboro gap narrowing

9,112 87th pct 8,002 87th pct

Median age in Beechboro in Noranda +7 yrs older in Noranda gap narrowing

38 yrs 23rd pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.8 pts 21.8%

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.4 pts 26.1%

15.5% Seniors (65+) +9.1 pts ▸ 24.5%

19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.5 pts 15.7%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 11.7%

Marital status

44.9% Married +8.8 pts ▸ 53.7%

37.4% Never married ◂ +7.7 pts 29.7%

9.6% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 7.6%

4.5% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Beechboro Noranda

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.6% Australia +0.7 pts ▸ 58.3%

4.0% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% England even 4.0%

0.5% Italy +3.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.6% India ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

0.7% South Africa +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

1.4% China +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

29.7% English ◂ +4.3 pts 25.5%

26.3% Australian ◂ +5.5 pts 20.8%

4.6% Italian +10.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

6.3% Chinese +2.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.7% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

6.7% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

4.9% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.8% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

0.7% Greek +2.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

2.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

64.4% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 65.9%

5.1% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.9% Italian +4.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% Cantonese +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.4% Mandarin even 2.3%

1.5% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.2% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.6% Christianity +15.2 pts ▸ 55.8%

37.2% No religion ◂ +11.6 pts 25.6%

7.3% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 4.5%

5.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%

5.5% Islam ◂ +1.8 pts 3.7%

0.1% Judaism +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Hinduism ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

1.1% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Beechboro in Noranda +0.67 more in Noranda

1.72 23rd pct 2.39 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beechboro in Noranda +19 more in Noranda

21 87th pct 40 90th pct

Avg size in Beechboro in Noranda +70 larger in Noranda

397 59th pct 467 68th pct

ICSEA in Beechboro in Noranda +23 higher in Noranda

986 47th pct 1,009 61st pct

Highest year of school

49.5% Year 12 +10.7 pts ▸ 60.1%

23.5% Year 10 ◂ +4.2 pts 19.2%

10.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 9.7%

10.4% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 7.4%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.1 pts 26.6%

18.7% Bachelor degree +10.9 pts ▸ 29.6%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +3.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

16.1% Management & commerce +5.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

19.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 17.5%

13.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 10.6%

6.5% Education +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.8% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

5.3% Architecture & building even 5.2%

2.7% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Beechboro in Noranda +$64 higher in Noranda gap widening

$651 32nd pct $715 43rd pct

Household income in Beechboro in Noranda +$206 higher in Noranda gap widening

$1,426 43rd pct $1,632 56th pct

Family income in Beechboro in Noranda +$357 higher in Noranda gap widening

$1,680 37th pct $2,037 60th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 26.7%

30.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 27.4%

17.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 15.9%

4.4% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 45.1%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 30.0%

12.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

1.4% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.3% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.5% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%

7.8% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 6.7%

6.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 6.7%

3.7% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.5% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.6% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.5% None +2.2 pts ▸ 65.7%

18.2% One condition +2.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

5.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beechboro in Noranda +273 larger in Beechboro

383 86th pct 110 86th pct

Median age in Beechboro in Noranda +1 yrs older in Noranda

20 yrs 25th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Beechboro in Noranda +$142 higher in Noranda

$455 25th pct $597 45th pct

Household income in Beechboro in Noranda +$551 higher in Noranda

$1,261 29th pct $1,812 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beechboro in Noranda +0.1 larger in Beechboro gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

58.0% Couples with children +0.5 pts ▸ 58.5%

21.9% Couples without children +5.9 pts ▸ 27.8%

18.7% One-parent families ◂ +6.0 pts 12.7%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Household size

31.4% 2 people +4.1 pts ▸ 35.5%

24.2% 1 person ◂ +1.9 pts 22.4%

17.7% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 16.0%

14.8% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 16.6%

7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beechboro in Noranda +$30 higher in Noranda gap widening

$320 63rd pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Beechboro in Noranda +$390 higher in Noranda gap widening

$1,517 43rd pct $1,907 67th pct

People / bedroom in Beechboro in Noranda +0.10 higher in Beechboro gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.8% Owned outright +15.6 pts ▸ 46.4%

41.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.5 pts 35.0%

24.9% Rented ◂ +8.4 pts 16.5%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

1.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

90.3% Separate house ◂ +7.8 pts 82.5%

8.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

1.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.1% 4 bedrooms +16.3 pts ▸ 51.4%

51.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +22.4 pts 28.5%

5.6% 5 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.9% 2 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 0.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

33.4% $350–$549 +14.1 pts ▸ 47.6%

43.2% $200–$349 ◂ +3.4 pts 39.8%

16.7% Under $200 ◂ +10.2 pts 6.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.2 pts 26.1%

26.9% $1,800–$2,999 +8.7 pts ▸ 35.5%

19.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.4 pts 15.2%

5.5% $3,000 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beechboro in Noranda +7 more in Beechboro

48 87th pct 41 87th pct

Stops/1k in Beechboro in Noranda +0.14 more in Beechboro

5.27 79th pct 5.12 78th pct

Departures/1k in Beechboro in Noranda +30.5 more in Beechboro

1,660.4 90th pct 1,630.0 90th pct

PT routes in Beechboro in Noranda +1 more in Noranda

5 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Beechboro in Noranda +2 longer in Noranda

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Beechboro in Noranda +5 longer in Beechboro

17 14th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Beechboro in Noranda +30,741 more in Noranda

0 0th pct 30,741 83rd pct

Reach 45 min in Beechboro in Noranda +39,766 more in Noranda

48,457 64th pct 88,223 76th pct

Transit to city in Beechboro in Noranda even

58 51st pct 58 51st pct

How people get to work

68.4% Car (driver) +1.1 pts ▸ 69.5%

4.4% Worked at home +2.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

1.7% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Train ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.7% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

38.0% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 40.7%

32.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 30.9%

15.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 15.1%

8.5% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 12.9%

10.8% Retail trade even 10.8%

9.9% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 9.3%

5.9% Education & training +2.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.0% Professional & technical +3.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%

7.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 5.7%

6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.8 pts 4.5%

5.3% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.5% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

4.6% Mining ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

10.7% Professionals +11.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

19.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.5 pts 15.1%

12.5% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.7 pts 10.7%

14.1% Labourers ◂ +5.6 pts 8.5%

7.2% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.0 pts 6.4%

9.0% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Beechboro in Noranda +0.3 higher in Beechboro

5.8 87th pct 5.5 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Beechboro in Noranda +0.8 more in Beechboro

5.8 87th pct 5.1 83rd pct

15-min city in Beechboro in Noranda +3.4 pts higher in Beechboro

82.7% 90th pct 79.4% 88th pct

Walk to shops in Beechboro in Noranda +11.9 pts higher in Noranda

73.5% 86th pct 85.5% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Beechboro in Noranda +0.7 pts higher in Noranda

99.2% 97th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Beechboro in Noranda +4.7 pts higher in Noranda

91.8% 94th pct 96.4% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Beechboro in Noranda even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Beechboro in Noranda +14.0 pts higher in Noranda

45.5% 83rd pct 59.5% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Beechboro in Noranda +0.7 more in Beechboro

9.4 40th pct 8.7 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Beechboro in Noranda +5 higher in Noranda

128 87th pct 133 87th pct

Mean slope in Beechboro in Noranda +0.6 pts higher in Noranda

4.5% 36th pct 5.1% 44th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beechboro vs Noranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50093/beechboro/vs/SAL51124/noranda