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Boulder vs Brown Hill

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Boulder profile · Brown Hill profile

Boulder Brown Hill

Boulder and Brown Hill (WA) are neighbours with very different levels of activity. Boulder is a populated hub where most homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school (94.9%), groceries (78.4%), and health services (60.5%). It is described as very walkable, with 32 public transport stops and 409 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In contrast, Brown Hill (WA) is largely non-residential and car-dependent, with no public transport stops and no homes within walking distance of schools, shops or health services.

These two areas have tracked similarly in terms of their local schools since 2011. Both have a similar number of schools within 3 km, and the typical school size is nearly identical at 361 in Boulder and 369 in Brown Hill (WA). They also share a similar average school advantage score, with Boulder at 942 and Brown Hill (WA) at 943.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,872 larger in Boulder

Demographics & Identity

Population in Boulderin Brown Hill +4,872 larger in Boulder gap steady
4,872 86th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Boulderin Brown Hill
35 yrs 14th pct —
First Nations in Boulderin Brown Hill
8.4% 86th pct —
Aged 65+ in Boulderin Brown Hill
10.2% 17th pct —
Under 15 in Boulderin Brown Hill
22.7% 83rd pct —
De facto in Boulderin Brown Hill
19.6% 87th pct —

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Boulderin Brown Hill
18.3% 74th pct —

Language

Other language in Boulderin Brown Hill
8.4% 73rd pct —
Limited English in Boulderin Brown Hill
0.7% 73rd pct —

Religion

No religion in Boulderin Brown Hill
46.9% 71st pct —

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Boulderin Brown Hill
33.8% 21st pct —
Bachelor+ in Boulderin Brown Hill
6.2% 15th pct —
Schools/1k kids in Boulderin Brown Hill
2.71 39th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Boulderin Brown Hill +1 more in Brown Hill
14 84th pct 15 86th pct
Avg size in Boulderin Brown Hill +8 larger in Brown Hill
361 55th pct 369 55th pct
ICSEA in Boulderin Brown Hill even
942 23rd pct 943 24th pct

Income

Personal income in Boulderin Brown Hill
$1,019 84th pct —
Household income in Boulderin Brown Hill
$1,968 74th pct —
Family income in Boulderin Brown Hill
$2,337 75th pct —
High earners in Boulderin Brown Hill
15.7% 81st pct —
High-income homes in Boulderin Brown Hill
22.3% 68th pct —

Health & Disability

Health condition in Boulderin Brown Hill
22.5% 21st pct —
Mental health in Boulderin Brown Hill
7.2% 41st pct —
Needs assistance in Boulderin Brown Hill
3.4% 35th pct —

Community Participation

Volunteering in Boulderin Brown Hill
8.9% 11th pct —
Unpaid carers in Boulderin Brown Hill
7.6% 14th pct —
Unpaid child care in Boulderin Brown Hill
24.8% 47th pct —
Defence service in Boulderin Brown Hill
2.8% 53rd pct —
Housework 15h+ in Boulderin Brown Hill
16.2% 13th pct —

First Nations

First Nations people in Boulderin Brown Hill +409 larger in Boulder
409 86th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Boulderin Brown Hill
24 yrs 43rd pct —
Year 12 in Boulderin Brown Hill
25.1% 16th pct —
Unemployment in Boulderin Brown Hill
16.9% 77th pct —
Median income in Boulderin Brown Hill
$542 38th pct —
Household income in Boulderin Brown Hill
$1,447 39th pct —
Indigenous language in Boulderin Brown Hill
13.9% 86th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Boulderin Brown Hill
2.4 43rd pct —
One-parent in Boulderin Brown Hill
18.3% 83rd pct —
Living alone in Boulderin Brown Hill
30.2% 72nd pct —

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Boulderin Brown Hill
$300 57th pct —
Mortgage in Boulderin Brown Hill
$1,302 29th pct —
People / bedroom in Boulderin Brown Hill
0.80 43rd pct —
Renting in Boulderin Brown Hill
34.4% 84th pct —
Owned outright in Boulderin Brown Hill
20.8% 11th pct —
Separate houses in Boulderin Brown Hill
82.1% 22nd pct —
3+ bedrooms in Boulderin Brown Hill
80.0% 51st pct —

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Boulderin Brown Hill
5.8% 77th pct —
Work from home in Boulderin Brown Hill
2.1% 5th pct —
PT commute in Boulderin Brown Hill
2.4% 82nd pct —
PT stops in Boulderin Brown Hill +32 more in Boulder
32 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Boulderin Brown Hill
6.57 84th pct —
Departures/1k in Boulderin Brown Hill
390.8 76th pct —
PT routes in Boulderin Brown Hill +5 more in Boulder
5 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Boulderin Brown Hill
2 14th pct —

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Boulderin Brown Hill
37.7% 73rd pct —
Recent arrivals in Boulderin Brown Hill
13.3% 74th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Boulderin Brown Hill
4.7% 65th pct —
Participation in Boulderin Brown Hill
62.2% 56th pct —
Full-time in Boulderin Brown Hill
69.6% 87th pct —

Walkability

Walk score in Boulderin Brown Hill +5.5 higher in Boulder
6.6 91st pct 1.0 59th pct
Types ≤15 min in Boulderin Brown Hill +5.9 more in Boulder
6.4 91st pct 0.5 51st pct
15-min city in Boulderin Brown Hill +80.6 pts higher in Boulder
80.6% 89th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Boulderin Brown Hill +78.4 pts higher in Boulder
78.4% 88th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Boulderin Brown Hill +97.8 pts higher in Boulder
97.8% 93rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Boulderin Brown Hill +94.9 pts higher in Boulder
94.9% 96th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Boulderin Brown Hill +49.6 pts higher in Boulder
99.6% 86th pct 50.0% 64th pct
Walk to health in Boulderin Brown Hill +60.5 pts higher in Boulder
60.5% 87th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Boulderin Brown Hill
13.3 49th pct —
Intersections/km² in Boulderin Brown Hill +72 higher in Boulder
75 82nd pct 2 60th pct
Mean slope in Boulderin Brown Hill +0.4 pts higher in Brown Hill
2.2% 0th pct 2.5% 5th pct

Compare Boulder with nearby areas

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Compare Brown Hill with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Boulder vs Brown Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50159/boulder/vs/SAL50194/brown-hill