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Boya vs Greenmount

Name: Boya vs Greenmount — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Boya profile · Greenmount profile

Boya Greenmount

Greenmount (WA) and Boya are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Boya has a more highly qualified workforce, with 30.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 16.8% in Greenmount (WA). This is consistent with higher incomes in Boya, where the typical weekly household income is $2,159, well higher than the $1,669 seen in Greenmount (WA). Greenmount (WA) is more walkable, with 71.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 15.5% of homes in Boya have this access.

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, sharing very similar household sizes and low rates of unemployment. They are also alike in their linguistic profiles, with about 6% of people in both areas using a language other than English at home. Both areas sit above the national figure for people aged 65 and over, though this group is well higher in Greenmount (WA) at 26.1% compared to 19.1% in Boya.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,997 larger in Greenmount Year 12: 14.6 pts higher in Boya Separate houses: 5.4 pts higher in Boya Bachelor+: 13.8 pts higher in Boya Participation: 11.7 pts higher in Boya

Demographics & Identity

Population in Boya in Greenmount +1,997 larger in Greenmount gap steady

669 69th pct 2,666 82nd pct

Median age in Boya in Greenmount +5 yrs older in Greenmount gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 46 yrs 54th pct

Age structure

26.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.8 pts 26.0%

19.1% Seniors (65+) +6.9 pts ▸ 26.1%

25.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.8 pts 21.2%

19.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 17.4%

9.6% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

Marital status

53.5% Married ◂ +5.7 pts 47.8%

29.9% Never married even 29.9%

9.6% Divorced even 9.5%

4.2% Widowed +3.9 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.0% Separated +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Boya Greenmount

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.8% Australia ◂ +0.2 pts 73.6%

11.5% England ◂ +3.6 pts 8.0%

0.4% New Zealand +2.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.0% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

55.2% English ◂ +13.7 pts 41.5%

40.8% Australian ◂ +1.8 pts 39.0%

10.5% Scottish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%

10.0% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 8.4%

1.8% Italian +5.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.2% German ◂ +1.4 pts 3.9%

2.8% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.8%

2.8% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.3% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.6% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.4% English only ◂ +4.8 pts 85.6%

0.0% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.8% No religion ◂ +5.0 pts 48.8%

38.9% Christianity +4.2 pts ▸ 43.1%

6.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

0.4% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Boya in Greenmount

— 4.32 54th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Boya in Greenmount +4 more in Greenmount

9 78th pct 13 83rd pct

Avg size in Boya in Greenmount +39 larger in Boya

388 58th pct 349 53rd pct

ICSEA in Boya in Greenmount +21 higher in Boya

1,015 64th pct 994 52nd pct

Highest year of school

63.7% Year 12 ◂ +14.6 pts 49.1%

17.9% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

8.3% Year 11 +2.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.4% Year 9 or below +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

30.2% Certificate III / IV +3.3 pts ▸ 33.5%

28.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.1 pts 19.3%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 15.3%

9.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.1 pts 4.3%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.7% Engineering & related +2.2 pts ▸ 18.0%

15.0% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 10.4%

14.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 12.9%

8.9% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.6% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 8.9%

8.4% Architecture & building ◂ +3.6 pts 4.8%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.6% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

4.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

0.8% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Boya in Greenmount +$127 higher in Boya gap widening

$933 76th pct $806 60th pct

Household income in Boya in Greenmount +$490 higher in Boya gap widening

$2,159 82nd pct $1,669 58th pct

Family income in Boya in Greenmount +$508 higher in Boya gap widening

$2,571 84th pct $2,063 61st pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 28.3%

14.9% $650–$1,499 +10.0 pts ▸ 24.9%

15.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 8.7%

15.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 14.8%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 12.8%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 37.6%

25.6% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 27.6%

26.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 19.7%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Other condition +4.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.9% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.4% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.1% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.6% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.8% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

0.0% Dementia +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.7% None ◂ +4.3 pts 59.3%

21.1% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 21.2%

6.3% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.2% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Boya in Greenmount +79 larger in Greenmount

12 61st pct 91 86th pct

Median age in Boya in Greenmount +3 yrs older in Greenmount

19 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Boya in Greenmount +$1,219 higher in Boya

$1,999 96th pct $780 63rd pct

Household income in Boya in Greenmount +$1,313 higher in Boya

$3,750 93rd pct $2,437 77th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Boya in Greenmount even gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

59.7% Couples with children ◂ +7.0 pts 52.7%

30.8% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 33.1%

7.3% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

0.5% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

38.8% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 38.1%

22.7% 1 person +0.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

13.7% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

12.9% 4 people +1.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

7.5% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%

1.2% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Boya in Greenmount +$50 higher in Boya gap widening

$395 81st pct $345 70th pct

Mortgage in Boya in Greenmount +$175 higher in Boya gap widening

$1,975 70th pct $1,800 61st pct

People / bedroom in Boya in Greenmount even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.4 pts 44.6%

39.6% Owned outright +1.8 pts ▸ 41.4%

5.9% Rented +5.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 0.9%

1.2% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +5.4 pts 94.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 40.6%

37.6% 4 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 39.6%

11.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 10.0%

8.2% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

86.7% $350–$549 ◂ +39.9 pts 46.7%

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +5.3 pts 28.0%

0.0% Under $200 +21.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 39.3%

24.0% $1,000–$1,799 +8.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

15.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 11.2%

12.0% Under $1,000 +3.2 pts ▸ 15.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Boya in Greenmount +20 more in Greenmount

9 79th pct 29 86th pct

Stops/1k in Boya in Greenmount +2.58 more in Boya

13.45 89th pct 10.88 88th pct

Departures/1k in Boya in Greenmount +362.2 more in Boya

1,532.1 89th pct 1,169.9 87th pct

PT routes in Boya in Greenmount +3 more in Greenmount

1 71st pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Boya in Greenmount +2 longer in Greenmount

3 21st pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Boya in Greenmount +3 longer in Boya

24 21st pct 21 18th pct

Reach 30 min in Boya in Greenmount +5,780 more in Boya

5,780 52nd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Boya in Greenmount +1,751 more in Greenmount

16,867 47th pct 18,618 48th pct

Transit to city in Boya in Greenmount

80 89th pct —

How people get to work

61.2% Car (driver) +3.1 pts ▸ 64.3%

13.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.9 pts 7.5%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

44.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 39.5%

26.5% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 30.0%

19.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 17.6%

10.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

2.4% No vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.8 pts 12.5%

8.5% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.2% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.0 pts 5.8%

5.7% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.4% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.8% Mining +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.9% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.2% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

3.6% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

26.8% Professionals ◂ +6.2 pts 20.5%

15.3% Technicians & trades +0.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

15.6% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 12.4%

11.7% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.0% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.5% Sales workers +3.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.4% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Boya in Greenmount +1.4 higher in Greenmount

2.8 71st pct 4.2 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Boya in Greenmount +1.7 more in Greenmount

2.3 68th pct 4.0 78th pct

15-min city in Boya in Greenmount +35.6 pts higher in Greenmount

0.0% 0th pct 35.6% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Boya in Greenmount +24.4 pts higher in Greenmount

0.0% 0th pct 24.4% 73rd pct

Walk to transit in Boya in Greenmount +12.2 pts higher in Greenmount

86.0% 83rd pct 98.2% 94th pct

Walk to school in Boya in Greenmount +55.9 pts higher in Greenmount

15.5% 63rd pct 71.4% 82nd pct

Walk to a park in Boya in Greenmount +5.6 pts higher in Boya

86.0% 78th pct 80.4% 74th pct

Walk to health in Boya in Greenmount +8.3 pts higher in Boya

31.7% 79th pct 23.4% 77th pct

Amenities/1k in Boya in Greenmount +0.4 more in Greenmount

14.9 53rd pct 15.4 54th pct

Intersections/km² in Boya in Greenmount +8 higher in Greenmount

47 78th pct 55 79th pct

Mean slope in Boya in Greenmount +5.0 pts higher in Boya

14.5% 91st pct 9.4% 78th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Boya vs Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50168/boya/vs/SAL50585/greenmount