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Boyup Brook vs Mayanup
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Boyup Brook profile · Mayanup profile
Boyup Brook Mayanup
Boyup Brook and Mayanup are two nearby areas in Western Australia with very different lifestyles. Boyup Brook is more central and accessible, with a walkability score of 3.4 (mostly car-dependent) and many more people living within a 15-minute walk of health services, schools and groceries. Mayanup is more car-dependent and has a higher share of people working from home (46.5% compared to 13.3% in Boyup Brook). Mayanup also has more residents who have completed Year 12 (53.0% versus 39.4%) and a higher proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week (20.0% versus 8.8%).
Both areas share a similar age profile, with children under 15 making up 16.7% of the population in each. They also have nearly identical numbers of people per bedroom. While Boyup Brook has far more one-parent families (17.6% versus 2.3%), Mayanup has a much higher share of homes owned outright (69.2% versus 46.8%). Over time, the gap in volunteering has widened, with 54.2% of Mayanup residents volunteering compared to 27.9% in Boyup Brook.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 886
- First area, 2016: 911
- First area, 2021: 938
- Second area, 2011: 359
- Second area, 2016: 163
- Second area, 2021: 174
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Boyup Brook: 1.0% males, 2.3% females; 85+ in Mayanup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Boyup Brook: 1.6% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in Mayanup: 1.7% males, 2.9% females
- 75–79 in Boyup Brook: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 75–79 in Mayanup: 5.8% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Boyup Brook: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Mayanup: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Boyup Brook: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Mayanup: 2.3% males, 4.7% females
- 60–64 in Boyup Brook: 4.3% males, 4.9% females; 60–64 in Mayanup: 5.8% males, 7.0% females
- 55–59 in Boyup Brook: 4.7% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Mayanup: 4.1% males, 7.0% females
- 50–54 in Boyup Brook: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Mayanup: 5.2% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Boyup Brook: 3.7% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Mayanup: 4.1% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Boyup Brook: 1.5% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Mayanup: 2.3% males, 1.7% females
- 35–39 in Boyup Brook: 2.2% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Mayanup: 0.0% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Boyup Brook: 1.2% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Mayanup: 1.7% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Boyup Brook: 2.0% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Mayanup: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Boyup Brook: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Mayanup: 1.7% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Boyup Brook: 1.8% males, 1.1% females; 15–19 in Mayanup: 1.7% males, 4.7% females
- 10–14 in Boyup Brook: 2.5% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Mayanup: 0.0% males, 1.7% females
- 5–9 in Boyup Brook: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Mayanup: 4.7% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Boyup Brook: 1.7% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Mayanup: 6.4% males, 2.9% 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: $476
- First area, 2016: $513
- First area, 2021: $633
- Second area, 2011: $544
- Second area, 2016: $774
- Second area, 2021: $844
- First area, 2011: $778
- First area, 2016: $933
- First area, 2021: $1,102
- Second area, 2011: $1,025
- Second area, 2016: $1,350
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
- First area, 2011: $1,008
- First area, 2016: $1,231
- First area, 2021: $1,419
- Second area, 2011: $1,261
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,850
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $160
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $1,192
- First area, 2021: $1,088
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,800
- Second area, 2021: $700
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage 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). Boyup Brook vs Mayanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/vs/SAL50916/mayanup