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Bullsbrook vs Ellenbrook

Name: Bullsbrook vs Ellenbrook — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Bullsbrook profile · Ellenbrook profile

Bullsbrook Ellenbrook

Bullsbrook and Ellenbrook are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Ellenbrook is a denser hub where a typical resident is 32 and 31.8% were born overseas. It is much more walkable, with 96.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a score of 5.6 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Bullsbrook is car-dependent with a score of 1.7, and residents are noticeably older at a typical age of 38. Bullsbrook also has a higher share of outright homeowners at 26.1%, compared to 15.1% in Ellenbrook.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a close match in typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,800 to $1,900. They also share very similar levels of full-time employment and typical weekly rents of $350. While Ellenbrook has a much higher share of people using another language at home (19.4% versus 4.8% in Bullsbrook), both areas have a higher share of children under 15 than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 19,063 larger in Ellenbrook Other language: 14.6 pts higher in Ellenbrook Owned outright: 11.0 pts higher in Bullsbrook Born overseas: 10.4 pts higher in Ellenbrook Median age: 6 yrs older in Bullsbrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +19,063 larger in Ellenbrook gap widening

5,605 86th pct 24,668 91st pct

Median age in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +6 yrs older in Bullsbrook gap narrowing

38 yrs 23rd pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

24.7% Young adults (25–44) +5.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.1 pts 20.7%

19.2% Children (0–14) +7.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

13.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 13.3%

13.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.8 pts 9.6%

Marital status

46.6% Married ◂ +0.8 pts 45.8%

37.3% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 37.6%

9.7% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 8.5%

3.5% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.0% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Bullsbrook Ellenbrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.8% Australia ◂ +7.7 pts 63.1%

8.8% England ◂ +2.7 pts 6.1%

3.5% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.3% India +3.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.0% South Africa +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.1% English ◂ +9.1 pts 37.0%

40.7% Australian ◂ +9.9 pts 30.8%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +3.4 pts 7.6%

9.2% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

0.5% Indian +3.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.2% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

3.3% German ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

0.3% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +13.3 pts 75.2%

0.2% Punjabi +2.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.2% Arabic +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.0% No religion ◂ +6.7 pts 44.3%

38.4% Christianity +0.6 pts ▸ 39.0%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

0.2% Islam +2.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.1% Hinduism +2.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% Other religions +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.6% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +0.46 more in Ellenbrook

0.93 6th pct 1.39 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +12 more in Ellenbrook

4 71st pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +196 larger in Bullsbrook

1,009 100th pct 813 96th pct

ICSEA in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +33 higher in Ellenbrook

973 40th pct 1,007 60th pct

Highest year of school

45.4% Year 12 +9.2 pts ▸ 54.6%

27.3% Year 10 ◂ +6.3 pts 21.0%

11.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 11.3%

7.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

44.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.7 pts 38.6%

14.5% Bachelor degree +2.3 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

22.9% Engineering & related ◂ +5.0 pts 18.0%

14.4% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

8.1% Society & culture +4.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.0% Health even 9.1%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.7% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

3.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

2.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.3% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Income

Personal income in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$29 higher in Bullsbrook gap narrowing

$869 69th pct $840 65th pct

Household income in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$66 higher in Bullsbrook gap narrowing

$1,912 71st pct $1,846 68th pct

Family income in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$40 higher in Bullsbrook gap narrowing

$2,105 63rd pct $2,065 61st pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

21.7% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 24.8%

11.1% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 11.0%

10.6% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 7.3%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 +2.3 pts ▸ 38.5%

30.8% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.0%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 18.5%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.9% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%

6.8% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.3% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.3% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.9% None +3.1 pts ▸ 66.0%

18.8% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 17.7%

6.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%

2.5% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +820 larger in Ellenbrook

114 86th pct 934 88th pct

Median age in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +7 yrs older in Bullsbrook

23 yrs 38th pct 16 yrs 13th pct

Median income in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$93 higher in Bullsbrook

$769 62nd pct $676 53rd pct

Household income in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$61 higher in Bullsbrook

$1,916 59th pct $1,855 56th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +0.1 larger in Ellenbrook gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children +5.7 pts ▸ 64.3%

26.8% Couples without children ◂ +9.8 pts 17.0%

13.4% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

36.4% 2 people ◂ +8.5 pts 27.9%

16.9% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

16.8% 1 person +2.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.4% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

8.4% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.4% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook even gap narrowing

$350 71st pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +$117 higher in Bullsbrook gap narrowing

$1,950 69th pct $1,833 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +0.10 higher in Ellenbrook gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.4% Owned with a mortgage +2.8 pts ▸ 58.2%

26.1% Owned outright ◂ +11.0 pts 15.1%

15.5% Rented +9.1 pts ▸ 24.6%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

99.2% Separate house ◂ +9.9 pts 89.3%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

51.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 51.5%

29.3% 3 bedrooms +2.8 pts ▸ 32.1%

10.9% 5 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 4.9%

6.0% 2 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

39.4% $350–$549 +11.9 pts ▸ 51.2%

33.4% $200–$349 +2.1 pts ▸ 35.6%

10.1% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%

9.1% $550–$749 ◂ +7.8 pts 1.3%

0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.1% $1,800–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 40.7%

32.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

13.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 8.9%

9.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +103 more in Ellenbrook

25 86th pct 128 91st pct

Stops/1k in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +0.73 more in Ellenbrook

4.46 75th pct 5.19 78th pct

Departures/1k in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +1,532.0 more in Ellenbrook

281.9 74th pct 1,813.8 91st pct

PT routes in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +9 more in Ellenbrook

3 79th pct 12 86th pct

Stop walk in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +1 longer in Bullsbrook

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +10 longer in Bullsbrook

35 30th pct 25 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +13,406 more in Ellenbrook

5,605 52nd pct 19,011 73rd pct

Reach 45 min in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +53,609 more in Ellenbrook

5,605 36th pct 59,214 68th pct

Transit to city in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook

— 56 47th pct

How people get to work

64.4% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 67.9%

8.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 5.0%

3.8% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.1% Walked ◂ +2.1 pts 1.0%

1.4% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.8% 2 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 42.3%

21.1% 1 vehicle +13.0 pts ▸ 34.0%

20.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 13.4%

18.9% 4 or more ◂ +11.7 pts 7.2%

1.5% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.5% Health care & social assistance +4.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.2% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 9.1%

7.4% Retail trade +4.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.6% Mining ◂ +2.0 pts 7.5%

8.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 5.8%

6.6% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Transport & warehousing even 6.5%

6.1% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.9% Accommodation & food +2.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

4.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +3.8 pts 0.5%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

21.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.3 pts 16.7%

10.5% Community & personal service +4.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.8% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%

12.2% Professionals +0.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.1% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 10.7%

10.9% Managers ◂ +1.9 pts 9.0%

6.5% Sales workers +3.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +3.9 higher in Ellenbrook

1.7 64th pct 5.6 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +3.3 more in Ellenbrook

1.7 64th pct 5.1 83rd pct

15-min city in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +39.7 pts higher in Ellenbrook

22.4% 73rd pct 62.1% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +52.9 pts higher in Ellenbrook

5.5% 61st pct 58.3% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +71.6 pts higher in Ellenbrook

24.6% 65th pct 96.2% 88th pct

Walk to school in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +56.6 pts higher in Ellenbrook

30.3% 68th pct 86.9% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +59.4 pts higher in Ellenbrook

40.6% 61st pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +33.4 pts higher in Ellenbrook

9.1% 74th pct 42.5% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +0.1 more in Bullsbrook

11.4 45th pct 11.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +377 higher in Ellenbrook

4 64th pct 381 99th pct

Mean slope in Bullsbrook in Ellenbrook +1.3 pts higher in Bullsbrook

7.8% 69th pct 6.5% 59th pct

Compare Bullsbrook with nearby areas

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Compare Ellenbrook with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bullsbrook vs Ellenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50207/bullsbrook/vs/SAL50482/ellenbrook