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Buniche vs Mallee Hill
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Buniche profile · Mallee Hill profile
Buniche Mallee Hill
Mallee Hill and Buniche are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. They differ sharply in age and income; Mallee Hill is much younger, with a typical resident aged 31 and children under 15 making up 23.3% of the population. In contrast, Buniche has no children in that age group, and its typical resident is far older at 46. Weekly household income is also far higher in Buniche at $3,374, compared to $1,562 in Mallee Hill.
Both areas are very similar in that no residents were born overseas or use a language other than English at home. This shared lack of diversity is consistent across both locations. They also both sit near the national figure for people who need help with daily activities, with 0.0% reported in both areas. Over time, the gap in the proportion of people who have moved in the last five years has remained, though it is well higher in Mallee Hill at 17.9% compared to 12.0% in Buniche.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 22
- First area, 2021: 26
- Second area, 2016: 28
- Second area, 2021: 30
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 50.0% females; 55–59 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 21.4% females
- 50–54 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Buniche: 50.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 21.4% females
- 30–34 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 28.6% females
- 0–4 in Buniche: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Mallee Hill: 0.0% males, 28.6% 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, 2016: $784
- First area, 2021: $1,312
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $900
- First area, 2016: $2,874
- First area, 2021: $3,374
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $1,562
- First area, 2016: $3,750
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2016: $1,999
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
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, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 3.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Buniche vs Mallee Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50212/buniche/vs/SAL50886/mallee-hill