Burracoppin vs Carrabin

Burracoppin and Carrabin are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Burracoppin has a small population of 114, while Carrabin is effectively non-residential with zero people. There are significant differences in their demographics and housing. In Burracoppin, the typical weekly household income is far higher at $1,208 compared to $725 in Carrabin. Burracoppin also has far more people per home, with 2.7 people per dwelling compared to just 1.0 in Carrabin. Residents in Carrabin are far older, with a typical age of 52, while the typical resident in Burracoppin is 43.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very small and car-dependent. They share a similar lack of local services, with neither having homes within a short walk of schools, health services, or groceries. They also have almost identical typical personal weekly incomes, sitting at $762 for Burracoppin and $725 for Carrabin. While Carrabin has a few more public transport stops, both areas sit well below the national figure for most amenity and income measures.