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Burswood vs Mount Lawley

Name: Burswood vs Mount Lawley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Burswood profile · Mount Lawley profile

Burswood Mount Lawley

Mount Lawley and Burswood are neighbouring areas in Perth with distinct housing and social profiles. Mount Lawley has far more separate houses (52.6% compared to 18.4%) and a higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Burswood is far more multicultural, with 45.6% of people born overseas and 29.2% using a language other than English at home, figures far higher than in Mount Lawley. Burswood also has a much higher proportion of renters, at 49.2%.

Both areas share a typical resident age of 38 and very similar typical personal incomes. They are also alike in the share of people living alone and the typical monthly mortgage payment. This common ground exists alongside a gap in accessibility; while Mount Lawley has far more homes within walking distance of health services and groceries, Burswood has a much higher number of public transport departures per person.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,549 larger in Mount Lawley Separate houses: 34.2 pts higher in Mount Lawley Born overseas: 13.8 pts higher in Burswood Recent movers: 12.7 pts higher in Burswood 3+ bedrooms: 12.7 pts higher in Mount Lawley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burswood in Mount Lawley +8,549 larger in Mount Lawley gap steady

2,779 83rd pct 11,328 88th pct

Median age in Burswood in Mount Lawley even gap narrowing

38 yrs 23rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

38.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.2 pts 33.0%

26.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 24.3%

15.7% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 16.6%

9.0% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

40.6% Never married +4.5 pts ▸ 45.2%

43.3% Married ◂ +3.7 pts 39.6%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%

2.4% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Burswood Mount Lawley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

47.0% Australia +16.7 pts ▸ 63.7%

6.1% England +0.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.6% China ◂ +2.6 pts 1.0%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

2.8% India ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

2.3% Nepal ◂ +1.8 pts 0.5%

1.0% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

0.8% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Ancestry

29.0% English +8.1 pts ▸ 37.1%

19.8% Australian +7.1 pts ▸ 27.0%

9.2% Irish +2.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.8% Chinese ◂ +6.8 pts 5.0%

7.3% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.3% Italian +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

4.4% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 2.2%

2.8% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.5% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

63.0% English only +15.4 pts ▸ 78.5%

6.2% Mandarin ◂ +4.7 pts 1.5%

1.3% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Cantonese ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%

0.9% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Greek even 0.7%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.8% No religion +7.9 pts ▸ 49.7%

37.1% Christianity +0.8 pts ▸ 37.9%

9.1% Not stated ◂ +2.6 pts 6.5%

4.7% Hinduism ◂ +3.2 pts 1.5%

4.0% Buddhism ◂ +2.0 pts 2.0%

2.5% Islam ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Burswood in Mount Lawley +2.00 more in Burswood

3.98 51st pct 1.98 29th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Burswood in Mount Lawley +2 more in Mount Lawley

36 89th pct 38 90th pct

Avg size in Burswood in Mount Lawley +99 larger in Mount Lawley

537 77th pct 636 87th pct

ICSEA in Burswood in Mount Lawley +3 higher in Mount Lawley

1,107 93rd pct 1,110 93rd pct

Highest year of school

70.9% Year 12 +5.3 pts ▸ 76.2%

11.3% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 9.0%

6.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

3.3% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Highest qualification level

33.2% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 40.7%

16.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.3 pts 12.8%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 12.7%

13.5% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

24.7% Management & commerce ◂ +4.7 pts 20.0%

10.1% Society & culture +5.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

15.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.0 pts 11.5%

9.5% Health +2.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

3.3% Creative arts +4.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.9% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.2%

3.5% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$5 higher in Burswood gap narrowing

$1,132 88th pct $1,127 88th pct

Household income in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$133 higher in Mount Lawley gap narrowing

$1,975 74th pct $2,108 80th pct

Family income in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$731 higher in Mount Lawley gap widening

$2,431 79th pct $3,162 93rd pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 25.8%

15.6% $4,000 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.4% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 21.7%

11.9% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%

Personal income distribution

28.7% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 31.1%

29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 26.3%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 22.8%

10.0% $3,000 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.6% Mental health +4.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.0% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.9% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.2% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

3.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None ◂ +4.1 pts 66.1%

15.3% One condition +4.3 pts ▸ 19.6%

4.4% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.4% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burswood in Mount Lawley +59 larger in Mount Lawley

32 73rd pct 91 86th pct

Median age in Burswood in Mount Lawley +7 yrs older in Mount Lawley

21 yrs 29th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$124 higher in Burswood

$1,166 86th pct $1,042 81st pct

Household income in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$50 higher in Mount Lawley

$2,125 67th pct $2,175 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burswood in Mount Lawley +0.2 larger in Mount Lawley gap steady

2.0 14th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

36.9% Couples with children +17.4 pts ▸ 54.3%

49.2% Couples without children ◂ +14.8 pts 34.5%

10.7% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%

3.1% Other families ◂ +1.6 pts 1.4%

Household size

42.3% 2 people ◂ +7.0 pts 35.2%

35.3% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 34.4%

15.0% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 13.3%

6.0% 4 people +6.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.6% 5 people +3.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.4% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$80 higher in Burswood gap narrowing

$430 87th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Burswood in Mount Lawley +$33 higher in Mount Lawley gap narrowing

$2,167 80th pct $2,200 81st pct

People / bedroom in Burswood in Mount Lawley +0.10 higher in Burswood gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.2% Rented ◂ +12.6 pts 36.6%

25.0% Owned with a mortgage +6.7 pts ▸ 31.6%

23.3% Owned outright +6.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

0.9% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

63.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +36.0 pts 27.6%

18.4% Separate house +34.2 pts ▸ 52.6%

18.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.4 pts ▸ 19.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

41.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 31.1%

33.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 32.0%

9.7% 4 bedrooms +9.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

13.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.4 pts 10.6%

1.6% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

45.4% $350–$549 ◂ +7.5 pts 37.9%

25.1% $200–$349 +15.8 pts ▸ 40.9%

19.3% $550–$749 ◂ +8.7 pts 10.6%

6.7% $750 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 3.3%

2.1% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.2% $3,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 34.7%

29.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 25.9%

26.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.5 pts 21.3%

7.9% Under $1,000 +5.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burswood in Mount Lawley +30 more in Mount Lawley

15 85th pct 45 87th pct

Stops/1k in Burswood in Mount Lawley +1.43 more in Burswood

5.40 79th pct 3.97 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Burswood in Mount Lawley +4,781.4 more in Burswood

7,978.8 100th pct 3,197.4 98th pct

PT routes in Burswood in Mount Lawley +2 more in Burswood

21 86th pct 19 86th pct

Stop walk in Burswood in Mount Lawley +12 longer in Burswood

13 50th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Burswood in Mount Lawley +3 longer in Burswood

6 0th pct 3 0th pct

Reach 30 min in Burswood in Mount Lawley +40,467 more in Mount Lawley

0 0th pct 40,467 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Burswood in Mount Lawley +40,477 more in Mount Lawley

105,756 80th pct 146,233 86th pct

Transit to city in Burswood in Mount Lawley +14 longer in Burswood

37 14th pct 23 1st pct

How people get to work

54.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.3 pts 50.4%

9.4% Worked at home +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.5% Bus +4.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 4.3%

4.3% Train ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

2.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.0% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Motor vehicles per home

50.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.1 pts 45.1%

34.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 33.7%

6.3% 3 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.5% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.9% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

10.9% Professional & technical +3.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

12.2% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

10.9% Mining ◂ +4.0 pts 6.8%

5.6% Education & training +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.9% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.8% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.0% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

4.4% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.9 pts 2.5%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

2.7% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

28.2% Professionals +9.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

18.1% Managers ◂ +1.6 pts 16.5%

12.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 10.9%

9.9% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.7 pts 8.4%

7.1% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%

6.7% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Burswood in Mount Lawley +1.8 higher in Mount Lawley

6.5 91st pct 8.3 99th pct

Types ≤15 min in Burswood in Mount Lawley +1.3 more in Mount Lawley

6.5 92nd pct 7.8 99th pct

15-min city in Burswood in Mount Lawley +3.3 pts higher in Mount Lawley

95.7% 98th pct 99.1% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Burswood in Mount Lawley +34.7 pts higher in Mount Lawley

58.8% 82nd pct 93.5% 96th pct

Walk to transit in Burswood in Mount Lawley +13.6 pts higher in Mount Lawley

86.3% 83rd pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Burswood in Mount Lawley +36.1 pts higher in Mount Lawley

63.8% 80th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Burswood in Mount Lawley +2.4 pts higher in Mount Lawley

97.6% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Burswood in Mount Lawley +54.4 pts higher in Mount Lawley

45.0% 83rd pct 99.4% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Burswood in Mount Lawley +16.9 more in Burswood

30.9 73rd pct 14.0 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Burswood in Mount Lawley +33 higher in Burswood

296 95th pct 263 93rd pct

Mean slope in Burswood in Mount Lawley +0.1 pts higher in Mount Lawley

5.7% 50th pct 5.8% 51st pct

Compare Burswood with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burswood vs Mount Lawley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50226/burswood/vs/SAL51021/mount-lawley