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Cable Beach vs Gingerah

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 149 km apart · Cable Beach profile · Gingerah profile

Cable Beach Gingerah

Cable Beach and Gingerah are two very different parts of Western Australia. Cable Beach is a populated area with 5,730 residents and a large Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of 1,321 people. It has much better infrastructure, with 60 intersections per square kilometre and seven schools within 3 km. In contrast, Gingerah is sparsely populated and largely non-residential, with a population of zero and no schools nearby.

Both areas are alike in their lack of public transport, as neither has any transport routes or stops. This shared lack of transit is a constant for both locations, even though Cable Beach has far more food and drink amenities nearby while Gingerah only has parks.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cable Beachin Gingerah +5,730 larger in Cable Beach gap steady
5,730 86th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 5,158
  • First area, 2016: 5,436
  • First area, 2021: 5,730
  • Second area, 2016: 5
  • Second area, 2021: 0
34 yrs 13th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 33 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 34 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 34 yrs
23.1% 94th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 19.4%
  • First area, 2016: 19.9%
  • First area, 2021: 23.1%
8.4% 13th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 4.6%
  • First area, 2016: 6.9%
  • First area, 2021: 8.4%
22.8% 83rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 23.8%
  • First area, 2016: 24.1%
  • First area, 2021: 22.8%
22.5% 91st pct —
  • First area, 2011: 20.9%
  • First area, 2016: 22.1%
  • First area, 2021: 22.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

16.0% 68th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 13.7%
  • First area, 2016: 16.3%
  • First area, 2021: 16.0%

Language

Other language in Cable Beachin Gingerah
11.2% 77th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 6.7%
  • First area, 2016: 8.4%
  • First area, 2021: 11.2%
Limited English in Cable Beachin Gingerah
0.9% 74th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.8%
  • First area, 2021: 0.9%

Religion

47.5% 72nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 28.5%
  • First area, 2016: 39.4%
  • First area, 2021: 47.5%

Education & Qualifications

53.0% 68th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 46.1%
  • First area, 2016: 48.7%
  • First area, 2021: 53.0%
23.2% 74th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 17.2%
  • First area, 2016: 19.3%
  • First area, 2021: 23.2%
Schools/1k kids in Cable Beachin Gingerah
1.53 19th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Cable Beachin Gingerah +7 more in Cable Beach
7 75th pct 0 0th pct
421 62nd pct —
906 13th pct —

Income

Personal income in Cable Beachin Gingerah
$1,166 89th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $937
  • First area, 2016: $980
  • First area, 2021: $1,166
Household income in Cable Beachin Gingerah
$2,181 83rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: $1,856
  • First area, 2016: $1,944
  • First area, 2021: $2,181
$2,563 84th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $2,039
  • First area, 2016: $2,210
  • First area, 2021: $2,563
16.8% 85th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 9.3%
  • First area, 2016: 12.6%
  • First area, 2021: 16.8%
High-income homes in Cable Beachin Gingerah
27.8% 78th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 16.2%
  • First area, 2016: 19.9%
  • First area, 2021: 27.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cable Beachin Gingerah
17.3% 10th pct —
5.3% 26th pct —
Needs assistance in Cable Beachin Gingerah
2.3% 26th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.9%
  • First area, 2016: 2.1%
  • First area, 2021: 2.3%

Community Participation

18.4% 52nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 20.2%
  • First area, 2016: 22.2%
  • First area, 2021: 18.4%
7.6% 14th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 6.5%
  • First area, 2016: 7.5%
  • First area, 2021: 7.6%
Unpaid child care in Cable Beachin Gingerah
26.5% 56th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 27.3%
  • First area, 2016: 28.0%
  • First area, 2021: 26.5%
Defence service in Cable Beachin Gingerah
2.4% 45th pct —
Housework 15h+ in Cable Beachin Gingerah
15.6% 13th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 18.4%
  • First area, 2016: 16.7%
  • First area, 2021: 15.6%

First Nations

First Nations people in Cable Beachin Gingerah +1,321 larger in Cable Beach
1,321 88th pct 0 0th pct
22 yrs 33rd pct —
38.4% 45th pct —
15.7% 73rd pct —
$602 46th pct —
Household income in Cable Beachin Gingerah
$1,540 44th pct —
Indigenous language in Cable Beachin Gingerah
16.0% 86th pct —

Family & Households

Household size in Cable Beachin Gingerah
2.7 71st pct —
  • First area, 2011: 2.7
  • First area, 2016: 2.6
  • First area, 2021: 2.7
20.4% 87th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 18.4%
  • First area, 2016: 17.8%
  • First area, 2021: 20.4%
23.9% 51st pct —
  • First area, 2011: 19.0%
  • First area, 2016: 23.7%
  • First area, 2021: 23.9%

Housing & Dwellings

$371 76th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $270
  • First area, 2016: $320
  • First area, 2021: $371
$2,167 80th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $2,600
  • First area, 2016: $2,500
  • First area, 2021: $2,167
People / bedroom in Cable Beachin Gingerah
0.90 86th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.20
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 0.90
50.3% 92nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 55.3%
  • First area, 2016: 51.7%
  • First area, 2021: 50.3%
Owned outright in Cable Beachin Gingerah
18.3% 9th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 14.8%
  • First area, 2016: 16.6%
  • First area, 2021: 18.3%
Separate houses in Cable Beachin Gingerah
77.6% 17th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 75.7%
  • First area, 2016: 78.3%
  • First area, 2021: 77.6%
77.0% 43rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 75.4%
  • First area, 2016: 74.2%
  • First area, 2021: 77.0%

Transport & Vehicles

5.6% 76th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 6.4%
  • First area, 2016: 6.0%
  • First area, 2021: 5.6%
Work from home in Cable Beachin Gingerah
4.6% 10th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 3.1%
  • First area, 2016: 3.5%
  • First area, 2021: 4.6%
0.7% 69th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.2%
  • First area, 2016: 0.6%
  • First area, 2021: 0.7%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct —
0.0 0th pct —
PT routes in Cable Beachin Gingerah even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

45.4% 87th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 54.5%
  • First area, 2016: 49.4%
  • First area, 2021: 45.4%
Recent arrivals in Cable Beachin Gingerah
16.7% 82nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 22.5%
  • First area, 2016: 23.3%
  • First area, 2021: 16.7%

Jobs & Industry

3.4% 48th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 3.1%
  • First area, 2016: 4.1%
  • First area, 2021: 3.4%
67.8% 75th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 70.2%
  • First area, 2016: 67.8%
  • First area, 2021: 67.8%
66.4% 82nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 71.3%
  • First area, 2016: 66.1%
  • First area, 2021: 66.4%

Walkability

3.0 72nd pct —
Types ≤15 min in Cable Beachin Gingerah
3.4 74th pct —
27.6% 74th pct —
65.8% 84th pct —
Walk to transit in Cable Beachin Gingerah
0.0% 0th pct —
Walk to school in Cable Beachin Gingerah
63.5% 80th pct —
Walk to a park in Cable Beachin Gingerah
94.6% 83rd pct —
Walk to health in Cable Beachin Gingerah
0.0% 0th pct —
6.3 32nd pct —
Intersections/km² in Cable Beachin Gingerah +60 higher in Cable Beach
60 80th pct 0 0th pct
2.8% 10th pct —

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cable Beach vs Gingerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/vs/SAL50547/gingerah