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Coolbellup vs Samson

Name: Coolbellup vs Samson — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Coolbellup profile · Samson profile

Coolbellup Samson

Coolbellup and Samson are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different housing and demographic profiles. Samson is an older area, where the typical resident is 45 and typical weekly household incomes are well higher at $1,833. In contrast, Coolbellup is younger, with a typical age of 37 and a typical weekly household income of $1,378. This difference is reflected in the homes; 47.8% of homes in Samson are owned outright, while 37.3% of homes in Coolbellup are rented. Coolbellup is also more walkable, with 93.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 56.4% in Samson.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people born overseas, at around 29%. They also share a similar proportion of children under 15 and have an equal share of people with long-term health conditions. However, the gap in home ownership remains large, with Samson having far more detached houses and larger homes. Coolbellup has seen more movement recently, with a far higher share of people moving into the area in the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 26.8 pts higher in Coolbellup Owned outright: 27.3 pts higher in Samson Population: 3,817 larger in Coolbellup Recent movers: 16.6 pts higher in Coolbellup No religion: 13.8 pts higher in Coolbellup

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coolbellup in Samson +3,817 larger in Coolbellup gap widening

5,698 86th pct 1,881 78th pct

Median age in Coolbellup in Samson +8 yrs older in Samson gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

35.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.9 pts 24.1%

21.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.8 pts ▸ 25.4%

16.2% Seniors (65+) +8.0 pts ▸ 24.2%

16.2% Children (0–14) +0.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 9.7%

Marital status

31.3% Married +20.9 pts ▸ 52.2%

47.5% Never married ◂ +16.2 pts 31.4%

12.5% Divorced ◂ +4.7 pts 7.8%

5.2% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.3 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Coolbellup Samson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.1% Australia +3.7 pts ▸ 67.8%

6.2% England +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.7% Italy +4.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.1% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

37.9% English +1.8 pts ▸ 39.7%

31.0% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

5.6% Italian +9.4 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.4% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.1% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.1% Chinese ◂ +2.4 pts 1.8%

3.5% German ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

1.7% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

77.2% English only +4.5 pts ▸ 81.7%

1.0% Italian +4.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

1.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.0% Christianity +19.7 pts ▸ 53.6%

53.4% No religion ◂ +13.8 pts 39.6%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +3.3 pts 4.7%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

1.3% Islam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Coolbellup in Samson +4.37 more in Samson

2.17 31st pct 6.54 65th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Coolbellup in Samson +2 more in Coolbellup

28 88th pct 26 88th pct

Avg size in Coolbellup in Samson +69 larger in Samson

379 57th pct 449 65th pct

ICSEA in Coolbellup in Samson +9 higher in Samson

1,048 78th pct 1,057 81st pct

Highest year of school

58.6% Year 12 ◂ +4.1 pts 54.5%

17.9% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

8.2% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.3% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

Highest qualification level

27.9% Certificate III / IV +1.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

27.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 25.5%

12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

8.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

15.1% Engineering & related +4.4 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.5% Management & commerce +3.9 pts ▸ 17.4%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 10.7%

11.1% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.7% Education +4.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 3.7%

4.9% Architecture & building even 4.9%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Coolbellup in Samson +$20 higher in Coolbellup gap narrowing

$772 54th pct $752 50th pct

Household income in Coolbellup in Samson +$455 higher in Samson gap widening

$1,378 39th pct $1,833 67th pct

Family income in Coolbellup in Samson +$232 higher in Samson gap narrowing

$1,975 56th pct $2,207 69th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 27.5%

27.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 23.0%

23.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 16.8%

4.6% $4,000 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

8.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

41.3% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 42.9%

31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 26.3%

18.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 20.5%

2.2% $3,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.0% Mental health ◂ +5.6 pts 7.4%

8.8% Arthritis +4.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.9% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 7.9%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%

5.5% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.9% Heart disease +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.7% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.9% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Dementia even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None +2.1 pts ▸ 62.0%

21.1% One condition ◂ +0.9 pts 20.1%

6.6% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Coolbellup in Samson +159 larger in Coolbellup

174 86th pct 15 63rd pct

Median age in Coolbellup in Samson +13 yrs older in Coolbellup

25 yrs 46th pct 12 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Coolbellup in Samson +$466 higher in Samson

$433 22nd pct $899 73rd pct

Household income in Coolbellup in Samson +$126 higher in Coolbellup

$1,075 21st pct $949 16th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coolbellup in Samson +0.4 larger in Samson gap steady

2.1 19th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

46.7% Couples with children +14.5 pts ▸ 61.2%

28.5% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 28.9%

22.3% One-parent families ◂ +13.4 pts 8.9%

2.1% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

Household size

37.8% 1 person ◂ +12.7 pts 25.1%

32.2% 2 people +2.7 pts ▸ 34.9%

14.8% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

10.7% 4 people +4.6 pts ▸ 15.3%

3.0% 5 people +4.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.1% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coolbellup in Samson +$80 higher in Samson gap widening

$300 57th pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Coolbellup in Samson +$350 higher in Samson gap widening

$1,600 48th pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Coolbellup in Samson even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

20.5% Owned outright +27.3 pts ▸ 47.8%

39.6% Owned with a mortgage +0.3 pts ▸ 39.9%

37.3% Rented ◂ +26.8 pts 10.4%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.9% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

73.3% Separate house +13.2 pts ▸ 86.4%

14.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +13.0 pts 1.0%

12.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.1 pts 12.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

60.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +29.6 pts 31.0%

13.9% 4 bedrooms +37.9 pts ▸ 51.8%

15.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 8.4%

6.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.4 pts 1.8%

1.9% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

31.1% $350–$549 +16.3 pts ▸ 47.4%

38.0% $200–$349 ◂ +13.0 pts 25.0%

28.4% Under $200 ◂ +16.5 pts 11.8%

0.3% $550–$749 +6.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.9 pts 24.1%

30.3% $1,800–$2,999 +11.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

17.9% Under $1,000 +1.4 pts ▸ 19.2%

6.7% $3,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Coolbellup in Samson +35 more in Coolbellup

49 87th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Coolbellup in Samson +1.16 more in Coolbellup

8.60 87th pct 7.44 86th pct

Departures/1k in Coolbellup in Samson +293.1 more in Coolbellup

1,874.2 91st pct 1,581.1 89th pct

PT routes in Coolbellup in Samson even

7 86th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Coolbellup in Samson +4 longer in Samson

2 14th pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Coolbellup in Samson +2 longer in Coolbellup

19 16th pct 17 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Coolbellup in Samson +47,686 more in Coolbellup

47,691 86th pct 5 43rd pct

Reach 45 min in Coolbellup in Samson +17,148 more in Coolbellup

64,984 71st pct 47,836 64th pct

Transit to city in Coolbellup in Samson +6 longer in Samson

57 49th pct 63 62nd pct

How people get to work

65.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 65.1%

5.8% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.5% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

0.9% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Walked even 0.8%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

34.9% 2 vehicles +7.9 pts ▸ 42.8%

42.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.4 pts 31.3%

9.4% 3 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.1% 4 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.0% No vehicle ◂ +4.8 pts 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 14.8%

11.6% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.8% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%

6.2% Professional & technical +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 5.7%

6.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 5.9%

4.8% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.8% Transport & warehousing even 4.8%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

24.7% Professionals +1.3 pts ▸ 26.0%

17.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 15.1%

13.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 12.9%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.8% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.4% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 7.9%

7.3% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Coolbellup in Samson +1.6 higher in Coolbellup

7.4 94th pct 5.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Coolbellup in Samson +2.0 more in Coolbellup

7.6 98th pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Coolbellup in Samson +16.5 pts higher in Coolbellup

93.3% 96th pct 76.8% 87th pct

Walk to shops in Coolbellup in Samson +36.8 pts higher in Coolbellup

93.2% 96th pct 56.4% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Coolbellup in Samson even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Coolbellup in Samson +2.8 pts higher in Coolbellup

99.6% 100th pct 96.9% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Coolbellup in Samson even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Coolbellup in Samson +18.0 pts higher in Coolbellup

90.1% 97th pct 72.0% 91st pct

Amenities/1k in Coolbellup in Samson +8.0 more in Coolbellup

18.1 59th pct 10.1 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Coolbellup in Samson +33 higher in Coolbellup

201 91st pct 169 89th pct

Mean slope in Coolbellup in Samson +0.8 pts higher in Samson

5.6% 49th pct 6.4% 58th pct

Compare Coolbellup with nearby areas

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Compare Samson with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coolbellup vs Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50324/coolbellup/vs/SAL51322/samson