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Coolbinia vs Joondanna
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Coolbinia profile · Joondanna profile
Coolbinia Joondanna
Joondanna and Coolbinia are neighbouring areas in Perth with very different housing and wealth profiles. Coolbinia is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $3,229 compared to $1,681 in Joondanna, and 49.1% of its households earn $3,000 or more each week. Joondanna is more diverse, with a far higher share of people born overseas (36.4%) and those using another language at home (25.1%). While Coolbinia is dominated by separate houses (85.6%), Joondanna has many more renters (42.9%) and townhouses.
The gap in how people live is widening, seen most clearly in the number of people moving into Joondanna, where 50.2% arrived in the last five years compared to 31.7% in Coolbinia. Despite this, the two areas share some similarities, such as almost identical rates of unemployment and very similar proportions of people aged 65 and over. Both areas also have a similar level of school advantage and a nearly identical share of residents with no religion, sitting at around 41%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,536
- First area, 2016: 1,660
- First area, 2021: 1,751
- Second area, 2011: 4,566
- Second area, 2016: 4,836
- Second area, 2021: 5,283
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Coolbinia: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Joondanna: 1.0% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Coolbinia: 1.0% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Joondanna: 0.6% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Coolbinia: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Joondanna: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Coolbinia: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Joondanna: 1.3% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Coolbinia: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Joondanna: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Coolbinia: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Joondanna: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Coolbinia: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Joondanna: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Coolbinia: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Joondanna: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Coolbinia: 4.5% males, 4.7% females; 45–49 in Joondanna: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Coolbinia: 3.6% males, 4.4% females; 40–44 in Joondanna: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Coolbinia: 2.2% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Joondanna: 5.3% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Coolbinia: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Joondanna: 5.4% males, 6.0% females
- 25–29 in Coolbinia: 2.7% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Joondanna: 4.6% males, 5.4% females
- 20–24 in Coolbinia: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Joondanna: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Coolbinia: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Joondanna: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Coolbinia: 4.5% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Joondanna: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Coolbinia: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Joondanna: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Coolbinia: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Joondanna: 3.1% males, 3.1% 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, 2011: $922
- First area, 2016: $1,045
- First area, 2021: $1,192
- Second area, 2011: $768
- Second area, 2016: $915
- Second area, 2021: $1,036
- First area, 2011: $2,568
- First area, 2016: $2,978
- First area, 2021: $3,229
- Second area, 2011: $1,262
- Second area, 2016: $1,497
- Second area, 2021: $1,681
- First area, 2011: $2,842
- First area, 2016: $3,587
- First area, 2021: $4,166
- Second area, 2011: $1,836
- Second area, 2016: $2,155
- Second area, 2021: $2,437
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, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $330
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,557
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,952
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
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). Coolbinia vs Joondanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50325/coolbinia/vs/SAL50702/joondanna