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Coomalbidgup vs West Beach
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 55 km apart · Coomalbidgup profile · West Beach profile
Coomalbidgup West Beach
West Beach (WA) and Coomalbidgup are two different kinds of places in Western Australia. West Beach (WA) is more developed and older, with a typical resident aged 44 and 20.6% of people aged 65 and over. It is mostly car-dependent but has far more local services, including seven schools within 3km. Coomalbidgup is much smaller and younger, with a typical age of 34 and only 5.1% of residents aged 65 and over. It is car-dependent and largely rural, with 85.3% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $2,100. They also share nearly identical rates of people using other languages at home (about 5% to 6%) and those who have finished Year 12. While West Beach (WA) has a higher share of renters at 23.1%, Coomalbidgup has a far higher proportion of people working from home at 19.1%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 256
- First area, 2016: 140
- First area, 2021: 136
- Second area, 2011: 1,446
- Second area, 2016: 1,487
- Second area, 2021: 1,483
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Coomalbidgup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in West Beach: 0.6% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Coomalbidgup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in West Beach: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Coomalbidgup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in West Beach: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Coomalbidgup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in West Beach: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Coomalbidgup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in West Beach: 2.6% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Coomalbidgup: 4.4% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in West Beach: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Coomalbidgup: 2.2% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in West Beach: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Coomalbidgup: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in West Beach: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Coomalbidgup: 6.7% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in West Beach: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Coomalbidgup: 4.4% males, 5.2% females; 40–44 in West Beach: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Coomalbidgup: 6.7% males, 5.2% females; 35–39 in West Beach: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Coomalbidgup: 3.0% males, 6.7% females; 30–34 in West Beach: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Coomalbidgup: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in West Beach: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Coomalbidgup: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 20–24 in West Beach: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Coomalbidgup: 4.4% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in West Beach: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Coomalbidgup: 5.2% males, 5.9% females; 10–14 in West Beach: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Coomalbidgup: 6.7% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in West Beach: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Coomalbidgup: 6.7% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in West Beach: 2.2% males, 3.2% 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: $727
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,196
- Second area, 2011: $733
- Second area, 2016: $778
- Second area, 2021: $994
- First area, 2011: $1,180
- First area, 2016: $1,875
- First area, 2021: $2,166
- Second area, 2011: $1,466
- Second area, 2016: $1,920
- Second area, 2021: $2,105
- First area, 2011: $1,275
- First area, 2016: $2,071
- First area, 2021: $2,541
- Second area, 2011: $1,746
- Second area, 2016: $2,088
- Second area, 2021: $2,374
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $1,900
- Second area, 2016: $1,770
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Coomalbidgup vs West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50331/coomalbidgup/vs/SAL51567/west-beach