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Craigie vs Padbury
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Craigie profile · Padbury profile
Craigie Padbury
Padbury and Craigie (WA) are neighbouring suburbs in Perth with similar overall populations, but they differ in their local amenities and wealth. Padbury has far more schools per 1,000 children and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. It is also the wealthier of the two, with a well higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (25.9% compared to 17.3%) and more people with bachelor degrees. First Nations outcomes are also stronger in Padbury, where the Year 12 completion rate is far higher at 64.5%.
These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, and they remain very alike in several ways. Both have about the same proportion of children under 15 and a nearly identical share of people born overseas. They also share a very similar typical weekly personal income of around $920, which sits near the national figure. While they are mostly similar, some gaps are shifting, such as the higher number of people who have moved into Craigie (WA) in the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,602
- First area, 2016: 5,853
- First area, 2021: 6,456
- Second area, 2011: 8,366
- Second area, 2016: 8,183
- Second area, 2021: 8,626
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Craigie: 0.4% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Padbury: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Craigie: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Padbury: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Craigie: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Padbury: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Craigie: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Padbury: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Craigie: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Padbury: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Craigie: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Padbury: 2.6% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Craigie: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Padbury: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Craigie: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Padbury: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Craigie: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Padbury: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Craigie: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Padbury: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Craigie: 4.6% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Padbury: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Craigie: 5.4% males, 5.3% females; 30–34 in Padbury: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Craigie: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Padbury: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Craigie: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Padbury: 2.2% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Craigie: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Padbury: 3.0% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Craigie: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Padbury: 3.7% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Craigie: 4.0% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Padbury: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Craigie: 4.7% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Padbury: 3.9% males, 3.7% 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: $689
- First area, 2016: $753
- First area, 2021: $927
- Second area, 2011: $722
- Second area, 2016: $788
- Second area, 2021: $918
- First area, 2011: $1,316
- First area, 2016: $1,539
- First area, 2021: $1,792
- Second area, 2011: $1,583
- Second area, 2016: $1,766
- Second area, 2021: $2,065
- First area, 2011: $1,551
- First area, 2016: $1,824
- First area, 2021: $2,155
- Second area, 2011: $1,815
- Second area, 2016: $2,024
- Second area, 2021: $2,390
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $330
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $390
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,907
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Craigie vs Padbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50350/craigie/vs/SAL51192/padbury