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Dardadine vs Darkan

Name: Dardadine vs Darkan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Dardadine profile · Darkan profile

Dardadine Darkan

Darkan and Dardadine are two nearby rural areas in Western Australia. Darkan is more developed, with a walkability score of 2.7 (mostly car-dependent) and 54.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Dardadine is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of a school or groceries. There is also a notable difference in demographics and income; residents are far older in Dardadine, where the typical age is 63, while the typical weekly household income is well higher in Dardadine at $2,083 compared to $1,321 in Darkan.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining remote locations with no public transport and no homes within walking distance of health services. Both are about two hours from the city and share a similar terrain slope. While Darkan has a larger population and more amenities, including one school, both areas maintain a lifestyle heavily reliant on cars.

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Where they differ most

Population: 356 larger in Darkan Mortgage: $480 higher in Darkan Median age: 14 yrs older in Dardadine Household income: $762 higher in Dardadine Personal income: $191 higher in Darkan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dardadine in Darkan +356 larger in Darkan gap steady

15 11th pct 371 61st pct

Median age in Dardadine in Darkan +14 yrs older in Dardadine gap widening

63 yrs 97th pct 49 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

46.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +16.5 pts 30.2%

33.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.9 pts 23.5%

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +18.9 pts ▸ 18.9%

0.0% Children (0–14) +18.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Marital status

66.7% Married ◂ +12.5 pts 54.1%

20.0% Never married +5.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

0.0% Divorced +10.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

0.0% Widowed +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.0% Separated +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Age & sex structure

Dardadine Darkan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

100.0% Australia ◂ +28.3 pts 71.7%

0.0% England +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% New Zealand +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

73.3% English ◂ +29.4 pts 43.9%

20.0% Australian +17.7 pts ▸ 37.7%

0.0% Scottish +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Irish +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.0% German +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Chinese even 0.0%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Dutch even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +16.7 pts 83.3%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

66.7% No religion ◂ +27.0 pts 39.6%

26.7% Christianity +12.7 pts ▸ 39.4%

0.0% Not stated +20.2 pts ▸ 20.2%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dardadine in Darkan

— 14.71 83rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dardadine in Darkan +1 more in Darkan

0 0th pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Dardadine in Darkan

— 56 17th pct

ICSEA in Dardadine in Darkan

— 963 34th pct

Highest year of school

60.0% Year 10 ◂ +36.5 pts 23.5%

33.3% Year 12 +12.7 pts ▸ 46.0%

0.0% Year 9 or below +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.0% Year 11 +8.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Highest qualification level

0.0% Certificate III / IV +34.1 pts ▸ 34.1%

0.0% Bachelor degree +18.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +12.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.0% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Engineering & related +14.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +12.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

0.0% Education +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.0% Management & commerce +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.0% Society & culture +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.0% Architecture & building +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Health +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Dardadine in Darkan +$191 higher in Darkan gap widening

$762 52nd pct $953 78th pct

Household income in Dardadine in Darkan +$762 higher in Dardadine gap widening

$2,083 79th pct $1,321 34th pct

Family income in Dardadine in Darkan +$137 higher in Dardadine gap narrowing

$2,083 62nd pct $1,946 54th pct

Household income distribution

42.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +24.1 pts 18.8%

0.0% $650–$1,499 +36.8 pts ▸ 36.8%

0.0% Under $650 +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.0% $4,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Personal income distribution

20.0% Under $650 +12.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

20.0% $650–$1,499 +10.7 pts ▸ 30.7%

20.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 16.2%

0.0% $3,000 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

33.3% Diabetes ◂ +27.1 pts 6.2%

0.0% Arthritis +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

0.0% Mental health +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.0% Heart disease +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.0% Asthma +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.0% Other condition +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Lung condition +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Cancer +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Stroke +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

46.7% None +5.6 pts ▸ 52.3%

20.0% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 16.7%

0.0% Two conditions +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% Three or more +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dardadine in Darkan +15 larger in Darkan

0 0th pct 15 63rd pct

Median age in Dardadine in Darkan

— 41 yrs 79th pct

Median income in Dardadine in Darkan

— $574 43rd pct

Household income in Dardadine in Darkan

— $1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dardadine in Darkan +0.3 larger in Darkan gap narrowing

1.8 9th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

125.0% Couples without children ◂ +78.7 pts 46.3%

50.0% One-parent families ◂ +45.6 pts 4.4%

0.0% Couples with children +48.5 pts ▸ 48.5%

0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

71.4% 2 people ◂ +28.4 pts 43.1%

0.0% 1 person +34.0 pts ▸ 34.0%

0.0% 4 people +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% 5 people +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% 3 people +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dardadine in Darkan

— $151 14th pct

Mortgage in Dardadine in Darkan +$480 higher in Darkan

$500 1st pct $980 14th pct

People / bedroom in Dardadine in Darkan +0.10 higher in Darkan gap narrowing

0.60 7th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

71.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +51.3 pts 20.1%

42.9% Owned outright +9.2 pts ▸ 52.1%

0.0% Rented +20.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

0.0% Other tenure +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +7.6 pts 92.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

0.0% 3 bedrooms +45.1 pts ▸ 45.1%

0.0% 4 bedrooms +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +14.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% 5 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% Under $1,000 +34.5 pts ▸ 34.5%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +27.6 pts ▸ 27.6%

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 even 0.0%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dardadine in Darkan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Dardadine in Darkan even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Dardadine in Darkan even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Dardadine in Darkan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Dardadine in Darkan +5 longer in Darkan

125 83rd pct 130 86th pct

How people get to work

70.0% Car (driver) ◂ +14.0 pts 56.0%

50.0% Worked at home ◂ +28.0 pts 22.0%

0.0% Walked +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.0% Car (passenger) +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Bus +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

71.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +31.2 pts 40.3%

0.0% 1 vehicle +28.5 pts ▸ 28.5%

0.0% 4 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 17.4%

0.0% 3 vehicles +15.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.0% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

60.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +8.9 pts 51.1%

0.0% Education & training +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.0% Public administration & safety +6.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.0% Mining +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Professional & technical +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Construction +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Manufacturing +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Retail trade +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% Other services +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Accommodation & food +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Occupations people work in

50.0% Managers ◂ +5.5 pts 44.5%

0.0% Professionals +12.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

0.0% Technicians & trades +11.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.0% Labourers +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.0% Clerical & administrative +7.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.0% Community & personal service +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Dardadine in Darkan +2.6 higher in Darkan

0.1 40th pct 2.7 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Dardadine in Darkan +3.1 more in Darkan

0.1 42nd pct 3.2 73rd pct

15-min city in Dardadine in Darkan +54.5 pts higher in Darkan

0.0% 0th pct 54.5% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Dardadine in Darkan +54.7 pts higher in Darkan

0.0% 0th pct 54.7% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Dardadine in Darkan even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Dardadine in Darkan +43.1 pts higher in Darkan

0.0% 0th pct 43.1% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Dardadine in Darkan +42.1 pts higher in Darkan

13.6% 49th pct 55.7% 66th pct

Walk to health in Dardadine in Darkan even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Dardadine in Darkan +74.0 more in Dardadine

133.3 89th pct 59.3 85th pct

Intersections/km² in Dardadine in Darkan even

0 26th pct 0 27th pct

Mean slope in Dardadine in Darkan +0.6 pts higher in Darkan

7.1% 64th pct 7.7% 68th pct

Compare Dardadine with nearby areas

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Compare Darkan with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dardadine vs Darkan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50385/dardadine/vs/SAL50388/darkan