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Dawesville vs Halls Head

Name: Dawesville vs Halls Head — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Dawesville profile · Halls Head profile

Dawesville Halls Head

Halls Head and Dawesville are two nearby residential areas in Western Australia. Halls Head is more connected and accessible, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (51.7% compared to 33.8% in Dawesville) and a far higher share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed (45.4% versus 32.2%). This accessibility is supported by more public transport stops and a far higher street connectivity score of 161, compared to 87 in Dawesville. Halls Head also has a far higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations residents (39.4% versus 29.0% in Dawesville).

Both areas see a similar share of households earning $3,000 or more a week, with Halls Head at 22.1% and Dawesville at 18.6%, both sitting around the national figure. They are also alike in the proportion of people aged 65 and over and the typical number of people per home. While both areas have seen many people move in over the last five years, Dawesville's share is slightly higher at 41.6%, compared to 38.3% in Halls Head.

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Where they differ most

Population: 7,331 larger in Halls Head Family income: $323 higher in Halls Head Renting: 5.1 pts higher in Halls Head Separate houses: 4.5 pts higher in Dawesville Personal income: $98 higher in Halls Head

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dawesville in Halls Head +7,331 larger in Halls Head gap narrowing

7,143 87th pct 14,474 88th pct

Median age in Dawesville in Halls Head +2 yrs older in Halls Head gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 45 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

24.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.4 pts ▸ 28.3%

23.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 22.5%

21.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.7 pts 20.0%

20.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.2 pts 18.0%

10.0% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

Marital status

55.2% Married ◂ +2.7 pts 52.5%

28.5% Never married +0.7 pts ▸ 29.3%

9.2% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.3% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Dawesville Halls Head

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.1% Australia ◂ +2.1 pts 67.0%

12.7% England ◂ +0.1 pts 12.6%

3.2% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% India even 0.4%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

51.6% English ◂ +1.6 pts 49.9%

36.7% Australian ◂ +3.0 pts 33.6%

10.7% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.1% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.7% German even 3.7%

3.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.6% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

0.8% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.4% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 88.6%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.3% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 46.8%

42.1% Christianity +2.5 pts ▸ 44.6%

6.0% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.3% Islam even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dawesville in Halls Head +0.53 more in Halls Head

1.39 16th pct 1.92 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dawesville in Halls Head +6 more in Halls Head

3 67th pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Dawesville in Halls Head +73 larger in Halls Head

531 76th pct 604 85th pct

ICSEA in Dawesville in Halls Head +10 higher in Dawesville

994 52nd pct 983 46th pct

Highest year of school

44.5% Year 12 +4.1 pts ▸ 48.6%

30.0% Year 10 ◂ +3.0 pts 26.9%

11.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 11.5%

7.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

42.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.5 pts 36.6%

15.9% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.2% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

21.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 19.9%

14.9% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.1% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

10.2% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

9.4% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 6.2%

7.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

1.9% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

1.2% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Dawesville in Halls Head +$98 higher in Halls Head gap widening

$643 31st pct $741 48th pct

Household income in Dawesville in Halls Head +$217 higher in Halls Head gap steady

$1,469 45th pct $1,686 59th pct

Family income in Dawesville in Halls Head +$323 higher in Halls Head gap widening

$1,739 40th pct $2,062 61st pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 25.4%

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 25.2%

16.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 14.7%

8.9% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

Personal income distribution

47.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 42.8%

24.8% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 25.7%

16.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

5.3% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis ◂ +1.3 pts 9.9%

8.5% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

4.3% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

1.8% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.6% None +1.1 pts ▸ 62.7%

20.5% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 19.9%

6.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 6.2%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dawesville in Halls Head +189 larger in Halls Head

138 86th pct 327 86th pct

Median age in Dawesville in Halls Head +4 yrs older in Halls Head

17 yrs 14th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Dawesville in Halls Head +$107 higher in Dawesville

$612 47th pct $505 33rd pct

Household income in Dawesville in Halls Head +$138 higher in Halls Head

$1,786 54th pct $1,924 59th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dawesville in Halls Head +0.1 larger in Dawesville gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children ◂ +0.5 pts 52.9%

32.7% Couples without children ◂ +1.2 pts 31.5%

13.4% One-parent families +1.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

0.5% Other families even 0.5%

Household size

40.9% 2 people ◂ +0.9 pts 40.0%

19.1% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 21.1%

15.6% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 15.2%

14.7% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.8% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dawesville in Halls Head even gap narrowing

$350 71st pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Dawesville in Halls Head +$109 higher in Dawesville gap narrowing

$1,842 63rd pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Dawesville in Halls Head even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.2 pts 41.0%

38.1% Owned outright ◂ +1.4 pts 36.6%

15.0% Rented +5.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

1.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

94.1% Separate house ◂ +4.5 pts 89.6%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.2% Other dwelling ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%

1.8% Flat or apartment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Bedrooms per home

58.2% 4 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 58.5%

26.5% 3 bedrooms +0.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

6.6% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.2% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.7% $350–$549 ◂ +0.2 pts 50.4%

34.9% $200–$349 +4.6 pts ▸ 39.6%

10.0% Under $200 ◂ +6.1 pts 3.8%

2.4% $550–$749 +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 34.3%

31.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.4%

12.1% Under $1,000 +2.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.6% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dawesville in Halls Head +51 more in Halls Head

35 87th pct 86 89th pct

Stops/1k in Dawesville in Halls Head +1.04 more in Halls Head

4.90 77th pct 5.94 81st pct

Departures/1k in Dawesville in Halls Head +77.5 more in Dawesville

995.9 86th pct 918.4 86th pct

PT routes in Dawesville in Halls Head +2 more in Halls Head

3 79th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Dawesville in Halls Head even

6 36th pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Dawesville in Halls Head +8 longer in Dawesville

59 43rd pct 51 39th pct

Reach 30 min in Dawesville in Halls Head +19,905 more in Halls Head

0 0th pct 19,905 74th pct

Reach 45 min in Dawesville in Halls Head +10,241 more in Halls Head

9,664 41st pct 19,905 49th pct

How people get to work

57.3% Car (driver) +4.0 pts ▸ 61.3%

7.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

3.1% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

0.8% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 42.0%

31.6% 1 vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 33.5%

14.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 14.6%

7.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

1.7% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.7% Mining ◂ +3.0 pts 11.7%

11.7% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.3% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 9.8%

10.0% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.0% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.0% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.6% Accommodation & food even 6.5%

4.3% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

4.0% Professional & technical even 3.9%

3.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.0% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 18.6%

13.8% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.7% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 10.2%

10.9% Labourers ◂ +2.2 pts 8.7%

9.8% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.1% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 9.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Dawesville in Halls Head +0.6 higher in Halls Head

4.2 79th pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Dawesville in Halls Head +0.3 more in Halls Head

3.8 77th pct 4.2 78th pct

15-min city in Dawesville in Halls Head +13.3 pts higher in Halls Head

32.2% 75th pct 45.4% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Dawesville in Halls Head +4.3 pts higher in Dawesville

59.2% 82nd pct 54.8% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Dawesville in Halls Head +12.6 pts higher in Halls Head

86.3% 83rd pct 98.9% 96th pct

Walk to school in Dawesville in Halls Head +17.9 pts higher in Halls Head

33.8% 70th pct 51.7% 76th pct

Walk to a park in Dawesville in Halls Head +4.1 pts higher in Halls Head

95.9% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Dawesville in Halls Head +5.8 pts higher in Dawesville

36.4% 81st pct 30.6% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Dawesville in Halls Head +2.9 more in Dawesville

13.6 50th pct 10.7 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Dawesville in Halls Head +74 higher in Halls Head

87 84th pct 161 89th pct

Mean slope in Dawesville in Halls Head +1.6 pts higher in Dawesville

6.9% 62nd pct 5.3% 45th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dawesville vs Halls Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50396/dawesville/vs/SAL50603/halls-head