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Dayton vs Lockridge
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Dayton profile · Lockridge profile
Dayton Lockridge
Dayton and Lockridge are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different populations. Dayton is much younger, with a typical resident aged 30, compared to 38 in Lockridge. It is also more diverse and better qualified, with 49.3% of residents born overseas and 27.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. These factors are consistent with much higher incomes in Dayton, where the typical household earns $2,133 a week, far higher than the $1,206 typical in Lockridge.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for people who volunteer, with rates of 11.3% in Dayton and 10.6% in Lockridge. They also share similar levels of walkability, with both being described as somewhat walkable. However, their housing trends differ; Dayton has seen a surge of new arrivals, with 58.4% of people moving in during the last five years, while only 31.5% of Lockridge residents did the same.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 2,834
- First area, 2021: 5,507
- Second area, 2011: 3,566
- Second area, 2016: 3,467
- Second area, 2021: 3,322
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 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 Dayton: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Lockridge: 0.5% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Dayton: 0.1% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Lockridge: 0.9% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Dayton: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 75–79 in Lockridge: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Dayton: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Lockridge: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Dayton: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Lockridge: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Dayton: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 60–64 in Lockridge: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Dayton: 1.4% males, 1.3% females; 55–59 in Lockridge: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Dayton: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 50–54 in Lockridge: 3.7% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Dayton: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Lockridge: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Dayton: 4.2% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Lockridge: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Dayton: 7.2% males, 5.8% females; 35–39 in Lockridge: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Dayton: 6.9% males, 7.7% females; 30–34 in Lockridge: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Dayton: 5.0% males, 5.4% females; 25–29 in Lockridge: 3.7% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Dayton: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Lockridge: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Dayton: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Lockridge: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Dayton: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Lockridge: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Dayton: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Lockridge: 4.0% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Dayton: 6.5% males, 5.6% females; 0–4 in Lockridge: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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, 2016: $937
- First area, 2021: $1,021
- Second area, 2011: $515
- Second area, 2016: $495
- Second area, 2021: $591
- First area, 2016: $1,903
- First area, 2021: $2,133
- Second area, 2011: $948
- Second area, 2016: $1,069
- Second area, 2021: $1,206
- First area, 2016: $1,969
- First area, 2021: $2,216
- Second area, 2011: $1,089
- Second area, 2016: $1,233
- Second area, 2021: $1,435
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, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $375
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $220
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2016: $2,200
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,339
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- 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). Dayton vs Lockridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50397/dayton/vs/SAL50857/lockridge