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Dayton vs Viveash
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Dayton profile · Viveash profile
Dayton Viveash
Dayton and Viveash are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Dayton is a young, diverse place where the typical resident is 30 and nearly half the population was born overseas. It is a hub for new arrivals and families, with 26.2% of people being children under 15 and far more residents using a language other than English at home. Viveash is notably older, with a typical age of 40 and a much higher share of seniors, at 17.4%. Homes in Viveash are more likely to be owned outright, while Dayton has a far higher share of separate houses and a larger number of people working or looking for work.
Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 as growing parts of the region, though Dayton has seen more recent overseas arrivals. They share a similar typical weekly family income of around $2,200 and nearly identical unemployment rates of about 4.5%. Almost every home in both neighbourhoods is within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Dayton has more people who have moved in the last five years, both areas are among the highest for this trend compared to other similar places.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 2,834
- First area, 2021: 5,507
- Second area, 2011: 909
- Second area, 2016: 1,035
- Second area, 2021: 1,280
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Viveash: 0.8% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Dayton: 0.1% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Viveash: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Dayton: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 75–79 in Viveash: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Dayton: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Viveash: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Dayton: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Viveash: 2.1% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Dayton: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 60–64 in Viveash: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Dayton: 1.4% males, 1.3% females; 55–59 in Viveash: 3.6% males, 5.0% females
- 50–54 in Dayton: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 50–54 in Viveash: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Dayton: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Viveash: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Dayton: 4.2% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Viveash: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Dayton: 7.2% males, 5.8% females; 35–39 in Viveash: 2.9% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Dayton: 6.9% males, 7.7% females; 30–34 in Viveash: 2.9% males, 4.3% females
- 25–29 in Dayton: 5.0% males, 5.4% females; 25–29 in Viveash: 2.5% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Dayton: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Viveash: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Dayton: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Viveash: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 10–14 in Dayton: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Viveash: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Dayton: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Viveash: 2.8% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Dayton: 6.5% males, 5.6% females; 0–4 in Viveash: 3.4% males, 2.6% 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: $612
- Second area, 2016: $692
- Second area, 2021: $903
- First area, 2016: $1,903
- First area, 2021: $2,133
- Second area, 2011: $1,361
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,833
- First area, 2016: $1,969
- First area, 2021: $2,216
- Second area, 2011: $1,437
- Second area, 2016: $1,690
- Second area, 2021: $2,240
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: 2.6
- 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: $350
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2016: $2,200
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,538
- Second area, 2016: $1,759
- Second area, 2021: $1,850
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Dayton vs Viveash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50397/dayton/vs/SAL51494/viveash