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Dianella vs Malaga
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Dianella profile · Malaga profile
Dianella Malaga
Dianella and Malaga are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Dianella is a large residential area where 39.4% of people were born overseas and 29.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Malaga is sparsely populated with just 25 residents; it has a much higher typical weekly personal income of $1,350 compared to $789 in Dianella, and a far higher typical weekly rent of $775 against $340.
While the two areas share the same typical resident age of 43, the gap in their accessibility is widening. Dianella is very walkable, with 95.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, whereas only 19.4% of homes in Malaga have that same access. This contrast is also seen in health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 58.4% of Dianella residents but only 2.4% in Malaga.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 22,521
- First area, 2016: 23,486
- First area, 2021: 24,169
- Second area, 2011: 13
- Second area, 2016: 6
- Second area, 2021: 25
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Dianella: 1.4% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Dianella: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Dianella: 1.7% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Dianella: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Dianella: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Dianella: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Dianella: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Dianella: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Malaga: 23.8% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Dianella: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Dianella: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Malaga: 14.3% males, 19.0% females
- 35–39 in Dianella: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Malaga: 23.8% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Dianella: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Dianella: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Malaga: 19.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Dianella: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Dianella: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Dianella: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Dianella: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Dianella: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Malaga: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $618
- First area, 2016: $681
- First area, 2021: $789
- Second area, 2011: $1,066
- Second area, 2016: $649
- Second area, 2021: $1,350
- First area, 2011: $1,291
- First area, 2016: $1,477
- First area, 2021: $1,684
- Second area, 2011: $2,750
- Second area, 2021: $1,749
- First area, 2011: $1,700
- First area, 2016: $1,878
- First area, 2021: $2,257
- Second area, 2021: $7,000
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 1.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.4
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2021: $775
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Dianella vs Malaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50409/dianella/vs/SAL50884/malaga