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Dundas vs Salmon Gums

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 49 km apart · Dundas profile · Salmon Gums profile

Dundas Salmon Gums

Salmon Gums and Dundas (WA) are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Salmon Gums has a small population of 146 people, while Dundas (WA) is largely non-residential with no residents. Salmon Gums is more developed, with one school and a few more public transport stops and routes than Dundas (WA). About 30% of homes in Salmon Gums are within a 15-minute walk of a school or a park, whereas no homes in Dundas (WA) have these nearby.

Both areas are very remote and lack basic local services, as no homes in either place are within walking distance of groceries or health services. This shared isolation is reflected in their walkability scores; while the score is well higher in Salmon Gums, both are considered car-dependent.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dundasin Salmon Gums +146 larger in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
0 0th pct 146 47th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 160
  • Second area, 2016: 191
  • Second area, 2021: 146
— 48 yrs 62nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
First Nations in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 2.1% 51st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.1%
— 21.2% 61st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.2%
— 24.0% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 25.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 26.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.0%
— 10.8% 38th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.8%

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 11.6% 51st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.6%

Language

Other language in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 6.2% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.2%
Limited English in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

— 54.1% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 54.1%

Education & Qualifications

— 44.4% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 44.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 43.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 44.4%
— 9.1% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.1%
Schools/1k kids in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 28.57 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Dundasin Salmon Gums +1 more in Salmon Gums
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
— 17 3rd pct
— 1,023 68th pct

Income

Personal income in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— $604 25th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $445
  • Second area, 2016: $731
  • Second area, 2021: $604
Household income in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— $900 10th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $722
  • Second area, 2016: $1,271
  • Second area, 2021: $900
Family income in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— $1,312 15th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $900
  • Second area, 2016: $1,542
  • Second area, 2021: $1,312
— 13.6% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.6%
High-income homes in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 14.5% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 26.0% 36th pct
Mental health in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 6.2% 32nd pct
Needs assistance in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 4.8% 52nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.8%

Community Participation

— 42.7% 96th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 42.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 42.7%
Unpaid carers in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 20.0% 90th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.0%
Unpaid child care in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 40.0% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 36.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 29.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 40.0%
Defence service in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 3.7% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 30.9% 82nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 37.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 27.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Dundasin Salmon Gums +3 larger in Salmon Gums
0 0th pct 3 43rd pct
— 72 yrs 100th pct
Median income in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— $574 43rd pct
Household income in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— $824 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 2.7 71st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.4
  • Second area, 2016: 3.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.7
— 7.6% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.6%
— 25.5% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 31.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.5%

Housing & Dwellings

— $104 6th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $50
  • Second area, 2021: $104
— $661 6th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $217
  • Second area, 2016: $337
  • Second area, 2021: $661
People / bedroom in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 0.80 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.10
  • Second area, 2016: 0.90
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
— 10.9% 30th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.9%
Owned outright in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 52.7% 80th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 51.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.7%
Separate houses in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 94.5% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 94.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 94.5%
— 76.4% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 84.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 83.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 76.4%

Transport & Vehicles

— 8.0% 85th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.0%
Work from home in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 29.6% 80th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 34.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.6%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Dundasin Salmon Gums +2 more in Salmon Gums
0 0th pct 2 71st pct
— 13.70 89th pct
Departures/1k in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 47.9 63rd pct
PT routes in Dundasin Salmon Gums +1 more in Salmon Gums
0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 19.6% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.6%

Jobs & Industry

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Participation in Dundasin Salmon Gums
— 71.8% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 81.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 63.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 71.8%
— 66.7% 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 73.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 57.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 66.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Dundasin Salmon Gums +1.6 higher in Salmon Gums
0.0 0th pct 1.6 63rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Dundasin Salmon Gums +1.8 more in Salmon Gums
0.0 0th pct 1.8 64th pct
15-min city in Dundasin Salmon Gums +30.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 30.1% 75th pct
Walk to shops in Dundasin Salmon Gums even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Dundasin Salmon Gums +29.9 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 29.9% 67th pct
Walk to school in Dundasin Salmon Gums +30.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 30.1% 68th pct
Walk to a park in Dundasin Salmon Gums +29.6 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 29.6% 58th pct
Walk to health in Dundasin Salmon Gums even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
— 109.6 88th pct
Intersections/km² in Dundasin Salmon Gums even
0 2nd pct 0 7th pct
Mean slope in Dundasin Salmon Gums +1.6 pts higher in Dundas
4.7% 38th pct 3.1% 13th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dundas vs Salmon Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50439/dundas/vs/SAL51320/salmon-gums