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East Perth vs Victoria Park

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · East Perth profile · Victoria Park profile

East Perth Victoria Park

East Perth and Victoria Park are neighbouring inner-city areas with distinct housing styles. East Perth is dominated by flats and apartments, which are 65.2 percentage points more common there than in Victoria Park. This area is far more international, with 55.6% of people born overseas and 38.0% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Victoria Park has far more separate houses and three-bedroom homes, with children under 15 being well higher at 13.3% compared to 7.5% in East Perth.

Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share the same typical resident age of 35 and nearly identical typical weekly family incomes. Both areas are far above the national figure for overseas births and have high shares of university-qualified adults. However, the gap in transport is widening, with East Perth seeing far higher public transport use and more frequent departures per 1,000 people than Victoria Park.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 34.5 pts higher in Victoria Park 3+ bedrooms: 31.0 pts higher in Victoria Park Born overseas: 12.0 pts higher in East Perth People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in East Perth Renting: 8.8 pts higher in East Perth

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Perthin Victoria Park +2,347 larger in East Perth gap widening
11,681 88th pct 9,334 87th pct
Median age in East Perthin Victoria Park even gap steady
35 yrs 14th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.2 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
1.1% 41st pct 1.3% 43rd pct
Aged 65+ in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.6 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
12.1% 22nd pct 11.5% 21st pct
Under 15 in East Perthin Victoria Park +5.8 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
7.5% 11th pct 13.3% 27th pct
De facto in East Perthin Victoria Park +2.4 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
17.4% 81st pct 15.0% 71st pct

Age structure

47.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.9 pts 41.8%
22.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 21.3%
7.5% Children (0–14) +5.8 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.5% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 12.4%
12.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 11.5%

Marital status

47.7% Never married ◂ +2.4 pts 45.3%
36.8% Married +2.3 pts ▸ 39.2%
9.9% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
3.4% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%
2.1% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

East Perth Victoria Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in East Perthin Victoria Park +12.0 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
55.6% 100th pct 43.6% 97th pct

Country of birth

36.0% Australia +15.0 pts ▸ 51.0%
6.5% England ◂ +1.3 pts 5.1%
4.2% India +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%
5.1% China ◂ +3.2 pts 1.9%
1.0% Nepal +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.1% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%
1.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Ancestry

24.6% English +5.8 pts ▸ 30.4%
13.8% Australian +8.1 pts ▸ 21.9%
13.9% Chinese ◂ +6.1 pts 7.8%
7.9% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.5% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.5% Italian +1.6 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.1% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.4% German +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.1% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
1.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.7% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Language

Other language in East Perthin Victoria Park +7.9 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
38.0% 93rd pct 30.0% 90th pct
Limited English in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.3 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
4.3% 90th pct 2.9% 87th pct

Language used at home

53.3% English only +10.8 pts ▸ 64.0%
7.4% Mandarin ◂ +3.8 pts 3.5%
2.6% Cantonese ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%
1.4% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.0% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
1.0% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.3% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in East Perthin Victoria Park +2.1 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
42.4% 56th pct 44.5% 63rd pct

Religious affiliation

42.4% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 44.5%
32.4% Christianity ◂ +0.9 pts 31.5%
10.4% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%
4.6% Hinduism +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 4.3%
4.1% Islam even 4.1%
0.9% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.4 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
74.9% 94th pct 73.4% 93rd pct
Bachelor+ in East Perthin Victoria Park +6.1 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
46.9% 97th pct 40.8% 93rd pct
Schools/1k kids in East Perthin Victoria Park +2.08 more in Victoria Park
1.15 11th pct 3.23 45th pct
Schools ≤3 km in East Perthin Victoria Park +2 more in East Perth
31 89th pct 29 88th pct
Avg size in East Perthin Victoria Park +75 larger in East Perth
612 86th pct 537 76th pct
ICSEA in East Perthin Victoria Park +25 higher in East Perth
1,121 96th pct 1,096 90th pct

Highest year of school

74.9% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 73.4%
7.8% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 10.5%
5.1% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.5% Year 9 or below +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Highest qualification level

38.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.6 pts 34.7%
17.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 15.8%
11.4% Certificate III / IV +4.8 pts ▸ 16.2%
12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%
3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.0% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 20.7%
15.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 15.0%
11.8% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 12.1%
9.6% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.1% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.8% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.6% Information technology even 4.6%
4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.4% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in East Perthin Victoria Park +$127 higher in East Perth gap narrowing
$1,174 89th pct $1,047 86th pct
Household income in East Perthin Victoria Park +$177 higher in East Perth gap narrowing
$2,005 75th pct $1,828 67th pct
Family income in East Perthin Victoria Park +$150 higher in East Perth gap narrowing
$2,563 84th pct $2,413 78th pct
High earners in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.3 pts higher in East Perth gap narrowing
22.6% 92nd pct 19.3% 88th pct
High-income homes in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.4 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
27.4% 78th pct 24.0% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 30.1%
20.3% $650–$1,499 +4.4 pts ▸ 24.8%
16.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 13.8%
13.5% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 14.2%
10.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 10.1%

Personal income distribution

27.9% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 30.9%
27.4% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 30.5%
24.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 24.0%
10.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.3 pts higher in Victoria Park
19.4% 13th pct 22.7% 22nd pct
Mental health in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.7 pts higher in Victoria Park
7.3% 42nd pct 9.1% 59th pct
Needs assistance in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.3 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
2.3% 26th pct 2.6% 28th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
5.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.3% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.4% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.8% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%
2.0% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None ◂ +0.8 pts 69.5%
14.0% One condition +3.0 pts ▸ 17.0%
3.8% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.5% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in East Perthin Victoria Park +2.4 pts higher in Victoria Park gap widening
13.9% 29th pct 16.3% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.8 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
6.3% 11th pct 8.0% 15th pct
Unpaid child care in East Perthin Victoria Park +8.8 pts higher in Victoria Park gap widening
14.0% 12th pct 22.8% 38th pct
Defence service in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.1 pts higher in Victoria Park
1.9% 40th pct 2.0% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.9 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
10.9% 8th pct 14.7% 12th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in East Perthin Victoria Park +4 larger in East Perth
123 86th pct 119 86th pct
Median age in East Perthin Victoria Park +9 yrs older in East Perth
39 yrs 77th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct
Year 12 in East Perthin Victoria Park +5.0 pts higher in Victoria Park
48.1% 68th pct 53.1% 76th pct
Unemployment in East Perthin Victoria Park +8.8 pts higher in East Perth
13.2% 63rd pct 4.3% 25th pct
Median income in East Perthin Victoria Park +$54 higher in Victoria Park
$908 73rd pct $962 77th pct
Household income in East Perthin Victoria Park +$337 higher in Victoria Park
$1,600 46th pct $1,937 60th pct
Indigenous language in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.4 pts higher in Victoria Park
11.4% 79th pct 11.8% 80th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.3 larger in Victoria Park gap widening
1.8 9th pct 2.1 19th pct
One-parent in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.2 pts higher in Victoria Park gap narrowing
8.7% 37th pct 9.9% 44th pct
Living alone in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.7 pts higher in East Perth gap narrowing
40.6% 91st pct 36.9% 87th pct

Family composition

56.5% Couples without children ◂ +17.2 pts 39.3%
32.5% Couples with children +15.6 pts ▸ 48.1%
8.7% One-parent families +1.2 pts ▸ 9.9%
2.3% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +6.1 pts 35.7%
40.6% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 36.9%
11.8% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
4.5% 4 people +5.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
1.1% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.3% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Perthin Victoria Park +$65 higher in East Perth gap narrowing
$410 84th pct $345 70th pct
Mortgage in East Perthin Victoria Park +$4 higher in East Perth gap narrowing
$1,950 69th pct $1,946 69th pct
People / bedroom in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.20 higher in East Perth gap widening
1.00 89th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in East Perthin Victoria Park +8.8 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
61.4% 97th pct 52.6% 93rd pct
Owned outright in East Perthin Victoria Park +3.7 pts higher in Victoria Park gap steady
16.0% 7th pct 19.8% 10th pct
Separate houses in East Perthin Victoria Park +34.5 pts higher in Victoria Park gap narrowing
3.8% 0th pct 38.4% 5th pct
3+ bedrooms in East Perthin Victoria Park +31.0 pts higher in Victoria Park gap widening
26.7% 0th pct 57.7% 13th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.4% Rented ◂ +8.8 pts 52.6%
20.4% Owned with a mortgage +4.7 pts ▸ 25.1%
16.0% Owned outright +3.7 pts ▸ 19.8%
1.0% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

89.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +65.2 pts 24.6%
3.8% Separate house +34.5 pts ▸ 38.4%
6.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +30.6 pts ▸ 36.7%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

48.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +22.1 pts 26.4%
23.1% 3 bedrooms +23.6 pts ▸ 46.7%
21.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.2 pts 14.2%
2.9% 4 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
2.3% Studio / none ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%
0.7% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

49.5% $350–$549 ◂ +9.6 pts 39.9%
20.1% $200–$349 +20.8 pts ▸ 40.9%
14.3% $550–$749 ◂ +6.8 pts 7.5%
7.4% Under $200 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.3% $750 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.7% $1,800–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 35.6%
28.9% $1,000–$1,799 +0.3 pts ▸ 29.3%
21.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 16.7%
13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in East Perthin Victoria Park +7.9 pts higher in East Perth gap narrowing
18.0% 94th pct 10.1% 87th pct
Work from home in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.6 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
8.2% 20th pct 7.6% 18th pct
PT commute in East Perthin Victoria Park +8.2 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
23.7% 100th pct 15.5% 100th pct
PT stops in East Perthin Victoria Park +1 more in Victoria Park
51 87th pct 52 87th pct
Stops/1k in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.20 more in Victoria Park
4.37 75th pct 5.57 80th pct
Departures/1k in East Perthin Victoria Park +2,566.2 more in East Perth
6,616.9 100th pct 4,050.7 100th pct
PT routes in East Perthin Victoria Park +15 more in East Perth
34 87th pct 19 86th pct
Stop walk in East Perthin Victoria Park even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in East Perthin Victoria Park +3 longer in Victoria Park
3 0th pct 6 0th pct
Reach 30 min in East Perthin Victoria Park +23,533 more in East Perth
51,147 87th pct 27,614 80th pct
Reach 45 min in East Perthin Victoria Park +183,263 more in East Perth
335,859 89th pct 152,596 86th pct
Transit to city in East Perthin Victoria Park +21 longer in Victoria Park
13 0th pct 34 11th pct

How people get to work

35.1% Car (driver) +15.2 pts ▸ 50.3%
21.8% Bus ◂ +7.8 pts 14.1%
9.5% Walked ◂ +7.5 pts 2.0%
8.2% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 7.6%
4.3% Car (passenger) even 4.3%
1.9% Train ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%
1.1% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Motor vehicles per home

59.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.5 pts 50.8%
19.1% 2 vehicles +11.3 pts ▸ 30.4%
18.0% No vehicle ◂ +7.9 pts 10.1%
2.7% 3 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.9% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in East Perthin Victoria Park +8.5 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
65.3% 100th pct 56.8% 95th pct
Recent arrivals in East Perthin Victoria Park +5.4 pts higher in East Perth gap widening
31.5% 96th pct 26.1% 91st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.6 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
5.3% 72nd pct 4.7% 65th pct
Participation in East Perthin Victoria Park +2.4 pts higher in Victoria Park gap narrowing
70.0% 81st pct 72.4% 87th pct
Full-time in East Perthin Victoria Park +5.8 pts higher in East Perth gap steady
68.1% 86th pct 62.3% 71st pct

Industries people work in

14.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 11.7%
12.1% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 13.9%
11.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.3 pts 8.3%
10.1% Mining ◂ +1.8 pts 8.2%
6.0% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
5.7% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.6% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%
5.6% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.5% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.4% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
2.7% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

36.0% Professionals ◂ +2.5 pts 33.5%
15.0% Managers ◂ +3.4 pts 11.6%
11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 11.2%
11.0% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.6% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
6.3% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.4% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Walkability

Walk score in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.2 higher in East Perth
8.7 100th pct 8.5 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in East Perthin Victoria Park even
7.9 100th pct 7.9 100th pct
15-min city in East Perthin Victoria Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.3 pts higher in Victoria Park
99.7% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in East Perthin Victoria Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in East Perthin Victoria Park +10.6 pts higher in Victoria Park
89.3% 92nd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in East Perthin Victoria Park even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in East Perthin Victoria Park +0.6 pts higher in Victoria Park
99.4% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.9 more in Victoria Park
12.2 47th pct 14.1 51st pct
Intersections/km² in East Perthin Victoria Park +115 higher in Victoria Park
443 100th pct 558 100th pct
Mean slope in East Perthin Victoria Park +1.8 pts higher in East Perth
8.4% 73rd pct 6.6% 59th pct

Compare East Perth with nearby areas

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Compare Victoria Park with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Perth vs Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50464/east-perth/vs/SAL51490/victoria-park