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Ferndale vs St James

Name: Ferndale vs St James — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Ferndale profile · St James profile

Ferndale St James

St James (WA) and Ferndale (WA) are neighbouring areas in Perth with very different profiles. St James (WA) is much younger, with a typical resident aged 32, and has a high proportion of renters at 46.5%. This area also has more university qualifications, with 35.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, residents are far older in Ferndale (WA), where the typical age is 41 and 22.9% are seniors. Ferndale (WA) has more detached houses and larger homes, with 89.5% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.

Both areas share a similar number of people per home and have almost identical shares of people who identify as having no religion. They also have very similar typical weekly rents. While they are close by, St James (WA) is more connected, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 24.9 pts higher in St James Recent movers: 18.7 pts higher in St James Owned outright: 17.6 pts higher in Ferndale Recent arrivals: 16.2 pts higher in St James Median age: 9 yrs older in Ferndale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ferndale in St James +437 larger in St James gap widening

4,457 86th pct 4,894 86th pct

Median age in Ferndale in St James +9 yrs older in Ferndale gap steady

41 yrs 33rd pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

27.3% Young adults (25–44) +11.9 pts ▸ 39.2%

22.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.5 pts 9.4%

22.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 20.7%

16.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 14.8%

10.8% Youth (15–24) +5.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

Marital status

33.8% Never married +16.0 pts ▸ 49.8%

47.1% Married ◂ +10.5 pts 36.5%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

6.4% Widowed ◂ +3.8 pts 2.6%

2.8% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Ferndale St James

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

58.9% Australia ◂ +3.3 pts 55.6%

8.1% England ◂ +3.9 pts 4.2%

2.1% India +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

2.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

0.2% Nepal +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.5% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

38.0% English ◂ +7.5 pts 30.5%

28.9% Australian ◂ +3.3 pts 25.7%

9.5% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 8.9%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

8.2% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

3.2% Italian +2.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.7% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.3% Dutch ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

3.3% German ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

1.3% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

73.7% English only ◂ +8.0 pts 65.6%

4.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 4.1%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Cantonese even 1.2%

0.4% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.5% No religion ◂ +0.4 pts 44.1%

39.1% Christianity ◂ +6.5 pts 32.6%

6.9% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.2% Buddhism +2.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.8% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.7% Hinduism +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.9% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ferndale in St James +0.01 more in St James

1.37 15th pct 1.38 16th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ferndale in St James +4 more in Ferndale

31 89th pct 27 88th pct

Avg size in Ferndale in St James +24 larger in St James

442 65th pct 467 68th pct

ICSEA in Ferndale in St James +12 higher in St James

1,040 75th pct 1,051 79th pct

Highest year of school

59.9% Year 12 +11.2 pts ▸ 71.1%

18.1% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 11.3%

8.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.3 pts 5.4%

6.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.8 pts 5.6%

Highest qualification level

27.0% Bachelor degree +6.9 pts ▸ 34.0%

28.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.2 pts 19.6%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 13.8%

6.8% Postgraduate degree +6.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.5% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 18.9%

16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.0 pts 14.9%

11.4% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.8%

7.5% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 6.5%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

4.7% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.7% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.6% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Ferndale in St James +$143 higher in St James gap widening

$745 49th pct $888 72nd pct

Household income in Ferndale in St James +$294 higher in St James gap widening

$1,533 50th pct $1,827 67th pct

Family income in Ferndale in St James +$251 higher in St James gap widening

$2,003 58th pct $2,254 72nd pct

Household income distribution

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 32.0%

28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.4 pts 21.4%

17.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 16.9%

8.4% $4,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

Personal income distribution

42.3% Under $650 ◂ +5.5 pts 36.8%

29.5% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

18.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

2.9% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Mental health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.2% Arthritis ◂ +3.7 pts 5.4%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +1.4 pts 7.0%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None +7.1 pts ▸ 69.4%

19.8% One condition ◂ +3.5 pts 16.3%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.7 pts 4.5%

3.0% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ferndale in St James +44 larger in St James

95 86th pct 139 86th pct

Median age in Ferndale in St James +4 yrs older in St James

22 yrs 33rd pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Ferndale in St James +$19 higher in Ferndale

$474 29th pct $455 25th pct

Household income in Ferndale in St James +$94 higher in St James

$1,187 26th pct $1,281 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ferndale in St James even gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children ◂ +1.6 pts 53.4%

29.4% Couples without children +0.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

13.5% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.9% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Household size

34.1% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 32.9%

28.1% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 30.1%

16.4% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 15.7%

14.2% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 14.1%

4.9% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.9% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ferndale in St James +$16 higher in St James gap widening

$314 61st pct $330 66th pct

Mortgage in Ferndale in St James +$142 higher in St James gap narrowing

$1,700 55th pct $1,842 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Ferndale in St James +0.10 higher in St James gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

21.6% Rented +24.9 pts ▸ 46.5%

40.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.0 pts 33.2%

35.5% Owned outright ◂ +17.6 pts 17.9%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

82.2% Separate house ◂ +12.2 pts 70.0%

17.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.3 pts ▸ 25.7%

0.3% Flat or apartment +3.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

51.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 49.3%

33.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.2 pts 18.8%

8.9% 2 bedrooms +10.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

5.1% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.4% 1 bedroom +3.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.8% $200–$349 ◂ +17.7 pts 31.1%

34.9% $350–$549 +6.7 pts ▸ 41.6%

12.9% Under $200 +8.8 pts ▸ 21.7%

0.0% $550–$749 +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.3 pts 32.8%

33.4% $1,800–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

16.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.1 pts 11.0%

8.1% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ferndale in St James +12 more in Ferndale

34 87th pct 22 86th pct

Stops/1k in Ferndale in St James +3.13 more in Ferndale

7.63 86th pct 4.50 75th pct

Departures/1k in Ferndale in St James +441.0 more in Ferndale

2,486.2 94th pct 2,045.2 92nd pct

PT routes in Ferndale in St James +6 more in St James

5 86th pct 11 86th pct

Stop walk in Ferndale in St James +2 longer in Ferndale

6 36th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Ferndale in St James +7 longer in Ferndale

16 13th pct 9 4th pct

Reach 30 min in Ferndale in St James +6,620 more in St James

13,992 65th pct 20,612 74th pct

Reach 45 min in Ferndale in St James +106,585 more in St James

33,254 58th pct 139,839 86th pct

Transit to city in Ferndale in St James +21 longer in Ferndale

65 66th pct 44 25th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +3.3 pts 61.6%

2.1% Bus +5.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.6% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

40.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 37.1%

37.0% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 10.3%

4.6% No vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 14.1%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 8.9%

7.6% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%

6.0% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.5% Construction even 7.5%

6.0% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.8% Mining ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%

5.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.1%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

23.7% Professionals +3.1 pts ▸ 26.7%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 13.7%

13.6% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 13.5%

12.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%

9.4% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

10.0% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%

7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Ferndale in St James +0.8 higher in St James

6.6 91st pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ferndale in St James +0.7 more in St James

6.8 93rd pct 7.5 97th pct

15-min city in Ferndale in St James +10.0 pts higher in St James

90.0% 94th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Ferndale in St James +19.6 pts higher in St James

76.9% 87th pct 96.6% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Ferndale in St James even

99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Ferndale in St James +42.0 pts higher in St James

56.7% 77th pct 98.7% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Ferndale in St James even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Ferndale in St James +14.5 pts higher in St James

85.5% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Ferndale in St James +18.0 more in Ferndale

25.6 69th pct 7.6 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Ferndale in St James +83 higher in St James

188 90th pct 271 94th pct

Mean slope in Ferndale in St James +0.5 pts higher in St James

4.9% 41st pct 5.4% 47th pct

Compare Ferndale with nearby areas

Lynwood Wilson Parkwood Cannington Riverton Langford St James Shelley

Compare St James with nearby areas

East Victoria Park Bentley Wilson Carlisle Kensington Victoria Park Waterford Cannington

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ferndale vs St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50502/ferndale/vs/SAL51402/st-james