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Forrestfield vs Kewdale

Name: Forrestfield vs Kewdale — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Forrestfield profile · Kewdale profile

Forrestfield Kewdale

Forrestfield and Kewdale are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with distinct profiles. Kewdale is far more culturally diverse, with 45.2% of people born overseas and 37.9% using a language other than English at home, compared to 29.1% and 14.5% in Forrestfield. Kewdale also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 26.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.4% in Forrestfield. In contrast, Forrestfield has more detached houses (88.5% versus 71.7%) and more large homes, with 89.4% of houses having three or more bedrooms.

These two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,600. They also have an identical share of children under 15 at 18.9%. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps are shifting; for example, the difference in public transport departures remains far higher in Kewdale. Residents in Forrestfield have much easier access to health services, with 51.7% living within a 15 minute walk compared to only 2.6% in Kewdale.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 23.4 pts higher in Kewdale Separate houses: 16.8 pts higher in Forrestfield Born overseas: 16.1 pts higher in Kewdale Renting: 14.6 pts higher in Kewdale No religion: 13.6 pts higher in Forrestfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forrestfield in Kewdale +5,784 larger in Forrestfield gap steady

13,181 88th pct 7,397 87th pct

Median age in Forrestfield in Kewdale +2 yrs older in Forrestfield gap widening

38 yrs 23rd pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

28.8% Young adults (25–44) +4.7 pts ▸ 33.5%

23.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 22.0%

18.9% Children (0–14) even 18.9%

17.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.7 pts 14.5%

11.1% Youth (15–24) even 11.2%

Marital status

43.4% Married +1.9 pts ▸ 45.3%

36.7% Never married +1.3 pts ▸ 38.0%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

4.4% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Forrestfield Kewdale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.2% Australia ◂ +16.3 pts 49.8%

6.7% England ◂ +2.6 pts 4.1%

4.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

2.5% India +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.5% China +2.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.9% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.4% Italy +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.1% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +14.3 pts 26.1%

33.4% Australian ◂ +11.4 pts 22.0%

8.7% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 6.8%

8.5% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

2.2% Chinese +6.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.9% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.7% Indian +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% German ◂ +1.6 pts 1.9%

2.3% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

80.3% English only ◂ +23.8 pts 56.5%

0.8% Mandarin +3.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.2% Arabic +2.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.5% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.1% No religion ◂ +13.6 pts 32.5%

39.8% Christianity ◂ +3.3 pts 36.6%

2.9% Islam +13.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

1.3% Buddhism +2.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.2% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.9% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Forrestfield in Kewdale +0.26 more in Forrestfield

2.41 35th pct 2.15 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Forrestfield in Kewdale +15 more in Kewdale

21 87th pct 36 89th pct

Avg size in Forrestfield in Kewdale +5 larger in Kewdale

478 69th pct 483 70th pct

ICSEA in Forrestfield in Kewdale +10 higher in Kewdale

1,025 69th pct 1,035 73rd pct

Highest year of school

49.3% Year 12 +10.9 pts ▸ 60.2%

24.0% Year 10 ◂ +7.3 pts 16.8%

11.6% Year 11 ◂ +3.7 pts 7.8%

8.6% Year 9 or below even 8.6%

Highest qualification level

40.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +16.2 pts 24.6%

17.3% Bachelor degree +10.5 pts ▸ 27.8%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

3.7% Postgraduate degree +7.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 2.3%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

21.4% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 17.7%

16.1% Management & commerce +4.7 pts ▸ 20.8%

10.3% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 10.3%

8.5% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.0% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.3%

5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Forrestfield in Kewdale +$12 higher in Forrestfield gap narrowing

$810 60th pct $798 59th pct

Household income in Forrestfield in Kewdale +$17 higher in Forrestfield gap narrowing

$1,614 55th pct $1,597 54th pct

Family income in Forrestfield in Kewdale +$28 higher in Forrestfield gap narrowing

$1,982 56th pct $1,954 55th pct

Household income distribution

31.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 32.2%

26.1% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 27.0%

15.8% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

9.7% $3,000–$3,999 even 9.7%

6.8% $4,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 40.1%

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 31.1%

17.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

3.1% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.8% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 6.6%

8.6% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

8.3% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 6.2%

7.7% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.6% None +7.0 pts ▸ 69.5%

20.4% One condition ◂ +4.6 pts 15.7%

6.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Forrestfield in Kewdale +352 larger in Forrestfield

467 87th pct 115 86th pct

Median age in Forrestfield in Kewdale +1 yrs older in Forrestfield

22 yrs 33rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Forrestfield in Kewdale +$153 higher in Kewdale

$527 36th pct $680 54th pct

Household income in Forrestfield in Kewdale +$77 higher in Kewdale

$1,473 41st pct $1,550 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forrestfield in Kewdale even gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children +4.9 pts ▸ 59.1%

27.2% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 25.3%

17.3% One-parent families ◂ +3.5 pts 13.7%

1.4% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

34.6% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 32.3%

26.6% 1 person +2.8 pts ▸ 29.4%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 15.8%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +0.8 pts 12.9%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

2.4% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forrestfield in Kewdale even gap steady

$350 71st pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Forrestfield in Kewdale even gap narrowing

$1,733 57th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Forrestfield in Kewdale +0.10 higher in Kewdale gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.9 pts 31.6%

22.2% Rented +14.6 pts ▸ 36.8%

27.6% Owned outright +1.8 pts ▸ 29.4%

3.0% Other tenure ◂ +2.1 pts 0.9%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

88.5% Separate house ◂ +16.8 pts 71.7%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +14.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

0.2% Flat or apartment +4.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Other dwelling ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.7% 3 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 51.0%

39.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.6 pts 23.7%

6.6% 2 bedrooms +10.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

2.0% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.5% $350–$549 ◂ +0.5 pts 48.0%

34.0% $200–$349 +8.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

10.8% Under $200 ◂ +5.2 pts 5.6%

1.5% $550–$749 even 1.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 36.4%

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 30.9%

12.2% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

7.1% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Forrestfield in Kewdale +10 more in Forrestfield

87 89th pct 77 88th pct

Stops/1k in Forrestfield in Kewdale +3.81 more in Kewdale

6.60 84th pct 10.41 87th pct

Departures/1k in Forrestfield in Kewdale +1,270.2 more in Kewdale

1,531.6 89th pct 2,801.8 96th pct

PT routes in Forrestfield in Kewdale +11 more in Kewdale

5 86th pct 16 86th pct

Stop walk in Forrestfield in Kewdale +4 longer in Forrestfield

6 36th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Forrestfield in Kewdale +7 longer in Forrestfield

19 16th pct 12 8th pct

Reach 30 min in Forrestfield in Kewdale +10,865 more in Forrestfield

19,729 73rd pct 8,864 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Forrestfield in Kewdale +104,696 more in Kewdale

19,729 49th pct 124,425 84th pct

Transit to city in Forrestfield in Kewdale +11 longer in Forrestfield

64 64th pct 53 41st pct

How people get to work

70.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.4 pts 62.9%

2.5% Bus +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.9% Worked at home +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.0% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.9% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

33.5% 1 vehicle +8.2 pts ▸ 41.7%

39.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 36.6%

14.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 9.9%

8.5% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 4.9%

4.1% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.2% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 9.0%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 8.4%

9.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%

4.5% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Mining ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

5.4% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.2% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

5.1% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%

4.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.0 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

13.2% Professionals +6.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

20.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.4 pts 16.7%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.8 pts 13.7%

12.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.5 pts 9.7%

11.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 10.6%

9.6% Labourers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.0% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Forrestfield in Kewdale even

5.8 87th pct 5.8 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Forrestfield in Kewdale +0.1 more in Forrestfield

5.4 85th pct 5.3 84th pct

15-min city in Forrestfield in Kewdale +1.6 pts higher in Kewdale

65.1% 83rd pct 66.6% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Forrestfield in Kewdale +9.6 pts higher in Forrestfield

68.9% 84th pct 59.3% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Forrestfield in Kewdale +1.3 pts higher in Kewdale

94.7% 85th pct 96.0% 87th pct

Walk to school in Forrestfield in Kewdale +2.3 pts higher in Forrestfield

80.8% 86th pct 78.5% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Forrestfield in Kewdale +10.2 pts higher in Forrestfield

97.7% 85th pct 87.4% 79th pct

Walk to health in Forrestfield in Kewdale +49.2 pts higher in Forrestfield

51.7% 84th pct 2.6% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Forrestfield in Kewdale +10.6 more in Forrestfield

25.2 68th pct 14.6 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Forrestfield in Kewdale +6 higher in Kewdale

129 87th pct 135 87th pct

Mean slope in Forrestfield in Kewdale +0.3 pts higher in Forrestfield

5.1% 43rd pct 4.8% 39th pct

Compare Forrestfield with nearby areas

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Compare Kewdale with nearby areas

Welshpool Cloverdale Queens Park East Cannington Carlisle Belmont Perth Airport Redcliffe

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forrestfield vs Kewdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/vs/SAL50756/kewdale