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Golden Bay vs Lakelands

Name: Golden Bay vs Lakelands — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Golden Bay profile · Lakelands profile

Golden Bay Lakelands

Lakelands (WA) and Golden Bay are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes, though they differ in how people get around. Lakelands (WA) has far more public transport options, with 6.32 stops per 1,000 people and 1,609.6 weekly departures, compared to 2.46 stops and 904.4 departures in Golden Bay. Lakelands (WA) also has far more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents (21.6 versus 8.4) and a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (39.1% compared to 7.9%). In contrast, Golden Bay is far more likely to have homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (89.6% versus 63.7%).

These two places track closely across many basics, such as having almost the same share of children under 15 and very similar typical weekly household incomes. However, a gap is widening in how their First Nations populations fare. In Lakelands (WA), the typical personal income for First Nations people is far higher at $966, while Golden Bay is $593. This is consistent with Lakelands (WA) having a far lower First Nations unemployment rate of 11.1%, compared to 23.1% in Golden Bay.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 6.4 pts higher in Golden Bay Born overseas: 6.1 pts higher in Lakelands Participation: 5.9 pts higher in Golden Bay Other language: 5.9 pts higher in Lakelands Aged 65+: 5.8 pts higher in Lakelands

Demographics & Identity

Population in Golden Bay in Lakelands +490 larger in Lakelands gap narrowing

5,681 86th pct 6,171 86th pct

Median age in Golden Bay in Lakelands +2 yrs older in Lakelands gap narrowing

30 yrs 5th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

31.0% Young adults (25–44) even 31.0%

25.3% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 26.2%

21.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 18.1%

15.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.3 pts 12.1%

7.1% Seniors (65+) +5.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

40.0% Married +7.8 pts ▸ 47.9%

44.3% Never married ◂ +8.5 pts 35.7%

9.3% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 9.1%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

2.1% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Golden Bay Lakelands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.6% Australia ◂ +5.2 pts 64.4%

10.7% England ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

4.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.8% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.5% Philippines +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.2% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

49.0% English ◂ +4.6 pts 44.4%

38.4% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 34.6%

10.3% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 9.7%

8.7% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

3.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.2% German even 3.2%

0.9% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

0.7% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.8% English only ◂ +4.8 pts 84.0%

0.1% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.2% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 49.5%

35.7% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 40.3%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

0.5% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Golden Bay in Lakelands +1.16 more in Lakelands

0.70 1st pct 1.86 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Golden Bay in Lakelands +5 more in Lakelands

5 73rd pct 10 79th pct

Avg size in Golden Bay in Lakelands +131 larger in Golden Bay

860 98th pct 730 92nd pct

ICSEA in Golden Bay in Lakelands +19 higher in Lakelands

1,000 56th pct 1,019 66th pct

Highest year of school

53.4% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 52.0%

24.2% Year 10 even 24.1%

11.4% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

4.9% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

45.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 41.4%

15.3% Bachelor degree +1.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

3.9% Certificate I / II even 3.8%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

19.2% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

14.2% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.7% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.7% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.9% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 9.6%

7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 4.3%

3.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$107 higher in Golden Bay gap widening

$895 72nd pct $788 57th pct

Household income in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$87 higher in Golden Bay gap widening

$1,891 70th pct $1,804 65th pct

Family income in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$144 higher in Golden Bay gap widening

$2,148 66th pct $2,004 58th pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 29.6%

22.3% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 25.6%

11.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.6%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 8.1%

Personal income distribution

37.4% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 40.4%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 28.9%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 20.0%

4.4% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.1%

8.1% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.0% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.6% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.9% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.0% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.8% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.2% None ◂ +2.8 pts 65.5%

17.5% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 18.6%

4.6% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Golden Bay in Lakelands +5 larger in Lakelands

157 86th pct 162 86th pct

Median age in Golden Bay in Lakelands +5 yrs older in Golden Bay

21 yrs 29th pct 16 yrs 13th pct

Median income in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$373 higher in Lakelands

$593 45th pct $966 77th pct

Household income in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$384 higher in Lakelands

$1,437 39th pct $1,821 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Golden Bay in Lakelands even gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples with children ◂ +0.2 pts 60.3%

18.3% Couples without children +3.7 pts ▸ 21.9%

20.5% One-parent families ◂ +3.1 pts 17.4%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Household size

29.6% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

20.4% 1 person ◂ +2.4 pts 18.1%

17.8% 4 people +1.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

18.6% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 17.4%

9.2% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 8.8%

4.0% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Golden Bay in Lakelands even gap narrowing

$350 71st pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Golden Bay in Lakelands +$27 higher in Golden Bay gap narrowing

$1,777 60th pct $1,750 58th pct

People / bedroom in Golden Bay in Lakelands even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.9 pts 55.0%

24.6% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 23.1%

14.8% Owned outright +5.3 pts ▸ 20.1%

1.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Types of homes

96.8% Separate house +2.4 pts ▸ 99.2%

2.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.5% 4 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 57.2%

38.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.4 pts 26.1%

4.3% 2 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 4.5%

0.4% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.2% $350–$549 +6.3 pts ▸ 54.5%

43.5% $200–$349 ◂ +11.0 pts 32.4%

5.4% Under $200 +5.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

1.9% $550–$749 ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.7% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 42.1%

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 39.7%

8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 6.3%

8.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Golden Bay in Lakelands +25 more in Lakelands

14 84th pct 39 87th pct

Stops/1k in Golden Bay in Lakelands +3.86 more in Lakelands

2.46 67th pct 6.32 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Golden Bay in Lakelands +705.2 more in Lakelands

904.4 86th pct 1,609.6 90th pct

PT routes in Golden Bay in Lakelands +5 more in Lakelands

1 71st pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Golden Bay in Lakelands +6 longer in Lakelands

4 29th pct 10 46th pct

Drive to city in Golden Bay in Lakelands +2 longer in Lakelands

41 33rd pct 43 34th pct

Reach 30 min in Golden Bay in Lakelands +22,178 more in Golden Bay

22,178 76th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Golden Bay in Lakelands +7,299 more in Lakelands

46,396 63rd pct 53,695 66th pct

Transit to city in Golden Bay in Lakelands

— 74 80th pct

How people get to work

63.0% Car (driver) ◂ +1.6 pts 61.4%

5.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

4.6% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.9% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 2 vehicles even 42.3%

33.2% 1 vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 36.4%

14.4% 3 vehicles even 14.5%

7.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 5.0%

2.3% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.7% Health care & social assistance +2.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.3% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 8.3%

8.7% Mining +2.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.0% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.6% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%

7.4% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

5.3% Accommodation & food +2.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.8% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Administrative & support even 3.3%

Occupations people work in

20.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 18.9%

15.1% Professionals ◂ +0.7 pts 14.4%

14.5% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

9.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 10.1%

9.4% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%

8.3% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Golden Bay in Lakelands +0.5 higher in Golden Bay

4.9 83rd pct 4.4 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Golden Bay in Lakelands +0.9 more in Golden Bay

5.1 83rd pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Golden Bay in Lakelands +26.5 pts higher in Golden Bay

72.1% 85th pct 45.7% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Golden Bay in Lakelands +31.2 pts higher in Lakelands

7.9% 63rd pct 39.1% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Golden Bay in Lakelands +3.0 pts higher in Golden Bay

85.7% 83rd pct 82.7% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Golden Bay in Lakelands +25.8 pts higher in Golden Bay

89.6% 92nd pct 63.7% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Golden Bay in Lakelands +3.9 pts higher in Golden Bay

97.8% 85th pct 94.0% 82nd pct

Walk to health in Golden Bay in Lakelands even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Golden Bay in Lakelands +13.1 more in Lakelands

8.4 38th pct 21.6 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Golden Bay in Lakelands +28 higher in Golden Bay

274 94th pct 246 93rd pct

Mean slope in Golden Bay in Lakelands +1.5 pts higher in Lakelands

4.0% 29th pct 5.6% 49th pct

Compare Golden Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Lakelands with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Golden Bay vs Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/vs/SAL50828/lakelands