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Gooseberry Hill vs High Wycombe

Name: Gooseberry Hill vs High Wycombe — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Gooseberry Hill profile · High Wycombe profile

Gooseberry Hill High Wycombe

High Wycombe and Gooseberry Hill are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different social profiles. Residents are far older in Gooseberry Hill, where the typical age is 49 compared to 38 in High Wycombe. This age gap is reflected in the population, with 27.0% of Gooseberry Hill residents aged 65 and over, compared to 16.1% in High Wycombe. Education and income also differ sharply; 30.8% of adults in Gooseberry Hill hold a bachelor degree or higher, while that figure is 12.2% in High Wycombe. High Wycombe is very walkable, with 80.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, whereas Gooseberry Hill is mostly car-dependent and only 2.8% of homes have that same access.

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked differently, with High Wycombe maintaining a much higher share of renters (21.9% versus 7.1%) and a higher proportion of one-parent families. Despite these contrasts, they share several common traits, such as having nearly identical typical weekly rents around $380 to $400 and very similar home sizes. Both areas also have a similar share of people who speak little or no English, and both are dominated by detached houses.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,875 larger in High Wycombe Owned outright: 22.1 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Year 12: 19.1 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Bachelor+: 18.6 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Median age: 11 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +8,875 larger in High Wycombe gap steady

3,323 86th pct 12,198 88th pct

Median age in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +11 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill gap narrowing

49 yrs 67th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

29.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.8 pts 25.0%

16.6% Young adults (25–44) +11.2 pts ▸ 27.9%

27.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.9 pts 16.1%

16.3% Children (0–14) +2.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

9.8% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

61.8% Married ◂ +19.0 pts 42.8%

22.7% Never married +15.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

7.7% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.1% Widowed even 5.2%

2.4% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Gooseberry Hill High Wycombe

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.1% Australia +6.3 pts ▸ 71.4%

14.3% England ◂ +7.3 pts 7.0%

2.6% New Zealand +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.2% Philippines +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.6% India +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Italy even 0.4%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

51.8% English ◂ +7.9 pts 43.9%

30.2% Australian +6.8 pts ▸ 37.0%

13.9% Scottish ◂ +4.2 pts 9.7%

11.7% Irish ◂ +2.5 pts 9.2%

4.8% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% German ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.3% Dutch ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

0.3% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

91.0% English only ◂ +4.7 pts 86.4%

0.0% Tagalog +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.7% No religion +5.0 pts ▸ 49.7%

48.9% Christianity ◂ +8.7 pts 40.2%

4.4% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.9% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +2.41 more in Gooseberry Hill

3.70 49th pct 1.29 14th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +6 more in Gooseberry Hill

17 86th pct 11 81st pct

Avg size in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +22 larger in High Wycombe

380 57th pct 402 59th pct

ICSEA in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +29 higher in Gooseberry Hill

1,020 67th pct 991 50th pct

Highest year of school

66.9% Year 12 ◂ +19.1 pts 47.8%

17.8% Year 10 +8.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

8.0% Year 11 +3.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

3.9% Year 9 or below +3.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

22.0% Certificate III / IV +20.7 pts ▸ 42.6%

29.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.6 pts 16.8%

19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.3 pts 15.1%

10.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.4 pts 2.6%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.0 pts 2.6%

2.1% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

18.7% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

17.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 15.9%

11.7% Education ◂ +3.1 pts 8.7%

11.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 10.0%

10.8% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 9.5%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.7 pts 2.4%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$79 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap widening

$918 74th pct $839 65th pct

Household income in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$411 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap steady

$2,169 82nd pct $1,758 63rd pct

Family income in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$504 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap narrowing

$2,616 86th pct $2,112 64th pct

Household income distribution

22.0% $1,500–$2,999 +10.1 pts ▸ 32.2%

23.2% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 25.5%

21.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +13.7 pts 7.9%

11.9% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 10.9%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 +2.2 pts ▸ 39.1%

27.4% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 32.3%

20.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 19.5%

10.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 3.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 8.4%

5.9% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.1% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.0% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

1.7% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.5% None ◂ +2.9 pts 62.6%

20.6% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 20.3%

5.8% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.1% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +383 larger in High Wycombe

31 73rd pct 414 86th pct

Median age in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +4 yrs older in High Wycombe

18 yrs 18th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$68 higher in High Wycombe

$687 55th pct $755 61st pct

Household income in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$1,384 higher in Gooseberry Hill

$3,249 89th pct $1,865 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +0.1 larger in Gooseberry Hill gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

59.2% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 54.8%

34.4% Couples without children ◂ +8.5 pts 25.9%

6.2% One-parent families +11.8 pts ▸ 18.0%

0.3% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

41.5% 2 people ◂ +7.0 pts 34.5%

18.5% 1 person +6.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

14.9% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

16.3% 4 people ◂ +1.4 pts 14.9%

6.3% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.2% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$20 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap narrowing

$400 82nd pct $380 78th pct

Mortgage in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +$520 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap widening

$2,253 84th pct $1,733 57th pct

People / bedroom in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Owned outright ◂ +22.1 pts 29.3%

39.6% Owned with a mortgage +6.2 pts ▸ 45.7%

7.1% Rented +14.8 pts ▸ 21.9%

1.0% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

96.7% Separate house ◂ +0.5 pts 96.2%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 45.0%

29.9% 3 bedrooms +11.0 pts ▸ 40.9%

15.0% 5 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 5.8%

6.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 6.1%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

43.2% $350–$549 +21.0 pts ▸ 64.2%

33.0% $200–$349 ◂ +9.9 pts 23.1%

19.3% $550–$749 ◂ +17.0 pts 2.3%

9.1% $750 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 0.5%

3.4% Under $200 +3.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 37.0%

21.7% $1,000–$1,799 +14.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

25.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.2 pts 8.3%

10.9% Under $1,000 +2.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +31 more in High Wycombe

40 87th pct 71 88th pct

Stops/1k in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +6.22 more in Gooseberry Hill

12.04 88th pct 5.82 81st pct

Departures/1k in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +166.2 more in High Wycombe

1,665.1 90th pct 1,831.3 91st pct

PT routes in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +6 more in High Wycombe

4 82nd pct 10 86th pct

Stop walk in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +7 longer in Gooseberry Hill

11 47th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +4 longer in Gooseberry Hill

24 21st pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +12,198 more in High Wycombe

0 0th pct 12,198 62nd pct

Reach 45 min in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +31,927 more in High Wycombe

15,136 46th pct 47,063 63rd pct

Transit to city in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe

— 63 62nd pct

How people get to work

65.2% Car (driver) +3.7 pts ▸ 68.9%

13.4% Worked at home ◂ +8.4 pts 5.0%

3.5% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.7% Walked even 0.8%

0.6% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

45.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.9 pts 39.6%

21.0% 1 vehicle +11.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

18.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 16.1%

14.2% 4 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 8.7%

1.4% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 11.3%

11.9% Education & training ◂ +4.9 pts 6.9%

9.8% Professional & technical ◂ +5.4 pts 4.4%

4.8% Transport & warehousing +4.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.3% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 9.2%

6.5% Retail trade +2.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.7% Mining +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.9% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 4.8%

4.1% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.3% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Occupations people work in

29.4% Professionals ◂ +16.9 pts 12.5%

13.2% Technicians & trades +4.9 pts ▸ 18.1%

17.7% Managers ◂ +8.5 pts 9.2%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.9% Machinery operators & drivers +9.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.3% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.8% Labourers +4.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.2% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +2.6 higher in High Wycombe

3.6 75th pct 6.2 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +2.7 more in High Wycombe

3.3 74th pct 5.9 88th pct

15-min city in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +48.1 pts higher in High Wycombe

27.1% 74th pct 75.2% 86th pct

Walk to shops in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +77.3 pts higher in High Wycombe

2.8% 59th pct 80.2% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +1.9 pts higher in High Wycombe

87.2% 83rd pct 89.1% 84th pct

Walk to school in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +17.1 pts higher in High Wycombe

58.4% 78th pct 75.5% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +16.7 pts higher in High Wycombe

82.0% 75th pct 98.7% 85th pct

Walk to health in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +46.5 pts higher in High Wycombe

4.7% 73rd pct 51.3% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +4.1 more in High Wycombe

16.6 57th pct 20.7 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +108 higher in High Wycombe

42 77th pct 150 88th pct

Mean slope in Gooseberry Hill in High Wycombe +6.1 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

12.2% 87th pct 6.1% 54th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gooseberry Hill vs High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/vs/SAL50633/high-wycombe