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Grass Patch vs Salmon Gums

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Grass Patch profile · Salmon Gums profile

Grass Patch Salmon Gums

Salmon Gums and Grass Patch are two sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. The most striking difference is that Grass Patch has much higher incomes, with a typical weekly household income of $1,625 compared to $900 in Salmon Gums. Salmon Gums is the older of the two, with a typical resident aged 48 and 21.2% of people aged 65 or over, while Grass Patch is younger, with a typical age of 42 and only 8.8% of people aged 65 and over. Salmon Gums also has more local amenities, with 30.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, whereas no homes in Grass Patch are that close.

Both areas share a few common traits, such as having no residents who speak little or no English and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. The gap in their age structures is widening, as Salmon Gums has become noticeably older than Grass Patch. Both areas have a high share of people who do not identify with a religion, though this is far higher in Grass Patch, where it reaches 65.5%.

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Where they differ most

No car: 8.0 pts higher in Salmon Gums Personal income: $414 higher in Grass Patch Aged 65+: 12.4 pts higher in Salmon Gums Household income: $725 higher in Grass Patch Family income: $750 higher in Grass Patch

Demographics & Identity

Population in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +33 larger in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
113 44th pct 146 47th pct
Median age in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +6 yrs older in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
42 yrs 38th pct 48 yrs 62nd pct
First Nations in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.4 pts higher in Grass Patch gap steady
4.4% 70th pct 2.1% 51st pct
Aged 65+ in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +12.4 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
8.8% 13th pct 21.2% 61st pct
Under 15 in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +6.3 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap steady
17.7% 54th pct 24.0% 86th pct
De facto in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +4.5 pts higher in Grass Patch gap narrowing
15.3% 72nd pct 10.8% 38th pct

Age structure

37.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 34.2%
24.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 21.2%
17.7% Children (0–14) +6.3 pts ▸ 24.0%
8.8% Seniors (65+) +12.4 pts ▸ 21.2%
5.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

Marital status

59.8% Married +6.6 pts ▸ 66.4%
26.1% Never married ◂ +10.6 pts 15.5%
6.5% Divorced +5.3 pts ▸ 11.8%
0.0% Widowed +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Grass Patch Salmon Gums

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +6.3 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
5.3% 22nd pct 11.6% 51st pct

Country of birth

94.7% Australia ◂ +11.1 pts 83.6%
2.7% England +2.8 pts ▸ 5.5%
0.0% Italy +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

64.6% Australian ◂ +19.4 pts 45.2%
33.6% English +10.2 pts ▸ 43.8%
13.3% Scottish +5.9 pts ▸ 19.2%
2.7% Irish +10.4 pts ▸ 13.0%
6.2% Italian +4.8 pts ▸ 11.0%
5.3% German ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%
0.0% Dutch +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +3.5 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap steady
2.7% 44th pct 6.2% 66th pct
Limited English in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

94.7% English only ◂ +7.0 pts 87.7%
0.0% Italian +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +11.4 pts higher in Grass Patch gap widening
65.5% 100th pct 54.1% 87th pct

Religious affiliation

65.5% No religion ◂ +11.4 pts 54.1%
28.3% Christianity +12.1 pts ▸ 40.4%
5.3% Not stated +3.6 pts ▸ 8.9%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1.7 pts higher in Grass Patch gap steady
46.2% 53rd pct 44.4% 49th pct
Bachelor+ in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1.5 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
7.6% 20th pct 9.1% 26th pct
Schools/1k kids in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums
— 28.57 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1 more in Salmon Gums
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums
— 17 3rd pct
ICSEA in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums
— 1,023 68th pct

Highest year of school

46.2% Year 12 ◂ +1.7 pts 44.4%
17.6% Year 10 +2.8 pts ▸ 20.4%
17.6% Year 9 or below +2.8 pts ▸ 20.4%
17.6% Year 11 ◂ +4.6 pts 13.0%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Certificate III / IV +12.4 pts ▸ 53.2%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 17.0%
14.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 12.8%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
8.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +8.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

28.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +7.3 pts 21.3%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +19.1 pts ▸ 19.1%
18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +12.0 pts 6.4%
16.3% Education ◂ +9.9 pts 6.4%
16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 14.9%
8.2% Architecture & building ◂ +8.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Health +6.4 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$414 higher in Grass Patch gap widening
$1,018 84th pct $604 25th pct
Household income in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$725 higher in Grass Patch gap widening
$1,625 56th pct $900 10th pct
Family income in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$750 higher in Grass Patch gap widening
$2,062 61st pct $1,312 15th pct
High earners in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +8.1 pts higher in Grass Patch gap widening
21.7% 91st pct 13.6% 75th pct
High-income homes in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.0 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
12.5% 39th pct 14.5% 46th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.1 pts 27.3%
6.3% Under $650 +15.6 pts ▸ 21.8%
14.6% $1,500–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 21.8%
6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.5%

Personal income distribution

26.1% Under $650 +19.4 pts ▸ 45.5%
28.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 21.8%
26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.1 pts 20.0%
7.6% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +3.9 pts higher in Salmon Gums
22.1% 20th pct 26.0% 36th pct
Mental health in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.9 pts higher in Grass Patch
7.1% 40th pct 6.2% 32nd pct
Needs assistance in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap steady
2.7% 28th pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

3.5% Other condition +6.7 pts ▸ 10.3%
6.2% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.1% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%
6.2% Asthma ◂ +2.1 pts 4.1%
0.0% Heart disease +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.7% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%
2.7% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.8% None ◂ +2.3 pts 68.5%
19.5% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 17.8%
2.7% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +10.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
32.6% 88th pct 42.7% 96th pct
Unpaid carers in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +7.0 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
13.0% 53rd pct 20.0% 90th pct
Unpaid child care in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +9.6 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
30.4% 75th pct 40.0% 93rd pct
Defence service in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +3.7 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 3.7% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1.7 pts higher in Grass Patch gap narrowing
32.6% 86th pct 30.9% 82nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2 larger in Grass Patch
5 49th pct 3 43rd pct
Median age in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +10 yrs older in Salmon Gums
62 yrs 96th pct 72 yrs 100th pct
Median income in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$2,675 higher in Grass Patch
$3,249 100th pct $574 43rd pct
Household income in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$5,675 higher in Grass Patch
$6,499 100th pct $824 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.3 larger in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
2.4 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +4.2 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
3.4% 19th pct 7.6% 31st pct
Living alone in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1.6 pts higher in Grass Patch gap narrowing
27.1% 62nd pct 25.5% 56th pct

Family composition

58.0% Couples with children +4.0 pts ▸ 61.9%
39.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.6 pts 37.1%
3.4% One-parent families +4.2 pts ▸ 7.6%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +7.1 pts 34.5%
27.1% 1 person ◂ +1.6 pts 25.5%
10.4% 4 people +9.6 pts ▸ 20.0%
8.3% 3 people ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%
8.3% 6 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% 5 people +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$36 higher in Grass Patch
$140 12th pct $104 6th pct
Mortgage in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +$339 higher in Grass Patch gap narrowing
$1,000 14th pct $661 6th pct
People / bedroom in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.10 higher in Salmon Gums gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +4.7 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
6.3% 14th pct 10.9% 30th pct
Owned outright in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.7 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
50.0% 75th pct 52.7% 80th pct
Separate houses in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.9 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
91.7% 36th pct 94.5% 43rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +9.1 pts higher in Grass Patch gap widening
85.4% 66th pct 76.4% 41st pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.0% Owned outright +2.7 pts ▸ 52.7%
16.7% Other tenure +7.0 pts ▸ 23.6%
14.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.1 pts 5.5%
6.3% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 10.9%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

91.7% Separate house +2.9 pts ▸ 94.5%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 36.4%
37.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.2 pts 27.3%
8.3% 5 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%
0.0% 1 bedroom +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.9% Under $1,000 +90.5 pts ▸ 133.3%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 even 0.0%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +8.0 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 8.0% 85th pct
Work from home in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +5.1 pts higher in Grass Patch gap widening
34.7% 87th pct 29.6% 80th pct
PT commute in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even
2 71st pct 2 71st pct
Stops/1k in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +4.00 more in Grass Patch
17.70 91st pct 13.70 89th pct
Departures/1k in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +14.0 more in Grass Patch
61.9 64th pct 47.9 63rd pct
PT routes in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even
1 71st pct 1 71st pct

How people get to work

41.7% Car (driver) ◂ +13.3 pts 28.4%
34.7% Worked at home ◂ +5.1 pts 29.6%
16.7% Walked ◂ +1.9 pts 14.8%
0.0% Bicycle +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.8 pts 34.0%
20.8% 3 vehicles +5.2 pts ▸ 26.0%
20.8% 4 or more ◂ +8.8 pts 12.0%
14.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.6 pts 10.0%
0.0% No vehicle +8.0 pts ▸ 8.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.6 pts higher in Salmon Gums gap narrowing
19.0% 14th pct 19.6% 14th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +6.4 pts higher in Grass Patch gap narrowing
78.3% 92nd pct 71.8% 86th pct
Full-time in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.8 pts higher in Grass Patch gap steady
69.4% 87th pct 66.7% 83rd pct

Industries people work in

79.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.6 pts 76.5%
6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Education & training +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Health care & social assistance +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.0% Other services +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

55.6% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 59.3%
12.5% Labourers ◂ +7.6 pts 4.9%
6.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.2 pts 3.7%
6.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%
0.0% Professionals +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.0% Sales workers +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.5 higher in Salmon Gums
1.0 59th pct 1.6 63rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.9 more in Salmon Gums
0.9 58th pct 1.8 64th pct
15-min city in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +30.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 30.1% 75th pct
Walk to shops in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +2.3 pts higher in Salmon Gums
27.6% 66th pct 29.9% 67th pct
Walk to school in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +30.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums
0.0% 0th pct 30.1% 68th pct
Walk to a park in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +1.0 pts higher in Grass Patch
30.7% 58th pct 29.6% 58th pct
Walk to health in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +49.7 more in Grass Patch
159.3 90th pct 109.6 88th pct
Intersections/km² in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums even
0 12th pct 0 7th pct
Mean slope in Grass Patchin Salmon Gums +0.1 pts higher in Salmon Gums
2.9% 11th pct 3.1% 13th pct

Compare Grass Patch with nearby areas

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Compare Salmon Gums with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Grass Patch vs Salmon Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50577/grass-patch/vs/SAL51320/salmon-gums