Compare
Katanning vs Woodanilling
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Katanning profile · Woodanilling profile
Katanning Woodanilling
Katanning and Woodanilling are nearby Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Katanning is the more diverse and active hub, where 21.5% of people use a language other than English at home and 18.7% of residents arrived recently from overseas. It is also more walkable, with 55.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a walkability score of 5.0 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Woodanilling is a car-dependent area with a score of 1.6, where residents are far older—the typical person is 54, compared to 38 in Katanning.
While both areas share similar rates of people needing daily help and nearly identical typical monthly home-loan payments, the gaps between them are shifting. This is most visible in the housing market, where the gap in home ownership is widening; 43.2% of Woodanilling homes are owned outright, while Katanning has a far higher rental rate of 32.2%. This contrast is consistent with the age difference, as Woodanilling has a much higher share of people with long-term health conditions at 40.6%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,183
- First area, 2016: 3,687
- First area, 2021: 3,637
- Second area, 2011: 419
- Second area, 2016: 170
- Second area, 2021: 207
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 54 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Katanning: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Woodanilling: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Katanning: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Woodanilling: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Katanning: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Woodanilling: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Katanning: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Woodanilling: 4.8% males, 7.1% females
- 65–69 in Katanning: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Woodanilling: 6.2% males, 5.7% females
- 60–64 in Katanning: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Woodanilling: 8.1% males, 1.4% females
- 55–59 in Katanning: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Woodanilling: 4.3% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Woodanilling: 2.9% males, 5.7% females
- 45–49 in Katanning: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Woodanilling: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Katanning: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Woodanilling: 4.3% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Katanning: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Woodanilling: 0.0% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Woodanilling: 1.4% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Katanning: 3.8% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Woodanilling: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 20–24 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Woodanilling: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Katanning: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Woodanilling: 3.8% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Katanning: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Woodanilling: 3.8% males, 1.9% females
- 5–9 in Katanning: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Woodanilling: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Katanning: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Woodanilling: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $525
- First area, 2016: $663
- First area, 2021: $698
- Second area, 2011: $568
- Second area, 2016: $496
- Second area, 2021: $546
- First area, 2011: $951
- First area, 2016: $1,178
- First area, 2021: $1,308
- Second area, 2011: $927
- Second area, 2016: $871
- Second area, 2021: $1,010
- First area, 2011: $1,156
- First area, 2016: $1,378
- First area, 2021: $1,595
- Second area, 2011: $941
- Second area, 2016: $1,100
- Second area, 2021: $1,187
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $92
- Second area, 2016: $130
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,109
- First area, 2021: $1,005
- Second area, 2011: $563
- Second area, 2016: $802
- Second area, 2021: $1,033
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
Compare Katanning with nearby areas
Compare Woodanilling with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Katanning vs Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50742/katanning/vs/SAL51636/woodanilling