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Kwolyin vs Wamenusking
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Kwolyin profile · Wamenusking profile
Kwolyin Wamenusking
Wamenusking and Kwolyin are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. They differ sharply in age and family structure; Wamenusking is much younger, with 28.6% of people under 15 and a typical age of 40, while residents are far older in Kwolyin, where the typical age is 62. This is reflected in the homes, which are well higher in Wamenusking at 3.1 people per home compared to 2.0 in Kwolyin. Kwolyin also has a much higher share of people aged 65 and over (20.0%) and a far higher rate of long-term health conditions (40.0%).
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the number of people per bedroom. They are also very similar in that neither has any residents born overseas or people using another language at home. Both are car-dependent, though Wamenusking has more public transport options with two stops and one route. While typical weekly personal income is far higher in Kwolyin at $2,167 compared to $1,125 in Wamenusking, both areas remain very small, non-residential hubs.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 19
- First area, 2021: 20
- Second area, 2016: 31
- Second area, 2021: 21
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 62 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Kwolyin: 25.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Kwolyin: 18.8% males, 25.0% females; 60–64 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 31.3% females; 55–59 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 50.0% females
- 50–54 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Wamenusking: 50.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Kwolyin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Wamenusking: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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, 2016: $575
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,125
- First area, 2016: $966
- First area, 2021: $2,749
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $2,499
- First area, 2016: $966
- First area, 2021: $3,750
- Second area, 2016: $3,125
- Second area, 2021: $3,250
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.50
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kwolyin vs Wamenusking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50807/kwolyin/vs/SAL51515/wamenusking