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Lower Chittering vs Moondyne

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Lower Chittering profile · Moondyne profile

Lower Chittering Moondyne

Lower Chittering and Moondyne are two nearby areas in Western Australia that differ mostly in how they are used. Lower Chittering is home to 2,408 people and has more infrastructure, including one school within 3 km and 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. In contrast, Moondyne is sparsely populated with zero residents. This difference extends to their accessibility, as the drive time to the city is far higher in Moondyne at 247 minutes, compared to 47 minutes for Lower Chittering.

Both areas are car-dependent and share a similar landscape with almost no homes within walking distance of groceries, health services, or public transport. While they both lack these amenities, the gap in their street connectivity is far higher in Lower Chittering, which has 2 intersections per square kilometre compared to none in Moondyne.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +2,408 larger in Lower Chittering gap widening
2,408 81st pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1,558
  • First area, 2016: 2,127
  • First area, 2021: 2,408
  • Second area, 2016: 39
  • Second area, 2021: 0
41 yrs 33rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 40 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 41 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 41 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 58 yrs
1.2% 42nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.4%
  • First area, 2016: 0.8%
  • First area, 2021: 1.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
11.9% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.2%
  • First area, 2016: 10.7%
  • First area, 2021: 11.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.1%
21.0% 75th pct
  • First area, 2011: 24.6%
  • First area, 2016: 22.0%
  • First area, 2021: 21.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.7%
9.0% 26th pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.1%
  • First area, 2016: 9.4%
  • First area, 2021: 9.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

27.2% 87th pct
  • First area, 2011: 30.0%
  • First area, 2016: 28.0%
  • First area, 2021: 27.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 17.9%

Language

4.0% 55th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.8%
  • First area, 2016: 3.4%
  • First area, 2021: 4.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.1%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Religion

48.4% 75th pct
  • First area, 2011: 27.1%
  • First area, 2016: 32.6%
  • First area, 2021: 48.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 56.4%

Education & Qualifications

46.1% 53rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 39.8%
  • First area, 2016: 42.1%
  • First area, 2021: 46.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 47.2%
11.7% 37th pct
  • First area, 2011: 8.5%
  • First area, 2016: 8.9%
  • First area, 2021: 11.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.4%
1.98 28th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +1 more in Lower Chittering
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
358 54th pct
995 53rd pct

Income

$904 73rd pct
  • First area, 2011: $683
  • First area, 2016: $759
  • First area, 2021: $904
  • Second area, 2016: $510
$2,612 91st pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,784
  • First area, 2016: $2,125
  • First area, 2021: $2,612
  • Second area, 2016: $849
$2,682 87th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,835
  • First area, 2016: $2,179
  • First area, 2021: $2,682
  • Second area, 2016: $900
17.7% 86th pct
  • First area, 2011: 8.8%
  • First area, 2016: 12.3%
  • First area, 2021: 17.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
High-income homes in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne
33.2% 87th pct
  • First area, 2011: 12.3%
  • First area, 2016: 22.8%
  • First area, 2021: 33.2%

Health & Disability

26.0% 35th pct
8.1% 50th pct
4.1% 43rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.1%
  • First area, 2016: 2.5%
  • First area, 2021: 4.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.7%

Community Participation

15.0% 35th pct
  • First area, 2011: 17.6%
  • First area, 2016: 18.8%
  • First area, 2021: 15.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.6%
10.9% 32nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.1%
  • First area, 2016: 11.3%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 25.7%
Unpaid child care in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne
31.3% 78th pct
  • First area, 2011: 37.3%
  • First area, 2016: 33.0%
  • First area, 2021: 31.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.9%
4.0% 71st pct
25.1% 56th pct
  • First area, 2011: 31.6%
  • First area, 2016: 27.9%
  • First area, 2021: 25.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.6%

First Nations

First Nations people in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +28 larger in Lower Chittering
28 72nd pct 0 0th pct
16 yrs 13th pct
$624 48th pct
$1,958 60th pct
Indigenous language in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne
10.7% 78th pct

Family & Households

3.2 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.0
  • First area, 2016: 3.2
  • First area, 2021: 3.2
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
7.6% 31st pct
  • First area, 2011: 5.9%
  • First area, 2016: 4.9%
  • First area, 2021: 7.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
10.7% 9th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.8%
  • First area, 2016: 8.6%
  • First area, 2021: 10.7%

Housing & Dwellings

$463 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: $250
  • First area, 2016: $300
  • First area, 2021: $463
$2,271 84th pct
  • First area, 2011: $2,408
  • First area, 2016: $2,427
  • First area, 2021: $2,271
  • Second area, 2016: $1,679
0.80 43rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.10
  • First area, 2016: 0.80
  • First area, 2021: 0.80
  • Second area, 2016: 0.60
5.6% 13th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.7%
  • First area, 2016: 5.2%
  • First area, 2021: 5.6%
21.8% 11th pct
  • First area, 2011: 28.4%
  • First area, 2016: 23.7%
  • First area, 2021: 21.8%
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 97.0%
  • First area, 2016: 97.4%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
95.1% 90th pct
  • First area, 2011: 93.9%
  • First area, 2016: 94.7%
  • First area, 2021: 95.1%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.6%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
9.1% 23rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 5.7%
  • First area, 2016: 5.9%
  • First area, 2021: 9.1%
1.2% 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.0%
  • First area, 2016: 3.1%
  • First area, 2021: 1.2%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +200 longer in Moondyne
47 37th pct 247 100th pct

Migration & Movement

30.2% 47th pct
  • First area, 2011: 47.1%
  • First area, 2016: 40.3%
  • First area, 2021: 30.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.5%
2.1% 32nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.1%
  • First area, 2016: 5.4%
  • First area, 2021: 2.1%

Jobs & Industry

3.0% 43rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.8%
  • First area, 2016: 6.5%
  • First area, 2021: 3.0%
67.9% 75th pct
  • First area, 2011: 67.5%
  • First area, 2016: 65.1%
  • First area, 2021: 67.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 48.6%
61.1% 65th pct
  • First area, 2011: 64.1%
  • First area, 2016: 60.8%
  • First area, 2021: 61.1%

Walkability

0.0 32nd pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +0.1 more in Lower Chittering
0.1 34th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +2.7 pts higher in Lower Chittering
2.7% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +1.9 pts higher in Lower Chittering
1.9% 38th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.8 17th pct
Intersections/km² in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +1 higher in Lower Chittering
2 58th pct 0 33rd pct
Mean slope in Lower Chitteringin Moondyne +0.8 pts higher in Lower Chittering
9.9% 80th pct 9.1% 76th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lower Chittering vs Moondyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50863/lower-chittering/vs/SAL50985/moondyne