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Lower Hotham vs Quindanning

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Lower Hotham profile · Quindanning profile

Lower Hotham Quindanning

Quindanning and Lower Hotham are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Quindanning is the larger of the two with 43 residents, while Lower Hotham has just 13. There are significant differences in their finances; the typical weekly household income in Quindanning is $1,906, which is far higher than the $725 found in Lower Hotham. In contrast, typical monthly home-loan payments are well higher in Lower Hotham at $1,700, compared to $1,083 in Quindanning.

Everyday life in both places is very similar, as both are car-dependent and lack nearby parks, schools, or groceries. Neither area has any public transport stops or routes. This shared isolation is matched by their geography, as both have a typical resident aged around 50 and very few people living in each home.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +30 larger in Quindanning gap steady
13 9th pct 43 25th pct
  • First area, 2016: 26
  • First area, 2021: 13
  • Second area, 2016: 55
  • Second area, 2021: 43
Median age in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +2 yrs older in Lower Hotham gap narrowing
50 yrs 71st pct 48 yrs 62nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 33 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 50 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 51 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 14.0% 28th pct
  • First area, 2016: 26.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 38.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.0%
— 14.0% 30th pct
  • First area, 2016: 42.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.0%
— 10.3% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 12.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.3%

Age structure

61.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +17.4 pts 44.2%
46.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +32.2 pts 14.0%
46.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +32.2 pts 14.0%
0.0% Children (0–14) +14.0 pts ▸ 14.0%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +14.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

38.5% Married +29.8 pts ▸ 68.3%
30.8% Never married ◂ +3.9 pts 26.8%
0.0% Divorced +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 16.3% 69th pct
  • First area, 2016: 11.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.3%

Country of birth

53.8% Australia +18.2 pts ▸ 72.1%
0.0% England +14.0 pts ▸ 14.0%
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% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.5% English +19.7 pts ▸ 58.1%
38.5% Irish ◂ +31.5 pts 7.0%
23.1% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 23.3%
0.0% Scottish +16.3 pts ▸ 16.3%
0.0% German +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

— 14.0% 82nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.0%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

84.6% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 83.7%
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% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

— 34.9% 34th pct
  • First area, 2016: 53.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.9%

Religious affiliation

53.8% No religion ◂ +19.0 pts 34.9%
46.2% Christianity +2.7 pts ▸ 48.8%
0.0% Not stated +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
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

— 44.4% 49th pct
  • First area, 2016: 34.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 44.4%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

30.8% Year 12 +13.7 pts ▸ 44.4%
23.1% Year 11 ◂ +9.2 pts 13.9%
23.1% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 22.2%
0.0% Year 9 or below +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Highest qualification level

37.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.0 pts 23.5%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree even 0.0%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Engineering & related +47.1 pts ▸ 47.1%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +$78 higher in Quindanning gap widening
$706 41st pct $784 56th pct
  • First area, 2016: $749
  • First area, 2021: $706
  • Second area, 2016: $762
  • Second area, 2021: $784
Household income in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +$1,181 higher in Quindanning gap widening
$725 3rd pct $1,906 71st pct
  • First area, 2016: $899
  • First area, 2021: $725
  • Second area, 2016: $1,187
  • Second area, 2021: $1,906
Family income in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +$292 higher in Lower Hotham gap widening
$2,250 71st pct $1,958 55th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,749
  • First area, 2021: $2,250
  • Second area, 2016: $1,958
  • Second area, 2021: $1,958
— 7.3% 46th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.3%

Household income distribution

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%
0.0% $650–$1,499 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

46.2% Under $650 ◂ +26.6 pts 19.5%
38.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.5 pts 22.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +19.5 pts ▸ 19.5%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

— 27.9% 45th pct
— 7.0% 39th pct
— 7.0% 74th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Heart disease +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Asthma +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Diabetes +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Mental health +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Arthritis even 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%
0.0% Other condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.2% None ◂ +11.1 pts 58.1%
0.0% One condition +18.6 pts ▸ 18.6%
0.0% Two conditions +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Three or more +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

Community Participation

— 34.1% 89th pct
  • First area, 2016: 34.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 37.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.1%
— 9.8% 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 13.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%
Unpaid child care in Lower Hothamin Quindanning
— 34.1% 87th pct
  • First area, 2016: 17.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.1%
— 0.0% 0th pct
— 7.3% 4th pct
  • First area, 2016: 39.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +0.5 larger in Quindanning gap narrowing
1.8 9th pct 2.3 29th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.5
  • First area, 2021: 1.8
  • Second area, 2016: 1.3
  • Second area, 2021: 2.3
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Family composition

33.3% Couples with children +35.6 pts ▸ 69.0%
66.7% Couples without children ◂ +32.2 pts 34.5%
55.6% One-parent families ◂ +55.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

60.0% 2 people ◂ +10.0 pts 50.0%
0.0% 1 person +43.8 pts ▸ 43.8%
0.0% 3 people +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% 4 people +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

— $250 40th pct
Mortgage in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +$617 higher in Lower Hotham
$1,700 55th pct $1,083 18th pct
  • First area, 2021: $1,700
  • Second area, 2016: $1,600
  • Second area, 2021: $1,083
People / bedroom in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +0.20 higher in Quindanning gap widening
0.50 0th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.50
  • First area, 2021: 0.50
  • Second area, 2016: 0.50
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Owned outright +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% Rented +31.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
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

60.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 50.0%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +18.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 2 bedrooms even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

— 14.3% 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 34.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +205 longer in Lower Hotham
334 100th pct 129 86th pct

How people get to work

100.0% Car (driver) ◂ +57.1 pts 42.9%
0.0% Worked at home +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 2 vehicles +43.8 pts ▸ 43.8%
0.0% 1 vehicle +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

— 37.2% 71st pct
  • First area, 2016: 42.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.2%

Jobs & Industry

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 51.2% 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 34.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 60.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 51.2%
— 47.6% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 46.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 47.6%

Industries people work in

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +57.1 pts ▸ 57.1%
42.9% Mining ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%
42.9% Retail trade ◂ +42.9 pts 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%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%
0.0% Rental & real estate even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

42.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Managers +38.1 pts ▸ 38.1%
0.0% Technicians & trades +19.0 pts ▸ 19.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.0% Labourers +14.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +0.1 higher in Quindanning
0.0 0th pct 0.1 37th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +0.1 more in Quindanning
0.0 0th pct 0.1 39th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Lower Hothamin Quindanning even
0 37th pct 0 34th pct
Mean slope in Lower Hothamin Quindanning +4.0 pts higher in Lower Hotham
12.2% 88th pct 8.3% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lower Hotham vs Quindanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50864/lower-hotham/vs/SAL51276/quindanning