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Madora Bay vs Singleton

Name: Madora Bay vs Singleton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Madora Bay profile · Singleton profile

Madora Bay Singleton

Singleton (WA) and Madora Bay are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ in how people get around and access services. Singleton (WA) is much more walkable, with 73.7% of homes within a 15 minute walk of groceries and 99.1% near a park, compared to 41.3% and 81.2% in Madora Bay. There is also a notable cultural difference, as 11.6% of people in Singleton (WA) speak a First Nations language, while no one does in Madora Bay.

Both areas share similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,200 and have roughly the same share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. However, the gap in how many people have recently moved into the areas is widening; while 35.6% of Singleton (WA) residents arrived in the last five years, that figure is far higher in Madora Bay at 48.9%.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 13.3 pts higher in Madora Bay No religion: 7.4 pts higher in Singleton One-parent: 4.6 pts higher in Singleton Unemployment: 1.6 pts higher in Singleton Born overseas: 4.5 pts higher in Madora Bay

Demographics & Identity

Population in Madora Bay in Singleton +191 larger in Singleton gap narrowing

3,830 86th pct 4,021 86th pct

Median age in Madora Bay in Singleton +1 yrs older in Madora Bay gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.9 pts 26.2%

25.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.5 pts ▸ 26.5%

22.2% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 24.5%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.9%

11.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.5 pts 10.0%

Marital status

54.8% Married ◂ +2.8 pts 51.9%

31.9% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 34.2%

7.1% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.4% Separated even 3.4%

2.7% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Madora Bay Singleton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.0% Australia +4.8 pts ▸ 71.7%

13.1% England ◂ +0.9 pts 12.3%

3.0% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.0% South Africa ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%

0.7% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.8% English +0.3 pts ▸ 50.1%

36.0% Australian +4.1 pts ▸ 40.1%

11.2% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.9%

9.0% Irish +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

2.5% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% German +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

89.5% English only +2.6 pts ▸ 92.1%

0.3% Italian even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.7% No religion +7.4 pts ▸ 55.1%

44.5% Christianity ◂ +6.9 pts 37.6%

6.2% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

0.6% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Madora Bay in Singleton +1.34 more in Madora Bay

2.36 34th pct 1.02 8th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Madora Bay in Singleton +2 more in Madora Bay

11 81st pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Madora Bay in Singleton +103 larger in Singleton

693 90th pct 796 95th pct

ICSEA in Madora Bay in Singleton +17 higher in Madora Bay

1,019 66th pct 1,001 57th pct

Highest year of school

55.1% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 53.3%

22.9% Year 10 +2.6 pts ▸ 25.5%

11.8% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

38.8% Certificate III / IV +2.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

20.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.5 pts 18.0%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 17.0%

4.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

21.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 20.3%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 13.2%

11.1% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.7% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 10.5%

10.0% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.1% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.7% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Madora Bay in Singleton +$28 higher in Madora Bay gap steady

$948 77th pct $920 75th pct

Household income in Madora Bay in Singleton +$110 higher in Madora Bay gap narrowing

$2,290 86th pct $2,180 83rd pct

Family income in Madora Bay in Singleton +$101 higher in Madora Bay gap widening

$2,487 81st pct $2,386 77th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 31.3%

16.4% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

15.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 13.4%

12.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

Personal income distribution

36.1% Under $650 +1.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

26.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 26.3%

24.2% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 24.4%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.1% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.2% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

3.0% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.3% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.7% None ◂ +2.7 pts 67.0%

16.5% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 18.4%

4.3% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.7% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Madora Bay in Singleton +16 larger in Singleton

79 83rd pct 95 86th pct

Median age in Madora Bay in Singleton even

21 yrs 29th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Madora Bay in Singleton +$175 higher in Madora Bay

$900 73rd pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Madora Bay in Singleton +$13 higher in Singleton

$2,299 73rd pct $2,312 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Madora Bay in Singleton even gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

64.0% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 62.6%

24.9% Couples without children ◂ +3.2 pts 21.6%

10.4% One-parent families +4.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.6% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

35.4% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 32.6%

21.6% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 21.2%

15.7% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.5% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 8.2%

3.5% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Madora Bay in Singleton even gap narrowing

$370 76th pct $370 76th pct

Mortgage in Madora Bay in Singleton +$54 higher in Madora Bay gap widening

$2,004 72nd pct $1,950 69th pct

People / bedroom in Madora Bay in Singleton even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

58.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.2 pts 57.7%

24.4% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 22.2%

15.5% Rented +3.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

0.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Types of homes

98.8% Separate house +0.8 pts ▸ 99.6%

0.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

63.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 63.2%

23.2% 3 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 23.4%

8.6% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

2.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

0.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.7% $350–$549 +16.9 pts ▸ 67.6%

34.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.1 pts 27.2%

4.0% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

2.5% Under $200 ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

2.0% $750 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 39.6%

25.7% $1,000–$1,799 +5.6 pts ▸ 31.3%

15.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 11.4%

8.4% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Madora Bay in Singleton +11 more in Madora Bay

22 86th pct 11 81st pct

Stops/1k in Madora Bay in Singleton +3.01 more in Madora Bay

5.74 80th pct 2.74 68th pct

Departures/1k in Madora Bay in Singleton +95.1 more in Madora Bay

1,095.3 87th pct 1,000.2 86th pct

PT routes in Madora Bay in Singleton +2 more in Madora Bay

3 79th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Madora Bay in Singleton even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Madora Bay in Singleton +2 longer in Madora Bay

43 34th pct 41 33rd pct

Reach 30 min in Madora Bay in Singleton +22,178 more in Singleton

0 0th pct 22,178 76th pct

Reach 45 min in Madora Bay in Singleton +3,221 more in Singleton

32,434 57th pct 35,655 59th pct

Transit to city in Madora Bay in Singleton +9 longer in Singleton

76 83rd pct 85 96th pct

How people get to work

62.0% Car (driver) +1.5 pts ▸ 63.5%

7.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.7 pts 6.6%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

1.9% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.7% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 46.0%

24.9% 1 vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 25.2%

17.8% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 18.2%

9.4% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.3% No vehicle even 1.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 12.3%

11.3% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.7% Education & training +1.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.8% Mining ◂ +1.4 pts 9.4%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

7.5% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

3.1% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Transport & warehousing even 2.4%

2.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

18.1% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 17.6%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 12.9%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%

11.4% Managers ◂ +1.8 pts 9.6%

7.1% Labourers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.2% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Madora Bay in Singleton +0.5 higher in Singleton

4.5 80th pct 5.0 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Madora Bay in Singleton +0.0 more in Madora Bay

4.3 79th pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Madora Bay in Singleton +19.8 pts higher in Singleton

49.1% 79th pct 68.9% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Madora Bay in Singleton +32.4 pts higher in Singleton

41.3% 77th pct 73.7% 86th pct

Walk to transit in Madora Bay in Singleton +4.1 pts higher in Singleton

76.8% 80th pct 80.8% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Madora Bay in Singleton +3.2 pts higher in Madora Bay

73.8% 83rd pct 70.6% 82nd pct

Walk to a park in Madora Bay in Singleton +18.0 pts higher in Singleton

81.2% 75th pct 99.1% 85th pct

Walk to health in Madora Bay in Singleton +14.6 pts higher in Singleton

0.0% 0th pct 14.6% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Madora Bay in Singleton +0.1 more in Madora Bay

8.4 37th pct 8.2 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Madora Bay in Singleton +100 higher in Madora Bay

231 92nd pct 131 87th pct

Mean slope in Madora Bay in Singleton +0.6 pts higher in Madora Bay

4.3% 33rd pct 3.7% 24th pct

Compare Madora Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Singleton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Madora Bay vs Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50875/madora-bay/vs/SAL51354/singleton