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Malabaine vs Muluckine
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.9 km apart · Malabaine profile · Muluckine profile
Malabaine Muluckine
Muluckine and Malabaine are two neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Malabaine is much older, with a typical resident aged 57 and 35.3% of the population aged 65 or over, compared to a typical age of 45 and 12.0% of seniors in Muluckine. Incomes are also far higher in Malabaine, where the typical weekly personal income is $899 and 24.4% earn over $2,000, while Muluckine's typical income is $517 with only 5.2% in the highest bracket. These differences extend to work habits, as 45.5% of people in Malabaine work from home compared to just 8.0% in Muluckine.
Both areas are very similar in terms of their First Nations population (around 5% to 6%) and are equally car-dependent, with no residents within a 15-minute walk of groceries, schools, or public transport. This total reliance on vehicles is a shared reality for both places. While they share these basic local patterns, they differ in their social makeup; Muluckine has a far higher share of people with no religion (49.3% versus 27.5%) and more one-parent families.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 45
- First area, 2021: 51
- Second area, 2011: 308
- Second area, 2016: 218
- Second area, 2021: 209
- First area, 2016: 56 yrs
- First area, 2021: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Muluckine: 1.5% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Malabaine: 16.7% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Muluckine: 0.0% males, 2.5% females
- 75–79 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 23.3% females; 75–79 in Muluckine: 0.0% males, 3.5% females
- 70–74 in Malabaine: 10.0% males, 16.7% females; 70–74 in Muluckine: 2.5% males, 4.5% females
- 65–69 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 13.3% females; 65–69 in Muluckine: 0.0% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Muluckine: 1.5% males, 5.5% females
- 55–59 in Malabaine: 10.0% males, 10.0% females; 55–59 in Muluckine: 6.0% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Muluckine: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 45–49 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Muluckine: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Muluckine: 4.5% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Muluckine: 4.0% males, 1.5% females
- 30–34 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Muluckine: 1.5% males, 5.0% females
- 25–29 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Muluckine: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Muluckine: 4.5% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Muluckine: 4.0% males, 6.0% females
- 10–14 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Muluckine: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Muluckine: 5.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Malabaine: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Muluckine: 2.5% 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: $849
- First area, 2021: $899
- Second area, 2011: $460
- Second area, 2016: $488
- Second area, 2021: $517
- First area, 2016: $1,624
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,023
- Second area, 2016: $1,055
- Second area, 2021: $1,111
- First area, 2016: $2,249
- First area, 2021: $1,249
- Second area, 2011: $1,042
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,458
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, 2016: 1.8
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $228
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2016: $555
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $1,105
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $1,045
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Malabaine vs Muluckine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50883/malabaine/vs/SAL51051/muluckine