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Manjimup vs Palgarup
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.3 km apart · Manjimup profile · Palgarup profile
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Manjimup and Palgarup are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different characters. Manjimup is a larger, somewhat walkable hub where 34.0% of households rent and 35.0% of residents live alone. In contrast, Palgarup is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with a far older typical resident (51 years compared to 42 in Manjimup) and a much higher share of homes owned outright at 45.6%. This difference in age is also seen among First Nations residents, who are far older in Palgarup, with a typical age of 31 compared to 20 in Manjimup.
Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,200. They also share a similar proportion of people aged 65 and over, at about 21%, and have nearly identical shares of First Nations residents. While Manjimup has far more people moving in recently and more access to shops and health services within a 15-minute walk, both areas remain consistently situated within the same regional context.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,293
- First area, 2016: 4,349
- First area, 2021: 4,279
- Second area, 2016: 150
- Second area, 2021: 145
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 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 Manjimup: 1.0% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Palgarup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Manjimup: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Palgarup: 0.0% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Manjimup: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Manjimup: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Palgarup: 2.3% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Manjimup: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Palgarup: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Manjimup: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Palgarup: 6.9% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Manjimup: 3.1% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Palgarup: 6.2% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Manjimup: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Palgarup: 6.9% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Manjimup: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 6.9% females
- 40–44 in Manjimup: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Palgarup: 2.3% males, 6.9% females
- 35–39 in Manjimup: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Palgarup: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Manjimup: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Manjimup: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Palgarup: 0.0% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Manjimup: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Manjimup: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Manjimup: 3.7% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Palgarup: 3.1% males, 6.2% females
- 5–9 in Manjimup: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Palgarup: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Manjimup: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Palgarup: 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, 2011: $502
- First area, 2016: $602
- First area, 2021: $674
- Second area, 2016: $570
- Second area, 2021: $615
- First area, 2011: $933
- First area, 2016: $1,118
- First area, 2021: $1,208
- Second area, 2016: $1,160
- Second area, 2021: $1,224
- First area, 2011: $1,151
- First area, 2016: $1,376
- First area, 2021: $1,593
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $1,375
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, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $160
- First area, 2016: $205
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,244
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,148
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Manjimup vs Palgarup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50891/manjimup/vs/SAL51193/palgarup