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Mariginiup vs Pinjar
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Mariginiup profile · Pinjar profile
Mariginiup Pinjar
Mariginiup and Pinjar are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different residential profiles. Mariginiup is more populous and has more large homes, with 93.4% having three or more bedrooms compared to 59.3% in Pinjar. High-income households are far more common in Mariginiup, where 28.7% earn $3,000 or more a week, while Pinjar has no households at this level. Mariginiup also has a much older population, with 19.3% aged 65 and over, whereas Pinjar has no residents in that age group.
Everyday life shares some similarities, such as typical weekly family incomes which sit around $2,100 in both places. Both areas are almost entirely made up of separate houses and have very few people living within walking distance of health services. While they share these traits, the way people house themselves differs wildly; renting is far higher in Pinjar (55.6%) than in Mariginiup (8.9%). The two areas have also seen different trends in mobility, with more people moving into Mariginiup over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 863
- First area, 2016: 838
- First area, 2021: 876
- Second area, 2016: 96
- Second area, 2021: 74
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 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 Mariginiup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Mariginiup: 0.3% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Mariginiup: 2.1% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Mariginiup: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Mariginiup: 4.9% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Mariginiup: 3.8% males, 5.1% females; 60–64 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Mariginiup: 3.6% males, 4.3% females; 55–59 in Pinjar: 13.0% males, 5.6% females
- 50–54 in Mariginiup: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 11.1% females
- 45–49 in Mariginiup: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Pinjar: 7.4% males, 5.6% females
- 40–44 in Mariginiup: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Mariginiup: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Mariginiup: 3.1% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Mariginiup: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Mariginiup: 3.8% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Pinjar: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Mariginiup: 5.0% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 5.6% females
- 10–14 in Mariginiup: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Pinjar: 11.1% males, 7.4% females
- 5–9 in Mariginiup: 3.7% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Pinjar: 9.3% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Mariginiup: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Pinjar: 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: $635
- First area, 2016: $792
- First area, 2021: $763
- Second area, 2016: $518
- Second area, 2021: $1,015
- First area, 2011: $1,852
- First area, 2016: $2,050
- First area, 2021: $2,222
- Second area, 2016: $1,531
- Second area, 2021: $2,036
- First area, 2011: $1,904
- First area, 2016: $2,171
- First area, 2021: $2,170
- Second area, 2016: $1,416
- Second area, 2021: $2,062
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $525
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,817
- Second area, 2021: $2,850
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.50
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Mariginiup vs Pinjar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50904/mariginiup/vs/SAL51246/pinjar