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Mindarie vs Neerabup
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Mindarie profile · Neerabup profile
Mindarie Neerabup
Mindarie (WA) and Neerabup are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Mindarie (WA) is a larger hub where 52.8% of people were born overseas, and it has a more qualified workforce, with 21.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. It is also more affluent, with 19.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. In contrast, Neerabup is sparsely populated and largely car-dependent, with a high share of detached houses (100%) and a much higher rate of renting at 35.7%.
Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, such as a nearly identical share of children under 15 and the same typical age for First Nations residents. They also have similar household sizes and a 25 to 26 minute drive to the city. While Mindarie (WA) is somewhat walkable, Neerabup remains car-dependent, and the gap in their walkability scores is far higher in Mindarie (WA). Since 2011, the two areas have remained distinct, with Mindarie (WA) seeing far more people move in over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,419
- First area, 2016: 7,520
- First area, 2021: 7,867
- Second area, 2011: 8
- Second area, 2016: 104
- Second area, 2021: 112
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 65 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 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 Mindarie: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Neerabup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Mindarie: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Neerabup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Mindarie: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Neerabup: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Mindarie: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Neerabup: 2.3% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Mindarie: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Neerabup: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Mindarie: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Neerabup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Mindarie: 4.8% males, 4.8% females; 55–59 in Neerabup: 2.3% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Mindarie: 4.8% males, 5.3% females; 50–54 in Neerabup: 4.6% males, 4.6% females
- 45–49 in Mindarie: 4.1% males, 4.6% females; 45–49 in Neerabup: 8.4% males, 6.9% females
- 40–44 in Mindarie: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Neerabup: 3.8% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Mindarie: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Neerabup: 3.1% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Mindarie: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 30–34 in Neerabup: 4.6% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Mindarie: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Neerabup: 3.1% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Mindarie: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Neerabup: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Mindarie: 4.2% males, 4.3% females; 15–19 in Neerabup: 4.6% males, 4.6% females
- 10–14 in Mindarie: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Neerabup: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 5–9 in Mindarie: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Neerabup: 3.8% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Mindarie: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Neerabup: 2.3% males, 3.8% 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: $730
- First area, 2016: $772
- First area, 2021: $925
- Second area, 2011: $174
- Second area, 2016: $710
- Second area, 2021: $725
- First area, 2011: $2,181
- First area, 2016: $2,268
- First area, 2021: $2,555
- Second area, 2011: $500
- Second area, 2016: $1,812
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: $2,298
- First area, 2016: $2,412
- First area, 2021: $2,840
- Second area, 2016: $1,843
- Second area, 2021: $1,874
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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $480
- First area, 2016: $520
- First area, 2021: $500
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,383
- First area, 2021: $2,362
- Second area, 2016: $2,100
- Second area, 2021: $2,584
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Mindarie vs Neerabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50960/mindarie/vs/SAL51101/neerabup