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Mount Clarence vs Torndirrup
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.6 km apart · Mount Clarence profile · Torndirrup profile
Mount Clarence Torndirrup
Torndirrup and Mount Clarence are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Torndirrup has a much higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 35.2%, compared to just 1.0% in Mount Clarence. The two areas also differ sharply in age and education; Mount Clarence is far older, with a typical resident aged 45 compared to 35 in Torndirrup, and far more adults hold a bachelor degree or higher (26.5% versus 4.2%).
While they differ in these ways, they are almost identical in the number of people per home, which sits around 2.2 to 2.3. The areas are also very different in their layout, with Torndirrup being car-dependent and consisting entirely of separate houses. In contrast, Mount Clarence is somewhat walkable, with nearly 70% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a "15-minute-city" hub. This gap in accessibility is consistent with the fact that far more people in Mount Clarence work or look for work (57.8% compared to 10.4% in Torndirrup).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 669
- First area, 2016: 684
- First area, 2021: 728
- Second area, 2011: 358
- Second area, 2016: 475
- Second area, 2021: 395
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Mount Clarence: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Torndirrup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Mount Clarence: 1.2% males, 2.3% females; 80–84 in Torndirrup: 1.5% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Mount Clarence: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Torndirrup: 1.3% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Mount Clarence: 1.2% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Torndirrup: 2.0% males, 0.8% females
- 65–69 in Mount Clarence: 3.0% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Torndirrup: 1.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Mount Clarence: 3.8% males, 5.7% females; 60–64 in Torndirrup: 1.3% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Mount Clarence: 3.7% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Torndirrup: 1.8% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Mount Clarence: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Torndirrup: 4.1% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Mount Clarence: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Torndirrup: 7.1% males, 1.5% females
- 40–44 in Mount Clarence: 2.0% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Torndirrup: 12.5% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Mount Clarence: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 35–39 in Torndirrup: 15.0% males, 1.0% females
- 30–34 in Mount Clarence: 2.3% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Torndirrup: 14.8% males, 0.8% females
- 25–29 in Mount Clarence: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Torndirrup: 20.9% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Mount Clarence: 1.6% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Torndirrup: 7.4% males, 1.0% females
- 15–19 in Mount Clarence: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Torndirrup: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 10–14 in Mount Clarence: 5.3% males, 5.9% females; 10–14 in Torndirrup: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Mount Clarence: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Torndirrup: 0.0% males, 1.0% females
- 0–4 in Mount Clarence: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Torndirrup: 0.0% males, 0.8% 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: $465
- First area, 2016: $636
- First area, 2021: $815
- Second area, 2011: $344
- Second area, 2016: $478
- Second area, 2021: $737
- First area, 2011: $922
- First area, 2016: $1,172
- First area, 2021: $1,586
- Second area, 2011: $700
- Second area, 2016: $1,374
- Second area, 2021: $1,312
- First area, 2011: $1,265
- First area, 2016: $1,795
- First area, 2021: $2,187
- Second area, 2011: $741
- Second area, 2016: $1,874
- Second area, 2021: $1,812
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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $277
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $161
- Second area, 2016: $203
- Second area, 2021: $211
- First area, 2011: $1,900
- First area, 2016: $1,918
- First area, 2021: $1,769
- Second area, 2011: $873
- Second area, 2016: $1,575
- Second area, 2021: $2,734
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Mount Clarence vs Torndirrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51009/mount-clarence/vs/SAL51463/torndirrup