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Mount Sheila vs Tom Price

Name: Mount Sheila vs Tom Price — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Mount Sheila profile · Tom Price profile

Mount Sheila Tom Price

Tom Price and Mount Sheila are nearby areas in Western Australia that differ sharply in their demographics and layout. Tom Price is a family-oriented hub where 31.2% of residents are children, compared to just 1.6% in Mount Sheila. This is reflected in the home lives of residents, with far more people in Tom Price caring for children unpaid (38.4%) or doing housework. Tom Price is also more walkable, with over half of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school or health services, while Mount Sheila has no homes within a 15-minute walk of any such amenity.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked differently, with Tom Price seeing a much higher proportion of people moving in over the last five years (60.2% compared to 39.8%). Despite these shifts, they share some common ground, such as having very similar shares of people aged 65 and over and similar school sizes. Both areas remain mostly car-dependent, and while typical rents are far higher in Mount Sheila ($520) than in Tom Price ($48), both sit well apart from the national figures for housing costs.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,116 larger in Tom Price Under 15: 29.6 pts higher in Tom Price Unpaid child care: 23.5 pts higher in Tom Price Rent: $472 higher in Mount Sheila Recent movers: 20.4 pts higher in Tom Price

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +2,116 larger in Tom Price gap steady

794 72nd pct 2,910 83rd pct

Median age in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +5 yrs older in Mount Sheila gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

54.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +18.0 pts 36.9%

1.6% Children (0–14) +29.6 pts ▸ 31.2%

30.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +9.1 pts 20.9%

9.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

2.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Marital status

53.7% Never married ◂ +17.4 pts 36.3%

31.8% Married +21.3 pts ▸ 53.1%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 7.1%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

0.0% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Age & sex structure

Mount Sheila Tom Price

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.2% Australia +22.0 pts ▸ 67.2%

6.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

2.9% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.3% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

19.8% Australian +16.6 pts ▸ 36.4%

26.6% English +5.9 pts ▸ 32.4%

5.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.6% German +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

57.9% English only +18.0 pts ▸ 75.9%

1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

1.0% Punjabi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

1.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.4% No religion +11.2 pts ▸ 50.6%

34.6% Not stated ◂ +19.0 pts 15.6%

23.6% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

0.8% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Sheila in Tom Price

— 3.30 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

3 67th pct 3 67th pct

Avg size in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

286 47th pct 286 47th pct

ICSEA in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

906 13th pct 906 13th pct

Highest year of school

40.3% Year 12 +7.7 pts ▸ 48.1%

15.0% Year 10 +4.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

9.7% Year 11 +3.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

1.8% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Highest qualification level

33.3% Certificate III / IV +9.1 pts ▸ 42.5%

8.5% Bachelor degree +6.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

7.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

1.6% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.9% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

26.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 24.4%

5.0% Management & commerce +8.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

2.1% Education +7.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

2.6% Society & culture +5.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.4% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.9% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$699 higher in Mount Sheila gap narrowing

$2,440 100th pct $1,741 100th pct

Household income in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$624 higher in Mount Sheila

$3,749 100th pct $3,125 98th pct

Family income in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$1,343 higher in Mount Sheila

$4,750 100th pct $3,407 96th pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

0.0% $4,000 or more +24.9 pts ▸ 24.9%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +23.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

0.0% $650–$1,499 +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Personal income distribution

34.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 34.3%

2.1% Under $650 +18.0 pts ▸ 20.1%

19.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 14.2%

9.4% $650–$1,499 +7.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

2.9% Asthma +3.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.9% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.8% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.7% None +9.9 pts ▸ 67.6%

7.1% One condition +6.4 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.1% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +250 larger in Tom Price

51 77th pct 301 86th pct

Median age in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +14 yrs older in Mount Sheila

36 yrs 74th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$1,083 higher in Mount Sheila

$2,386 100th pct $1,303 88th pct

Household income in Mount Sheila in Tom Price

— $3,013 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +1.3 larger in Mount Sheila

4.2 100th pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

163.6% Couples with children ◂ +87.6 pts 76.0%

0.0% Couples without children +18.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

0.0% One-parent families +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.0% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Household size

200.0% 6 or more ◂ +195.3 pts 4.7%

0.0% 2 people +27.5 pts ▸ 27.5%

0.0% 4 people +21.4 pts ▸ 21.4%

0.0% 1 person +20.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

0.0% 3 people +13.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.0% 5 people +12.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$472 higher in Mount Sheila

$520 94th pct $48 0th pct

Mortgage in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +$4,050 higher in Mount Sheila

$5,250 100th pct $1,200 24th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +1.10 higher in Mount Sheila

2.00 100th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Rented +82.0 pts ▸ 82.0%

0.0% Other tenure +8.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

0.0% Owned outright +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

0.0% Separate house +90.9 pts ▸ 90.9%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Flat or apartment +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Bedrooms per home

0.0% 3 bedrooms +71.3 pts ▸ 71.3%

0.0% 4 bedrooms +17.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.0% 1 bedroom +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.0% 5 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

17.1% Car (driver) +29.8 pts ▸ 46.9%

33.9% Bus ◂ +16.5 pts 17.4%

8.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.1 pts 5.6%

6.2% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

1.0% Worked at home +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 2 vehicles +40.5 pts ▸ 40.5%

0.0% 1 vehicle +36.9 pts ▸ 36.9%

0.0% 3 vehicles +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%

0.0% 4 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.0% No vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

57.8% Mining ◂ +11.0 pts 46.9%

15.3% Construction ◂ +11.6 pts 3.6%

0.0% Education & training +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.0% Health care & social assistance +4.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.6% Retail trade +4.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.8% Public administration & safety +4.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.8% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

3.2% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.7 pts 0.5%

1.2% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other services +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Occupations people work in

32.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +8.3 pts 24.0%

30.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.2 pts 24.3%

16.7% Labourers ◂ +9.3 pts 7.4%

7.2% Professionals +4.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.0% Clerical & administrative +5.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.6% Community & personal service +4.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.6% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.0% Sales workers +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +3.3 higher in Tom Price

0.0 0th pct 3.3 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +4.2 more in Tom Price

0.0 0th pct 4.2 79th pct

15-min city in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +53.4 pts higher in Tom Price

0.0% 0th pct 53.4% 80th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +52.8 pts higher in Tom Price

0.0% 0th pct 52.8% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Sheila in Tom Price even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +79.6 pts higher in Tom Price

0.0% 0th pct 79.6% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +69.6 pts higher in Tom Price

0.0% 0th pct 69.6% 70th pct

Walk to health in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +52.8 pts higher in Tom Price

0.0% 0th pct 52.8% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +9.6 more in Tom Price

3.8 26th pct 13.4 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +3 higher in Tom Price

0 4th pct 3 61st pct

Mean slope in Mount Sheila in Tom Price +2.0 pts higher in Tom Price

1.1% 0th pct 3.1% 14th pct

Compare Mount Sheila with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Sheila vs Tom Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51033/mount-sheila/vs/SAL51456/tom-price