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Mulataga vs Roebourne

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Mulataga profile · Roebourne profile

Mulataga Roebourne

Roebourne and Mulataga are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Roebourne is a residential hub where 717 people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, while Mulataga is largely non-residential with no recorded population. Roebourne has far more accessible services, with 68.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 65.7% within a 15 minute walk of a school, compared to 9.1% and 18.2% in Mulataga.

Both areas sit around the middle of the national figure for average school size, though Mulataga's average is far higher at 524. While Roebourne is mostly car-dependent, it is still well higher than Mulataga, which is described as car-dependent. This difference is seen in the number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is far higher in Roebourne at 3.4 compared to 1.5 in Mulataga.

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Where they differ most

Population: 975 larger in Roebourne

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mulatagain Roebourne +975 larger in Roebourne gap narrowing
0 0th pct 975 73rd pct
Median age in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 34 yrs 13th pct
First Nations in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 73.5% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 9.7% 15th pct
Under 15 in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 16.0% 42nd pct
De facto in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 28.5% 98th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 5.6% 24th pct

Language

Other language in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 35.8% 92nd pct
Limited English in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 0.3% 65th pct

Religion

No religion in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 29.5% 23rd pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 20.4% 2nd pct
Bachelor+ in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 2.3% 5th pct
Schools/1k kids in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 6.41 64th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mulatagain Roebourne +2 more in Mulataga
4 71st pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Mulatagain Roebourne +276 larger in Mulataga
524 75th pct 248 42nd pct
ICSEA in Mulatagain Roebourne +89 higher in Mulataga
931 18th pct 843 9th pct

Income

Personal income in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $366 1st pct
Household income in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $1,062 17th pct
Family income in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $990 6th pct
High earners in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 3.7% 26th pct
High-income homes in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 9.3% 27th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 24.0% 27th pct
Mental health in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 3.8% 20th pct
Needs assistance in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 4.6% 50th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 9.1% 12th pct
Unpaid carers in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 11.7% 39th pct
Unpaid child care in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 24.5% 46th pct
Defence service in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 1.3% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 21.7% 35th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Mulatagain Roebourne +717 larger in Roebourne
0 0th pct 717 87th pct
Median age in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 32 yrs 69th pct
Year 12 in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 15.1% 6th pct
Unemployment in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 27.9% 92nd pct
Median income in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $309 8th pct
Household income in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $909 15th pct
Indigenous language in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 46.9% 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 2.9 81st pct
One-parent in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 34.6% 100th pct
Living alone in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 20.7% 39th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $150 14th pct
Mortgage in Mulatagain Roebourne
— $1,500 42nd pct
People / bedroom in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 63.9% 98th pct
Owned outright in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 8.8% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 66.5% 12th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 68.7% 25th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 22.7% 97th pct
Work from home in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 2.0% 4th pct
PT commute in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Mulatagain Roebourne +4 more in Roebourne
0 0th pct 4 73rd pct
Stops/1k in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 4.10 74th pct
Departures/1k in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 62.6 64th pct
PT routes in Mulatagain Roebourne +2 more in Roebourne
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Mulatagain Roebourne +13 longer in Roebourne
24 62nd pct 37 72nd pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 39.4% 76th pct
Recent arrivals in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 17.5% 100th pct
Participation in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 28.5% 0th pct
Full-time in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 52.8% 25th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mulatagain Roebourne +1.6 higher in Roebourne
1.4 61st pct 3.0 72nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Mulatagain Roebourne +1.9 more in Roebourne
1.5 63rd pct 3.4 74th pct
15-min city in Mulatagain Roebourne +14.8 pts higher in Roebourne
18.2% 72nd pct 32.9% 75th pct
Walk to shops in Mulatagain Roebourne +15.9 pts higher in Roebourne
18.2% 71st pct 34.1% 75th pct
Walk to transit in Mulatagain Roebourne +59.2 pts higher in Roebourne
9.1% 60th pct 68.3% 78th pct
Walk to school in Mulatagain Roebourne +47.5 pts higher in Roebourne
18.2% 64th pct 65.7% 80th pct
Walk to a park in Mulatagain Roebourne +25.8 pts higher in Roebourne
36.4% 60th pct 62.2% 67th pct
Walk to health in Mulatagain Roebourne +24.3 pts higher in Roebourne
9.1% 74th pct 33.4% 80th pct
Amenities/1k in Mulatagain Roebourne
— 24.6 67th pct
Intersections/km² in Mulatagain Roebourne +2 higher in Mulataga
3 61st pct 1 52nd pct
Mean slope in Mulatagain Roebourne +5.2 pts higher in Mulataga
8.5% 74th pct 3.4% 19th pct

Compare Mulataga with nearby areas

Bulgarra Karratha Industrial Estate Karratha Pegs Creek Millars Well Stove Hill Nickol Baynton

Compare Roebourne with nearby areas

Cossack Wickham Antonymyre Point Samson Mount Anketell Cleaverville Cooya Pooya Mulataga

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mulataga vs Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51045/mulataga/vs/SAL51305/roebourne