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Mullewa vs Tenindewa
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 27 km apart · Mullewa profile · Tenindewa profile
Mullewa Tenindewa
Mullewa and Tenindewa are nearby Western Australian areas with very different social and economic profiles. Mullewa has a much larger First Nations population at 25.3%, while Tenindewa has none. There is a stark divide in typical weekly incomes, with Tenindewa's usual household income of $1,812 being far higher than the $828 seen in Mullewa. Mullewa also has a much higher share of one-parent families at 38.7% and a higher unemployment rate of 10.7%, whereas Tenindewa reports 0.0% unemployment.
Both areas are effectively alike in that no residents use public transport to commute. This shared reliance on cars is consistent with their surroundings, as both are mostly car-dependent or car-dependent. While they share this trait, they differ in other ways; Tenindewa has a much higher rate of volunteering at 59.5% and a larger share of adults working or looking for work at 86.5%. Mullewa is more developed in terms of local access, with many more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, health services and groceries.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 533
- First area, 2016: 447
- First area, 2021: 356
- Second area, 2016: 59
- Second area, 2021: 54
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Mullewa: 1.6% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Mullewa: 1.9% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Mullewa: 2.7% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Tenindewa: 8.5% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Mullewa: 4.9% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Mullewa: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Mullewa: 4.7% males, 1.9% females; 60–64 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Mullewa: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Mullewa: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Tenindewa: 8.5% males, 6.4% females
- 45–49 in Mullewa: 2.5% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Tenindewa: 8.5% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Mullewa: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Tenindewa: 17.0% males, 8.5% females
- 35–39 in Mullewa: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Mullewa: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Mullewa: 2.7% males, 1.4% females; 25–29 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Mullewa: 1.4% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Mullewa: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Tenindewa: 8.5% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Mullewa: 1.4% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Tenindewa: 14.9% males, 12.8% females
- 5–9 in Mullewa: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 5–9 in Tenindewa: 0.0% males, 6.4% females
- 0–4 in Mullewa: 3.8% males, 4.7% females; 0–4 in Tenindewa: 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: $644
- First area, 2016: $599
- First area, 2021: $492
- Second area, 2016: $866
- Second area, 2021: $949
- First area, 2011: $916
- First area, 2016: $937
- First area, 2021: $828
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $1,812
- First area, 2011: $968
- First area, 2016: $1,262
- First area, 2021: $1,333
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.4
- Second area, 2021: 3.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $92
- First area, 2016: $125
- First area, 2021: $148
- First area, 2011: $620
- First area, 2016: $634
- First area, 2021: $650
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Mullewa vs Tenindewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51049/mullewa/vs/SAL51441/tenindewa