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Spalding vs Sunset Beach

Name: Spalding vs Sunset Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Spalding profile · Sunset Beach profile

Spalding Sunset Beach

Spalding (WA) and Sunset Beach are neighbouring areas in Greater Geraldton with quite different profiles. Spalding (WA) has a much larger First Nations population at 20.8% and a higher unemployment rate for this group at 23.9%. In contrast, Sunset Beach has far higher typical weekly household incomes ($1,740 compared to $1,061 in Spalding (WA)) and a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (15.1% against 4.1%).

These differences in education and income are reflected in a widening gap in Year 12 completion, which is 20 points higher in Sunset Beach. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways, with nearly identical shares of children under 15 and almost every home in both places being within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a park.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 2.3 pts higher in Spalding Year 12: 19.7 pts higher in Sunset Beach Personal income: $351 higher in Sunset Beach Participation: 16.3 pts higher in Sunset Beach Family income: $828 higher in Sunset Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Spalding in Sunset Beach +434 larger in Spalding gap narrowing

1,992 78th pct 1,558 76th pct

Median age in Spalding in Sunset Beach +3 yrs older in Spalding gap narrowing

40 yrs 29th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

22.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.8 pts ▸ 26.4%

26.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 25.7%

20.8% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.1 pts 16.2%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 10.9%

Marital status

44.9% Never married ◂ +7.3 pts 37.5%

35.5% Married +8.2 pts ▸ 43.7%

8.9% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.9% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 4.2%

5.1% Widowed even 5.1%

Age & sex structure

Spalding Sunset Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.1% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 74.8%

2.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.7% New Zealand +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% South Africa +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.8% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Vietnam even 0.4%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

35.8% Australian +4.6 pts ▸ 40.4%

30.5% English +7.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

6.7% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.2% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.6% German +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.6% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

76.9% English only +6.2 pts ▸ 83.1%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.9% No religion +3.0 pts ▸ 43.9%

37.9% Christianity +5.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

17.7% Not stated ◂ +8.0 pts 9.6%

2.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Spalding in Sunset Beach +3 more in Spalding

8 77th pct 5 73rd pct

Avg size in Spalding in Sunset Beach +90 larger in Spalding

359 54th pct 270 45th pct

ICSEA in Spalding in Sunset Beach +34 higher in Spalding

958 31st pct 924 15th pct

Highest year of school

26.2% Year 12 +19.7 pts ▸ 46.0%

29.8% Year 10 ◂ +5.2 pts 24.6%

14.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.7 pts 7.6%

13.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 12.0%

Highest qualification level

40.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.1 pts 36.0%

5.7% Bachelor degree +11.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

9.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

0.5% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

17.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 16.9%

5.3% Education +8.0 pts ▸ 13.4%

7.0% Health +5.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.1% Management & commerce +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$351 higher in Sunset Beach gap widening

$537 16th pct $888 72nd pct

Household income in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$679 higher in Sunset Beach gap widening

$1,061 17th pct $1,740 62nd pct

Family income in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$828 higher in Sunset Beach gap widening

$1,287 14th pct $2,115 64th pct

Household income distribution

24.2% $1,500–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 34.4%

34.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.8 pts 24.5%

25.2% Under $650 ◂ +8.7 pts 16.4%

4.9% $3,000–$3,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

2.7% $4,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

Personal income distribution

48.1% Under $650 ◂ +13.9 pts 34.2%

25.8% $650–$1,499 +7.5 pts ▸ 33.2%

8.8% $1,500–$2,999 +12.7 pts ▸ 21.5%

1.3% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 9.1%

10.0% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 7.6%

8.8% Diabetes ◂ +4.0 pts 4.8%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

46.7% None +13.8 pts ▸ 60.5%

20.8% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 20.5%

7.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Spalding in Sunset Beach +295 larger in Spalding

414 86th pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Spalding in Sunset Beach +3 yrs older in Sunset Beach

24 yrs 43rd pct 27 yrs 54th pct

Median income in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$357 higher in Sunset Beach

$397 16th pct $754 61st pct

Household income in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$1,045 higher in Sunset Beach

$913 15th pct $1,958 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Spalding in Sunset Beach +0.1 larger in Sunset Beach gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

44.4% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 50.9%

26.9% Couples without children +3.7 pts ▸ 30.6%

27.3% One-parent families ◂ +9.9 pts 17.4%

2.0% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 38.9%

34.0% 1 person ◂ +8.9 pts 25.2%

13.5% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

8.7% 4 people +4.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

5.6% 5 people ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%

4.4% 6 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 1.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$90 higher in Sunset Beach gap widening

$220 31st pct $310 60th pct

Mortgage in Spalding in Sunset Beach +$306 higher in Sunset Beach gap narrowing

$1,211 24th pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Spalding in Sunset Beach even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.4% Rented +1.7 pts ▸ 33.0%

32.9% Owned outright ◂ +1.7 pts 31.2%

30.5% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 32.5%

3.9% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 1.0%

1.0% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

86.2% Separate house +6.4 pts ▸ 92.6%

10.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.7 pts 2.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

62.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +26.5 pts 36.0%

19.0% 4 bedrooms +31.4 pts ▸ 50.3%

9.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.8 pts 5.7%

4.4% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.2%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

61.4% $200–$349 +7.5 pts ▸ 68.9%

32.3% Under $200 ◂ +20.9 pts 11.4%

3.1% $350–$549 +14.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $1,000–$1,799 +5.8 pts ▸ 54.2%

31.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.1 pts 15.3%

6.0% $1,800–$2,999 +16.1 pts ▸ 22.1%

1.4% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Spalding in Sunset Beach +2 more in Sunset Beach

19 86th pct 21 86th pct

Stops/1k in Spalding in Sunset Beach +3.94 more in Sunset Beach

9.54 87th pct 13.48 89th pct

Departures/1k in Spalding in Sunset Beach +40.2 more in Spalding

489.5 78th pct 449.3 77th pct

PT routes in Spalding in Sunset Beach +1 more in Spalding

3 79th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Spalding in Sunset Beach +1 longer in Spalding

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

How people get to work

69.8% Car (driver) +4.6 pts ▸ 74.4%

7.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +3.8 pts 3.8%

2.0% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Bus ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%

2.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.6% 2 vehicles +14.1 pts ▸ 46.7%

39.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.6 pts 35.2%

13.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 10.3%

7.1% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 2.4%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance +4.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.0% Retail trade ◂ +4.0 pts 10.0%

9.5% Education & training +2.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.1 pts 6.3%

7.1% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.1% Public administration & safety +3.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

7.2% Mining ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

4.8% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 2.2%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

2.9% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Labourers ◂ +9.5 pts 9.6%

7.4% Professionals +11.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.3% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

13.2% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 15.4%

14.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.2 pts 8.7%

8.3% Clerical & administrative +3.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%

8.1% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Spalding in Sunset Beach +1.4 higher in Sunset Beach

4.4 80th pct 5.7 87th pct

Types ≤15 min in Spalding in Sunset Beach +1.5 more in Sunset Beach

4.0 77th pct 5.5 85th pct

15-min city in Spalding in Sunset Beach +50.5 pts higher in Sunset Beach

36.3% 76th pct 86.8% 93rd pct

Walk to shops in Spalding in Sunset Beach +99.7 pts higher in Sunset Beach

0.2% 57th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Spalding in Sunset Beach even

99.8% 99th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Spalding in Sunset Beach +49.5 pts higher in Spalding

49.5% 75th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Spalding in Sunset Beach even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 96th pct

Walk to health in Spalding in Sunset Beach +5.2 pts higher in Sunset Beach

81.8% 94th pct 87.1% 96th pct

Amenities/1k in Spalding in Sunset Beach +1.8 more in Sunset Beach

18.1 59th pct 19.9 61st pct

Intersections/km² in Spalding in Sunset Beach +63 higher in Sunset Beach

47 78th pct 109 86th pct

Mean slope in Spalding in Sunset Beach +0.2 pts higher in Spalding

4.1% 30th pct 3.8% 26th pct

Compare Spalding with nearby areas

Bluff Point Webberton Sunset Beach Strathalbyn Beresford Wonthella Moresby Woorree

Compare Sunset Beach with nearby areas

Bluff Point Spalding Glenfield Webberton Beresford Strathalbyn Wonthella Drummond Cove

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Spalding vs Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51395/spalding/vs/SAL51419/sunset-beach