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Butler (North Metropolitan) vs Carine (North Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Butler (North Metropolitan) profile · Carine (North Metropolitan) profile
Butler (North Metropolitan) Carine (North Metropolitan)
Butler (North Metropolitan) and Carine (North Metropolitan) are nearby suburbs with very different profiles. Butler (North Metropolitan) is much younger, with a typical resident aged 34, and is far more diverse, as 41.0% of people were born overseas. In contrast, Carine (North Metropolitan) is an older area where the typical resident is 43 and 22.0% are aged 65 or over. There is also a significant gap in wealth and education; 36.7% of adults in Carine (North Metropolitan) hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 14.2% in Butler (North Metropolitan), and the typical weekly household income in Carine (North Metropolitan) is $2,421, which is well higher than the $1,770 seen in Butler (North Metropolitan).
Everyday life shares some common ground, as both areas have similar numbers of people per home and a high proportion of three or more bedroom houses. They also have almost identical rates of people who speak little or no English and similar levels of long-term health conditions. However, many gaps have widened since 2011. This is most visible in home ownership, where the share of homes owned outright is now 29.8 percentage points higher in Carine (North Metropolitan) than in Butler (North Metropolitan).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 32,267
- First area, 2016: 34,619
- First area, 2021: 56,481
- Second area, 2011: 36,051
- Second area, 2016: 41,512
- Second area, 2021: 42,494
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Butler (North Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Carine (North Metropolitan): 0.7% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 4.2% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Butler (North Metropolitan): 4.1% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.5% 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: $778
- First area, 2016: $852
- First area, 2021: $811
- Second area, 2011: $811
- Second area, 2016: $898
- Second area, 2021: $985
- First area, 2011: $1,943
- First area, 2016: $2,128
- First area, 2021: $1,770
- Second area, 2011: $1,888
- Second area, 2016: $2,095
- Second area, 2021: $2,421
- First area, 2011: $2,372
- First area, 2016: $2,421
- First area, 2021: $2,053
- Second area, 2011: $2,564
- Second area, 2016: $2,753
- Second area, 2021: $2,905
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $355
- First area, 2016: $425
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,850
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $2,383
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Butler (North Metropolitan) vs Carine (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED51104/butler/vs/SED51304/carine