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Carine (North Metropolitan) vs Joondalup (North Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Carine (North Metropolitan) profile · Joondalup (North Metropolitan) profile
Carine (North Metropolitan) Joondalup (North Metropolitan)
Carine (North Metropolitan) and Joondalup (North Metropolitan) are nearby suburbs in Western Australia with similar total populations. They differ most in their layout and demographics; Joondalup (North Metropolitan) is very walkable and far more diverse, with 44.3% of people born overseas. Carine (North Metropolitan) has a more affluent profile, with a far higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (36.7%) and more homes owned outright (44.0%).
Both areas have almost identical rates of people with no religion, sitting around 44%. This shared outlook exists alongside other similarities, such as a high preference for detached houses and nearly the same number of people per home. While Joondalup (North Metropolitan) remains more accessible for pedestrians, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (77.5% versus 33.3% in Carine), both areas have seen populations that are relatively stable, as the number of people who moved in the last five years is lower than most Australian areas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 36,051
- First area, 2016: 41,512
- First area, 2021: 42,494
- Second area, 2021: 41,137
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Carine (North Metropolitan): 0.7% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Carine (North Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Joondalup (North Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.3% 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: $811
- First area, 2016: $898
- First area, 2021: $985
- Second area, 2021: $883
- First area, 2011: $1,888
- First area, 2016: $2,095
- First area, 2021: $2,421
- Second area, 2021: $2,097
- First area, 2011: $2,564
- First area, 2016: $2,753
- First area, 2021: $2,905
- Second area, 2021: $2,458
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,383
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Carine (North Metropolitan) vs Joondalup (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED51304/carine/vs/SED52604/joondalup