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Mandurah (South West) vs Murray-Wellington (South West)

Name: Mandurah (South West) vs Murray-Wellington (South West) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 42 km apart · Mandurah (South West) profile · Murray-Wellington (South West) profile

Mandurah (South West) Murray-Wellington (South West)

Mandurah (South West) and Murray-Wellington (South West) are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Mandurah (South West) is more urban and accessible, with a walkability score of 5.1 (somewhat walkable) and 90.3% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Murray-Wellington (South West) is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 2.6 and only 47.3% of homes near public transport. Housing also differs, as separate houses are far more common in Murray-Wellington (South West) at 93.8%, while renting is far more common in Mandurah (South West) at 31.1%.

Both areas share several family and home characteristics, including nearly identical shares of children under 15 and the same typical weekly rent of $300. While they are similar in these respects, some gaps are shifting. The difference in the share of people born overseas has widened since 2011, with Mandurah (South West) now well higher at 27.4% compared to 18.8% in Murray-Wellington (South West). Meanwhile, the gap in typical weekly household income has narrowed, though it remains well higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) at $1,500.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 16.1 pts higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) No car: 4.5 pts higher in Mandurah (South West) Living alone: 8.4 pts higher in Mandurah (South West) Renting: 11.9 pts higher in Mandurah (South West) Volunteering: 4.6 pts higher in Murray-Wellington (South West)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +2,804 larger in Mandurah (South West) gap narrowing

46,195 34th pct 43,391 29th pct

Median age in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +1 yrs older in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap narrowing

42 yrs 71st pct 43 yrs 76th pct

Age structure

23.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 27.3%

23.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.3 pts 21.9%

23.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.0 pts 21.3%

18.5% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 10.7%

Marital status

43.4% Married +7.3 pts ▸ 50.8%

33.2% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 30.5%

11.8% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 10.0%

7.2% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 5.0%

4.4% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Mandurah (South West) Murray-Wellington (South West)

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.8% Australia +8.9 pts ▸ 74.8%

10.1% England ◂ +3.0 pts 7.1%

3.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.6% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

1.0% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% China even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

45.9% English +0.4 pts ▸ 46.3%

35.4% Australian +4.8 pts ▸ 40.2%

9.5% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.9% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 8.9%

3.0% Italian +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

2.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

85.0% English only +3.0 pts ▸ 88.0%

0.3% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.9% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 47.8%

42.1% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

8.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +0.23 more in Murray-Wellington (South West)

2.22 62nd pct 2.45 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +1 more in Murray-Wellington (South West)

19 46th pct 20 50th pct

Students in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +4,490 more in Mandurah (South West)

10,919 63rd pct 6,429 25th pct

Avg size in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +253 larger in Mandurah (South West)

575 67th pct 321 23rd pct

ICSEA in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +22 higher in Mandurah (South West)

997 36th pct 975 24th pct

Highest year of school

43.1% Year 12 ◂ +3.7 pts 39.3%

27.0% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 30.6%

11.2% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

Highest qualification level

38.9% Certificate III / IV +4.8 pts ▸ 43.7%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 13.5%

14.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 13.2%

3.5% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

18.6% Engineering & related +3.9 pts ▸ 22.5%

14.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 12.8%

11.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 9.6%

9.5% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

8.2% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.8% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +$60 higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap narrowing

$619 10th pct $679 18th pct

Household income in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +$302 higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap narrowing

$1,198 6th pct $1,500 31st pct

Family income in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +$273 higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap narrowing

$1,594 12th pct $1,867 31st pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 26.4%

23.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 26.5%

23.1% Under $650 ◂ +5.7 pts 17.3%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.5% $4,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

Personal income distribution

47.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 44.6%

25.7% $650–$1,499 even 25.7%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

3.6% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 10.8%

10.9% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%

9.0% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

6.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

2.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.8% None +2.5 pts ▸ 59.3%

20.8% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 20.6%

7.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%

4.7% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +0.3 larger in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap widening

2.3 14th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

50.0% Couples with children +4.4 pts ▸ 54.3%

29.9% Couples without children +1.3 pts ▸ 31.3%

18.9% One-parent families ◂ +5.4 pts 13.6%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.8% 2 people +3.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

31.3% 1 person ◂ +8.4 pts 22.9%

12.3% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

13.7% 3 people +0.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.2% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.6% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) even gap steady

$300 25th pct $300 25th pct

Mortgage in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +$86 higher in Murray-Wellington (South West) gap widening

$1,647 33rd pct $1,733 41st pct

People / bedroom in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.2% Owned with a mortgage +5.5 pts ▸ 40.6%

27.6% Owned outright +8.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

31.1% Rented ◂ +11.9 pts 19.2%

4.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

77.7% Separate house +16.1 pts ▸ 93.8%

17.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +13.6 pts 3.7%

4.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.2 pts 0.1%

0.5% Other dwelling +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 4 bedrooms +7.5 pts ▸ 46.5%

36.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 31.2%

15.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.5 pts 9.7%

4.3% 5 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

0.2% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% $200–$349 ◂ +2.0 pts 52.1%

25.2% $350–$549 +4.1 pts ▸ 29.3%

15.5% Under $200 ◂ +3.1 pts 12.4%

1.4% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.5 pts 35.4%

30.6% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 31.8%

15.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 15.6%

8.1% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +113 more in Mandurah (South West)

298 60th pct 185 29th pct

Stops/1k in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +2.19 more in Mandurah (South West)

6.45 86th pct 4.26 43rd pct

Departures/1k in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +1,443.8 more in Mandurah (South West)

1,648.1 74th pct 204.3 16th pct

PT routes in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +5 more in Mandurah (South West)

21 35th pct 16 24th pct

How people get to work

61.1% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 63.5%

5.5% Worked at home +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

2.3% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.6% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.4 pts 29.1%

34.0% 2 vehicles +5.0 pts ▸ 39.0%

11.1% 3 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 17.5%

5.4% 4 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.0% No vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.4 pts 10.6%

7.3% Manufacturing +5.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.7 pts 8.6%

9.8% Mining +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.5% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 7.7%

7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.4 pts 5.4%

0.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%

3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

3.8% Other services even 3.8%

Occupations people work in

18.4% Technicians & trades +2.1 pts ▸ 20.5%

14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +3.5 pts 11.2%

11.7% Labourers +2.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.8% Professionals ◂ +2.5 pts 11.3%

11.2% Machinery operators & drivers +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.0% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

10.0% Clerical & administrative even 10.0%

9.6% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +2.6 higher in Mandurah (South West)

5.1 41st pct 2.6 8th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +2.4 more in Mandurah (South West)

5.0 41st pct 2.6 7th pct

15-min city in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +40.0 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

58.9% 41st pct 18.9% 2nd pct

Walk to shops in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +25.4 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

52.8% 35th pct 27.4% 6th pct

Walk to transit in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +43.1 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

90.3% 52nd pct 47.3% 15th pct

Walk to school in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +33.5 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

68.4% 41st pct 34.9% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +35.8 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

95.4% 46th pct 59.7% 10th pct

Walk to health in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +21.3 pts higher in Mandurah (South West)

33.5% 28th pct 12.1% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +1.5 more in Mandurah (South West)

13.8 47th pct 12.3 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +181 higher in Mandurah (South West)

183 71st pct 2 15th pct

Mean slope in Mandurah (South West)in Murray-Wellington (South West) +0.5 pts higher in Murray-Wellington (South West)

4.4% 30th pct 4.9% 40th pct

Compare Mandurah (South West) with nearby areas

Warnbro (South Metropolitan) Dawesville (South West) Baldivis (South Metropolitan) Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Kwinana (South Metropolitan) Darling Range (East Metropolitan) Cockburn (South Metropolitan) Murray-Wellington (South West)

Compare Murray-Wellington (South West) with nearby areas

Mandurah (South West) Dawesville (South West) Warnbro (South Metropolitan) Darling Range (East Metropolitan) Baldivis (South Metropolitan) Bunbury (South West) Rockingham (South Metropolitan) Collie-Preston (South West)

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mandurah (South West) vs Murray-Wellington (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED53306/mandurah/vs/SED54006/murray-wellington