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Bridgetown vs Donnybrook

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 51 km apart · Bridgetown profile · Donnybrook profile

Bridgetown Donnybrook

Donnybrook (WA) and Bridgetown are two regional Western Australian towns about 51km apart. Donnybrook (WA) is more walkable (somewhat walkable) compared to Bridgetown (mostly car-dependent), with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (50.5% versus 17.1%) and parks (96.8% versus 57.7%). Large family homes are also more common in Donnybrook (WA), where 87.3% of houses have three or more bedrooms, compared to 76.3% in Bridgetown.

The gap in household size has widened since 2011, with Donnybrook (WA) seeing a growing share of large homes. Despite this, both towns share similar typical weekly rents around $300 and the same unemployment rate of 5.1%. Bridgetown has a notably older population, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 45 in Donnybrook (WA). This is consistent with Bridgetown having a higher share of people aged 65 and over (31.3%) and more residents born overseas (24.3%).

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Where they differ most

Median age: 7 yrs older in Bridgetown 3+ bedrooms: 10.9 pts higher in Donnybrook Full-time: 7.9 pts higher in Donnybrook Year 12: 7.5 pts higher in Bridgetown Limited English: 0.9 pts higher in Donnybrook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +486 larger in Donnybrook gap narrowing
2,300 74th pct 2,786 76th pct
Median age in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +7 yrs older in Bridgetown gap widening
52 yrs 74th pct 45 yrs 50th pct
First Nations in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.5 pts higher in Donnybrook gap steady
1.9% 21st pct 3.4% 41st pct
Aged 65+ in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +5.1 pts higher in Bridgetown gap widening
31.3% 79th pct 26.2% 63rd pct
Under 15 in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.0 pts higher in Donnybrook gap widening
15.4% 32nd pct 18.4% 57th pct
De facto in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.7 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
13.6% 58th pct 13.0% 49th pct

Age structure

31.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.1 pts 26.2%
28.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 24.7%
17.0% Young adults (25–44) +4.4 pts ▸ 21.4%
15.4% Children (0–14) +3.0 pts ▸ 18.4%
8.6% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

Marital status

48.2% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 47.9%
27.6% Never married +2.5 pts ▸ 30.0%
12.6% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 10.3%
7.5% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%
4.2% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Bridgetown Donnybrook

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +6.4 pts higher in Bridgetown gap widening
24.3% 96th pct 17.9% 86th pct

Country of birth

67.8% Australia +8.1 pts ▸ 75.9%
12.0% England ◂ +5.7 pts 6.4%
2.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%
0.0% Italy +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.6% Philippines even 0.6%
0.2% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

53.7% English ◂ +3.9 pts 49.9%
35.6% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 38.4%
12.3% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.4%
11.7% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%
2.8% Italian +3.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.7% German +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%
0.2% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.5 pts higher in Donnybrook gap widening
3.5% 47th pct 6.0% 73rd pct
Limited English in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.9 pts higher in Donnybrook gap steady
0.3% 55th pct 1.2% 84th pct

Language used at home

89.8% English only ◂ +1.5 pts 88.4%
0.2% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.5 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
52.5% 84th pct 49.0% 73rd pct

Religious affiliation

52.5% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 49.0%
35.8% Christianity +5.5 pts ▸ 41.3%
9.7% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 7.6%
1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%
0.2% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +7.5 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
45.2% 69th pct 37.7% 48th pct
Bachelor+ in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.6 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
14.3% 65th pct 10.6% 45th pct

Highest year of school

45.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.5 pts 37.7%
28.2% Year 10 +1.6 pts ▸ 29.9%
11.0% Year 11 +1.8 pts ▸ 12.7%
6.7% Year 9 or below +5.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

Highest qualification level

35.1% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 40.1%
17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 15.6%
16.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 15.1%
3.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%
3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

14.9% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 17.3%
13.5% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 14.0%
12.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 10.8%
9.5% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.7% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%
5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%
3.3% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.4% Information technology even 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +$52 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
$565 29th pct $617 40th pct
Household income in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +$232 higher in Donnybrook gap widening
$1,022 26th pct $1,254 49th pct
Family income in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +$123 higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
$1,397 34th pct $1,520 46th pct
High earners in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.9 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
7.4% 59th pct 9.3% 72nd pct
High-income homes in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.6 pts higher in Donnybrook gap steady
10.2% 48th pct 12.8% 60th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 33.9%
25.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 20.6%
20.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 24.7%
7.0% $3,000–$3,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 7.6%
3.3% $4,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

Personal income distribution

51.3% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 48.2%
25.5% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 27.9%
12.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 14.7%
1.9% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.1 pts higher in Bridgetown
35.2% 62nd pct 34.1% 56th pct
Mental health in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.2 pts higher in Bridgetown
12.7% 84th pct 10.4% 58th pct
Needs assistance in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.4 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
7.6% 66th pct 7.3% 62nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.3 pts 12.5%
12.7% Mental health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.4%
9.7% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 7.7%
8.2% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%
5.3% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
4.8% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.6% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%
3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%
1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.3% None +1.8 pts ▸ 57.1%
21.6% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 22.5%
9.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%
4.5% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +5.7 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
25.3% 88th pct 19.6% 66th pct
Unpaid carers in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.8 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
12.3% 37th pct 11.5% 27th pct
Unpaid child care in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.3 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
21.7% 36th pct 24.9% 53rd pct
Defence service in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.0 pts higher in Bridgetown
5.0% 77th pct 4.0% 60th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.8 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
30.0% 90th pct 28.3% 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.2 larger in Donnybrook gap widening
2.2 36th pct 2.4 57th pct
One-parent in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.1 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
11.9% 30th pct 15.0% 49th pct
Living alone in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +4.2 pts higher in Bridgetown gap widening
32.3% 62nd pct 28.2% 46th pct

Family composition

43.7% Couples with children +5.5 pts ▸ 49.2%
43.3% Couples without children ◂ +8.2 pts 35.1%
11.9% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 15.0%
0.6% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

41.9% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 39.6%
32.3% 1 person ◂ +4.2 pts 28.2%
10.1% 3 people +2.0 pts ▸ 12.2%
8.4% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 11.6%
4.2% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.3% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +$8 higher in Donnybrook gap steady
$292 56th pct $300 59th pct
Mortgage in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +$108 higher in Donnybrook gap steady
$1,300 43rd pct $1,408 53rd pct
People / bedroom in Bridgetownin Donnybrook even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.5 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
21.6% 51st pct 20.1% 45th pct
Owned outright in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.5 pts higher in Bridgetown gap narrowing
40.7% 54th pct 39.2% 49th pct
Separate houses in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.3 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
92.8% 46th pct 95.1% 59th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +10.9 pts higher in Donnybrook gap widening
76.3% 47th pct 87.3% 80th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.7% Owned outright ◂ +1.5 pts 39.2%
32.9% Owned with a mortgage +4.4 pts ▸ 37.4%
21.6% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 20.1%
4.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 2.1%
1.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

92.8% Separate house +2.3 pts ▸ 95.1%
5.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%
0.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

45.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 41.9%
26.9% 4 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 41.2%
18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 10.3%
4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.1 pts 1.1%
4.1% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

50.2% $200–$349 +1.7 pts ▸ 51.9%
20.5% $350–$549 +5.2 pts ▸ 25.7%
18.5% Under $200 even 18.6%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.9% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 46.9%
27.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.8 pts 19.5%
18.9% $1,800–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 23.8%
4.5% $3,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.2 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
4.1% 52nd pct 2.9% 40th pct
Work from home in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.6 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
7.1% 44th pct 4.4% 23rd pct
PT commute in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.3 pts higher in Bridgetown gap steady
0.8% 73rd pct 0.4% 65th pct

How people get to work

62.5% Car (driver) +3.1 pts ▸ 65.6%
5.2% Car (passenger) +2.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
7.1% Worked at home ◂ +2.6 pts 4.4%
4.6% Walked ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%
0.8% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.0% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 2 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 40.4%
39.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.6 pts 35.1%
12.5% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 13.8%
7.2% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +4.9 pts higher in Bridgetown gap widening
43.2% 85th pct 38.3% 66th pct
Recent arrivals in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +5.1 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
2.1% 38th pct 7.2% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bridgetownin Donnybrook even gap narrowing
5.1% 57th pct 5.1% 57th pct
Participation in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +2.3 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
49.9% 40th pct 52.1% 47th pct
Full-time in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +7.9 pts higher in Donnybrook gap narrowing
49.4% 18th pct 57.3% 57th pct

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.0 pts 12.4%
13.1% Mining ◂ +2.3 pts 10.8%
9.7% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.9% Education & training ◂ +4.1 pts 5.8%
3.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.9 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.6% Construction +2.5 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 5.5%
6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%
4.1% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.3% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.7% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.9% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

17.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.6 pts 16.6%
12.2% Labourers +4.9 pts ▸ 17.0%
16.1% Professionals ◂ +5.0 pts 11.1%
10.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%
13.2% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 11.0%
10.4% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 11.3%
9.6% Clerical & administrative +0.9 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.1 higher in Donnybrook
3.2 33rd pct 4.3 50th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.4 more in Donnybrook
3.4 33rd pct 4.7 52nd pct
15-min city in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +13.9 pts higher in Donnybrook
39.0% 40th pct 52.9% 45th pct
Walk to shops in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +11.4 pts higher in Donnybrook
40.9% 40th pct 52.3% 45th pct
Walk to transit in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +3.0 pts higher in Donnybrook
19.6% 36th pct 22.6% 38th pct
Walk to school in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +0.8 pts higher in Bridgetown
49.1% 36th pct 48.3% 36th pct
Walk to a park in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +39.1 pts higher in Donnybrook
57.7% 20th pct 96.8% 66th pct
Walk to health in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +33.4 pts higher in Donnybrook
17.1% 49th pct 50.5% 62nd pct
Amenities/1k in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +1.4 more in Bridgetown
16.5 44th pct 15.1 40th pct
Intersections/km² in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +12 higher in Donnybrook
15 23rd pct 28 44th pct
Mean slope in Bridgetownin Donnybrook +5.1 pts higher in Bridgetown
11.4% 94th pct 6.3% 71st pct

Compare Bridgetown with nearby areas

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Compare Donnybrook with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bridgetown vs Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL515003/bridgetown/vs/UCL515011/donnybrook