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Exmouth vs Wickham

Name: Exmouth vs Wickham — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 343 km apart · Exmouth profile · Wickham profile

Exmouth Wickham

Exmouth and Wickham are both small Western Australian towns, but they differ sharply in their economies and populations. Wickham is a high-earning hub where 54.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, while in Exmouth, only 21.8% do. The two areas also have different social makeups: Wickham has a much higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 14.4% compared to 3.1% in Exmouth. Exmouth is more international, with 26.4% of people arriving from overseas recently, and it has more residents with a bachelor degree or higher (17.9% versus 10.4%).

Both towns are remarkably similar in their daily layouts, with nearly identical walkability scores and a shared lack of people who speak little or no English. This common ground exists alongside a stark contrast in housing. Wickham is dominated by rentals (91.4%), while Exmouth has more home ownership and much higher typical rents, at $340 per week compared to $115 in Wickham. Exmouth also has far more residents aged 65 and over (11.8% versus 2.3%), as the typical resident there is five years older than in Wickham.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 49.2 pts higher in Wickham Owned outright: 19.4 pts higher in Exmouth Mortgage: $1,256 higher in Exmouth Personal income: $713 higher in Wickham Rent: $225 higher in Exmouth

Demographics & Identity

Population in Exmouth in Wickham +790 larger in Exmouth

2,806 77th pct 2,016 72nd pct

Median age in Exmouth in Wickham +5 yrs older in Exmouth

36 yrs 18th pct 31 yrs 8th pct

Age structure

33.7% Young adults (25–44) +4.8 pts ▸ 38.6%

18.3% Children (0–14) +10.4 pts ▸ 28.7%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.2 pts 19.2%

11.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.5 pts 2.3%

10.7% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

44.9% Never married +2.2 pts ▸ 47.1%

40.9% Married +3.5 pts ▸ 44.5%

9.3% Divorced ◂ +3.9 pts 5.4%

2.6% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Exmouth Wickham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia ◂ +4.9 pts 67.5%

4.3% England ◂ +2.8 pts 1.4%

2.4% New Zealand +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.2% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% India +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.1% Australian ◂ +3.8 pts 38.3%

38.8% English ◂ +7.5 pts 31.3%

10.2% Scottish ◂ +3.9 pts 6.3%

8.3% Irish ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

4.6% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

4.5% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

1.2% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

84.7% English only ◂ +13.2 pts 71.5%

0.5% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.5% No religion ◂ +11.0 pts 49.5%

27.1% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 27.6%

10.7% Not stated +9.9 pts ▸ 20.6%

0.2% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Islam even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

52.3% Year 12 ◂ +10.1 pts 42.2%

21.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 19.4%

10.6% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

5.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 42.3%

20.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.2 pts 11.0%

12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 9.0%

4.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.6 pts 1.5%

3.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

20.4% Engineering & related +8.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

12.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.7 pts 11.3%

8.2% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 6.3%

8.2% Architecture & building ◂ +4.7 pts 3.5%

7.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 4.7%

6.6% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 4.2%

5.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.7 pts 1.7%

3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.7 pts 0.8%

3.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

0.2% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Exmouth in Wickham +$713 higher in Wickham

$967 89th pct $1,680 100th pct

Household income in Exmouth in Wickham +$1,345 higher in Wickham

$2,029 87th pct $3,374 100th pct

Family income in Exmouth in Wickham +$1,453 higher in Wickham

$2,252 86th pct $3,705 100th pct

Household income distribution

10.0% $4,000 or more +25.4 pts ▸ 35.4%

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 25.9%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

18.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.5 pts 6.1%

10.7% Under $650 ◂ +8.7 pts 2.0%

Personal income distribution

36.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +19.4 pts 17.3%

20.8% $1,500–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

28.3% Under $650 ◂ +10.3 pts 18.0%

4.1% $3,000 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 2.3%

4.8% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.7% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

5.6% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

3.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

2.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.2% None ◂ +6.4 pts 63.8%

13.6% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 12.6%

3.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

1.9% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Exmouth in Wickham +0.4 larger in Wickham

2.5 64th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

56.5% Couples with children +21.5 pts ▸ 78.0%

34.0% Couples without children ◂ +19.3 pts 14.7%

8.8% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 6.8%

0.4% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Household size

35.5% 2 people ◂ +12.1 pts 23.4%

24.3% 1 person ◂ +2.5 pts 21.8%

17.5% 4 people +1.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

14.5% 3 people +4.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

7.3% 5 people +6.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

1.8% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Exmouth in Wickham +$225 higher in Exmouth

$340 73rd pct $115 6th pct

Mortgage in Exmouth in Wickham +$1,256 higher in Exmouth

$2,090 90th pct $834 13th pct

People / bedroom in Exmouth in Wickham even

0.90 88th pct 0.90 88th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.1% Rented +49.2 pts ▸ 91.4%

32.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +30.1 pts 2.6%

21.4% Owned outright ◂ +19.4 pts 2.0%

2.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

2.1% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

83.3% Separate house ◂ +8.8 pts 74.5%

2.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.6 pts ▸ 26.1%

8.8% Other dwelling ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%

5.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.0 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.9% 3 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 53.2%

22.6% 4 bedrooms +5.1 pts ▸ 27.7%

10.8% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +8.6 pts 0.0%

4.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.6%

1.9% Studio / none ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

17.5% Under $200 +66.4 pts ▸ 83.9%

32.3% $350–$549 ◂ +28.4 pts 3.9%

27.3% $200–$349 ◂ +18.9 pts 8.4%

9.8% $550–$749 ◂ +8.5 pts 1.3%

2.6% $750 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

13.0% Under $1,000 +56.3 pts ▸ 69.2%

24.7% $1,000–$1,799 +29.2 pts ▸ 53.8%

40.1% $1,800–$2,999 +13.7 pts ▸ 53.8%

17.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.3 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

57.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 53.1%

1.1% Bus +8.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.9% Walked ◂ +5.8 pts 2.1%

4.8% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.7 pts 0.7%

5.7% Bicycle ◂ +4.5 pts 1.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 46.4%

30.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.2 pts 23.5%

15.9% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

12.5% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 8.6%

1.6% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

3.6% Mining +52.4 pts ▸ 56.0%

13.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +10.0 pts 3.2%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +4.6 pts 4.8%

9.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +7.8 pts 1.4%

8.9% Construction ◂ +6.2 pts 2.7%

8.7% Professional & technical ◂ +8.3 pts 0.4%

6.4% Health care & social assistance +2.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.7 pts 3.0%

6.3% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

3.2% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%

2.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Technicians & trades +14.4 pts ▸ 33.2%

4.4% Machinery operators & drivers +13.8 pts ▸ 18.2%

15.2% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 8.6%

13.9% Community & personal service ◂ +6.2 pts 7.7%

13.8% Labourers ◂ +4.0 pts 9.8%

12.5% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 7.0%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

7.6% Sales workers ◂ +3.4 pts 4.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Exmouth in Wickham +0.3 higher in Exmouth

4.1 46th pct 3.8 41st pct

Types ≤15 min in Exmouth in Wickham +0.2 more in Wickham

4.5 48th pct 4.6 50th pct

15-min city in Exmouth in Wickham +4.1 pts higher in Exmouth

54.4% 46th pct 50.3% 43rd pct

Walk to shops in Exmouth in Wickham +11.8 pts higher in Exmouth

62.6% 53rd pct 50.8% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Exmouth in Wickham +38.1 pts higher in Wickham

0.0% 0th pct 38.1% 44th pct

Walk to school in Exmouth in Wickham +9.8 pts higher in Exmouth

60.2% 42nd pct 50.3% 37th pct

Walk to a park in Exmouth in Wickham +6.3 pts higher in Wickham

93.7% 53rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Exmouth in Wickham +56.6 pts higher in Exmouth

56.6% 66th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Exmouth in Wickham +8.8 more in Exmouth

18.2 49th pct 9.4 22nd pct

Intersections/km² in Exmouth in Wickham +21 higher in Wickham

48 71st pct 69 86th pct

Mean slope in Exmouth in Wickham +0.5 pts higher in Wickham

2.4% 7th pct 2.9% 18th pct

Compare Exmouth with nearby areas

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Compare Wickham with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Exmouth vs Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL515013/exmouth/vs/UCL515037/wickham