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Katanning vs Dumbleyung
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Katanning profile · Dumbleyung profile
Katanning Dumbleyung
Katanning and Dumbleyung (L) are two nearby Western Australian towns with very different profiles. Katanning is much younger and more diverse, with 23.2% of people born overseas and 21.4% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, residents are far older in Dumbleyung (L), where the typical age is 50 and no one reports using another language at home. Housing also differs; Katanning has a much higher share of renters at 32.1%, while 46% of homes in Dumbleyung (L) are owned outright.
Both towns have a very similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, at around 9%. They also share a similar typical weekly family income of about $1,500. While they are alike in these areas, other gaps have grown. The age difference has widened since 2011, and the gap in language diversity has also increased. Dumbleyung (L) is more walkable, with 98.8% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, compared to 65.9% in Katanning.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,573
- First area, 2016: 3,702
- First area, 2021: 3,641
- Second area, 2011: 383
- Second area, 2016: 200
- Second area, 2021: 238
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Katanning: 0.8% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Dumbleyung: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Katanning: 1.1% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Dumbleyung: 3.4% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Katanning: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Dumbleyung: 3.4% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Katanning: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Dumbleyung: 3.1% males, 5.4% females
- 65–69 in Katanning: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Dumbleyung: 5.4% males, 5.0% females
- 60–64 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Dumbleyung: 4.6% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Katanning: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Dumbleyung: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Katanning: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Dumbleyung: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Katanning: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Dumbleyung: 5.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Katanning: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Dumbleyung: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 35–39 in Katanning: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Dumbleyung: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Dumbleyung: 4.2% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Katanning: 3.6% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Dumbleyung: 1.1% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Dumbleyung: 0.0% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Katanning: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Dumbleyung: 0.0% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Katanning: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Dumbleyung: 0.0% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Katanning: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Dumbleyung: 1.1% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Katanning: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Dumbleyung: 3.4% males, 3.8% 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: $864
- First area, 2016: $664
- First area, 2021: $693
- Second area, 2011: $529
- Second area, 2016: $497
- Second area, 2021: $638
- First area, 2011: $1,669
- First area, 2016: $1,180
- First area, 2021: $1,309
- Second area, 2011: $1,281
- Second area, 2016: $876
- Second area, 2021: $1,089
- First area, 2011: $1,835
- First area, 2016: $1,373
- First area, 2021: $1,582
- Second area, 2011: $1,218
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
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: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2016: $112
- Second area, 2021: $175
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $1,161
- First area, 2021: $1,040
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $504
- Second area, 2021: $515
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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). Katanning vs Dumbleyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL515019/katanning/vs/UCL522022/dumbleyung