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Paraburdoo vs Tom Price

Name: Paraburdoo vs Tom Price — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Paraburdoo profile · Tom Price profile

Paraburdoo Tom Price

Tom Price and Paraburdoo are two mining towns in Western Australia about 58 km apart. Tom Price has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 31 compared to 35 in Paraburdoo. This youth is reflected in the families, as Tom Price has a well higher share of children under 15 (31.6% versus 23.1%) and more people caring for children unpaid. Education levels also differ, with 48.3% of Tom Price residents completing Year 12, which is far higher than the 37.7% seen in Paraburdoo.

The gap in school completion has widened since 2011, though the two towns remain very similar in other ways. Both areas have roughly the same share of people born overseas and very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $3,200. While Paraburdoo is more walkable, with a score of 4.4 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.3 (mostly car-dependent) in Tom Price, both towns are far above the national figure for people who use public transport to get to work.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,555 larger in Tom Price Limited English: 0.5 pts higher in Tom Price Rent: $18 higher in Tom Price PT commute: 13.0 pts higher in Paraburdoo Unpaid child care: 12.6 pts higher in Tom Price

Demographics & Identity

Population in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +1,555 larger in Tom Price gap narrowing

1,319 62nd pct 2,874 77th pct

Median age in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +4 yrs older in Paraburdoo gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 31 yrs 8th pct

Age structure

39.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 37.3%

23.1% Children (0–14) +8.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

25.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.1 pts 20.3%

9.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

2.2% Seniors (65+) even 2.2%

Marital status

43.0% Married +9.7 pts ▸ 52.7%

41.2% Never married ◂ +4.5 pts 36.7%

9.5% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 6.8%

4.9% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

1.0% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Age & sex structure

Paraburdoo Tom Price

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.4% Australia +7.9 pts ▸ 67.2%

6.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

2.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.0% South Africa +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% India even 0.6%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

34.0% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 36.8%

30.3% English +2.1 pts ▸ 32.3%

9.2% Irish ◂ +1.7 pts 7.6%

8.6% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

3.0% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

2.7% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

1.1% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.3% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

69.0% English only +6.7 pts ▸ 75.7%

0.5% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.4% No religion +5.3 pts ▸ 50.7%

28.7% Christianity +1.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

23.2% Not stated ◂ +7.6 pts 15.6%

1.1% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.2% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

37.7% Year 12 +10.6 pts ▸ 48.3%

21.5% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 19.5%

13.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 13.1%

3.3% Year 9 or below +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Certificate III / IV +4.5 pts ▸ 42.2%

8.2% Bachelor degree +7.1 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

21.2% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 24.4%

9.2% Management & commerce +4.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

5.2% Education +3.8 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.0% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.5% Architecture & building even 5.5%

3.3% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.4% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +$201 higher in Paraburdoo gap widening

$1,969 100th pct $1,768 100th pct

Household income in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +$65 higher in Paraburdoo gap narrowing

$3,215 100th pct $3,150 100th pct

Family income in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +$132 higher in Paraburdoo gap narrowing

$3,558 100th pct $3,426 100th pct

Household income distribution

32.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

26.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 25.5%

22.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 23.7%

4.1% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Personal income distribution

32.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 34.4%

13.9% Under $650 +5.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

13.3% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 14.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.2% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.6% Other condition even 3.6%

2.4% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

0.5% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Stroke even 0.2%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.1% None +4.6 pts ▸ 67.7%

11.3% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

2.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

0.5% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +0.4 larger in Tom Price gap widening

2.5 64th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

62.9% Couples with children +14.0 pts ▸ 76.9%

26.4% Couples without children ◂ +8.7 pts 17.6%

10.3% One-parent families ◂ +5.2 pts 5.1%

0.5% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Household size

30.2% 2 people ◂ +4.1 pts 26.1%

29.3% 1 person ◂ +9.0 pts 20.3%

14.5% 4 people +7.5 pts ▸ 22.0%

15.1% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 14.1%

8.6% 5 people +4.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

1.5% 6 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +$18 higher in Tom Price gap narrowing

$30 0th pct $48 0th pct

Mortgage in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +$363 higher in Paraburdoo gap widening

$1,563 67th pct $1,200 36th pct

People / bedroom in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +0.10 higher in Tom Price gap steady

0.80 57th pct 0.90 88th pct

How homes are owned or rented

86.4% Rented ◂ +1.9 pts 84.4%

7.7% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.0% Owned outright +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.9% Owned with a mortgage +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

95.3% Separate house ◂ +2.2 pts 93.1%

3.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

75.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 72.6%

12.4% 4 bedrooms +5.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

8.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 5.1%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

92.5% Under $200 ◂ +12.1 pts 80.4%

3.1% $200–$349 +4.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% $350–$549 +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% Under $1,000 +47.4 pts ▸ 47.4%

0.0% $3,000 or more +36.8 pts ▸ 36.8%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

35.2% Car (driver) +11.9 pts ▸ 47.1%

30.7% Bus ◂ +13.0 pts 17.7%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

4.2% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.4% Worked at home +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

48.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.1 pts 35.5%

30.4% 2 vehicles +10.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

11.2% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

7.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%

2.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

61.8% Mining ◂ +14.2 pts 47.5%

5.9% Education & training +4.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

3.3% Health care & social assistance +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.0% Public administration & safety +2.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.9% Retail trade +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.7% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

4.2% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

2.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

2.1% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Wholesale trade +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Rental & real estate ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

Occupations people work in

39.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +14.6 pts 24.6%

21.9% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

5.3% Professionals +6.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

6.6% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.6% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.3%

5.1% Community & personal service +3.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.4% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.6% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +1.1 higher in Paraburdoo

4.4 51st pct 3.3 34th pct

Types ≤15 min in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +1.8 more in Paraburdoo

6.0 76th pct 4.2 43rd pct

15-min city in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +29.2 pts higher in Paraburdoo

82.9% 74th pct 53.6% 46th pct

Walk to shops in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +11.9 pts higher in Paraburdoo

65.0% 55th pct 53.1% 45th pct

Walk to transit in Paraburdoo in Tom Price even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +2.3 pts higher in Tom Price

77.8% 59th pct 80.1% 63rd pct

Walk to a park in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +29.4 pts higher in Paraburdoo

99.3% 82nd pct 69.8% 25th pct

Walk to health in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +38.6 pts higher in Paraburdoo

91.7% 92nd pct 53.1% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +2.3 more in Paraburdoo

15.2 40th pct 12.9 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +4 higher in Tom Price

26 40th pct 29 46th pct

Mean slope in Paraburdoo in Tom Price +1.0 pts higher in Tom Price

2.1% 2nd pct 3.1% 22nd pct

Compare Paraburdoo with nearby areas

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Compare Tom Price with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Paraburdoo vs Tom Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL515029/paraburdoo/vs/UCL515033/tom-price