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Lancelin vs Green Head
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 112 km apart · Lancelin profile · Green Head profile
Lancelin Green Head
Lancelin (L) and Green Head (L) are two small Western Australian towns with very different populations. Green Head (L) is far older, with a typical resident aged 66 and 53.9% of people aged 65 and over. Lancelin (L) is more diverse and mobile; 27.2% of its residents were born overseas, and 40.6% have moved house in the last five years. Lancelin (L) also has a much more active rental market, with 34.1% of homes rented, compared to just 15.2% in Green Head (L).
Daily life in both places shares some similarities, as both have nearly identical typical weekly rents of around $245 and very similar household sizes. However, the gap in age has widened since 2011, as Green Head (L) has become significantly older. Lancelin (L) has also seen its lead grow in personal income, with a typical weekly income of $732, which is well higher than the $503 seen in Green Head (L).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 857
- First area, 2016: 750
- First area, 2021: 746
- Second area, 2011: 438
- Second area, 2016: 172
- Second area, 2021: 293
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 66 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 Lancelin: 0.8% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Green Head: 1.7% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Lancelin: 1.8% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Green Head: 3.1% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Lancelin: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 75–79 in Green Head: 5.9% males, 6.3% females
- 70–74 in Lancelin: 4.4% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Green Head: 9.8% males, 7.0% females
- 65–69 in Lancelin: 4.4% males, 4.7% females; 65–69 in Green Head: 7.7% males, 8.0% females
- 60–64 in Lancelin: 5.5% males, 4.5% females; 60–64 in Green Head: 5.6% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Lancelin: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Green Head: 4.9% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Lancelin: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Green Head: 2.1% males, 4.9% females
- 45–49 in Lancelin: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in Green Head: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 40–44 in Lancelin: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Green Head: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 35–39 in Lancelin: 1.5% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Green Head: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 30–34 in Lancelin: 2.7% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Green Head: 1.0% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Lancelin: 3.4% males, 5.4% females; 25–29 in Green Head: 0.0% males, 1.0% females
- 20–24 in Lancelin: 3.3% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Green Head: 2.1% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Lancelin: 1.0% males, 0.5% females; 15–19 in Green Head: 1.4% males, 1.0% females
- 10–14 in Lancelin: 1.9% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Green Head: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 5–9 in Lancelin: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 5–9 in Green Head: 2.4% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Lancelin: 1.1% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Green Head: 1.4% males, 0.0% 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: $855
- First area, 2016: $882
- First area, 2021: $732
- Second area, 2011: $731
- Second area, 2016: $586
- Second area, 2021: $503
- First area, 2011: $1,863
- First area, 2016: $1,952
- First area, 2021: $1,036
- Second area, 2011: $2,392
- Second area, 2016: $875
- Second area, 2021: $860
- First area, 2011: $2,089
- First area, 2016: $2,129
- First area, 2021: $1,437
- Second area, 2011: $2,288
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- Second area, 2021: $993
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.6
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2016: $267
- Second area, 2021: $245
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $953
- First area, 2021: $1,731
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $1,428
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- 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). Lancelin vs Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL521030/lancelin/vs/UCL522026/green-head