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Carnamah vs Three Springs
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Carnamah profile · Three Springs profile
Carnamah Three Springs
Three Springs (L) and Carnamah (L) are two small Western Australian centres located about 21 km apart. Three Springs (L) has a much higher share of one-parent families at 16.4% compared to 5.1% in Carnamah (L). While Three Springs (L) is more walkable, with 100% of homes within 15 minutes of a school and health services, Carnamah (L) sees more movement; 42.3% of its residents moved there in the last five years, compared to 30.4% in Three Springs (L). Incomes are also higher in Carnamah (L), where the typical weekly personal income is $792, well higher than the $571 seen in Three Springs (L).
Everyday life in both places is quite similar, as they share almost identical rates of people born overseas and a similar percentage of residents who completed Year 12. This common ground exists while other gaps shift; for instance, the difference in weekly personal income and the share of one-parent families have both widened since 2011. Both areas are older than the national figure, though residents in Three Springs (L) are now noticeably older than those in Carnamah (L).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 288
- First area, 2016: 298
- First area, 2021: 314
- Second area, 2011: 371
- Second area, 2016: 254
- Second area, 2021: 356
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 26 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Carnamah: 1.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Three Springs: 2.0% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Carnamah: 1.3% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Three Springs: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Carnamah: 2.6% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Three Springs: 5.5% males, 3.7% females
- 70–74 in Carnamah: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Three Springs: 3.2% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Carnamah: 5.5% males, 5.2% females; 65–69 in Three Springs: 4.3% males, 4.3% females
- 60–64 in Carnamah: 7.1% males, 4.5% females; 60–64 in Three Springs: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Carnamah: 1.0% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Three Springs: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Carnamah: 3.2% males, 1.9% females; 50–54 in Three Springs: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Carnamah: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 45–49 in Three Springs: 1.4% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Carnamah: 4.8% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Three Springs: 1.1% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Carnamah: 4.8% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Three Springs: 6.6% males, 1.4% females
- 30–34 in Carnamah: 2.3% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Three Springs: 2.3% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Carnamah: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Three Springs: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Carnamah: 2.6% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Three Springs: 2.3% males, 1.1% females
- 15–19 in Carnamah: 2.3% males, 1.0% females; 15–19 in Three Springs: 1.4% males, 0.9% females
- 10–14 in Carnamah: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 10–14 in Three Springs: 2.0% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Carnamah: 1.9% males, 4.2% females; 5–9 in Three Springs: 4.9% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Carnamah: 2.9% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Three Springs: 3.4% males, 2.0% 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: $551
- First area, 2016: $776
- First area, 2021: $792
- Second area, 2011: $602
- Second area, 2016: $349
- Second area, 2021: $571
- First area, 2011: $1,062
- First area, 2016: $1,174
- First area, 2021: $1,240
- Second area, 2011: $933
- Second area, 2016: $871
- Second area, 2021: $1,212
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,812
- Second area, 2011: $1,333
- Second area, 2016: $762
- Second area, 2021: $1,395
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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 3.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $103
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2016: $100
- Second area, 2021: $115
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $800
- First area, 2021: $809
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2021: $596
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Carnamah vs Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL522011/carnamah/vs/UCL522059/three-springs