Camballin

Camballin is far younger than most of Australia, with a typical age of 28 and 30% of the population being children under 15. De facto relationships are very common here, appearing in 27.7% of households, which is far above the national figure.

The community is almost entirely Australian-born, with 93% born here and only 0.8% born overseas, a figure far below the state and national averages.

While 80.8% of residents speak only English, 10.6% use another language at home, which is much higher than in similar areas.

More than half of the community (55.4%) identifies as Christian. This is reflected in the fact that people with no religion are far fewer here than in the rest of Western Australia.

Education levels are much lower than most areas, with only 29.4% of residents completing Year 12 and 4.8% holding a bachelor degree or higher.

Incomes are among the lowest in the region, with the typical personal weekly income of $317 sitting far below the national figure of $805.

Residents report far fewer long-term health conditions (12.0%) and mental health conditions (2.2%) than the national average.

Caring for children is a major part of local life, with 36.5% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is far above the national rate.

First Nations people make up a huge part of the population, and while 12% speak a First Nations language, typical personal incomes for this group are among the lowest at $277 a week.

Homes are larger than usual, with 3.3 people per household. This is consistent with the high number of one-parent families (32.1%) and the large proportion of children in the area.

Renters dominate the housing market at 81.2%, with typical weekly rents being very low at $75. Notably, no one in the community owns their home outright.

The area is heavily car-dependent, though 46.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the state average. Interestingly, 8.2% of people commute by public transport.

The population is very stable, with only 14.2% of people moving house in the last five years, far below the national average of 40.7%.

Full-time employment is surprisingly high at 67.3%, though the number of adults working or looking for work (27.9%) is among the lowest at this level. Many people work in education and training.

The landscape is steep and lacks local services, meaning no one lives within a 15-minute walk of a school, grocery store, or health service.