Girrawheen vs Balga

Population, income, rent and housing for Girrawheen, WA and Balga, WA, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

Girrawheen on the left, Balga on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

8,897 Rank 777
Population
13,864 Rank 330
$582/wk Rank 7,345
Median Weekly Income
$713/wk Rank 5,244
$293/wk Rank 5,140
Median Weekly Rent
$310/wk Rank 4,328
36 years
Median Age
32 years
$1,400/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,482/mo
$1,239/wk
Household Income
$1,299/wk
$1,422/wk
Family Income
$1,490/wk
2.6 people
Household Size
2.4 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

Girrawheen

23.6%
Under 25%: affordable

Balga

23.9%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Girrawheen

Male 50.2% Female 49.8%
Density: 2179 people/km²

Balga

Male 50.6% Female 49.4%
Density: 2638 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Balga
Lower median rent Girrawheen
Larger population Balga
Lower rent share of income Girrawheen

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.