Shoalwater vs Safety Bay

Population, income, rent and housing for Shoalwater, WA and Safety Bay, WA, side by side.

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

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Key figures

Shoalwater on the left, Safety Bay on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

4,368 Rank 1,775
Population
7,662 Rank 934
$679/wk Rank 5,854
Median Weekly Income
$704/wk Rank 5,420
$260/wk Rank 5,884
Median Weekly Rent
$310/wk Rank 4,328
49 years
Median Age
44 years
$1,668/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$1,679/mo
$1,225/wk
Household Income
$1,445/wk
$1,896/wk
Family Income
$1,819/wk
2.1 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.

Shoalwater

21.2%
Under 25%: affordable

Safety Bay

21.5%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Shoalwater

Male 49.3% Female 50.7%
Density: 1696 people/km²

Safety Bay

Male 50.1% Female 49.9%
Density: 1659 people/km²

Side by side

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

Summary

Higher median income Safety Bay
Lower median rent Shoalwater
Larger population Safety Bay
Lower rent share of income Shoalwater

Suburb profiles

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