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Dickson vs Groom

Name: Dickson vs Groom — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 123 km apart · Dickson profile · Groom profile

Dickson Groom

Groom and Dickson are two Queensland areas with similar populations, but they differ sharply in their layout and wealth. Dickson is much more urban, with 77.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Groom is more remote with a typical drive time to the city of 107 minutes. Wealth is also higher in Dickson, where the typical weekly household income is $2,059, compared to $1,491 in Groom. Other key gaps include a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals in Groom (24.3% compared to 7.9%) and a far higher proportion of people with no religion in Dickson (43.1% compared to 32.2%).

Everyday life shares many similarities across both places, such as the typical resident's age of 38 and nearly identical proportions of children under 15. They also have similar unemployment rates and shares of people providing unpaid care. While these commonalities remain, some gaps are growing; for instance, the difference in the number of people working from home has widened since 2016, and the gap in typical weekly incomes has increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 16.3 pts higher in Groom PT commute: 2.9 pts higher in Dickson Household income: $568 higher in Dickson Living alone: 9.4 pts higher in Groom Year 12: 11.0 pts higher in Dickson

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dickson in Groom +1,293 larger in Groom gap narrowing

159,571 39th pct 160,864 42nd pct

Median age in Dickson in Groom even gap narrowing

38 yrs 40th pct 38 yrs 40th pct

Age structure

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 23.5%

25.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.0 pts 24.9%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 19.8%

14.7% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

12.6% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

51.2% Married ◂ +3.2 pts 48.0%

33.6% Never married +0.3 pts ▸ 33.9%

8.3% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.8% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.1% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Dickson Groom

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.8% Australia +4.0 pts ▸ 80.8%

4.4% England ◂ +2.6 pts 1.8%

3.9% New Zealand ◂ +2.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Philippines even 0.9%

0.1% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% China even 0.4%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.1% English ◂ +3.4 pts 38.7%

38.2% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 38.4%

12.3% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.9% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 11.0%

6.3% German +4.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.2% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

1.8% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.6% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only ◂ +2.6 pts 85.4%

0.5% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.8% Christianity +6.9 pts ▸ 55.8%

43.1% No religion ◂ +10.8 pts 32.2%

5.1% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.6% Other religions +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dickson in Groom +1.33 more in Groom

1.02 0th pct 2.35 71st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dickson in Groom +42 more in Groom

33 4th pct 75 76th pct

Students in Dickson in Groom +9,279 more in Groom

21,120 14th pct 30,399 70th pct

Avg size in Dickson in Groom +235 larger in Dickson

640 79th pct 405 30th pct

ICSEA in Dickson in Groom +22 higher in Dickson

1,030 52nd pct 1,007 38th pct

Highest year of school

63.7% Year 12 ◂ +11.0 pts 52.7%

19.9% Year 10 +4.2 pts ▸ 24.2%

6.0% Year 9 or below +4.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

Highest qualification level

31.7% Certificate III / IV +2.0 pts ▸ 33.7%

25.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.1 pts 22.4%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 14.7%

7.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 6.7%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

20.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 16.4%

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 14.6%

11.0% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 12.0%

8.8% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.2%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.3 pts 2.3%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +1.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.1% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Dickson in Groom +$128 higher in Dickson gap steady

$887 70th pct $759 38th pct

Household income in Dickson in Groom +$568 higher in Dickson gap widening

$2,059 78th pct $1,491 25th pct

Family income in Dickson in Groom +$423 higher in Dickson gap steady

$2,310 72nd pct $1,887 29th pct

Household income distribution

32.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 30.5%

23.3% $650–$1,499 +6.6 pts ▸ 29.9%

10.7% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 7.1%

13.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 8.4%

Personal income distribution

37.2% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 40.9%

32.9% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 33.8%

20.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 16.0%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Mental health even 11.0%

8.3% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.3% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 8.9%

4.5% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.2% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None ◂ +3.4 pts 60.0%

21.0% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 20.8%

6.4% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.1% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Dickson in Groom +0.3 larger in Dickson gap narrowing

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

61.9% Couples with children ◂ +7.7 pts 54.1%

24.4% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 28.9%

12.9% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

0.9% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

33.5% 2 people +2.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

17.9% 1 person +9.4 pts ▸ 27.3%

19.4% 4 people ◂ +6.5 pts 12.9%

17.9% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 14.2%

7.7% 5 people ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

3.6% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dickson in Groom +$75 higher in Dickson gap narrowing

$375 51st pct $300 20th pct

Mortgage in Dickson in Groom +$401 higher in Dickson gap narrowing

$1,918 51st pct $1,517 17th pct

People / bedroom in Dickson in Groom +0.10 higher in Dickson gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.5 pts 32.5%

23.8% Rented +8.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

28.8% Owned outright +2.8 pts ▸ 31.6%

1.4% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

85.1% Separate house ◂ +3.3 pts 81.8%

13.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

1.5% Flat or apartment +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

39.6% 3 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 40.6%

39.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 32.6%

6.7% 2 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

11.5% 5 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 7.1%

1.8% 1 bedroom +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

27.8% $200–$349 +28.5 pts ▸ 56.3%

55.7% $350–$549 ◂ +27.6 pts 28.2%

6.3% Under $200 +4.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.0% $550–$749 ◂ +4.6 pts 1.4%

1.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 +14.1 pts ▸ 44.1%

38.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.4 pts 25.6%

13.0% Under $1,000 +5.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

14.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 7.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dickson in Groom +106 more in Groom

504 13th pct 610 23rd pct

Stops/1k in Dickson in Groom +0.63 more in Groom

3.16 14th pct 3.79 26th pct

Departures/1k in Dickson in Groom +61.4 more in Dickson

407.6 21st pct 346.2 18th pct

PT routes in Dickson in Groom +76 more in Dickson

84 84th pct 8 3rd pct

Drive to city in Dickson in Groom +75 longer in Groom

32 57th pct 107 91st pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) +12.0 pts ▸ 69.6%

17.9% Worked at home ◂ +10.0 pts 7.9%

3.6% Car (passenger) +2.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.6% Train ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

0.9% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

42.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 37.9%

28.6% 1 vehicle +7.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 13.2%

9.8% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%

3.2% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance +3.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.2% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.0% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 8.4%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

8.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 5.9%

7.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.9 pts 4.7%

5.4% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.7% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

0.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.2% Other services even 4.2%

3.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

22.5% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 20.2%

15.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 12.6%

14.1% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.9% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.1% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 11.4%

7.7% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.5% Sales workers even 8.6%

5.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Dickson in Groom +0.5 higher in Dickson

5.2 44th pct 4.7 30th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dickson in Groom +0.4 more in Dickson

5.0 44th pct 4.6 34th pct

15-min city in Dickson in Groom +6.3 pts higher in Dickson

63.0% 47th pct 56.7% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Dickson in Groom +7.3 pts higher in Dickson

63.3% 48th pct 56.0% 40th pct

Walk to transit in Dickson in Groom +17.3 pts higher in Dickson

77.2% 35th pct 59.9% 19th pct

Walk to school in Dickson in Groom +1.1 pts higher in Dickson

65.6% 43rd pct 64.5% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Dickson in Groom +5.8 pts higher in Dickson

89.5% 39th pct 83.7% 30th pct

Walk to health in Dickson in Groom +9.6 pts higher in Dickson

49.0% 51st pct 39.4% 36th pct

Amenities/1k in Dickson in Groom +2.1 more in Groom

11.2 16th pct 13.3 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Dickson in Groom +21 higher in Dickson

24 38th pct 4 21st pct

Mean slope in Dickson in Groom +0.2 pts higher in Dickson

6.5% 72nd pct 6.3% 67th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dickson vs Groom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED307/dickson/vs/CED314/groom