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Groom vs Longman

Name: Groom vs Longman — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 134 km apart · Groom profile · Longman profile

Groom Longman

Longman and Groom are both large Queensland regions with significant populations, but they differ in their social and educational landscapes. Longman is far more likely to have residents with no religion, at 46.1% compared to 32.2% in Groom. Groom has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 24.3%, while Longman is much lower at 8.9%. Education levels also vary, with a higher share of adults in Groom holding a bachelor degree or higher (19.6%) than in Longman (11.8%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the proportion of people working or looking for work, with Groom at 61.0% and Longman at 56.4%. They also share very similar age profiles, with typical residents aged 38 and 39. While they are alike in these areas, other gaps have shifted over time; the difference in the number of people with no religion has widened since 2011, and the gap in recent overseas arrivals has also grown.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 15.4 pts higher in Groom No religion: 13.9 pts higher in Longman Volunteering: 5.2 pts higher in Groom Population: 25,725 larger in Longman PT commute: 1.9 pts higher in Longman

Demographics & Identity

Population in Groom in Longman +25,725 larger in Longman gap widening

160,864 42nd pct 186,589 85th pct

Median age in Groom in Longman +1 yrs older in Longman gap widening

38 yrs 40th pct 39 yrs 49th pct

Age structure

24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.1 pts 24.7%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

19.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 19.3%

18.8% Seniors (65+) +0.8 pts ▸ 19.6%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 12.0%

Marital status

48.0% Married ◂ +2.3 pts 45.7%

33.9% Never married +0.4 pts ▸ 34.3%

8.9% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

3.6% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Groom Longman

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.8% Australia ◂ +4.0 pts 76.8%

1.4% New Zealand +3.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.8% England +2.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.2% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.9% Philippines even 0.9%

0.7% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.7% English +4.4 pts ▸ 43.1%

38.4% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 38.9%

12.7% Irish ◂ +2.6 pts 10.1%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 10.3%

10.8% German ◂ +4.6 pts 6.2%

1.6% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.3% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.2% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

85.4% English only +2.4 pts ▸ 87.8%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.8% Christianity ◂ +12.0 pts 43.8%

32.2% No religion +13.9 pts ▸ 46.1%

6.8% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

1.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Groom in Longman +1.13 more in Groom

2.35 71st pct 1.22 7th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Groom in Longman +31 more in Groom

75 76th pct 44 17th pct

Students in Groom in Longman +396 more in Longman

30,399 70th pct 30,795 71st pct

Avg size in Groom in Longman +295 larger in Longman

405 30th pct 700 87th pct

ICSEA in Groom in Longman +26 higher in Groom

1,007 38th pct 982 20th pct

Highest year of school

52.7% Year 12 ◂ +5.8 pts 47.0%

24.2% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 27.7%

10.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

6.0% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Certificate III / IV +7.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

22.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.3 pts 15.1%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 16.7%

6.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.8 pts 2.9%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.4% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

14.6% Engineering & related +1.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.0% Health ◂ +3.5 pts 9.5%

12.0% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.9% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 7.5%

5.2% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.8% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Groom in Longman +$70 higher in Groom gap widening

$759 38th pct $689 15th pct

Household income in Groom in Longman +$40 higher in Groom gap widening

$1,491 25th pct $1,451 21st pct

Family income in Groom in Longman +$181 higher in Groom gap widening

$1,887 29th pct $1,706 13th pct

Household income distribution

29.9% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 31.7%

30.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 30.2%

16.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 16.1%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%

7.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 43.9%

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.6 pts 33.2%

16.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 13.2%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.4% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.9% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.9% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.1% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.8% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.0% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.1% Stroke even 1.2%

0.9% Dementia even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.0% None ◂ +3.9 pts 56.1%

20.8% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.2% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.1% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Groom in Longman +0.1 larger in Longman gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children ◂ +1.9 pts 52.3%

28.9% Couples without children even 29.0%

15.8% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 17.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

35.8% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 36.8%

27.3% 1 person ◂ +5.4 pts 21.9%

14.2% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 15.6%

12.9% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

6.2% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.7% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Groom in Longman +$50 higher in Longman gap narrowing

$300 20th pct $350 39th pct

Mortgage in Groom in Longman +$216 higher in Longman gap narrowing

$1,517 17th pct $1,733 32nd pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.5% Owned with a mortgage +3.8 pts ▸ 36.3%

32.7% Rented ◂ +1.6 pts 31.1%

31.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.9 pts 29.7%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

81.8% Separate house +2.1 pts ▸ 83.8%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 12.7%

4.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

32.6% 4 bedrooms +8.9 pts ▸ 41.4%

40.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.8 pts 35.8%

15.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 10.3%

7.1% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.6% 1 bedroom +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

56.3% $200–$349 ◂ +17.2 pts 39.2%

28.2% $350–$549 +19.6 pts ▸ 47.8%

10.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.8 pts 7.0%

1.4% $550–$749 +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.5 pts 38.6%

25.6% $1,800–$2,999 +8.3 pts ▸ 33.9%

18.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.2 pts 14.0%

7.2% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Groom in Longman +175 more in Groom

610 23rd pct 435 11th pct

Stops/1k in Groom in Longman +1.46 more in Groom

3.79 26th pct 2.33 10th pct

Departures/1k in Groom in Longman +47.6 more in Groom

346.2 18th pct 298.6 16th pct

PT routes in Groom in Longman +56 more in Longman

8 3rd pct 64 61st pct

Stop walk in Groom in Longman

— 40 87th pct

Drive to city in Groom in Longman +58 longer in Groom

107 91st pct 49 71st pct

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.9 pts 62.7%

7.9% Worked at home +3.7 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 5.0%

2.6% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%

0.0% Train +1.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 37.1%

35.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 34.6%

13.2% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

7.5% 4 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.6% No vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.5 pts 15.3%

8.4% Construction +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.9% Education & training ◂ +3.7 pts 7.3%

9.3% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

6.1% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

4.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

4.2% Other services even 4.2%

2.4% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

20.2% Professionals ◂ +7.0 pts 13.2%

14.6% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.6% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

11.2% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.4% Managers ◂ +1.3 pts 10.1%

8.6% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Groom in Longman +0.4 higher in Groom

4.7 30th pct 4.2 22nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Groom in Longman +0.6 more in Groom

4.6 34th pct 4.0 20th pct

15-min city in Groom in Longman +12.8 pts higher in Groom

56.7% 41st pct 43.9% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Groom in Longman +1.1 pts higher in Groom

56.0% 40th pct 54.9% 38th pct

Walk to transit in Groom in Longman +1.3 pts higher in Longman

59.9% 19th pct 61.2% 20th pct

Walk to school in Groom in Longman +13.7 pts higher in Groom

64.5% 41st pct 50.8% 18th pct

Walk to a park in Groom in Longman +1.9 pts higher in Longman

83.7% 30th pct 85.7% 33rd pct

Walk to health in Groom in Longman +6.8 pts higher in Groom

39.4% 36th pct 32.6% 19th pct

Amenities/1k in Groom in Longman +2.6 more in Groom

13.3 39th pct 10.7 12th pct

Intersections/km² in Groom in Longman +17 higher in Longman

4 21st pct 20 36th pct

Mean slope in Groom in Longman +1.9 pts higher in Groom

6.3% 67th pct 4.4% 24th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Groom vs Longman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED314/groom/vs/CED320/longman