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Kennedy vs Maranoa

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 780 km apart · Kennedy profile · Maranoa profile

Kennedy Maranoa

Kennedy and Maranoa are two vast, sparsely populated Queensland regions with distinct profiles. Kennedy has a well higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents at 14.8%, compared to 7.5% in Maranoa. It also sees more diversity in language and birthplaces, with 12.5% of people born overseas and 8.8% using another language at home, both figures well higher than those in Maranoa. In contrast, Maranoa is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 43 and a larger share of people aged 65 and over (21.9% versus 18.7% in Kennedy).

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked similarly in some areas while diverging in others. The gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has stayed steady, but residents in Maranoa have become noticeably older than those in Kennedy. Both regions share very similar household sizes and typical weekly rents, which hover around $240 to $250. However, the gap in high-income households has widened, with Kennedy now well higher than Maranoa for the share of homes earning $3,000 or more a week.

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Where they differ most

Needs assistance: 1.5 pts higher in Maranoa Population: 19,980 larger in Kennedy Volunteering: 4.8 pts higher in Maranoa Unemployment: 1.1 pts higher in Kennedy De facto: 2.4 pts higher in Kennedy

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kennedyin Maranoa +19,980 larger in Kennedy gap widening
171,402 63rd pct 151,422 27th pct
Median age in Kennedyin Maranoa +3 yrs older in Maranoa gap widening
40 yrs 57th pct 43 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Kennedyin Maranoa +7.3 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
14.8% 98th pct 7.5% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.2 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
18.7% 63rd pct 21.9% 86th pct
Under 15 in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.6 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
19.5% 73rd pct 18.9% 65th pct
De facto in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
14.6% 87th pct 12.1% 55th pct

Age structure

26.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 26.7%
24.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.2 pts 21.9%
18.7% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 21.9%
19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 18.9%
11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 10.6%

Marital status

43.4% Married +4.1 pts ▸ 47.6%
38.3% Never married ◂ +6.0 pts 32.4%
9.3% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.3% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.6% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Kennedy Maranoa

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.9 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
12.5% 17th pct 8.6% 0th pct

Country of birth

77.2% Australia +4.4 pts ▸ 81.6%
2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%
2.0% England ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%
1.0% Philippines even 1.0%
0.7% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.4% South Africa even 0.4%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% China even 0.1%
0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

34.1% Australian +7.5 pts ▸ 41.6%
32.5% English +6.8 pts ▸ 39.3%
10.0% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
8.4% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 10.3%
4.9% German +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%
7.7% Italian ◂ +5.9 pts 1.8%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%
1.1% Dutch even 1.1%
1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.7% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Kennedyin Maranoa +5.1 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
8.8% 31st pct 3.8% 0th pct
Limited English in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.4 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
0.9% 29th pct 0.5% 9th pct

Language used at home

80.6% English only +6.5 pts ▸ 87.0%
1.0% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Mandarin even 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Kennedyin Maranoa +4.3 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
36.0% 28th pct 31.7% 19th pct

Religious affiliation

49.1% Christianity +7.0 pts ▸ 56.1%
36.0% No religion ◂ +4.3 pts 31.7%
12.4% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 10.9%
1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%
0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.3% Hinduism even 0.3%
0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.0 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
42.2% 20th pct 40.2% 14th pct
Bachelor+ in Kennedyin Maranoa even gap steady
11.2% 8th pct 11.2% 8th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.52 more in Maranoa
4.16 94th pct 5.67 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Kennedyin Maranoa +23 more in Maranoa
139 95th pct 162 99th pct
Students in Kennedyin Maranoa +6,543 more in Kennedy
30,587 70th pct 24,044 27th pct
Avg size in Kennedyin Maranoa +71 larger in Kennedy
220 6th pct 149 0th pct
ICSEA in Kennedyin Maranoa +29 higher in Maranoa
914 0th pct 943 7th pct

Highest year of school

42.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.0 pts 40.2%
26.5% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.6%
11.9% Year 9 or below +1.8 pts ▸ 13.7%
7.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

38.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.5 pts 36.8%
14.7% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 13.0%
2.7% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
3.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%
2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate even 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +3.3 pts 15.1%
11.9% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.0% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
9.0% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.5% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%
3.3% Agriculture & environment +2.6 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.0%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%
1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.9% Information technology even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Kennedyin Maranoa +$55 higher in Kennedy gap widening
$718 24th pct $663 10th pct
Household income in Kennedyin Maranoa +$177 higher in Kennedy gap widening
$1,414 17th pct $1,237 3rd pct
Family income in Kennedyin Maranoa +$210 higher in Kennedy gap widening
$1,752 16th pct $1,542 4th pct
High earners in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.5 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
8.2% 30th pct 6.7% 17th pct
High-income homes in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.5 pts higher in Kennedy gap widening
14.5% 16th pct 11.0% 2nd pct

Household income distribution

28.8% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 32.1%
27.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 25.8%
18.4% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 21.0%
8.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 6.1%
6.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.9%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 43.6%
30.0% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 30.4%
14.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 12.2%
2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kennedyin Maranoa +5.8 pts higher in Maranoa
26.2% 43rd pct 32.0% 77th pct
Mental health in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.5 pts higher in Maranoa
7.1% 25th pct 9.6% 58th pct
Needs assistance in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.5 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
5.6% 43rd pct 7.0% 86th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 11.2%
6.9% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.1% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.7% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.1% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.5% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.9% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.1% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.0% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.6% None ◂ +4.4 pts 56.2%
17.4% One condition +2.9 pts ▸ 20.3%
5.7% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
3.1% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kennedyin Maranoa +4.8 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
15.2% 58th pct 20.0% 93rd pct
Unpaid carers in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
11.3% 40th pct 12.3% 57th pct
Unpaid child care in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
24.3% 29th pct 23.5% 24th pct
Defence service in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.5 pts higher in Kennedy
4.0% 84th pct 3.5% 73rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.3 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
21.4% 59th pct 22.7% 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.1 larger in Kennedy gap steady
2.5 43rd pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.1 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
17.5% 90th pct 15.5% 67th pct
Living alone in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.4 pts higher in Maranoa gap widening
27.0% 61st pct 29.4% 79th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children ◂ +0.9 pts 50.2%
30.2% Couples without children +3.0 pts ▸ 33.2%
17.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 15.5%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Household size

36.7% 2 people +1.0 pts ▸ 37.7%
27.0% 1 person +2.4 pts ▸ 29.4%
13.7% 3 people ◂ +1.1 pts 12.6%
12.2% 4 people ◂ +1.2 pts 11.0%
6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 5.9%
4.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kennedyin Maranoa +$10 higher in Kennedy gap steady
$250 5th pct $240 3rd pct
Mortgage in Kennedyin Maranoa +$230 higher in Kennedy gap widening
$1,430 12th pct $1,200 0th pct
People / bedroom in Kennedyin Maranoa even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.5 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
29.8% 57th pct 28.3% 50th pct
Owned outright in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.7 pts higher in Maranoa gap widening
35.0% 67th pct 38.8% 86th pct
Separate houses in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.5 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
87.8% 73rd pct 91.3% 90th pct
3+ bedrooms in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.4 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
73.9% 35th pct 77.3% 44th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.0% Owned outright +3.7 pts ▸ 38.8%
29.8% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 28.3%
29.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 26.6%
3.2% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.0% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house +3.5 pts ▸ 91.3%
5.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 5.1%
3.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%
2.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

43.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 42.5%
25.3% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 27.9%
16.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 15.8%
5.5% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.4 pts 3.9%
1.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

43.0% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 55.7%
28.6% Under $200 +0.5 pts ▸ 29.2%
21.2% $350–$549 ◂ +12.9 pts 8.3%
1.6% $550–$749 ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.9 pts 38.3%
22.9% Under $1,000 +11.7 pts ▸ 34.6%
22.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 14.7%
5.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.9 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
5.7% 53rd pct 4.9% 35th pct
Work from home in Kennedyin Maranoa +3.1 pts higher in Maranoa gap narrowing
8.9% 20th pct 12.0% 36th pct
PT commute in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.0 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
1.6% 34th pct 0.6% 15th pct
PT stops in Kennedyin Maranoa +24 more in Kennedy
66 1st pct 42 0th pct
Stops/1k in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.11 more in Kennedy
0.39 0th pct 0.28 0th pct
Departures/1k in Kennedyin Maranoa +51.7 more in Kennedy
58.8 0th pct 7.1 0th pct
PT routes in Kennedyin Maranoa +4 more in Kennedy
5 2nd pct 1 0th pct

How people get to work

61.9% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 62.3%
8.9% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 12.0%
6.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%
5.1% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.5% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%
0.5% Bicycle even 0.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.0 pts 36.3%
33.7% 1 vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 34.0%
14.1% 3 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 15.2%
8.2% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.3 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
35.1% 20th pct 36.4% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Kennedyin Maranoa +2.0 pts higher in Maranoa gap steady
12.7% 48th pct 14.7% 60th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.1 pts higher in Kennedy gap narrowing
5.3% 61st pct 4.3% 27th pct
Participation in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.7 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
56.7% 25th pct 56.0% 22nd pct
Full-time in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.2 pts higher in Kennedy gap steady
62.8% 86th pct 62.6% 86th pct

Industries people work in

12.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.0 pts ▸ 18.3%
12.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 11.8%
8.6% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 8.4%
7.8% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 7.7%
7.3% Mining ◂ +4.9 pts 2.3%
7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%
6.0% Accommodation & food even 6.0%
5.1% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.0% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
4.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%
2.7% Professional & technical even 2.8%

Occupations people work in

13.4% Managers +5.4 pts ▸ 18.8%
14.5% Labourers +1.5 pts ▸ 16.0%
15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 13.3%
13.8% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 12.3%
11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 10.6%
10.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 10.5%
9.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.7%
7.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.1 higher in Maranoa
2.3 0th pct 2.4 1st pct
Types ≤15 min in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.1 more in Maranoa
2.6 0th pct 2.7 2nd pct
15-min city in Kennedyin Maranoa +7.2 pts higher in Maranoa
27.7% 0th pct 34.8% 8th pct
Walk to shops in Kennedyin Maranoa +4.9 pts higher in Maranoa
30.5% 0th pct 35.4% 6th pct
Walk to transit in Kennedyin Maranoa +7.0 pts higher in Kennedy
7.7% 1st pct 0.7% 0th pct
Walk to school in Kennedyin Maranoa +1.9 pts higher in Kennedy
42.2% 8th pct 40.3% 7th pct
Walk to a park in Kennedyin Maranoa +7.2 pts higher in Kennedy
55.6% 2nd pct 48.5% 0th pct
Walk to health in Kennedyin Maranoa +7.1 pts higher in Maranoa
25.2% 7th pct 32.3% 18th pct
Amenities/1k in Kennedyin Maranoa +6.1 more in Maranoa
12.1 25th pct 18.2 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Kennedyin Maranoa even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Kennedyin Maranoa +0.6 pts higher in Kennedy
5.1% 39th pct 4.5% 26th pct

Compare Kennedy with nearby areas

Herbert Leichhardt Dawson Capricornia Maranoa Lingiari Flynn Hinkler

Compare Maranoa with nearby areas

Parkes Capricornia Flynn Kennedy Dawson Herbert Groom Hinkler

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kennedy vs Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED317/kennedy/vs/CED321/maranoa