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Lilley vs Moreton
Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Lilley profile · Moreton profile
Lilley Moreton
Moreton and Lilley are two nearby Queensland areas with similar populations, though they differ significantly in their cultural makeup. Moreton is far more diverse, with 39.2% of people born overseas and 36.1% using a language other than English at home, compared to 24.2% and 15.6% in Lilley. This is consistent with Moreton having a much higher share of people who speak little or no English (6.7% versus 1.6%). Moreton also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 38.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 30.8% in Lilley.
Everyday life is quite similar in both places, as they share almost identical proportions of children under 15, people providing unpaid care, and households earning over $3,000 a week. While Lilley has a slightly higher typical weekly personal income of $936 compared to $825 in Moreton, the gap between the two has widened since 2011. Other differences are shifting too, with the age gap narrowing as residents in Lilley are now only slightly older than those in Moreton.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 145,652
- First area, 2016: 155,375
- First area, 2021: 161,558
- Second area, 2011: 145,977
- Second area, 2016: 158,071
- Second area, 2021: 168,476
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Lilley: 0.9% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Moreton: 0.7% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Lilley: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Moreton: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Lilley: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Moreton: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Lilley: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Moreton: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Lilley: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Moreton: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Lilley: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Moreton: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Lilley: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Moreton: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Lilley: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Moreton: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Lilley: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Moreton: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Lilley: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Moreton: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Lilley: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Moreton: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Lilley: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Moreton: 4.3% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Lilley: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Moreton: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Lilley: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Moreton: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Lilley: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Moreton: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Lilley: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Moreton: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Lilley: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Moreton: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Lilley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Moreton: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $674
- First area, 2016: $774
- First area, 2021: $936
- Second area, 2011: $577
- Second area, 2016: $637
- Second area, 2021: $825
- First area, 2011: $1,378
- First area, 2016: $1,609
- First area, 2021: $1,915
- Second area, 2011: $1,381
- Second area, 2016: $1,601
- Second area, 2021: $1,938
- First area, 2011: $1,713
- First area, 2016: $1,994
- First area, 2021: $2,398
- Second area, 2011: $1,604
- Second area, 2016: $1,813
- Second area, 2021: $2,226
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $325
- First area, 2016: $362
- First area, 2021: $390
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $385
- Second area, 2021: $395
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lilley vs Moreton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED319/lilley/vs/CED324/moreton