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McPherson vs Moreton

Name: McPherson vs Moreton — 2021 Census comparison
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 74 km apart · McPherson profile · Moreton profile

McPherson Moreton

Moreton and McPherson are two populous Queensland areas with very different characters. Moreton is far more multicultural, with 39.2% of people born overseas and 36.1% using another language at home, compared to 24.9% and 11.0% in McPherson. This diversity is reflected in a more highly qualified workforce, as 38.9% of adults in Moreton have a bachelor degree or higher, while 24.0% do in McPherson. Moreton is also much easier to get around; it has far more public transport stops and most homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, whereas McPherson is more car-dependent and takes 56 minutes to drive to the city.

Both areas are very similar in the proportion of children under 15, with around 18% of their populations in this age group. While they share this family focus, they differ in age and housing; residents are noticeably older in McPherson and detached houses are far more common in Moreton. The gap in rental rates has widened since 2011, with Moreton now seeing a much higher share of households renting than McPherson.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.1 pts higher in Moreton Separate houses: 17.3 pts higher in Moreton PT commute: 6.1 pts higher in Moreton Bachelor+: 14.9 pts higher in Moreton Born overseas: 14.2 pts higher in Moreton

Demographics & Identity

Population in McPherson in Moreton +4,868 larger in Moreton gap steady

163,608 47th pct 168,476 57th pct

Median age in McPherson in Moreton +4 yrs older in McPherson gap narrowing

40 yrs 57th pct 36 yrs 22nd pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) +5.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 22.4%

18.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.8 pts 14.0%

17.7% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

11.6% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

44.3% Married +2.0 pts ▸ 46.3%

36.4% Never married +3.1 pts ▸ 39.5%

10.8% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 7.5%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 4.1%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

Age & sex structure

McPherson Moreton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.2% Australia ◂ +13.2 pts 57.0%

1.2% China +5.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.4% New Zealand ◂ +2.7 pts 2.8%

4.8% England ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

0.5% India +3.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.1% Vietnam +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.6% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Italy even 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

42.1% English ◂ +15.0 pts 27.1%

32.9% Australian ◂ +9.6 pts 23.3%

3.1% Chinese +12.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

12.1% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.9%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 8.2%

4.9% German ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

0.9% Indian +3.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.4% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +1.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.8% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

83.8% English only ◂ +24.2 pts 59.6%

1.6% Mandarin +8.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.6% Cantonese +2.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.1% Punjabi +1.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Vietnamese +1.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Italian even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.2% Christianity ◂ +6.6 pts 38.6%

44.9% No religion ◂ +3.7 pts 41.1%

6.9% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%

0.4% Islam +4.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.4% Buddhism +2.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.6% Hinduism +2.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.5% Other religions +1.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in McPherson in Moreton +0.45 more in Moreton

1.14 5th pct 1.59 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in McPherson in Moreton +15 more in Moreton

33 4th pct 48 29th pct

Students in McPherson in Moreton +8,659 more in McPherson

34,541 83rd pct 25,882 44th pct

Avg size in McPherson in Moreton +507 larger in McPherson

1,047 100th pct 539 57th pct

ICSEA in McPherson in Moreton even

1,066 69th pct 1,068 70th pct

Highest year of school

60.7% Year 12 +13.8 pts ▸ 74.5%

19.8% Year 10 ◂ +9.2 pts 10.5%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +3.4 pts 3.5%

6.0% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Highest qualification level

25.6% Bachelor degree +10.8 pts ▸ 36.4%

28.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.0 pts 16.2%

17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.6 pts 13.6%

7.4% Postgraduate degree +8.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

20.0% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

11.6% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.1% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

12.0% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 11.7%

8.4% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

7.8% Architecture & building ◂ +3.8 pts 4.0%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

1.8% Information technology +3.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +2.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in McPherson in Moreton +$27 higher in Moreton gap steady

$798 52nd pct $825 59th pct

Household income in McPherson in Moreton +$202 higher in Moreton gap narrowing

$1,736 48th pct $1,938 72nd pct

Family income in McPherson in Moreton +$153 higher in Moreton gap narrowing

$2,073 50th pct $2,226 64th pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 30.4%

26.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 23.5%

10.6% $4,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 13.5%

10.5% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

Personal income distribution

38.6% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 39.3%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 31.2%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.1% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.5% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 6.1%

7.3% Asthma even 7.3%

3.2% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.6% None +3.9 pts ▸ 69.5%

18.2% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 17.1%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in McPherson in Moreton +0.2 larger in Moreton gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

56.3% Couples with children +4.2 pts ▸ 60.6%

27.6% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 24.8%

15.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.1 pts 12.9%

1.0% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

35.1% 2 people ◂ +4.0 pts 31.1%

23.5% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 22.5%

17.1% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 18.1%

16.2% 4 people +0.9 pts ▸ 17.2%

5.6% 5 people +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.4% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in McPherson in Moreton +$90 higher in McPherson gap widening

$485 91st pct $395 66th pct

Mortgage in McPherson in Moreton even gap steady

$2,000 59th pct $2,000 59th pct

People / bedroom in McPherson in Moreton even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.5 pts 33.0%

29.8% Rented +5.7 pts ▸ 35.5%

31.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.7 pts 28.4%

1.2% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

55.3% Separate house +17.3 pts ▸ 72.6%

24.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.3 pts 14.7%

20.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.9 pts 12.3%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

39.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 39.3%

26.2% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

21.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 15.3%

7.1% 5 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

4.1% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

48.1% $350–$549 +4.4 pts ▸ 52.5%

25.6% $550–$749 ◂ +16.2 pts 9.4%

9.6% $200–$349 +11.1 pts ▸ 20.7%

6.1% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.4% $750 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 2.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 34.6%

26.1% $1,000–$1,799 +0.8 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.5% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

12.8% Under $1,000 +0.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in McPherson in Moreton +399 more in Moreton

489 13th pct 888 69th pct

Stops/1k in McPherson in Moreton +2.28 more in Moreton

2.99 13th pct 5.27 70th pct

Departures/1k in McPherson in Moreton +402.7 more in Moreton

1,057.0 48th pct 1,459.7 68th pct

PT routes in McPherson in Moreton +75 more in Moreton

44 34th pct 119 88th pct

Stop walk in McPherson in Moreton +35 longer in McPherson

48 90th pct 13 64th pct

Drive to city in McPherson in Moreton +41 longer in McPherson

56 75th pct 15 17th pct

How people get to work

63.1% Car (driver) ◂ +11.9 pts 51.2%

14.8% Worked at home +4.3 pts ▸ 19.2%

0.7% Bus +3.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.4% Train +2.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.9% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.0 pts 37.8%

35.5% 1 vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 37.9%

12.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 11.6%

4.2% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.9% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.6% Construction ◂ +5.3 pts 6.3%

9.6% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +2.0 pts 8.3%

7.3% Professional & technical +2.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 7.5%

4.4% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.2% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +1.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.3%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

2.6% Finance & insurance +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

23.4% Professionals +8.0 pts ▸ 31.5%

13.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.2 pts 10.6%

13.2% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 11.8%

13.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.6 pts 10.5%

12.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 12.2%

10.3% Sales workers ◂ +2.7 pts 7.6%

8.0% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

Walkability

Walk score in McPherson in Moreton +0.8 higher in Moreton

6.4 61st pct 7.2 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in McPherson in Moreton +0.8 more in Moreton

6.0 59th pct 6.8 71st pct

15-min city in McPherson in Moreton +9.9 pts higher in Moreton

78.4% 60th pct 88.3% 71st pct

Walk to shops in McPherson in Moreton +10.7 pts higher in Moreton

76.1% 62nd pct 86.8% 77th pct

Walk to transit in McPherson in Moreton +10.1 pts higher in Moreton

86.6% 46th pct 96.7% 71st pct

Walk to school in McPherson in Moreton +23.9 pts higher in Moreton

66.9% 44th pct 90.9% 76th pct

Walk to a park in McPherson in Moreton +5.5 pts higher in Moreton

93.5% 46th pct 99.0% 72nd pct

Walk to health in McPherson in Moreton +5.6 pts higher in Moreton

65.4% 67th pct 71.0% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in McPherson in Moreton +3.2 more in Moreton

13.4 41st pct 16.6 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in McPherson in Moreton +84 higher in Moreton

75 51st pct 159 69th pct

Mean slope in McPherson in Moreton +1.6 pts higher in McPherson

7.0% 79th pct 5.4% 48th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). McPherson vs Moreton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED322/mcpherson/vs/CED324/moreton