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Oxley vs Ryan

Name: Oxley vs Ryan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Oxley profile · Ryan profile

Oxley Ryan

Oxley and Ryan are two nearby areas in Brisbane with different social and housing profiles. Ryan is wealthier and more highly qualified, where 46.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 23.5% in Oxley. This is reflected in the typical weekly family income, which is $2,867 in Ryan and $2,057 in Oxley. Oxley has a more diverse population, with 31.0% of people using another language at home, while Ryan's figure is 17.7%. Housing also differs; Oxley has far more detached houses (85.8%) and larger homes with three or more bedrooms (90.7%), whereas Ryan has more apartments.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people in de facto relationships. They also share similar rates of long-term health conditions and people providing unpaid care. However, some gaps are widening. The difference in high earners and university qualifications has grown since 2011 or 2016, while Oxley has become increasingly more linguistically diverse than Ryan over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 23.1 pts higher in Ryan One-parent: 6.5 pts higher in Oxley Year 12: 18.2 pts higher in Ryan Separate houses: 16.4 pts higher in Oxley Volunteering: 8.5 pts higher in Ryan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Oxley in Ryan +22,722 larger in Oxley gap widening

186,519 85th pct 163,797 48th pct

Median age in Oxley in Ryan +2 yrs older in Ryan gap widening

34 yrs 9th pct 36 yrs 22nd pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.6 pts 26.6%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

22.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.7 pts 18.5%

13.1% Youth (15–24) +3.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.6% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

Marital status

46.7% Married +1.2 pts ▸ 48.0%

37.1% Never married +2.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

8.5% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

3.9% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Oxley Ryan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.2% Australia +8.5 pts ▸ 67.7%

5.5% New Zealand ◂ +3.0 pts 2.4%

5.3% Vietnam ◂ +4.9 pts 0.4%

3.0% England +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.3% India ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

1.1% China +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% South Africa +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.3% Nepal even 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

28.0% English +10.1 pts ▸ 38.1%

24.8% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 31.3%

7.2% Irish +7.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

7.2% Scottish +5.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

7.5% Vietnamese ◂ +6.9 pts 0.6%

4.3% Chinese +2.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.4% German +1.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.3% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

1.7% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

1.4% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

62.3% English only +17.1 pts ▸ 79.4%

7.8% Vietnamese ◂ +7.4 pts 0.4%

1.8% Mandarin +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.6% Punjabi ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.7% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.0% No religion +10.7 pts ▸ 45.7%

42.7% Christianity +0.5 pts ▸ 43.2%

8.2% Not stated ◂ +3.2 pts 4.9%

5.0% Buddhism ◂ +3.2 pts 1.8%

3.7% Islam ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

3.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

1.9% Other religions ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Oxley in Ryan +0.60 more in Ryan

1.01 0th pct 1.61 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Oxley in Ryan +7 more in Ryan

42 13th pct 49 31st pct

Students in Oxley in Ryan +3,346 more in Ryan

30,892 72nd pct 34,238 82nd pct

Avg size in Oxley in Ryan +37 larger in Oxley

736 90th pct 699 87th pct

ICSEA in Oxley in Ryan +129 higher in Ryan

1,007 37th pct 1,136 94th pct

Highest year of school

63.2% Year 12 +18.2 pts ▸ 81.3%

16.7% Year 10 ◂ +7.9 pts 8.7%

8.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.0 pts 2.6%

5.7% Year 11 ◂ +2.4 pts 3.4%

Highest qualification level

26.5% Bachelor degree +12.5 pts ▸ 39.0%

27.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.9 pts 13.2%

9.4% Postgraduate degree +9.9 pts ▸ 19.3%

16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.6 pts 12.6%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

20.6% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 21.2%

12.9% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 12.0%

10.6% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.2% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 2.9%

3.0% Creative arts +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.9% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Oxley in Ryan +$196 higher in Ryan gap widening

$787 48th pct $983 79th pct

Household income in Oxley in Ryan +$458 higher in Ryan gap widening

$1,843 58th pct $2,301 89th pct

Family income in Oxley in Ryan +$810 higher in Ryan gap widening

$2,057 49th pct $2,867 90th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 28.0%

25.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.1 pts 19.4%

10.1% $4,000 or more +13.0 pts ▸ 23.1%

12.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 10.8%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 12.5%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 36.3%

32.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.3 pts 26.4%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

2.9% $3,000 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.2% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

6.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

3.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.6% None +3.5 pts ▸ 69.1%

17.5% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

2.6% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Oxley in Ryan +0.3 larger in Oxley gap widening

2.9 86th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 63.5%

19.8% Couples without children +4.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

17.0% One-parent families ◂ +6.5 pts 10.5%

1.2% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

29.8% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 33.4%

18.9% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

18.9% 4 people +0.1 pts ▸ 19.0%

18.7% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 17.3%

8.0% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

5.7% 6 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Oxley in Ryan +$60 higher in Ryan gap steady

$360 43rd pct $420 78th pct

Mortgage in Oxley in Ryan +$467 higher in Ryan gap widening

$1,733 32nd pct $2,200 75th pct

People / bedroom in Oxley in Ryan even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.8 pts 35.8%

35.2% Rented ◂ +3.8 pts 31.4%

22.1% Owned outright +8.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.5% Other tenure even 1.5%

Types of homes

85.8% Separate house ◂ +16.4 pts 69.3%

1.2% Flat or apartment +23.7 pts ▸ 24.9%

12.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.1 pts 5.5%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.8 pts 31.6%

41.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 30.4%

5.8% 2 bedrooms +14.3 pts ▸ 20.1%

8.2% 5 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

1.9% 1 bedroom +2.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

53.3% $350–$549 ◂ +1.5 pts 51.8%

29.7% $200–$349 ◂ +10.9 pts 18.8%

3.8% $550–$749 +11.4 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.8 pts 6.5%

0.6% $750 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.0 pts 20.4%

34.8% $1,800–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 35.3%

10.3% $3,000 or more +17.1 pts ▸ 27.4%

13.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.6 pts 11.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Oxley in Ryan +214 more in Ryan

612 23rd pct 826 57th pct

Stops/1k in Oxley in Ryan +1.76 more in Ryan

3.28 17th pct 5.04 61st pct

Departures/1k in Oxley in Ryan +581.8 more in Ryan

762.2 36th pct 1,344.0 61st pct

PT routes in Oxley in Ryan +48 more in Ryan

83 83rd pct 131 88th pct

Stop walk in Oxley in Ryan +6 longer in Ryan

17 71st pct 23 76th pct

Drive to city in Oxley in Ryan +5 longer in Ryan

19 29th pct 24 40th pct

How people get to work

60.1% Car (driver) ◂ +18.1 pts 42.0%

14.7% Worked at home +13.1 pts ▸ 27.8%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 2.9%

1.2% Bus +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.4% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Walked +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.3% Bicycle +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

Motor vehicles per home

42.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 39.5%

33.3% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 37.2%

13.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 11.4%

4.8% No vehicle +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 14.9%

6.7% Professional & technical +7.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.6% Education & training +4.6 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%

9.1% Manufacturing ◂ +6.0 pts 3.1%

6.9% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.8% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

6.0% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.5 pts 2.8%

4.5% Other services ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

2.8% Finance & insurance +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

21.5% Professionals +16.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.7% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%

12.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.2 pts 10.5%

12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.4 pts 7.8%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +5.6 pts 4.9%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.5 pts 2.4%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Oxley in Ryan +1.4 higher in Ryan

5.5 48th pct 6.9 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Oxley in Ryan +1.2 more in Ryan

5.3 49th pct 6.5 67th pct

15-min city in Oxley in Ryan +13.8 pts higher in Ryan

66.6% 50th pct 80.4% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Oxley in Ryan +10.5 pts higher in Ryan

64.9% 50th pct 75.4% 61st pct

Walk to transit in Oxley in Ryan +2.4 pts higher in Ryan

88.7% 49th pct 91.1% 53rd pct

Walk to school in Oxley in Ryan +7.6 pts higher in Ryan

76.1% 52nd pct 83.7% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Oxley in Ryan +1.4 pts higher in Oxley

97.8% 62nd pct 96.5% 55th pct

Walk to health in Oxley in Ryan +29.0 pts higher in Ryan

43.1% 43rd pct 72.1% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Oxley in Ryan +7.8 more in Ryan

9.9 6th pct 17.7 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Oxley in Ryan +68 higher in Oxley

118 60th pct 49 46th pct

Mean slope in Oxley in Ryan +2.2 pts higher in Ryan

6.1% 63rd pct 8.3% 90th pct

Compare Oxley with nearby areas

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Compare Ryan with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Oxley vs Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED325/oxley/vs/CED328/ryan