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Byron vs Logan

Name: Byron vs Logan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 100 km apart · Byron profile · Logan profile

Byron Logan

Logan and Byron are very different places despite their similar weekly household incomes. Logan is a younger area where the typical resident is 34, and homes are often large, with 86.0% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Byron is much older, with a typical age of 43, and has a more highly educated workforce; 30.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.7% in Logan. Working patterns also differ sharply, with 26.5% of people in Byron working from home, while only 10.7% do so in Logan.

Several gaps between the two areas have widened since 2011. This is most clear in the number of people with no religion, which is far higher in Byron at 59.0%, and the share of people working from home. Both areas are somewhat walkable and have similar typical personal incomes, though they differ in their layout. Logan has more homes within a short walk of a park and school, while Byron has more public transport stops per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Population: 308,982 larger in Logan Full-time: 18.7 pts higher in Logan No religion: 18.3 pts higher in Byron Bachelor+: 16.6 pts higher in Byron 3+ bedrooms: 14.9 pts higher in Logan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Byron in Logan +308,982 larger in Logan gap widening

36,116 70th pct 345,098 89th pct

Median age in Byron in Logan +9 yrs older in Byron gap steady

43 yrs 57th pct 34 yrs 12th pct

Age structure

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.0 pts 22.8%

27.7% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 28.1%

16.1% Children (0–14) +6.4 pts ▸ 22.5%

18.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.3 pts 13.3%

8.8% Youth (15–24) +4.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Marital status

45.0% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 38.4%

35.1% Married +8.8 pts ▸ 43.9%

12.8% Divorced ◂ +3.6 pts 9.3%

4.0% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.1% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Byron Logan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.7% Australia ◂ +2.0 pts 65.7%

2.4% New Zealand +4.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.3% England ◂ +2.0 pts 3.3%

0.3% India +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.1% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.3% English ◂ +5.3 pts 35.0%

30.0% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 31.1%

15.3% Irish ◂ +7.3 pts 8.0%

12.0% Scottish ◂ +3.7 pts 8.2%

6.1% German ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

4.2% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 1.8%

0.7% Chinese +1.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.6% Indian +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

0.4% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

80.3% English only ◂ +5.2 pts 75.1%

0.2% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

59.0% No religion ◂ +18.3 pts 40.8%

23.5% Christianity +19.0 pts ▸ 42.6%

12.7% Not stated ◂ +4.3 pts 8.4%

0.2% Islam +3.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

0.9% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Judaism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.4% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Byron in Logan +63 more in Logan

20 73rd pct 83 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Byron in Logan +2.37 more in Byron

3.44 46th pct 1.07 0th pct

Students in Byron in Logan +60,292 more in Logan

4,868 64th pct 65,160 89th pct

Avg size in Byron in Logan +542 larger in Logan

243 52nd pct 785 100th pct

ICSEA in Byron in Logan +84 higher in Byron

1,058 84th pct 974 51st pct

Highest year of school

61.8% Year 12 ◂ +8.9 pts 52.8%

17.0% Year 10 +4.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

4.6% Year 9 or below +5.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.7% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

20.2% Certificate III / IV +17.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

29.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.7 pts 17.1%

15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

8.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.2 pts 4.5%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

1.3% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

13.5% Management & commerce +4.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

7.3% Engineering & related +8.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.0 pts 12.6%

10.6% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.6%

10.3% Creative arts ◂ +7.7 pts 2.6%

8.1% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 7.2%

6.4% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 1.4%

1.2% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Byron in Logan +$28 higher in Byron gap narrowing

$764 55th pct $736 48th pct

Household income in Byron in Logan +$14 higher in Logan gap narrowing

$1,602 66th pct $1,616 66th pct

Family income in Byron in Logan +$101 higher in Byron gap narrowing

$1,926 61st pct $1,825 53rd pct

Household income distribution

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 33.0%

26.5% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 29.4%

17.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.1 pts 13.9%

11.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 7.0%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

37.7% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

32.5% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

13.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.0% Asthma +3.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.1% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.9% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

1.9% Diabetes +3.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.0% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

1.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.4% None ◂ +2.9 pts 61.4%

16.7% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

4.3% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.9% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Byron in Logan +13,835 larger in Logan

685 55th pct 14,520 94th pct

Median age in Byron in Logan +9 yrs older in Byron

29 yrs 75th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Byron in Logan +$30 higher in Byron

$611 66th pct $581 57th pct

Household income in Byron in Logan +$189 higher in Byron

$1,743 77th pct $1,554 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Byron in Logan +0.4 larger in Logan gap narrowing

2.5 71st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

52.2% Couples with children +6.5 pts ▸ 58.7%

30.8% Couples without children ◂ +9.3 pts 21.5%

16.1% One-parent families +2.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +3.3 pts 30.9%

26.7% 1 person ◂ +6.6 pts 20.2%

17.0% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 17.7%

13.8% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

5.6% 5 people +2.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.7% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Byron in Logan +$170 higher in Byron gap widening

$520 98th pct $350 76th pct

Mortgage in Byron in Logan +$434 higher in Byron gap widening

$2,167 87th pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Byron in Logan +0.10 higher in Byron gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.1% Owned with a mortgage +11.9 pts ▸ 40.0%

37.5% Owned outright ◂ +15.0 pts 22.6%

30.3% Rented +4.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

1.8% Not stated even 1.8%

Types of homes

79.9% Separate house +5.0 pts ▸ 85.0%

10.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.3 pts 2.7%

2.7% Other dwelling ◂ +2.4 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 39.6%

23.3% 4 bedrooms +13.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

16.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.5 pts 10.1%

6.7% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.0 pts 1.8%

1.6% Studio / none ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

28.3% $350–$549 +19.7 pts ▸ 48.0%

14.8% $200–$349 +21.4 pts ▸ 36.2%

25.6% $550–$749 ◂ +22.6 pts 3.1%

20.2% $750 or more ◂ +19.8 pts 0.5%

6.5% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

20.9% $1,000–$1,799 +18.2 pts ▸ 39.1%

29.2% $1,800–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 33.5%

25.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.8 pts 7.9%

17.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.8 pts 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Byron in Logan +917 more in Logan

189 71st pct 1,106 87th pct

Stops/1k in Byron in Logan +2.03 more in Byron

5.23 75th pct 3.20 49th pct

Departures/1k in Byron in Logan +358.4 more in Logan

192.2 60th pct 550.6 73rd pct

PT routes in Byron in Logan +46 more in Logan

21 71st pct 67 87th pct

Stop walk in Byron in Logan +8 longer in Logan

43 72nd pct 51 79th pct

Drive to city in Byron in Logan

— 36 41st pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +18.6 pts ▸ 66.5%

26.5% Worked at home ◂ +15.8 pts 10.7%

2.5% Car (passenger) +2.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.8% Walked ◂ +3.0 pts 0.9%

2.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.9 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Motor vehicles per home

39.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 38.2%

35.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.6 pts 31.5%

13.8% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.1% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.3% No vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 13.6%

13.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +7.6 pts 5.5%

9.0% Construction +3.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.8% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.9% Manufacturing +5.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.9% Professional & technical ◂ +4.5 pts 4.4%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 7.5%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +5.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.9% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.3% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

1.6% Wholesale trade +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

26.3% Professionals ◂ +12.2 pts 14.1%

17.1% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 9.6%

13.7% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 15.7%

8.0% Clerical & administrative +5.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

12.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%

8.8% Labourers +3.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +8.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.3% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Byron in Logan +5 higher in Byron

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Byron in Logan +5 higher in Byron

8 71st pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Byron in Logan +2 higher in Byron

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Byron in Logan +6 higher in Byron

9 86th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Byron in Logan +97 higher in Byron

1,027 84th pct 930 32nd pct

ERP in Byron in Logan +364,731 higher in Logan

38,784 69th pct 403,515 89th pct

Growth in Byron in Logan +7.7 pts higher in Logan

7.4% 78th pct 15.1% 96th pct

Businesses in Byron in Logan +23,278 higher in Logan

6,171 76th pct 29,449 88th pct

Approvals in Byron in Logan +3,898 higher in Logan

226 72nd pct 4,124 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Byron in Logan +952 higher in Byron

1,980 100th pct 1,029 78th pct

Max temp in Byron in Logan +2.3 higher in Logan

25.3 61st pct 27.5 75th pct

Min temp in Byron in Logan +0.9 higher in Byron

15.0 80th pct 14.0 76th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Byron in Logan +6,001 higher in Logan

8,282 49th pct 14,283 79th pct

Assault/100k in Byron in Logan +387 higher in Logan

1,072 57th pct 1,458 73rd pct

Sexual/100k in Byron in Logan +50 higher in Byron

307 62nd pct 257 50th pct

Robbery/100k in Byron in Logan +68 higher in Logan

14 27th pct 82 89th pct

Burglary/100k in Byron in Logan +541 higher in Logan

396 36th pct 937 81st pct

Theft/100k in Byron in Logan +2,897 higher in Logan

1,160 45th pct 4,057 97th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Byron in Logan +225 higher in Byron

795 86th pct 570 73rd pct

Property damage/100k in Byron in Logan +303 higher in Logan

817 57th pct 1,120 74th pct

Drugs/100k in Byron in Logan +623 higher in Logan

698 64th pct 1,321 80th pct

5-yr change in Byron in Logan +48.7 pts higher in Logan

-23.2% 9th pct 25.5% 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Byron in Logan +0.1 higher in Logan

4.6 68th pct 4.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Byron in Logan +0.3 more in Logan

4.3 60th pct 4.6 67th pct

15-min city in Byron in Logan +5.7 pts higher in Logan

47.0% 48th pct 52.7% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Byron in Logan +2.2 pts higher in Logan

54.4% 62nd pct 56.6% 65th pct

Walk to transit in Byron in Logan +3.4 pts higher in Byron

71.4% 70th pct 68.0% 67th pct

Walk to school in Byron in Logan +23.3 pts higher in Logan

44.3% 32nd pct 67.6% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Byron in Logan +28.3 pts higher in Logan

61.5% 37th pct 89.7% 74th pct

Walk to health in Byron in Logan +1.2 pts higher in Logan

38.3% 51st pct 39.5% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Byron in Logan +4.6 more in Byron

16.3 41st pct 11.7 15th pct

Intersections/km² in Byron in Logan +31 higher in Logan

6 67th pct 36 75th pct

Mean slope in Byron in Logan +1.3 pts higher in Byron

6.8% 78th pct 5.6% 63rd pct

Compare Byron with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Byron vs Logan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11350/byron/vs/LGA34590/logan