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Tweed vs Gold Coast

Name: Tweed vs Gold Coast — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 34 km apart · Tweed profile · Gold Coast profile

Tweed Gold Coast

Gold Coast and Tweed are nearby areas with very different profiles. Gold Coast is more international and younger, with 29.1% of people born overseas and a typical resident aged 39. In contrast, Tweed is far older, with a typical resident aged 47 and 26.6% of the population aged 65 or over. Gold Coast also has a higher share of people who finished Year 12 (59.3% compared to 45.9% in Tweed) and is more walkable, with more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and parks.

The gap in the share of people using another language at home has widened since 2011, now sitting at 13.7% in Gold Coast and 5.0% in Tweed. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They have almost identical unemployment rates, typical monthly mortgage payments, and the same number of people per bedroom. Both areas also sit right around the national figure for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Population: 527,695 larger in Gold Coast Born overseas: 13.7 pts higher in Gold Coast Owned outright: 13.6 pts higher in Tweed Year 12: 13.5 pts higher in Gold Coast Median age: 8 yrs older in Tweed

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tweed in Gold Coast +527,695 larger in Gold Coast gap widening

97,392 85th pct 625,087 92nd pct

Median age in Tweed in Gold Coast +8 yrs older in Tweed gap steady

47 yrs 75th pct 39 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

20.6% Young adults (25–44) +6.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

26.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 25.1%

26.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.9 pts 17.8%

16.5% Children (0–14) +1.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

44.8% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 43.8%

31.9% Never married +5.2 pts ▸ 37.1%

12.4% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 10.8%

7.3% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 4.7%

3.6% Separated even 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Tweed Gold Coast

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.7% Australia ◂ +12.5 pts 65.2%

2.8% New Zealand +4.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.6% England +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.2% China +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% India +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

44.0% English ◂ +4.0 pts 40.0%

36.8% Australian ◂ +6.1 pts 30.7%

13.9% Irish ◂ +3.5 pts 10.4%

11.8% Scottish ◂ +1.8 pts 10.0%

4.4% German +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.8% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.1% English only ◂ +7.8 pts 80.3%

0.2% Mandarin +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.3% Christianity ◂ +2.3 pts 44.0%

42.0% No religion +1.8 pts ▸ 43.7%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 7.8%

1.0% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Tweed in Gold Coast +63 more in Gold Coast

47 86th pct 110 89th pct

Schools/1k kids in Tweed in Gold Coast +1.92 more in Tweed

2.92 38th pct 1.00 0th pct

Students in Tweed in Gold Coast +86,045 more in Gold Coast

14,494 83rd pct 100,539 92nd pct

Avg size in Tweed in Gold Coast +606 larger in Gold Coast

308 62nd pct 914 100th pct

ICSEA in Tweed in Gold Coast +17 higher in Gold Coast

1,030 77th pct 1,047 81st pct

Highest year of school

45.9% Year 12 +13.5 pts ▸ 59.3%

27.8% Year 10 ◂ +8.2 pts 19.6%

10.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.2 pts 6.5%

7.1% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

32.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 29.2%

20.3% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 23.5%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.1% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

15.3% Management & commerce +5.0 pts ▸ 20.3%

12.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 11.9%

11.8% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 11.2%

10.9% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.2% Education ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.4% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Tweed in Gold Coast +$129 higher in Gold Coast gap steady

$658 29th pct $787 60th pct

Household income in Tweed in Gold Coast +$395 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$1,296 38th pct $1,691 71st pct

Family income in Tweed in Gold Coast +$347 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$1,663 39th pct $2,010 68th pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.9 pts 27.2%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 31.1%

20.6% Under $650 ◂ +5.8 pts 14.7%

6.4% $4,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

Personal income distribution

45.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 39.0%

31.2% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.5%

12.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 16.0%

2.4% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 8.3%

9.5% Mental health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

8.2% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 7.7%

5.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None +6.2 pts ▸ 64.3%

21.0% One condition ◂ +2.4 pts 18.6%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.7 pts 5.5%

4.2% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tweed in Gold Coast +9,264 larger in Gold Coast

4,329 87th pct 13,593 93rd pct

Median age in Tweed in Gold Coast +1 yrs older in Tweed

25 yrs 50th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Tweed in Gold Coast +$113 higher in Gold Coast

$582 58th pct $695 79th pct

Household income in Tweed in Gold Coast +$282 higher in Gold Coast

$1,543 65th pct $1,825 82nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tweed in Gold Coast +0.1 larger in Gold Coast gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

50.4% Couples with children +4.8 pts ▸ 55.1%

32.3% Couples without children ◂ +3.9 pts 28.4%

16.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 15.4%

1.0% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

37.1% 2 people ◂ +1.4 pts 35.7%

28.8% 1 person ◂ +5.2 pts 23.6%

13.5% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.8% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

5.4% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.6% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tweed in Gold Coast +$50 higher in Gold Coast gap steady

$400 87th pct $450 91st pct

Mortgage in Tweed in Gold Coast +$78 higher in Gold Coast gap narrowing

$1,872 77th pct $1,950 80th pct

People / bedroom in Tweed in Gold Coast even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.5% Owned outright ◂ +13.6 pts 27.9%

30.2% Owned with a mortgage +5.1 pts ▸ 35.3%

24.2% Rented +9.6 pts ▸ 33.8%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

66.0% Separate house ◂ +9.3 pts 56.8%

12.8% Flat or apartment +8.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.7 pts ▸ 20.6%

1.9% Other dwelling ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

39.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.9 pts 33.6%

23.5% 4 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 29.9%

23.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.6 pts 21.5%

6.1% 5 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.3% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

44.3% $350–$549 +11.8 pts ▸ 56.2%

20.9% $200–$349 ◂ +8.3 pts 12.5%

16.0% $550–$749 +1.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

10.6% Under $200 ◂ +5.4 pts 5.3%

4.8% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.2% $1,800–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 36.9%

27.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.1 pts 27.5%

16.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 12.7%

14.2% $3,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 16.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tweed in Gold Coast +1,361 more in Gold Coast

467 83rd pct 1,828 89th pct

Stops/1k in Tweed in Gold Coast +1.87 more in Tweed

4.80 70th pct 2.92 46th pct

Departures/1k in Tweed in Gold Coast +346.4 more in Gold Coast

507.6 72nd pct 854.0 77th pct

PT routes in Tweed in Gold Coast +51 more in Gold Coast

34 80th pct 85 87th pct

Stop walk in Tweed in Gold Coast +81 longer in Tweed

86 100th pct 5 33rd pct

Drive to city in Tweed in Gold Coast

— 50 48th pct

How people get to work

62.2% Car (driver) +0.7 pts ▸ 62.8%

14.5% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 13.8%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

2.6% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.2 pts 36.1%

37.2% 2 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 39.2%

11.4% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

6.2% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.4 pts 15.0%

11.8% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%

10.3% Retail trade even 10.4%

9.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 8.9%

9.3% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%

5.4% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 4.1%

3.9% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.7% Arts & recreation +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Professionals +1.0 pts ▸ 20.4%

15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 14.2%

14.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 12.8%

12.2% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 9.2%

9.4% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tweed in Gold Coast +2 higher in Gold Coast

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Tweed in Gold Coast +2 higher in Gold Coast

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Tweed in Gold Coast +1 higher in Gold Coast

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Tweed in Gold Coast +1 higher in Gold Coast

7 64th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Tweed in Gold Coast +42 higher in Gold Coast

967 61st pct 1,009 79th pct

ERP in Tweed in Gold Coast +590,186 higher in Gold Coast

101,044 83rd pct 691,230 92nd pct

Growth in Tweed in Gold Coast +5.2 pts higher in Gold Coast

3.9% 53rd pct 9.1% 86th pct

Businesses in Tweed in Gold Coast +74,136 higher in Gold Coast

9,130 82nd pct 83,266 93rd pct

Approvals in Tweed in Gold Coast +3,829 higher in Gold Coast

290 74th pct 4,119 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tweed in Gold Coast +295 higher in Tweed

1,793 96th pct 1,498 91st pct

Max temp in Tweed in Gold Coast +0.2 higher in Gold Coast

26.0 67th pct 26.2 69th pct

Min temp in Tweed in Gold Coast +0.9 higher in Gold Coast

14.4 77th pct 15.3 82nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Tweed in Gold Coast +3,237 higher in Gold Coast

7,599 44th pct 10,836 66th pct

Assault/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +111 higher in Gold Coast

823 39th pct 935 47th pct

Sexual/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +16 higher in Tweed

201 37th pct 186 32nd pct

Robbery/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +27 higher in Gold Coast

12 23rd pct 39 72nd pct

Burglary/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +296 higher in Gold Coast

290 22nd pct 586 59th pct

Theft/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +1,642 higher in Gold Coast

1,220 48th pct 2,862 89th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +200 higher in Tweed

576 73rd pct 376 54th pct

Property damage/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +5 higher in Tweed

677 44th pct 671 44th pct

Drugs/100k in Tweed in Gold Coast +1,291 higher in Gold Coast

587 58th pct 1,878 87th pct

5-yr change in Tweed in Gold Coast +4.8 pts higher in Gold Coast

15.7% 61st pct 20.5% 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tweed in Gold Coast +1.2 higher in Gold Coast

4.9 72nd pct 6.0 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in Tweed in Gold Coast +1.0 more in Gold Coast

4.5 65th pct 5.5 77th pct

15-min city in Tweed in Gold Coast +14.3 pts higher in Gold Coast

54.4% 61st pct 68.8% 77th pct

Walk to shops in Tweed in Gold Coast +12.2 pts higher in Gold Coast

58.2% 68th pct 70.5% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Tweed in Gold Coast +5.2 pts higher in Gold Coast

79.9% 76th pct 85.1% 79th pct

Walk to school in Tweed in Gold Coast +5.3 pts higher in Gold Coast

49.4% 41st pct 54.8% 50th pct

Walk to a park in Tweed in Gold Coast +14.6 pts higher in Gold Coast

79.9% 63rd pct 94.5% 80th pct

Walk to health in Tweed in Gold Coast +20.2 pts higher in Gold Coast

35.2% 45th pct 55.4% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Tweed in Gold Coast +0.6 more in Gold Coast

13.1 24th pct 13.7 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Tweed in Gold Coast +38 higher in Gold Coast

7 69th pct 45 76th pct

Mean slope in Tweed in Gold Coast +0.4 pts higher in Tweed

7.2% 81st pct 6.7% 77th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tweed vs Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA17550/tweed/vs/LGA33430/gold-coast