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Barcaldine vs Central Highlands

Name: Barcaldine vs Central Highlands — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 309 km apart · Barcaldine profile · Central Highlands profile

Barcaldine Central Highlands

Central Highlands (Qld) and Barcaldine are two large regional areas with very different populations. Central Highlands (Qld) is much younger, with a typical resident aged 34, and has a far higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (26.4%). In contrast, residents in Barcaldine are far older, with a typical age of 43, and far more people own their homes outright (43.2%). While the Central Highlands (Qld) has a higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals (17.7%) and a larger share of renters (41.0%), Barcaldine has a much higher rate of volunteers (31.0%).

Everyday life is similar in both places, as they share almost identical levels of unemployment and a similar proportion of adults with a university degree. Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. However, some gaps are shifting; the difference in the number of renters has widened since 2011, while the gap between them for people who moved in the last five years has narrowed.

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Where they differ most

Population: 24,987 larger in Central Highlands Owned outright: 21.0 pts higher in Barcaldine PT commute: 4.2 pts higher in Central Highlands Renting: 15.5 pts higher in Central Highlands Median age: 9 yrs older in Barcaldine

Demographics & Identity

Population in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +24,987 larger in Central Highlands gap steady

2,849 25th pct 27,836 64th pct

Median age in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +9 yrs older in Barcaldine gap steady

43 yrs 57th pct 34 yrs 12th pct

Age structure

23.2% Young adults (25–44) +6.8 pts ▸ 30.0%

28.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 24.7%

19.0% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

20.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.4 pts 9.7%

9.6% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +1.9 pts 47.2%

32.5% Never married +5.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

8.1% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.9% Widowed ◂ +4.0 pts 3.0%

3.8% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Barcaldine Central Highlands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.7% Australia ◂ +6.9 pts 76.8%

1.7% New Zealand +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.2% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% England +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

44.5% Australian ◂ +4.3 pts 40.2%

40.9% English ◂ +4.5 pts 36.4%

11.0% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 10.4%

9.6% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.3% German +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.2% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.5% English only ◂ +4.8 pts 82.7%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.5% Christianity ◂ +9.6 pts 49.0%

28.7% No religion +7.5 pts ▸ 36.2%

12.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.3% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +23 more in Central Highlands

6 36th pct 29 80th pct

Schools/1k kids in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +6.60 more in Barcaldine

11.07 87th pct 4.47 57th pct

Students in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +10,353 more in Central Highlands

369 23rd pct 10,722 77th pct

Avg size in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +321 larger in Central Highlands

62 11th pct 383 71st pct

ICSEA in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +45 higher in Central Highlands

909 20th pct 954 39th pct

Highest year of school

42.7% Year 12 +4.4 pts ▸ 47.1%

26.1% Year 10 ◂ +2.2 pts 23.9%

12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.0 pts 7.9%

6.0% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

Highest qualification level

35.6% Certificate III / IV +3.5 pts ▸ 39.2%

16.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.3 pts 14.5%

10.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

2.9% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate even 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.8% Engineering & related +7.2 pts ▸ 23.0%

10.2% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.2% Health ◂ +3.4 pts 6.7%

9.1% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%

7.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 6.5%

7.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.4 pts 4.7%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$153 higher in Central Highlands gap narrowing

$858 73rd pct $1,011 86th pct

Household income in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$677 higher in Central Highlands gap narrowing

$1,418 52nd pct $2,095 87th pct

Family income in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$481 higher in Central Highlands gap narrowing

$1,962 64th pct $2,443 87th pct

Household income distribution

26.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

25.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 20.2%

19.6% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 11.5%

6.9% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

Personal income distribution

33.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.0 pts 29.7%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 27.2%

16.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

3.7% $3,000 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 7.6%

7.8% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 5.5%

5.3% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

5.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 2.6%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None +3.9 pts ▸ 64.0%

18.2% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 15.6%

5.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +1,419 larger in Central Highlands

220 31st pct 1,639 74th pct

Median age in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +1 yrs older in Central Highlands

20 yrs 7th pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$29 higher in Barcaldine

$759 86th pct $730 82nd pct

Household income in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$409 higher in Central Highlands

$1,514 63rd pct $1,923 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.3 larger in Central Highlands gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.6 79th pct

Family composition

52.4% Couples with children +9.3 pts ▸ 61.7%

32.6% Couples without children ◂ +7.3 pts 25.3%

13.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 12.1%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

34.3% 2 people ◂ +1.4 pts 32.9%

33.7% 1 person ◂ +8.1 pts 25.6%

11.5% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.6% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.5% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.3% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$87 higher in Central Highlands gap widening

$163 18th pct $250 46th pct

Mortgage in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +$417 higher in Central Highlands gap narrowing

$1,083 29th pct $1,500 56th pct

People / bedroom in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.10 higher in Central Highlands gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Owned outright ◂ +21.0 pts 22.2%

25.5% Rented +15.5 pts ▸ 41.0%

19.8% Owned with a mortgage +9.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

8.5% Other tenure ◂ +2.7 pts 5.8%

2.8% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

94.0% Separate house ◂ +8.3 pts 85.7%

0.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.6% Flat or apartment +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.5% Other dwelling even 1.5%

Bedrooms per home

39.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 38.5%

23.3% 4 bedrooms +10.8 pts ▸ 34.2%

19.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 11.3%

10.5% 5 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

0.3% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

49.3% Under $200 ◂ +17.3 pts 32.0%

29.3% $200–$349 +7.2 pts ▸ 36.4%

3.3% $350–$549 +19.9 pts ▸ 23.3%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +17.6 pts 23.5%

33.0% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 36.0%

7.7% $1,800–$2,999 +17.6 pts ▸ 25.3%

5.3% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +11.8 pts ▸ 59.7%

21.3% Worked at home ◂ +12.2 pts 9.1%

13.2% Walked ◂ +8.3 pts 4.9%

5.0% Car (passenger) +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.0% Bus +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

30.9% 2 vehicles +7.3 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.8 pts 31.3%

15.0% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.2% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 10.2%

5.7% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +18.2 pts 12.6%

0.8% Mining +21.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

10.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.3 pts 4.2%

10.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.0 pts 6.3%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 6.1%

5.1% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.7% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

2.4% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

1.8% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

27.2% Managers ◂ +12.3 pts 15.0%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +10.9 pts ▸ 17.5%

16.9% Labourers ◂ +3.8 pts 13.2%

11.1% Technicians & trades +5.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

12.2% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 11.3%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%

8.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 7.2%

4.9% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +1 higher in Barcaldine

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +2 higher in Central Highlands

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +3 higher in Barcaldine

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +10 higher in Barcaldine

971 64th pct 961 57th pct

ERP in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +26,544 higher in Central Highlands

2,937 24th pct 29,481 63rd pct

Growth in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +1.6 pts higher in Central Highlands

2.6% 39th pct 4.2% 56th pct

Businesses in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +2,934 higher in Central Highlands

644 35th pct 3,578 67th pct

Approvals in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +24 higher in Central Highlands

2 14th pct 26 39th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +73 higher in Barcaldine

595 42nd pct 522 35th pct

Max temp in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.3 higher in Barcaldine

30.9 88th pct 30.6 87th pct

Min temp in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.1 higher in Barcaldine

15.1 81st pct 15.0 80th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +2,156 higher in Central Highlands

12,706 74th pct 14,862 81st pct

Assault/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +557 higher in Central Highlands

913 46th pct 1,469 73rd pct

Sexual/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +212 higher in Central Highlands

316 64th pct 528 88th pct

Robbery/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands

— 14 29th pct

Burglary/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +214 higher in Central Highlands

527 51st pct 740 73rd pct

Theft/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +3,558 higher in Barcaldine

5,581 100th pct 2,023 75th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +187 higher in Central Highlands

140 12th pct 327 47th pct

Property damage/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +181 higher in Central Highlands

842 59th pct 1,024 72nd pct

Drugs/100k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +1,244 higher in Central Highlands

807 69th pct 2,051 88th pct

5-yr change in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +22.0 pts higher in Barcaldine

98.9% 100th pct 76.9% 96th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.6 higher in Barcaldine

3.4 41st pct 2.8 26th pct

Types ≤15 min in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.8 more in Barcaldine

4.0 51st pct 3.2 28th pct

15-min city in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +15.8 pts higher in Barcaldine

56.7% 66th pct 41.0% 37th pct

Walk to shops in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +17.8 pts higher in Barcaldine

55.9% 64th pct 38.2% 32nd pct

Walk to transit in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +5.2 pts higher in Barcaldine

57.5% 55th pct 52.2% 46th pct

Walk to a park in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +2.1 pts higher in Central Highlands

61.5% 37th pct 63.6% 40th pct

Walk to health in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +25.2 pts higher in Barcaldine

57.6% 76th pct 32.4% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +39.4 more in Barcaldine

57.2 89th pct 17.9 47th pct

Intersections/km² in Barcaldine in Central Highlands even

0 1st pct 0 16th pct

Mean slope in Barcaldine in Central Highlands +0.8 pts higher in Central Highlands

2.7% 8th pct 3.5% 29th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barcaldine vs Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA30410/barcaldine/vs/LGA32270/central-highlands