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Brisbane vs Logan

Name: Brisbane vs Logan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Brisbane profile · Logan profile

Brisbane Logan

Brisbane and Logan are two nearby areas with very different profiles. Brisbane is a highly walkable city where 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and 29.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. Logan is more car-dependent, with a higher share of separate houses (85.0% compared to 62.6% in Brisbane) and a larger proportion of children under 15. The gap in professional qualifications and high incomes is significant, which helps explain why 21.4% of people in Brisbane work from home, compared to just 10.7% in Logan.

Since 2011, the gap between these two areas has widened for several key measures, including university qualifications and high weekly earnings. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They have almost identical shares of people aged 65 and over (around 13%), people who speak little or no English (about 3%), and people with no religion (around 41%).

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 24.4 pts higher in Brisbane Separate houses: 22.3 pts higher in Logan Year 12: 21.2 pts higher in Brisbane Population: 897,727 larger in Brisbane 3+ bedrooms: 16.5 pts higher in Logan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brisbane in Logan +897,727 larger in Brisbane gap widening

1,242,825 100th pct 345,098 89th pct

Median age in Brisbane in Logan +2 yrs older in Brisbane gap widening

36 yrs 19th pct 34 yrs 12th pct

Age structure

31.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.8 pts 28.1%

23.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.6 pts 22.8%

17.4% Children (0–14) +5.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

13.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 13.3%

13.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 13.3%

Marital status

44.0% Married ◂ +0.1 pts 43.9%

41.2% Never married ◂ +2.9 pts 38.4%

8.1% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.8% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.8% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Brisbane Logan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.4% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 65.7%

3.4% New Zealand +3.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.4% England ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.0% China ◂ +2.3 pts 0.7%

2.8% India ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

1.3% Vietnam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

1.1% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

1.1% Philippines even 1.1%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

33.3% English +1.7 pts ▸ 35.0%

27.9% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 31.1%

12.3% Irish ◂ +4.4 pts 8.0%

10.2% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 8.2%

7.7% Chinese ◂ +5.1 pts 2.6%

5.2% German ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%

3.7% Indian ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

3.4% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

1.9% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

1.7% Filipino even 1.6%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

1.1% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

71.6% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 75.1%

4.4% Mandarin ◂ +3.3 pts 1.1%

1.7% Vietnamese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.6% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.5% Tagalog even 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.1% Christianity ◂ +0.5 pts 42.6%

41.4% No religion ◂ +0.7 pts 40.8%

6.1% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.3% Islam +1.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.9% Hinduism ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

2.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

1.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Brisbane in Logan +235 more in Brisbane

318 100th pct 83 88th pct

Schools/1k kids in Brisbane in Logan +0.40 more in Brisbane

1.47 8th pct 1.07 0th pct

Students in Brisbane in Logan +153,866 more in Brisbane

219,026 100th pct 65,160 89th pct

Avg size in Brisbane in Logan +94 larger in Logan

691 96th pct 785 100th pct

ICSEA in Brisbane in Logan +121 higher in Brisbane

1,095 90th pct 974 51st pct

Highest year of school

74.1% Year 12 ◂ +21.2 pts 52.8%

11.7% Year 10 +10.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.1% Year 9 or below +5.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.1% Year 11 +3.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

17.8% Certificate III / IV +19.7 pts ▸ 37.5%

36.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +19.0 pts 17.1%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

14.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.6 pts 4.5%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.5 pts 2.5%

1.5% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

22.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 18.2%

12.2% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 12.6%

11.8% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 8.6%

7.2% Education even 7.2%

4.5% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.0% Creative arts ◂ +2.4 pts 2.6%

4.3% Information technology ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Brisbane in Logan +$211 higher in Brisbane gap widening

$947 81st pct $736 48th pct

Household income in Brisbane in Logan +$452 higher in Brisbane gap widening

$2,068 87th pct $1,616 66th pct

Family income in Brisbane in Logan +$649 higher in Brisbane gap widening

$2,474 87th pct $1,825 53rd pct

Household income distribution

30.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 33.0%

22.0% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 29.4%

17.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 7.0%

12.4% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 9.4%

Personal income distribution

35.0% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 41.6%

30.4% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 35.0%

21.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 13.7%

7.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.8% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.3% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.3% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.6% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Heart disease +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

1.3% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.0% None ◂ +6.5 pts 61.4%

18.1% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 19.2%

5.0% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.3% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brisbane in Logan +8,420 larger in Brisbane

22,940 100th pct 14,520 94th pct

Median age in Brisbane in Logan +6 yrs older in Brisbane

26 yrs 57th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Brisbane in Logan +$106 higher in Brisbane

$687 78th pct $581 57th pct

Household income in Brisbane in Logan +$252 higher in Brisbane

$1,806 80th pct $1,554 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brisbane in Logan +0.4 larger in Logan gap widening

2.5 71st pct 2.9 89th pct

Family composition

59.3% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 58.7%

26.6% Couples without children ◂ +5.1 pts 21.5%

12.4% One-parent families +6.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

Household size

33.4% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 30.9%

25.6% 1 person ◂ +5.4 pts 20.2%

16.7% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

15.9% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

5.9% 5 people +2.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.6% 6 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brisbane in Logan +$58 higher in Brisbane gap steady

$408 87th pct $350 76th pct

Mortgage in Brisbane in Logan +$286 higher in Brisbane gap narrowing

$2,019 83rd pct $1,733 71st pct

People / bedroom in Brisbane in Logan even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.7% Owned with a mortgage +6.3 pts ▸ 40.0%

38.3% Rented ◂ +3.7 pts 34.6%

25.3% Owned outright ◂ +2.8 pts 22.6%

1.2% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

62.6% Separate house +22.3 pts ▸ 85.0%

25.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +22.8 pts 2.7%

11.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.3% Other dwelling even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

34.2% 3 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

25.4% 4 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 37.1%

21.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.4 pts 10.1%

9.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 9.3%

7.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.5 pts 1.8%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.6% $350–$549 ◂ +6.6 pts 48.0%

18.6% $200–$349 +17.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

12.2% $550–$749 ◂ +9.1 pts 3.1%

8.3% Under $200 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.7% $750 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

25.4% $1,000–$1,799 +13.7 pts ▸ 39.1%

35.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 33.5%

21.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.7 pts 7.9%

12.1% Under $1,000 +1.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brisbane in Logan +4,884 more in Brisbane

5,990 100th pct 1,106 87th pct

Stops/1k in Brisbane in Logan +1.61 more in Brisbane

4.82 70th pct 3.20 49th pct

Departures/1k in Brisbane in Logan +1,028.3 more in Brisbane

1,578.9 87th pct 550.6 73rd pct

PT routes in Brisbane in Logan +362 more in Brisbane

429 100th pct 67 87th pct

Stop walk in Brisbane in Logan +23 longer in Logan

28 61st pct 51 79th pct

Drive to city in Brisbane in Logan +16 longer in Logan

20 29th pct 36 41st pct

How people get to work

48.1% Car (driver) +18.5 pts ▸ 66.5%

21.4% Worked at home ◂ +10.8 pts 10.7%

3.7% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.0% Bus ◂ +2.7 pts 1.3%

3.2% Walked ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

2.5% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.7%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

39.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.1 pts 31.5%

36.7% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 38.2%

10.4% 3 vehicles +4.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.1% 4 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 13.6%

6.7% Construction +5.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.5% Professional & technical ◂ +7.1 pts 4.4%

8.2% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 7.5%

4.7% Manufacturing +4.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.6% Transport & warehousing +2.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

7.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 5.5%

6.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 5.0%

3.4% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.0 pts 2.1%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

32.0% Professionals ◂ +17.9 pts 14.1%

9.9% Technicians & trades +5.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.0% Managers ◂ +4.5 pts 9.6%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

6.9% Labourers +5.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.5% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers +6.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.7% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Brisbane in Logan +5 higher in Brisbane

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Brisbane in Logan +6 higher in Brisbane

9 86th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Brisbane in Logan +2 higher in Brisbane

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Brisbane in Logan +6 higher in Brisbane

9 86th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Brisbane in Logan +131 higher in Brisbane

1,061 89th pct 930 32nd pct

ERP in Brisbane in Logan +971,786 higher in Brisbane

1,375,301 100th pct 403,515 89th pct

Growth in Brisbane in Logan +6.2 pts higher in Logan

8.9% 86th pct 15.1% 96th pct

Businesses in Brisbane in Logan +116,467 higher in Brisbane

145,916 100th pct 29,449 88th pct

Approvals in Brisbane in Logan +3,241 higher in Brisbane

7,365 100th pct 4,124 93rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Brisbane in Logan +223 higher in Brisbane

1,251 86th pct 1,029 78th pct

Max temp in Brisbane in Logan +0.9 higher in Logan

26.7 72nd pct 27.5 75th pct

Min temp in Brisbane in Logan +0.7 higher in Brisbane

14.7 79th pct 14.0 76th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Brisbane in Logan +3,161 higher in Logan

11,122 68th pct 14,283 79th pct

Assault/100k in Brisbane in Logan +661 higher in Logan

797 37th pct 1,458 73rd pct

Sexual/100k in Brisbane in Logan +91 higher in Logan

166 26th pct 257 50th pct

Robbery/100k in Brisbane in Logan +23 higher in Logan

59 86th pct 82 89th pct

Burglary/100k in Brisbane in Logan +76 higher in Logan

861 78th pct 937 81st pct

Theft/100k in Brisbane in Logan +688 higher in Logan

3,370 92nd pct 4,057 97th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Brisbane in Logan +155 higher in Logan

415 58th pct 570 73rd pct

Property damage/100k in Brisbane in Logan +505 higher in Logan

616 38th pct 1,120 74th pct

Drugs/100k in Brisbane in Logan +225 higher in Brisbane

1,546 84th pct 1,321 80th pct

5-yr change in Brisbane in Logan +0.1 pts higher in Brisbane

25.6% 72nd pct 25.5% 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Brisbane in Logan +2.7 higher in Brisbane

7.4 91st pct 4.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Brisbane in Logan +2.3 more in Brisbane

6.9 90th pct 4.6 67th pct

15-min city in Brisbane in Logan +35.1 pts higher in Brisbane

87.8% 89th pct 52.7% 58th pct

Walk to shops in Brisbane in Logan +29.6 pts higher in Brisbane

86.2% 89th pct 56.6% 65th pct

Walk to transit in Brisbane in Logan +27.8 pts higher in Brisbane

95.8% 86th pct 68.0% 67th pct

Walk to school in Brisbane in Logan +20.7 pts higher in Brisbane

88.3% 86th pct 67.6% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Brisbane in Logan +8.8 pts higher in Brisbane

98.5% 88th pct 89.7% 74th pct

Walk to health in Brisbane in Logan +35.6 pts higher in Brisbane

75.1% 88th pct 39.5% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Brisbane in Logan +2.9 more in Brisbane

14.6 33rd pct 11.7 15th pct

Intersections/km² in Brisbane in Logan +57 higher in Brisbane

93 83rd pct 36 75th pct

Mean slope in Brisbane in Logan +1.0 pts higher in Brisbane

6.5% 75th pct 5.6% 63rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brisbane vs Logan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/vs/LGA34590/logan