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Fraser Coast vs Gladstone

Name: Fraser Coast vs Gladstone — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 209 km apart · Fraser Coast profile · Gladstone profile

Fraser Coast Gladstone

Fraser Coast and Gladstone are two regional Queensland areas with very different profiles. Fraser Coast is a much older community, where the typical resident is 51 and 30.2% of people are seniors. This is linked to a higher rate of long-term health conditions (40.3%) and more people owning their homes outright (44.7%). In contrast, Gladstone has a younger population with a typical age of 38 and more children under 15 (21.5%). It is also more affluent, with a typical household income of $1,639 per week and 19.3% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly.

Since 2011, the two areas have moved further apart in some ways and closer in others. The age gap has widened, as Fraser Coast has become significantly older than Gladstone. However, the gap in typical household income has narrowed. They do share some similarities, such as having nearly identical rates of people who speak little or no English (around 0.4%) and very similar levels of general education and job skills.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 13 yrs older in Fraser Coast Participation: 18.3 pts higher in Gladstone Aged 65+: 16.3 pts higher in Fraser Coast Owned outright: 17.4 pts higher in Fraser Coast Unpaid child care: 9.4 pts higher in Gladstone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +47,517 larger in Fraser Coast gap widening

111,032 86th pct 63,515 77th pct

Median age in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +13 yrs older in Fraser Coast gap widening

51 yrs 88th pct 38 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

30.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +16.3 pts 13.8%

27.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 27.9%

18.0% Young adults (25–44) +7.5 pts ▸ 25.5%

15.1% Children (0–14) +6.4 pts ▸ 21.5%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

47.5% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 46.1%

28.1% Never married +7.3 pts ▸ 35.4%

12.4% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 10.0%

7.4% Widowed ◂ +3.4 pts 4.0%

4.5% Separated even 4.5%

Age & sex structure

Fraser Coast Gladstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.3% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 79.6%

4.7% England ◂ +2.4 pts 2.3%

3.0% New Zealand even 3.1%

0.7% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% China even 0.2%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.0% English ◂ +5.0 pts 39.9%

38.6% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

10.9% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 10.1%

10.4% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%

7.8% German ◂ +1.0 pts 6.8%

1.7% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

0.5% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.5% English only ◂ +2.1 pts 87.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.8% Christianity ◂ +4.7 pts 43.1%

41.5% No religion +4.4 pts ▸ 45.8%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

0.7% Buddhism even 0.7%

0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3 more in Fraser Coast

37 86th pct 34 83rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.29 more in Gladstone

2.20 26th pct 2.49 31st pct

Students in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3,873 more in Fraser Coast

16,291 86th pct 12,418 80th pct

Avg size in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +75 larger in Fraser Coast

440 77th pct 365 69th pct

ICSEA in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +11 higher in Fraser Coast

977 53rd pct 966 46th pct

Highest year of school

37.8% Year 12 +7.6 pts ▸ 45.3%

32.3% Year 10 ◂ +4.8 pts 27.5%

14.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.3 pts 9.8%

7.9% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

Highest qualification level

40.7% Certificate III / IV +4.3 pts ▸ 45.0%

14.2% Bachelor degree +0.9 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 11.7%

3.1% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

16.6% Engineering & related +9.4 pts ▸ 26.0%

13.9% Management & commerce +1.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +4.0 pts 8.2%

11.1% Health ◂ +3.5 pts 7.6%

8.3% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

6.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Information technology even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$225 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$533 11th pct $758 54th pct

Household income in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$577 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$1,062 12th pct $1,639 68th pct

Family income in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$755 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$1,293 12th pct $2,048 70th pct

Household income distribution

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.2 pts 25.3%

22.2% $1,500–$2,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 29.0%

23.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 17.0%

4.9% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.6% $4,000 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

53.2% Under $650 ◂ +12.2 pts 41.0%

27.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.9 pts 26.2%

9.3% $1,500–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

1.5% $3,000 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.4% Arthritis ◂ +7.9 pts 8.5%

12.8% Mental health ◂ +3.3 pts 9.6%

10.8% Other condition ◂ +3.2 pts 7.6%

10.2% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 8.0%

7.3% Heart disease ◂ +3.7 pts 3.6%

6.9% Diabetes ◂ +2.3 pts 4.6%

5.0% Cancer ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

4.8% Lung condition ◂ +2.6 pts 2.3%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.3% None +12.0 pts ▸ 62.3%

23.3% One condition ◂ +4.8 pts 18.5%

10.1% Two conditions ◂ +4.2 pts 5.9%

6.9% Three or more ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1,701 larger in Fraser Coast

5,647 88th pct 3,946 87th pct

Median age in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3 yrs older in Fraser Coast

23 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$65 higher in Gladstone

$481 29th pct $546 48th pct

Household income in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$224 higher in Gladstone

$1,224 33rd pct $1,448 58th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.2 larger in Gladstone gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

42.0% Couples with children +13.9 pts ▸ 55.9%

39.4% Couples without children ◂ +11.7 pts 27.7%

17.5% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 15.5%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

42.9% 2 people ◂ +7.3 pts 35.6%

27.6% 1 person ◂ +2.0 pts 25.6%

12.5% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

9.7% 4 people +4.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

4.5% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.8% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$25 higher in Fraser Coast gap narrowing

$300 63rd pct $275 55th pct

Mortgage in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +$300 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$1,300 43rd pct $1,600 63rd pct

People / bedroom in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.10 higher in Gladstone gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.7% Owned outright ◂ +17.4 pts 27.3%

26.8% Owned with a mortgage +9.7 pts ▸ 36.5%

24.4% Rented +9.0 pts ▸ 33.4%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

86.9% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 85.5%

8.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%

2.7% Flat or apartment +4.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

41.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 38.8%

29.7% 4 bedrooms +7.0 pts ▸ 36.7%

17.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.6 pts 12.6%

5.3% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

51.0% $200–$349 +1.2 pts ▸ 52.2%

31.3% $350–$549 ◂ +10.0 pts 21.2%

12.8% Under $200 +9.0 pts ▸ 21.8%

1.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.0 pts 36.7%

18.2% $1,800–$2,999 +11.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

27.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.3 pts 19.4%

4.2% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +182 more in Gladstone

0 0th pct 182 71st pct

Stops/1k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2.87 more in Gladstone

0.00 0th pct 2.87 45th pct

Departures/1k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +143.4 more in Gladstone

0.0 0th pct 143.4 58th pct

PT routes in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +8 more in Gladstone

0 0th pct 8 52nd pct

How people get to work

68.1% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 68.6%

7.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

2.5% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.6% 2 vehicles +4.3 pts ▸ 39.9%

39.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.5 pts 33.1%

12.1% 3 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

6.8% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +11.5 pts 9.8%

5.4% Manufacturing +8.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%

9.2% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +4.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 4.7%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

1.7% Mining +2.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

14.3% Technicians & trades +6.3 pts ▸ 20.6%

16.9% Community & personal service ◂ +6.1 pts 10.8%

16.2% Professionals ◂ +1.8 pts 14.4%

12.3% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +5.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 10.2%

10.2% Sales workers ◂ +2.1 pts 8.0%

9.5% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1 higher in Gladstone

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2 higher in Gladstone

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2 higher in Gladstone

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Fraser Coast in Gladstone even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +36 higher in Gladstone

890 14th pct 926 29th pct

ERP in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +53,878 higher in Fraser Coast

122,924 86th pct 69,046 77th pct

Growth in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2.3 pts higher in Fraser Coast

9.7% 87th pct 7.4% 78th pct

Businesses in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2,864 higher in Fraser Coast

7,104 78th pct 4,240 71st pct

Approvals in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1,284 higher in Fraser Coast

1,608 88th pct 324 75th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +143 higher in Fraser Coast

901 72nd pct 758 62nd pct

Max temp in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.3 higher in Gladstone

28.2 78th pct 28.5 79th pct

Min temp in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1.5 higher in Gladstone

15.2 81st pct 16.7 87th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3,563 higher in Gladstone

11,286 68th pct 14,848 81st pct

Assault/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +341 higher in Gladstone

1,039 55th pct 1,381 70th pct

Sexual/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +31 higher in Gladstone

279 55th pct 310 63rd pct

Robbery/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +25 higher in Fraser Coast

49 79th pct 24 49th pct

Burglary/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +296 higher in Gladstone

537 53rd pct 833 77th pct

Theft/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +290 higher in Fraser Coast

2,411 85th pct 2,121 78th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +30 higher in Fraser Coast

272 38th pct 242 32nd pct

Property damage/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +131 higher in Gladstone

878 61st pct 1,009 71st pct

Drugs/100k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1,120 higher in Gladstone

1,308 80th pct 2,428 89th pct

5-yr change in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +10.2 pts higher in Gladstone

27.8% 75th pct 38.0% 85th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.9 higher in Gladstone

2.4 19th pct 3.3 38th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +0.7 more in Gladstone

2.7 19th pct 3.3 32nd pct

15-min city in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +9.0 pts higher in Gladstone

27.2% 15th pct 36.2% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2.4 pts higher in Fraser Coast

39.4% 34th pct 37.0% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +52.8 pts higher in Gladstone

0.0% 0th pct 52.8% 56th pct

Walk to school in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3.2 pts higher in Gladstone

39.2% 25th pct 42.3% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +3.9 pts higher in Gladstone

65.5% 43rd pct 69.5% 50th pct

Walk to health in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +10.0 pts higher in Gladstone

18.6% 17th pct 28.6% 31st pct

Amenities/1k in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +5.3 more in Gladstone

6.5 0th pct 11.8 15th pct

Intersections/km² in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +1 higher in Fraser Coast

2 58th pct 1 44th pct

Mean slope in Fraser Coast in Gladstone +2.9 pts higher in Gladstone

4.8% 53rd pct 7.7% 86th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fraser Coast vs Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA33220/fraser-coast/vs/LGA33360/gladstone