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Isaac vs Livingstone

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 228 km apart · Isaac profile · Livingstone profile

Isaac Livingstone

Livingstone and Isaac are two distinct Queensland areas with very different demographics and economies. Residents are far older in Livingstone, where the typical age is 43 and 20.2% are seniors, compared to a much younger population in Isaac where the typical age is 34. Income levels also differ sharply; the typical weekly personal income in Isaac is $1,314, which is $549 higher than the $765 typical in Livingstone. This wealth gap is seen in housing, with 36.9% of Livingstone homes owned outright, while 55.2% of homes in Isaac are rented.

Both areas are almost identical in their proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, at around 5.3% to 5.4%. They also share similar household sizes and rates of people working from home. While some gaps are closing, such as the age difference and the share of renters, others are widening. This includes the divide in typical weekly incomes and the gap in outright home ownership, which has grown since 2016.

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Where they differ most

Rent: $237 higher in Livingstone Renting: 33.8 pts higher in Isaac Population: 17,352 larger in Livingstone Owned outright: 18.5 pts higher in Livingstone Median age: 9 yrs older in Livingstone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Isaacin Livingstone +17,352 larger in Livingstone gap widening
22,046 61st pct 39,398 72nd pct
Median age in Isaacin Livingstone +9 yrs older in Livingstone gap narrowing
34 yrs 12th pct 43 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Isaacin Livingstone +0.1 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
5.3% 59th pct 5.4% 59th pct
Aged 65+ in Isaacin Livingstone +13.4 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
6.8% 6th pct 20.2% 52nd pct
Under 15 in Isaacin Livingstone +3.2 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
21.3% 84th pct 18.1% 57th pct
De facto in Isaacin Livingstone +5.3 pts higher in Isaac gap steady
17.7% 86th pct 12.5% 43rd pct

Age structure

35.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +12.5 pts 22.7%
25.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.3 pts ▸ 28.3%
21.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.2 pts 18.1%
6.8% Seniors (65+) +13.4 pts ▸ 20.2%
11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 10.7%

Marital status

42.9% Married +7.7 pts ▸ 50.6%
41.7% Never married ◂ +10.7 pts 31.0%
8.9% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
2.2% Widowed +3.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.3% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Isaac Livingstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Isaacin Livingstone +0.5 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
9.7% 33rd pct 10.1% 37th pct

Country of birth

69.3% Australia +12.6 pts ▸ 81.9%
2.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%
0.8% England +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.6% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

36.4% Australian +4.6 pts ▸ 41.0%
33.4% English +7.5 pts ▸ 41.0%
8.8% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 11.9%
8.1% Scottish +2.7 pts ▸ 10.9%
5.0% German +1.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
2.0% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%
1.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%
1.1% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.5% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Isaacin Livingstone +2.1 pts higher in Isaac gap steady
4.8% 43rd pct 2.7% 18th pct
Limited English in Isaacin Livingstone +0.2 pts higher in Isaac gap steady
0.4% 37th pct 0.2% 22nd pct

Language used at home

74.4% English only +13.4 pts ▸ 87.7%
0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Isaacin Livingstone +1.9 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
35.5% 28th pct 37.4% 35th pct

Religious affiliation

40.5% Christianity +10.0 pts ▸ 50.5%
35.5% No religion +1.9 pts ▸ 37.4%
22.4% Not stated ◂ +11.3 pts 11.0%
0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Isaacin Livingstone +3.7 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
41.2% 48th pct 44.9% 60th pct
Bachelor+ in Isaacin Livingstone +4.7 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
9.6% 21st pct 14.3% 58th pct
Schools in Isaacin Livingstone +1 more in Isaac
18 71st pct 17 69th pct
Schools/1k kids in Isaacin Livingstone +1.45 more in Isaac
3.83 50th pct 2.38 29th pct
Students in Isaacin Livingstone +2,568 more in Livingstone
3,355 59th pct 5,923 68th pct
Avg size in Isaacin Livingstone +162 larger in Livingstone
186 43rd pct 348 67th pct
ICSEA in Isaacin Livingstone +36 higher in Livingstone
943 33rd pct 980 55th pct

Highest year of school

41.2% Year 12 +3.7 pts ▸ 44.9%
20.8% Year 10 +7.8 pts ▸ 28.6%
6.3% Year 9 or below +3.6 pts ▸ 9.9%
6.5% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

33.9% Certificate III / IV +5.1 pts ▸ 39.0%
11.2% Bachelor degree +6.1 pts ▸ 17.4%
7.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
1.9% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.2% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

21.1% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 19.4%
10.4% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 13.2%
4.5% Health +5.2 pts ▸ 9.8%
4.3% Society & culture +5.2 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.8% Education +3.6 pts ▸ 9.5%
3.3% Architecture & building +3.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.3% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.7% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Isaacin Livingstone +$549 higher in Isaac gap widening
$1,314 93rd pct $765 55th pct
Household income in Isaacin Livingstone +$795 higher in Isaac gap narrowing
$2,420 92nd pct $1,625 67th pct
Family income in Isaacin Livingstone +$902 higher in Isaac gap widening
$2,910 93rd pct $2,008 67th pct
High earners in Isaacin Livingstone +10.4 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
22.7% 92nd pct 12.3% 73rd pct
High-income homes in Isaacin Livingstone +15.5 pts higher in Isaac gap widening
35.4% 92nd pct 20.0% 72nd pct

Household income distribution

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 26.2%
15.4% $650–$1,499 +10.5 pts ▸ 25.8%
20.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.7 pts 9.8%
8.2% Under $650 +7.7 pts ▸ 15.9%
14.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 10.1%

Personal income distribution

21.1% Under $650 +17.6 pts ▸ 38.7%
20.0% $650–$1,499 +7.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 17.2%
10.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 4.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Isaacin Livingstone +11.4 pts higher in Livingstone
17.9% 9th pct 29.3% 50th pct
Mental health in Isaacin Livingstone +3.0 pts higher in Livingstone
5.5% 16th pct 8.4% 48th pct
Needs assistance in Isaacin Livingstone +3.5 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
2.2% 6th pct 5.7% 53rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

4.0% Arthritis +6.4 pts ▸ 10.4%
5.5% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 8.4%
6.9% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.1% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 7.3%
1.8% Heart disease +3.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.5% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.4% Cancer +2.1 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.2% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.5% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.9% None ◂ +0.7 pts 58.2%
13.2% One condition +5.8 pts ▸ 19.0%
3.4% Two conditions +3.3 pts ▸ 6.7%
1.2% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Isaacin Livingstone +1.8 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
13.8% 26th pct 15.5% 36th pct
Unpaid carers in Isaacin Livingstone +6.2 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
6.2% 6th pct 12.4% 53rd pct
Unpaid child care in Isaacin Livingstone +0.5 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
26.7% 66th pct 26.2% 62nd pct
Defence service in Isaacin Livingstone +1.6 pts higher in Livingstone
2.1% 25th pct 3.7% 74th pct
Housework 15h+ in Isaacin Livingstone +7.2 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
16.2% 14th pct 23.3% 63rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Isaacin Livingstone +954 larger in Livingstone
1,164 66th pct 2,118 80th pct
Median age in Isaacin Livingstone +1 yrs older in Livingstone
24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 50th pct
Year 12 in Isaacin Livingstone +10.6 pts higher in Isaac
49.0% 86th pct 38.4% 66th pct
Unemployment in Isaacin Livingstone +3.7 pts higher in Livingstone
4.6% 11th pct 8.3% 28th pct
Median income in Isaacin Livingstone +$638 higher in Isaac
$1,259 100th pct $621 68th pct
Household income in Isaacin Livingstone +$657 higher in Isaac
$2,463 96th pct $1,806 80th pct
Indigenous language in Isaacin Livingstone +3.5 pts higher in Isaac
7.4% 67th pct 3.9% 40th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Isaacin Livingstone +0.1 larger in Isaac gap narrowing
2.6 79th pct 2.5 71st pct
One-parent in Isaacin Livingstone +2.2 pts higher in Livingstone gap narrowing
10.8% 24th pct 13.0% 43rd pct
Living alone in Isaacin Livingstone +3.0 pts higher in Isaac gap widening
25.7% 29th pct 22.7% 17th pct

Family composition

64.6% Couples with children ◂ +11.4 pts 53.2%
23.9% Couples without children +9.2 pts ▸ 33.1%
10.8% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

31.4% 2 people +7.9 pts ▸ 39.3%
25.7% 1 person ◂ +3.0 pts 22.7%
16.1% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 13.8%
14.7% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 14.3%
8.5% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 6.5%
3.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Isaacin Livingstone +$237 higher in Livingstone gap widening
$113 7th pct $350 76th pct
Mortgage in Isaacin Livingstone +$520 higher in Livingstone gap widening
$1,213 37th pct $1,733 71st pct
People / bedroom in Isaacin Livingstone even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Isaacin Livingstone +33.8 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
55.2% 90th pct 21.4% 32nd pct
Owned outright in Isaacin Livingstone +18.5 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
18.4% 12th pct 36.9% 48th pct
Separate houses in Isaacin Livingstone +2.2 pts higher in Livingstone gap widening
86.2% 39th pct 88.4% 46th pct
3+ bedrooms in Isaacin Livingstone +3.3 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
83.9% 86th pct 80.6% 72nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.2% Rented ◂ +33.8 pts 21.4%
18.0% Owned with a mortgage +19.4 pts ▸ 37.4%
18.4% Owned outright +18.5 pts ▸ 36.9%
6.2% Other tenure ◂ +4.0 pts 2.3%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

86.2% Separate house +2.2 pts ▸ 88.4%
10.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.0 pts 4.5%
1.6% Flat or apartment +3.9 pts ▸ 5.5%
1.1% Other dwelling even 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

47.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.0 pts 34.8%
30.0% 4 bedrooms +8.0 pts ▸ 38.0%
10.5% 2 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 12.6%
6.2% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.8%
2.8% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.7% Studio / none even 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

54.2% Under $200 ◂ +42.0 pts 12.2%
15.8% $350–$549 +28.2 pts ▸ 44.0%
20.0% $200–$349 +15.2 pts ▸ 35.2%
3.1% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.3% $1,000–$1,799 +0.6 pts ▸ 35.9%
35.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +20.6 pts 14.6%
17.5% $1,800–$2,999 +15.6 pts ▸ 33.1%
6.0% $3,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Isaacin Livingstone +0.9 pts higher in Livingstone gap steady
2.5% 13th pct 3.4% 24th pct
Work from home in Isaacin Livingstone +0.1 pts higher in Livingstone gap narrowing
7.7% 24th pct 7.8% 24th pct
PT commute in Isaacin Livingstone +1.9 pts higher in Isaac gap steady
3.3% 77th pct 1.4% 58th pct
PT stops in Isaacin Livingstone even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Isaacin Livingstone even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Isaacin Livingstone even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Isaacin Livingstone even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

59.5% Car (driver) +6.5 pts ▸ 66.0%
7.7% Worked at home +0.1 pts ▸ 7.8%
6.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%
5.6% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 2.0%
3.2% Bus ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%
0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 40.3%
29.7% 1 vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 29.9%
16.4% 3 vehicles even 16.4%
10.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%
2.5% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Isaacin Livingstone +3.5 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
42.6% 84th pct 39.1% 70th pct
Recent arrivals in Isaacin Livingstone +9.9 pts higher in Isaac gap steady
18.0% 75th pct 8.1% 34th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Isaacin Livingstone +2.0 pts higher in Livingstone gap narrowing
2.4% 10th pct 4.3% 48th pct
Participation in Isaacin Livingstone +5.6 pts higher in Isaac gap narrowing
62.7% 73rd pct 57.1% 45th pct
Full-time in Isaacin Livingstone +11.2 pts higher in Isaac gap widening
71.7% 91st pct 60.5% 57th pct

Industries people work in

35.6% Mining ◂ +25.8 pts 9.8%
4.1% Health care & social assistance +9.2 pts ▸ 13.3%
6.3% Education & training +4.6 pts ▸ 10.9%
5.4% Construction +5.1 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.7 pts 3.3%
4.7% Retail trade +3.7 pts ▸ 8.4%
5.8% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.0% Public administration & safety +2.9 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.1% Administrative & support ◂ +2.1 pts 3.0%
3.1% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%
2.4% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

23.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +13.3 pts 10.5%
18.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 17.9%
10.4% Professionals +6.2 pts ▸ 16.7%
12.7% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 11.3%
6.1% Community & personal service +6.3 pts ▸ 12.4%
12.0% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 9.6%
9.1% Clerical & administrative +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%
4.8% Sales workers +3.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Isaacin Livingstone even
7 64th pct 7 64th pct
IRSD decile in Isaacin Livingstone +1 higher in Isaac
8 71st pct 7 64th pct
IER decile in Isaacin Livingstone +2 higher in Livingstone
7 64th pct 9 86th pct
IEO decile in Isaacin Livingstone +2 higher in Livingstone
3 29th pct 5 43rd pct
IRSAD score in Isaacin Livingstone even
971 64th pct 970 63rd pct
ERP in Isaacin Livingstone +20,482 higher in Livingstone
23,186 60th pct 43,668 72nd pct
Growth in Isaacin Livingstone +6.1 pts higher in Livingstone
3.4% 48th pct 9.5% 87th pct
Businesses in Isaacin Livingstone +1,423 higher in Livingstone
2,080 58th pct 3,503 67th pct
Approvals in Isaacin Livingstone +323 higher in Livingstone
19 35th pct 342 76th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Isaacin Livingstone +105 higher in Livingstone
578 41st pct 683 55th pct
Max temp in Isaacin Livingstone +1.4 higher in Isaac
30.4 87th pct 28.9 81st pct
Min temp in Isaacin Livingstone +1.8 higher in Livingstone
15.8 84th pct 17.6 89th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Isaacin Livingstone +978 higher in Isaac
9,834 60th pct 8,856 53rd pct
Assault/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +20 higher in Isaac
1,066 56th pct 1,046 55th pct
Sexual/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +28 higher in Livingstone
127 14th pct 155 23rd pct
Robbery/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +7 higher in Livingstone
18 38th pct 25 53rd pct
Burglary/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +74 higher in Isaac
553 55th pct 480 46th pct
Theft/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +387 higher in Isaac
1,887 72nd pct 1,500 60th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +114 higher in Isaac
281 40th pct 168 16th pct
Property damage/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +97 higher in Isaac
830 58th pct 734 49th pct
Drugs/100k in Isaacin Livingstone +732 higher in Isaac
1,628 85th pct 896 72nd pct
5-yr change in Isaacin Livingstone +18.8 pts higher in Isaac
48.3% 88th pct 29.5% 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Isaacin Livingstone +0.8 higher in Isaac
2.7 23rd pct 1.9 12th pct
Types ≤15 min in Isaacin Livingstone +1.1 more in Isaac
3.2 29th pct 2.2 12th pct
15-min city in Isaacin Livingstone +16.9 pts higher in Isaac
37.9% 31st pct 20.9% 11th pct
Walk to shops in Isaacin Livingstone +14.8 pts higher in Isaac
37.1% 30th pct 22.3% 12th pct
Walk to transit in Isaacin Livingstone even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Isaacin Livingstone +29.8 pts higher in Isaac
55.5% 51st pct 25.7% 12th pct
Walk to a park in Isaacin Livingstone +6.5 pts higher in Isaac
71.2% 53rd pct 64.6% 42nd pct
Walk to health in Isaacin Livingstone +11.4 pts higher in Isaac
31.8% 38th pct 20.4% 19th pct
Amenities/1k in Isaacin Livingstone +13.3 more in Isaac
23.1 61st pct 9.8 9th pct
Intersections/km² in Isaacin Livingstone even
0 13th pct 0 31st pct
Mean slope in Isaacin Livingstone +3.5 pts higher in Livingstone
3.8% 35th pct 7.4% 83rd pct

Compare Isaac with nearby areas

Mackay Whitsunday Livingstone Central Highlands Rockhampton Woorabinda Burdekin Barcaldine

Compare Livingstone with nearby areas

Rockhampton Woorabinda Gladstone Isaac Banana Mackay Central Highlands North Burnett

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Isaac vs Livingstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA33980/isaac/vs/LGA34530/livingstone