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4869, QLD vs 4879, QLD

Name: 4869, QLD vs 4879, QLD — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 28 km apart · 4869, QLD profile · 4879, QLD profile

4869, QLD 4879, QLD

Postcode 4879 and postcode 4869 are two nearby Queensland areas with similar populations, but they differ sharply in age and background. Residents are far older in postcode 4879, where the typical person is 44, compared to just 32 in postcode 4869. Postcode 4879 is also more diverse, with 28.0% of people born overseas, while postcode 4869 has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 14.6%. Higher education levels are also more common in postcode 4879, where 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 11.3% in postcode 4869.

These age differences have become more pronounced since 2011, as the gap between the typical resident in each area has widened by three years. Despite this, the two areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,700. They also have almost identical rates of people living in de facto relationships and similar levels of mental health conditions. Both areas are more likely to have separate houses than the national figure, though this is far more common in postcode 4869.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 12 yrs older in 4879, QLD Separate houses: 15.1 pts higher in 4869, QLD Born overseas: 12.6 pts higher in 4879, QLD Household size: 0.5 larger in 4869, QLD Bachelor+: 11.1 pts higher in 4879, QLD

Demographics & Identity

Population in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +1,300 larger in 4879, QLD gap widening

20,619 85th pct 21,919 86th pct

Median age in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +12 yrs older in 4879, QLD gap widening

32 yrs 5th pct 44 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

22.6% Older adults (45–64) +8.0 pts ▸ 30.6%

28.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.6 pts 24.2%

24.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.2 pts 17.7%

10.4% Seniors (65+) +7.7 pts ▸ 18.1%

13.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.8 pts 9.4%

Marital status

41.4% Married +5.3 pts ▸ 46.7%

43.1% Never married ◂ +9.2 pts 33.9%

8.5% Divorced +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.6% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.6% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

4869, QLD 4879, QLD

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.3% Australia ◂ +10.4 pts 66.0%

2.0% England +6.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

2.4% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.3% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% India even 0.6%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

31.3% English +10.9 pts ▸ 42.3%

34.8% Australian ◂ +4.4 pts 30.4%

8.7% Irish +2.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.7% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.1% German +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.4% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

2.5% Filipino ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

1.4% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

78.8% English only +4.3 pts ▸ 83.1%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.6% No religion +7.3 pts ▸ 48.9%

44.9% Christianity ◂ +5.2 pts 39.7%

10.5% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 8.3%

1.4% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.0% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +0.46 more in 4869, QLD

0.98 6th pct 0.52 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +3 more in 4869, QLD

5 76th pct 2 50th pct

Students in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +2,834 more in 4869, QLD

4,305 86th pct 1,471 62nd pct

Avg size in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +126 larger in 4869, QLD

861 93rd pct 736 89th pct

ICSEA in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +102 higher in 4879, QLD

918 14th pct 1,020 63rd pct

Highest year of school

51.5% Year 12 +6.7 pts ▸ 58.2%

21.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 19.4%

8.4% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.1 pts 5.8%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.1 pts 30.6%

14.5% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 22.1%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 17.2%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +5.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

16.2% Management & commerce +0.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 14.4%

9.1% Health +3.6 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.9% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.5% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 6.1%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.3% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +$34 higher in 4879, QLD gap steady

$815 63rd pct $849 69th pct

Household income in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +$44 higher in 4869, QLD gap widening

$1,745 64th pct $1,701 61st pct

Family income in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +$119 higher in 4879, QLD gap widening

$1,925 53rd pct $2,044 61st pct

Household income distribution

35.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 32.2%

26.9% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 27.7%

12.0% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.0% $4,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

Personal income distribution

36.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 34.2%

36.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 36.2%

15.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

1.4% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.3% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.2% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.2% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

2.8% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.6% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +0.2 pts 64.7%

16.2% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.8% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.3% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +0.5 larger in 4869, QLD gap steady

2.9 89th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

58.0% Couples with children ◂ +7.6 pts 50.3%

21.0% Couples without children +13.6 pts ▸ 34.7%

20.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.9 pts 14.1%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

32.3% 2 people +9.0 pts ▸ 41.3%

18.4% 1 person +4.2 pts ▸ 22.5%

17.3% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 15.8%

17.1% 4 people ◂ +3.1 pts 14.0%

8.6% 5 people ◂ +4.3 pts 4.3%

6.1% 6 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +$35 higher in 4879, QLD gap widening

$365 69th pct $400 78th pct

Mortgage in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +$216 higher in 4879, QLD gap widening

$1,517 47th pct $1,733 59th pct

People / bedroom in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +0.10 higher in 4869, QLD gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.2 pts 37.7%

32.1% Rented ◂ +2.3 pts 29.8%

20.5% Owned outright +10.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.7% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

93.2% Separate house ◂ +15.1 pts 78.1%

5.0% Flat or apartment +7.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

1.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 38.2%

37.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.0 pts 34.8%

7.4% 2 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

6.0% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.4% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

53.8% $350–$549 +3.0 pts ▸ 56.8%

29.1% $200–$349 ◂ +6.5 pts 22.6%

1.9% $550–$749 +9.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

11.2% Under $200 ◂ +7.0 pts 4.3%

0.2% $750 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.1 pts 36.1%

24.0% $1,800–$2,999 +7.7 pts ▸ 31.7%

13.4% Under $1,000 +2.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

4.0% $3,000 or more +6.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +26 more in 4879, QLD

48 69th pct 74 77th pct

Stops/1k in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +1.05 more in 4879, QLD

2.33 37th pct 3.38 47th pct

Departures/1k in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +271.4 more in 4879, QLD

382.4 60th pct 653.8 65th pct

PT routes in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +2 more in 4869, QLD

5 57th pct 3 48th pct

Stop walk in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +14 longer in 4869, QLD

19 61st pct 5 38th pct

How people get to work

63.5% Car (driver) ◂ +6.6 pts 56.9%

9.3% Worked at home +5.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

5.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

0.9% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 41.7%

29.9% 1 vehicle +8.0 pts ▸ 37.9%

15.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 12.0%

7.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 5.4%

3.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

11.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.4 pts 9.5%

7.2% Accommodation & food +3.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.8% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 9.5%

8.1% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%

5.6% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

5.2% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Professional & technical +2.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.6% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

13.6% Professionals +7.8 pts ▸ 21.5%

17.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 14.5%

14.2% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.6% Managers +4.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 11.9%

11.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +2.9 pts 8.3%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 4.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +3 higher in 4879, QLD

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +3 higher in 4879, QLD

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +2 higher in 4879, QLD

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +4 higher in 4879, QLD

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +70 higher in 4879, QLD

940 30th pct 1,010 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +1.1 higher in 4879, QLD

4.3 58th pct 5.3 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +0.7 more in 4879, QLD

4.1 54th pct 4.8 63rd pct

15-min city in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +21.7 pts higher in 4879, QLD

41.3% 43rd pct 63.0% 65th pct

Walk to shops in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +22.9 pts higher in 4879, QLD

42.3% 45th pct 65.2% 68th pct

Walk to transit in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +7.8 pts higher in 4879, QLD

72.4% 62nd pct 80.2% 66th pct

Walk to school in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +28.9 pts higher in 4869, QLD

62.4% 61st pct 33.5% 32nd pct

Walk to a park in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +4.3 pts higher in 4879, QLD

92.0% 67th pct 96.3% 71st pct

Walk to health in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +14.0 pts higher in 4879, QLD

34.9% 52nd pct 48.9% 65th pct

Amenities/1k in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +3.7 more in 4879, QLD

7.7 7th pct 11.4 22nd pct

Intersections/km² in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +51 higher in 4879, QLD

27 62nd pct 77 72nd pct

Mean slope in 4869, QLD in 4879, QLD +0.4 pts higher in 4879, QLD

4.9% 48th pct 5.3% 55th pct

Compare 4869, QLD with nearby areas

4868, QLD 4865, QLD 4870, QLD 4878, QLD 4884, QLD 4879, QLD 4881, QLD 4882, QLD

Compare 4879, QLD with nearby areas

4878, QLD 4881, QLD 4868, QLD 4870, QLD 4869, QLD 4877, QLD 4865, QLD 4880, QLD

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 4869, QLD vs 4879, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA4869/4869-qld/vs/POA4879/4879-qld