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Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Queanbeyan Surrounds

Name: Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Queanbeyan Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 27 km apart · Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra profile · Queanbeyan Surrounds profile

Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Queanbeyan Surrounds

Queanbeyan Surrounds and Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra are two contrasting neighbours. Queanbeyan Surrounds is a car-dependent area where 98% of homes are separate houses and the typical resident is older at 42. In contrast, Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is somewhat walkable, with a younger typical resident of 37 and a higher share of renters at 23%. Access to essentials differs sharply; for example, 67.2% of homes in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 12.6% in Queanbeyan Surrounds.

These two areas have seen their growth patterns drift apart since 2021, as population grew by 9.9% in Queanbeyan Surrounds while slightly falling by 0.1% in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra. Despite this, they share several common traits, such as almost identical typical weekly household incomes around $3,000 and similar household sizes of 2.9 people. Both areas also sit well below the national figure for people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 15.9 pts higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds Renting: 13.1 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Housework 15h+: 4.9 pts higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds Recent arrivals: 6.0 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra De facto: 2.8 pts higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

Demographics & Identity

Population in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +3,795 larger in Queanbeyan Surrounds

12,744 66th pct 16,539 82nd pct

Median age in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +5 yrs older in Queanbeyan Surrounds

37 yrs 36th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

30.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 31.7%

25.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.4 pts 22.4%

21.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 19.4%

9.6% Seniors (65+) +5.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.9 pts 11.2%

Marital status

54.8% Married +2.3 pts ▸ 57.0%

32.8% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 30.0%

7.2% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

2.7% Separated even 2.7%

2.5% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Queanbeyan Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 81.7%

2.6% England +1.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

1.2% India ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

39.2% Australian +3.4 pts ▸ 42.6%

35.7% English +5.4 pts ▸ 41.1%

12.2% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.8% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.5% German +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.3% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%

1.9% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

1.7% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only +5.7 pts ▸ 89.7%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% Christianity ◂ +6.2 pts 47.7%

37.4% No religion +6.5 pts ▸ 43.9%

4.4% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.1%

1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +3 more in Queanbeyan Surrounds

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +0.82 more in Queanbeyan Surrounds

0.74 7th pct 1.56 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +14 more in Queanbeyan Surrounds

11 29th pct 25 61st pct

Students in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +434 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

1,198 43rd pct 764 29th pct

Avg size in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +446 larger in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

599 72nd pct 153 16th pct

ICSEA in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +69 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

1,096 82nd pct 1,027 55th pct

Highest year of school

70.6% Year 12 ◂ +5.2 pts 65.4%

16.6% Year 10 +1.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

4.7% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.6% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

Highest qualification level

26.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 24.8%

23.7% Certificate III / IV +2.5 pts ▸ 26.2%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 15.8%

15.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.9 pts 12.6%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 5.4%

1.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

24.4% Management & commerce ◂ +6.6 pts 17.8%

15.7% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 15.0%

12.8% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.0% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.3% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.8% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.7% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

3.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

3.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Income

Personal income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$114 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

$1,357 94th pct $1,243 90th pct

Household income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$88 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

$3,014 98th pct $2,926 96th pct

Family income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$215 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

$3,332 93rd pct $3,117 90th pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 30.2%

28.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 26.9%

16.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 15.3%

11.9% $650–$1,499 +2.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

6.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

Personal income distribution

32.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 29.2%

26.4% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 28.0%

26.1% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 26.8%

10.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 9.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.9% Mental health even 8.9%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%

8.6% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.7% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.6% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Stroke even 0.6%

0.3% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None ◂ +4.4 pts 62.8%

19.8% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 20.9%

5.1% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.0% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +111 larger in Queanbeyan Surrounds

347 70th pct 458 77th pct

Median age in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +2 yrs older in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

23 yrs 36th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$260 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

$840 78th pct $1,100 91st pct

Household income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$106 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

$2,867 93rd pct $2,973 94th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

2.9 86th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

68.8% Couples with children ◂ +5.7 pts 63.1%

19.9% Couples without children +9.1 pts ▸ 29.1%

10.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.2 pts 7.3%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Household size

29.8% 2 people +6.8 pts ▸ 36.6%

22.2% 4 people ◂ +3.0 pts 19.2%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 17.0%

16.9% 1 person ◂ +2.8 pts 14.1%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

3.0% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$35 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

$430 74th pct $465 84th pct

Mortgage in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +$117 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

$2,300 80th pct $2,417 85th pct

People / bedroom in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.1% Owned with a mortgage +5.7 pts ▸ 52.9%

28.5% Owned outright +6.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

23.0% Rented ◂ +13.1 pts 9.8%

0.6% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Not stated even 0.8%

Types of homes

82.1% Separate house +15.9 pts ▸ 98.0%

15.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.1 pts 1.2%

2.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 0.4%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

47.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 42.7%

29.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.4 pts 26.2%

13.3% 5 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

8.1% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

1.3% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

40.9% $350–$549 even 40.9%

22.7% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 22.7%

21.6% $200–$349 ◂ +3.8 pts 17.8%

5.7% Under $200 +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.7% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 34.5%

27.6% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 32.2%

19.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.1 pts 16.6%

10.3% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +17 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

60 67th pct 43 52nd pct

Stops/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +2.11 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

4.71 56th pct 2.60 26th pct

Departures/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +234.3 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

309.7 31st pct 75.4 18th pct

PT routes in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +11 more in Queanbeyan Surrounds

3 21st pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds

1 7th pct —

How people get to work

70.9% Car (driver) ◂ +4.5 pts 66.4%

9.6% Worked at home +4.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

0.8% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.7 pts 41.0%

23.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.2 pts 16.4%

18.1% 3 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 22.3%

11.9% 4 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

1.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

31.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.5 pts 25.1%

10.2% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.8% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

7.7% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

3.2% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Professionals ◂ +0.8 pts 23.1%

21.1% Managers +0.4 pts ▸ 21.5%

17.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 15.4%

11.0% Technicians & trades +3.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

6.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%

5.1% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

1,107 88th pct 1,105 88th pct

ERP in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +5,446 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

12,735 61st pct 18,181 82nd pct

Growth in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +10.0 pts higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

-0.1% 11th pct 9.9% 80th pct

Businesses in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +832 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

978 54th pct 1,810 84th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +53 higher in Queanbeyan Surrounds

779 43rd pct 832 47th pct

Max temp in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +1.3 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

20.4 20th pct 19.0 10th pct

Min temp in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +0.9 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

6.3 0th pct 5.4 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +3.4 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

5.0 44th pct 1.7 9th pct

Types ≤15 min in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +2.7 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

4.4 37th pct 1.7 9th pct

15-min city in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +29.1 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

46.0% 34th pct 16.9% 11th pct

Walk to shops in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +54.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

67.2% 54th pct 12.6% 8th pct

Walk to transit in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +65.0 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

92.1% 51st pct 27.1% 17th pct

Walk to school in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +23.7 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

44.2% 26th pct 20.5% 11th pct

Walk to a park in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +56.5 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

96.0% 46th pct 39.5% 10th pct

Walk to health in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +25.4 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

35.9% 41st pct 10.4% 17th pct

Amenities/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +1.7 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

12.1 37th pct 10.4 26th pct

Intersections/km² in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds +121 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

122 56th pct 1 11th pct

Mean slope in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Queanbeyan Surrounds even

7.6% 78th pct 7.6% 78th pct

Compare Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra with nearby areas

Karabar Hume Queanbeyan Queanbeyan - East Googong Canberra East Narrabundah Fyshwick

Compare Queanbeyan Surrounds with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Queanbeyan Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/vs/101021611/queanbeyan-surrounds