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Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Canberra East

Name: Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Canberra East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra profile · Canberra East profile

Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Canberra East

Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra and Canberra East are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra is a larger, family-heavy area where 21.3% of people are children under 15 and typical weekly household incomes are far higher at $3,014. In contrast, Canberra East is sparsely populated and much older, with a typical resident aged 47 and a typical weekly household income of $1,003. Education levels also differ sharply, as 70.6% of residents in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra completed Year 12, compared to just 36.0% in Canberra East.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar climate, with almost identical average temperatures and rainfall. They are also both considered somewhat walkable and have similar proportions of First Nations residents. While they share these basics, the gap in wealth and income has widened since 2016. At the same time, the difference in age is shrinking, as the typical resident in Canberra East is now 10 years older than in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra, down from a 15-year gap in 2016.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 34.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Living alone: 40.0 pts higher in Canberra East Separate houses: 46.7 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra 3+ bedrooms: 60.7 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Participation: 32.8 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +11,647 larger in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap steady

12,744 66th pct 1,097 4th pct

Median age in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +10 yrs older in Canberra East gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

30.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.0 pts ▸ 33.1%

25.8% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 28.3%

21.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +11.9 pts 9.5%

9.6% Seniors (65+) +9.9 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.4 pts 7.7%

Marital status

54.8% Married ◂ +28.2 pts 26.5%

32.8% Never married +7.5 pts ▸ 40.3%

7.2% Divorced +13.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

2.7% Separated +4.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.5% Widowed +2.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra Canberra East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +29.2 pts 50.5%

2.6% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% New Zealand even 1.4%

1.2% India even 1.2%

0.5% China +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

39.2% Australian ◂ +13.5 pts 25.7%

35.7% English ◂ +12.6 pts 23.2%

12.2% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.6%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +4.2 pts 6.7%

5.3% Italian ◂ +3.0 pts 2.4%

4.5% German ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

1.0% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only ◂ +27.0 pts 57.0%

0.7% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.2% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% Christianity ◂ +22.7 pts 31.3%

37.4% No religion ◂ +7.3 pts 30.1%

4.4% Not stated +26.0 pts ▸ 30.4%

0.9% Islam +2.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.0% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

2 14th pct —

Schools/1k kids in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

0.74 7th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +22 more in Canberra East

11 29th pct 33 74th pct

Students in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

1,198 43rd pct —

Avg size in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

599 72nd pct —

ICSEA in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

1,096 82nd pct —

Highest year of school

70.6% Year 12 ◂ +34.6 pts 36.0%

16.6% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 16.9%

4.7% Year 9 or below +6.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.6% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

Highest qualification level

26.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.2 pts 12.3%

23.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 18.9%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +6.4 pts 10.0%

15.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.8 pts 5.7%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +3.0 pts 2.5%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

24.4% Management & commerce ◂ +13.3 pts 11.1%

15.7% Society & culture ◂ +6.5 pts 9.3%

12.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 9.1%

8.0% Health ◂ +4.4 pts 3.6%

7.3% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 3.4%

5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.7% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

3.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$611 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap widening

$1,357 94th pct $746 38th pct

Household income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$2,011 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap widening

$3,014 98th pct $1,003 3rd pct

Family income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$1,692 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap widening

$3,332 93rd pct $1,640 22nd pct

Household income distribution

6.2% Under $650 +26.9 pts ▸ 33.2%

31.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +27.2 pts 4.0%

11.9% $650–$1,499 +19.0 pts ▸ 30.9%

28.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 20.8%

16.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +9.9 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

32.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +21.4 pts 11.3%

26.1% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

26.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 25.7%

10.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +10.2 pts 0.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.5% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.5%

8.6% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 7.5%

3.7% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.3% Lung condition +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

0.7% Stroke +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None ◂ +25.4 pts 41.8%

19.8% One condition ◂ +3.4 pts 16.4%

5.1% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.0% Three or more +3.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +319 larger in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

347 70th pct 28 9th pct

Median age in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +27 yrs older in Canberra East

23 yrs 36th pct 50 yrs 100th pct

Median income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$153 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

$840 78th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$1,926 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

$2,867 93rd pct $941 3rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +1.1 larger in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

68.8% Couples with children ◂ +25.2 pts 43.6%

19.9% Couples without children +14.1 pts ▸ 34.1%

10.6% One-parent families +6.5 pts ▸ 17.0%

0.6% Other families +3.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

Household size

16.9% 1 person +40.0 pts ▸ 56.9%

29.8% 2 people ◂ +3.1 pts 26.7%

22.2% 4 people ◂ +16.8 pts 5.4%

19.2% 3 people ◂ +10.6 pts 8.7%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +7.1 pts 2.0%

3.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$167 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap steady

$430 74th pct $263 18th pct

Mortgage in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +$754 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra gap widening

$2,300 80th pct $1,546 30th pct

People / bedroom in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +0.10 higher in Canberra East gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.5% Owned outright +20.0 pts ▸ 48.5%

47.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +36.0 pts 11.1%

23.0% Rented +12.9 pts ▸ 35.9%

0.6% Other tenure +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

82.1% Separate house ◂ +46.7 pts 35.4%

0.1% Other dwelling +36.2 pts ▸ 36.4%

2.3% Flat or apartment +14.1 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.0 pts 11.4%

Bedrooms per home

47.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +42.8 pts 4.2%

8.1% 2 bedrooms +31.5 pts ▸ 39.6%

29.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.1 pts 22.5%

1.3% 1 bedroom +25.4 pts ▸ 26.7%

13.3% 5 or more ◂ +10.8 pts 2.5%

0.2% Studio / none +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Weekly rent distribution

21.6% $200–$349 +22.6 pts ▸ 44.1%

40.9% $350–$549 ◂ +30.5 pts 10.3%

5.7% Under $200 +20.5 pts ▸ 26.2%

22.7% $550–$749 ◂ +18.5 pts 4.1%

5.7% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

19.7% $1,000–$1,799 +27.0 pts ▸ 46.7%

38.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +20.4 pts 17.8%

27.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.7 pts 8.9%

10.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.6 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +53 more in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

60 67th pct 7 15th pct

Stops/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +1.67 more in Canberra East

4.71 56th pct 6.38 77th pct

Departures/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +1,099.6 more in Canberra East

309.7 31st pct 1,409.3 71st pct

PT routes in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +2 more in Canberra East

3 21st pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +40 longer in Canberra East

1 7th pct 41 90th pct

Drive to city in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

— 37 65th pct

Reach 30 min in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

— 1,097 2nd pct

Reach 45 min in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East

— 1,097 2nd pct

How people get to work

70.9% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 66.1%

9.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 7.6%

4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

0.8% Walked +3.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.3% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

23.5% 1 vehicle +29.0 pts ▸ 52.6%

44.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +20.7 pts 24.0%

18.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +13.0 pts 5.1%

1.7% No vehicle +12.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.9% 4 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

31.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.8 pts 26.8%

8.7% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.2% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%

4.9% Accommodation & food +4.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.8% Professional & technical ◂ +5.1 pts 3.7%

7.0% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%

2.3% Administrative & support +2.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.2% Transport & warehousing +2.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Electricity, gas & water +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Occupations people work in

23.9% Professionals ◂ +10.3 pts 13.6%

21.1% Managers ◂ +8.5 pts 12.6%

17.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.4 pts 11.8%

11.0% Technicians & trades +4.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

5.1% Labourers +8.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.4% Community & personal service +3.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +4.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.9% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +8 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

9 86th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +9 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

10 100th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +9 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

10 100th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +7 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +258 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

1,107 88th pct 849 3rd pct

ERP in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +11,509 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

12,735 61st pct 1,226 4th pct

Growth in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +12.8 pts higher in Canberra East

-0.1% 11th pct 12.7% 86th pct

Businesses in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +768 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

978 54th pct 210 9th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +13 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

779 43rd pct 766 41st pct

Max temp in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +0.5 higher in Canberra East

20.4 20th pct 20.9 29th pct

Min temp in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +0.4 higher in Canberra East

6.3 0th pct 6.6 1st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +0.3 higher in Canberra East

5.0 44th pct 5.3 48th pct

Types ≤15 min in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +0.4 more in Canberra East

4.4 37th pct 4.9 44th pct

15-min city in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +26.7 pts higher in Canberra East

46.0% 34th pct 72.6% 56th pct

Walk to shops in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +6.9 pts higher in Canberra East

67.2% 54th pct 74.2% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +12.1 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

92.1% 51st pct 79.9% 39th pct

Walk to school in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +2.7 pts higher in Canberra East

44.2% 26th pct 46.9% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +1.8 pts higher in Canberra East

96.0% 46th pct 97.8% 52nd pct

Walk to health in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +15.2 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

35.9% 41st pct 20.7% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +15.3 more in Canberra East

12.1 37th pct 27.3 85th pct

Intersections/km² in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +102 higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

122 56th pct 20 30th pct

Mean slope in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra in Canberra East +2.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra

7.6% 78th pct 5.0% 45th pct

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Compare Canberra East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra vs Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/101021012/queanbeyan-west-jerrabomberra/vs/801031113/canberra-east