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Box Head - MacMasters Beach vs Kincumber - Picketts Valley

Name: Box Head - MacMasters Beach vs Kincumber - Picketts Valley — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Box Head - MacMasters Beach profile · Kincumber - Picketts Valley profile

Box Head - MacMasters Beach Kincumber - Picketts Valley

Box Head - MacMasters Beach and Kincumber - Picketts Valley are neighbouring areas with very different residential profiles. Box Head - MacMasters Beach is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $1,775 and a high rate of outright home ownership at 49.1%. It is dominated by detached houses (92.1%) and larger homes, with 80.7% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Kincumber - Picketts Valley is more urban and accessible; 47.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of key services, compared to just 17.1% in Box Head - MacMasters Beach.

These two areas share several core traits, including very similar proportions of children under 15 and people born overseas. While they are alike in these respects, other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in typical weekly income has widened to $432, and the gap in outright home ownership has increased to 17 percentage points. Box Head - MacMasters Beach also has a higher share of adults with a university degree (25.5%) than Kincumber - Picketts Valley (17.8%).

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 25.9 pts higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach Owned outright: 17.0 pts higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach Needs assistance: 3.7 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley 3+ bedrooms: 11.0 pts higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach One-parent: 4.8 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3,427 larger in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap steady

11,042 58th pct 7,615 38th pct

Median age in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 yrs older in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

49 yrs 88th pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

27.5% Seniors (65+) +2.9 pts ▸ 30.3%

28.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.3 pts 22.5%

17.4% Young adults (25–44) +2.4 pts ▸ 19.8%

16.7% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 17.4%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

Marital status

54.5% Married ◂ +7.6 pts 47.0%

26.1% Never married +1.5 pts ▸ 27.6%

6.2% Widowed +4.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.2% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.9% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Box Head - MacMasters Beach Kincumber - Picketts Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 78.5%

6.2% England +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% India even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.2% English ◂ +0.6 pts 45.6%

39.6% Australian +0.1 pts ▸ 39.7%

14.2% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 13.1%

12.2% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

3.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

1.6% Dutch even 1.7%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.6% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.7% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 90.6%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.0% Christianity +3.2 pts ▸ 54.2%

42.0% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 38.5%

5.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.7% Buddhism even 0.7%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley even

3 43rd pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.64 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

1.63 36th pct 2.27 56th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

16 43rd pct 18 47th pct

Students in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +837 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

814 31st pct 1,651 55th pct

Avg size in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +279 larger in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

271 28th pct 550 67th pct

ICSEA in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +15 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

1,057 68th pct 1,042 62nd pct

Highest year of school

55.5% Year 12 ◂ +8.1 pts 47.3%

26.2% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 29.2%

7.6% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.8% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

Highest qualification level

28.8% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

24.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 20.7%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 16.1%

8.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.3 pts 5.3%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%

1.7% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 18.2%

13.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 13.0%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 11.0%

10.9% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.0% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 9.8%

8.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$89 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

$780 45th pct $691 27th pct

Household income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$432 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

$1,775 52nd pct $1,343 24th pct

Family income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$235 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

$2,187 57th pct $1,952 41st pct

Household income distribution

26.3% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 28.2%

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 24.6%

16.0% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 22.4%

14.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 9.0%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 9.1%

Personal income distribution

41.3% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 43.7%

28.9% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 29.5%

19.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 15.5%

5.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.9% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.0% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.4% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.5% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.9% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None ◂ +4.7 pts 56.2%

21.8% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

7.2% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.4% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +36 larger in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

311 66th pct 275 63rd pct

Median age in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 yrs older in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

20 yrs 14th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$12 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

$709 63rd pct $721 65th pct

Household income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$63 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

$2,222 79th pct $2,159 76th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.1 larger in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

56.8% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 56.1%

32.7% Couples without children ◂ +4.0 pts 28.7%

9.8% One-parent families +4.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.6% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Household size

39.1% 2 people ◂ +6.3 pts 32.7%

23.6% 1 person +8.2 pts ▸ 31.7%

15.1% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 14.2%

13.7% 3 people ◂ +1.4 pts 12.3%

6.3% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$50 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap narrowing

$450 80th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +$67 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach gap widening

$2,167 73rd pct $2,100 69th pct

People / bedroom in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.10 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.1% Owned outright ◂ +17.0 pts 32.1%

35.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.4 pts 32.5%

11.8% Rented +5.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

2.3% Other tenure +13.5 pts ▸ 15.8%

1.1% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house ◂ +25.9 pts 66.2%

2.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +27.0 pts ▸ 29.3%

2.4% Flat or apartment +1.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.2% Other dwelling ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

32.6% 3 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 36.1%

35.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 25.4%

16.0% 2 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 25.3%

12.7% 5 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 8.2%

1.9% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.1% $350–$549 +2.8 pts ▸ 45.8%

5.0% Under $200 +18.0 pts ▸ 23.0%

20.7% $550–$749 ◂ +7.7 pts 13.0%

18.3% $200–$349 ◂ +7.2 pts 11.1%

10.1% $750 or more ◂ +6.5 pts 3.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

26.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 18.1%

19.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

14.2% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +37 more in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

111 87th pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.33 more in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

10.05 87th pct 9.72 87th pct

Departures/1k in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +127.4 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

1,253.4 66th pct 1,380.8 70th pct

PT routes in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

4 29th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +10 longer in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

11 72nd pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +4 longer in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

70 80th pct 66 79th pct

Reach 30 min in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3,427 more in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

11,042 33rd pct 7,615 19th pct

Reach 45 min in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3,427 more in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

11,042 17th pct 7,615 12th pct

How people get to work

43.7% Car (driver) +6.5 pts ▸ 50.1%

35.2% Worked at home ◂ +9.3 pts 25.8%

2.1% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 32.7%

32.8% 1 vehicle +8.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

13.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 11.2%

8.5% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.3%

3.2% No vehicle +5.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 19.2%

13.5% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 11.4%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 9.2%

9.5% Professional & technical ◂ +3.6 pts 5.9%

8.2% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.9% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.9% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.4% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

26.5% Professionals ◂ +5.5 pts 21.0%

16.0% Managers ◂ +3.5 pts 12.5%

14.5% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.7% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

6.6% Labourers +2.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +59 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

1,051 72nd pct 992 48th pct

ERP in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3,655 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

11,289 54th pct 7,634 35th pct

Growth in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +2.0 pts higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

2.1% 29th pct 0.1% 12th pct

Businesses in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +414 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

1,024 57th pct 610 32nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +71 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

1,434 87th pct 1,505 89th pct

Max temp in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.2 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

22.9 42nd pct 23.1 43rd pct

Min temp in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +0.2 higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

12.9 63rd pct 12.8 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +1.7 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

3.3 23rd pct 5.0 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +1.7 more in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

2.9 19th pct 4.6 40th pct

15-min city in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +30.5 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

17.1% 11th pct 47.6% 35th pct

Walk to shops in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +32.4 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

3.2% 2nd pct 35.6% 25th pct

Walk to transit in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +5.1 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

90.4% 49th pct 95.6% 57th pct

Walk to school in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +44.8 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

11.7% 6th pct 56.5% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +4.8 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

90.3% 38th pct 95.1% 44th pct

Walk to health in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +32.5 pts higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

0.0% 0th pct 32.5% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +1.5 more in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

15.6 58th pct 14.1 49th pct

Intersections/km² in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +46 higher in Kincumber - Picketts Valley

18 30th pct 64 44th pct

Mean slope in Box Head - MacMasters Beach in Kincumber - Picketts Valley +3.6 pts higher in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

12.0% 95th pct 8.4% 85th pct

Compare Box Head - MacMasters Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Kincumber - Picketts Valley with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Box Head - MacMasters Beach vs Kincumber - Picketts Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/vs/102011034/kincumber-picketts-valley