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Alexandra Hills vs Ormiston

Name: Alexandra Hills vs Ormiston — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Alexandra Hills profile · Ormiston profile

Alexandra Hills Ormiston

Alexandra Hills and Ormiston are neighbouring areas in Queensland with contrasting profiles. Ormiston is far older, with a typical resident aged 47 compared to 38 in Alexandra Hills. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 27.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 15.2% in Alexandra Hills. This difference is consistent with Ormiston having a much higher share of high earners, with 29% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 19.3% in Alexandra Hills.

Typical household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting just under $2,000 a week. Both areas share similar rates of long-term health conditions and unpaid care. While they are alike in these respects, other gaps are shifting; the difference in the share of adults with university degrees has widened since 2011, and separate houses are now far more common in Alexandra Hills than they used to be relative to Ormiston.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.9 pts higher in Alexandra Hills Population: 10,195 larger in Alexandra Hills Median age: 9 yrs older in Ormiston Bachelor+: 12.0 pts higher in Ormiston Owned outright: 11.4 pts higher in Ormiston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +10,195 larger in Alexandra Hills gap steady

16,574 82nd pct 6,379 31st pct

Median age in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +9 yrs older in Ormiston gap steady

38 yrs 43rd pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

25.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.7 pts ▸ 28.7%

26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.5 pts 18.3%

16.0% Seniors (65+) +8.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.1 pts 16.5%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

46.8% Married +9.3 pts ▸ 56.1%

35.3% Never married ◂ +9.4 pts 25.9%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

4.6% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Alexandra Hills Ormiston

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.1% Australia ◂ +9.0 pts 68.1%

4.0% England +5.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

1.0% South Africa +2.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.2% English +4.5 pts ▸ 46.7%

38.3% Australian ◂ +6.8 pts 31.5%

11.6% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.3% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.9% German ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

1.4% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

1.0% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 88.4%

0.6% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Greek even 0.3%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity +7.4 pts ▸ 53.5%

45.8% No religion ◂ +5.7 pts 40.1%

5.4% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.8% Buddhism even 0.8%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +4 more in Alexandra Hills

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.05 more in Ormiston

1.85 44th pct 1.90 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +7 more in Alexandra Hills

25 61st pct 18 47th pct

Students in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +996 more in Alexandra Hills

3,090 79th pct 2,094 64th pct

Avg size in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +532 larger in Ormiston

515 62nd pct 1,047 93rd pct

ICSEA in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +125 higher in Ormiston

998 42nd pct 1,124 90th pct

Highest year of school

54.9% Year 12 +8.0 pts ▸ 62.9%

25.3% Year 10 ◂ +4.3 pts 20.9%

7.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 5.6%

7.4% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +15.4 pts 24.7%

18.3% Bachelor degree +8.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

4.1% Postgraduate degree +6.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.5% Management & commerce +4.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

18.1% Engineering & related ◂ +2.5 pts 15.6%

12.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 11.1%

10.4% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.3% Education +2.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

7.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.4 pts 5.6%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 4.1%

2.8% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.5% Agriculture & environment even 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$14 higher in Alexandra Hills gap steady

$825 54th pct $811 51st pct

Household income in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$76 higher in Ormiston gap widening

$1,837 55th pct $1,913 60th pct

Family income in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$265 higher in Ormiston gap widening

$2,068 49th pct $2,333 66th pct

Household income distribution

35.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 26.2%

26.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 25.1%

7.5% $4,000 or more +10.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.1% Under $650 +2.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

Personal income distribution

38.3% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 40.8%

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.4 pts 28.1%

17.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 20.2%

1.9% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.7% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%

10.0% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 9.1%

9.2% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.5% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

3.3% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Lung condition even 2.1%

0.9% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Dementia even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.5% None +1.2 pts ▸ 62.7%

21.5% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 21.3%

6.7% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +517 larger in Alexandra Hills

614 85th pct 97 31st pct

Median age in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +7 yrs older in Ormiston

20 yrs 14th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$42 higher in Alexandra Hills

$713 64th pct $671 57th pct

Household income in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$196 higher in Alexandra Hills

$1,821 57th pct $1,625 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.1 larger in Alexandra Hills gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

57.3% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 56.7%

24.8% Couples without children +6.0 pts ▸ 30.8%

16.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.0 pts 11.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +2.4 pts ▸ 37.1%

18.9% 1 person +2.4 pts ▸ 21.3%

19.1% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 16.5%

17.5% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 16.9%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 5.9%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$50 higher in Ormiston gap widening

$400 62nd pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +$171 higher in Ormiston gap widening

$1,829 49th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.10 higher in Alexandra Hills gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.4 pts 35.3%

28.2% Owned outright +11.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

21.7% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 20.2%

1.3% Other tenure +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

93.5% Separate house ◂ +17.9 pts 75.6%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

1.9% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.8 pts 32.1%

34.8% 4 bedrooms +3.7 pts ▸ 38.5%

5.6% 2 bedrooms +8.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.0% 5 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

1.5% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

60.4% $350–$549 +2.0 pts ▸ 62.3%

4.7% $550–$749 +14.6 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.2% Under $200 ◂ +12.5 pts 2.7%

14.7% $200–$349 ◂ +5.2 pts 9.5%

0.4% $750 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 35.1%

33.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.6 pts 24.5%

7.2% $3,000 or more +15.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

11.5% Under $1,000 +1.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +86 more in Alexandra Hills

111 87th pct 25 35th pct

Stops/1k in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +2.78 more in Alexandra Hills

6.70 80th pct 3.92 44th pct

Departures/1k in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +298.0 more in Alexandra Hills

728.6 47th pct 430.6 35th pct

PT routes in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +5 more in Ormiston

17 82nd pct 22 86th pct

Stop walk in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +7 longer in Ormiston

1 7th pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +1 longer in Ormiston

24 48th pct 25 50th pct

Reach 30 min in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +10,195 more in Alexandra Hills

16,574 52nd pct 6,379 14th pct

Reach 45 min in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +17,549 more in Ormiston

16,574 25th pct 34,123 43rd pct

Transit to city in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston

— 89 100th pct

How people get to work

64.7% Car (driver) ◂ +7.4 pts 57.3%

12.1% Worked at home +8.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

0.5% Train +2.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.7% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 40.4%

28.9% 1 vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 34.0%

16.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 12.9%

9.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 7.9%

3.6% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 15.1%

12.5% Construction ◂ +3.4 pts 9.2%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

7.2% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.3% Professional & technical +3.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.7 pts 6.2%

5.3% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 4.7%

5.7% Public administration & safety even 5.8%

5.2% Other services ◂ +2.1 pts 3.0%

3.4% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Professionals +9.2 pts ▸ 24.9%

17.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.5 pts 9.9%

10.6% Managers +6.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 10.9%

10.6% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 7.6%

9.0% Sales workers even 9.1%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 3.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +3 higher in Ormiston

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +3 higher in Ormiston

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +2 higher in Ormiston

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +3 higher in Ormiston

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +84 higher in Ormiston

977 42nd pct 1,061 75th pct

ERP in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +10,319 higher in Alexandra Hills

17,361 79th pct 7,042 32nd pct

Growth in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +6.4 pts higher in Ormiston

2.9% 36th pct 9.3% 78th pct

Businesses in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +337 higher in Alexandra Hills

965 53rd pct 628 33rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +70 higher in Alexandra Hills

1,272 79th pct 1,202 75th pct

Max temp in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.1 higher in Ormiston

25.9 74th pct 26.0 75th pct

Min temp in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.3 higher in Ormiston

16.1 86th pct 16.4 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.2 higher in Alexandra Hills

6.3 63rd pct 6.1 61st pct

Types ≤15 min in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.5 more in Alexandra Hills

6.4 67th pct 5.9 60th pct

15-min city in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +8.5 pts higher in Ormiston

73.8% 56th pct 82.3% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +10.2 pts higher in Ormiston

69.5% 56th pct 79.7% 65th pct

Walk to transit in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +1.8 pts higher in Alexandra Hills

98.9% 70th pct 97.1% 63rd pct

Walk to school in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +12.3 pts higher in Alexandra Hills

85.7% 62nd pct 73.4% 50th pct

Walk to a park in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.3 pts higher in Ormiston

99.6% 62nd pct 99.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +54.7 pts higher in Alexandra Hills

67.1% 67th pct 12.5% 19th pct

Amenities/1k in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +0.7 more in Ormiston

13.7 47th pct 14.4 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +21 higher in Ormiston

110 53rd pct 131 57th pct

Mean slope in Alexandra Hills in Ormiston +1.0 pts higher in Alexandra Hills

5.4% 52nd pct 4.4% 33rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Alexandra Hills vs Ormiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/301011001/alexandra-hills/vs/301021008/ormiston