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Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Victoria Point

Name: Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Victoria Point — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.8 km apart · Sheldon - Mount Cotton profile · Victoria Point profile

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Victoria Point

Victoria Point and Sheldon - Mount Cotton are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Victoria Point, where the typical age is 49 and 28.6% of people are aged 65 or over. This is a contrast to Sheldon - Mount Cotton, where the typical age is 37 and only 11.0% are seniors. Sheldon - Mount Cotton is also wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,637 compared to $1,511 in Victoria Point, and a much higher share of households earning $3,000 or more per week (37.6% versus 18.5%).

These two places share a similar cultural makeup, with about 5% of people in both using a language other than English at home. While they are alike in this way, other gaps have grown since 2011. The age difference has widened, and the typical income gap has increased. Victoria Point remains more accessible, with far more people within a 10-minute walk of public transport (94.6%) compared to Sheldon - Mount Cotton (53.4%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,783 larger in Victoria Point Median age: 12 yrs older in Victoria Point Participation: 19.8 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton Separate houses: 18.6 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton Aged 65+: 17.6 pts higher in Victoria Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +6,783 larger in Victoria Point gap narrowing

8,357 43rd pct 15,140 76th pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +12 yrs older in Victoria Point gap widening

37 yrs 36th pct 49 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

11.0% Seniors (65+) +17.6 pts ▸ 28.6%

26.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.1 pts ▸ 26.9%

26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.7 pts 18.1%

23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.9 pts 15.3%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 11.0%

Marital status

59.6% Married ◂ +7.3 pts 52.2%

29.5% Never married ◂ +3.2 pts 26.3%

6.5% Divorced +3.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.0% Widowed +6.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.4% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Victoria Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.7% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 75.1%

5.8% England +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.0% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.4% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

0.2% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.3% English +0.8 pts ▸ 48.1%

39.6% Australian ◂ +2.7 pts 36.9%

11.4% Scottish +1.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.1% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.6% German ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

2.6% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.6% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 91.8%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.0% Christianity +6.3 pts ▸ 53.3%

47.5% No religion ◂ +7.8 pts 39.7%

3.6% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Islam even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +2 more in Victoria Point

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +0.70 more in Victoria Point

1.03 16th pct 1.73 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +9 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

17 45th pct 8 18th pct

Students in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +904 more in Victoria Point

2,086 64th pct 2,990 78th pct

Avg size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +296 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,043 93rd pct 748 83rd pct

ICSEA in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +95 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,102 84th pct 1,007 46th pct

Highest year of school

65.2% Year 12 ◂ +14.8 pts 50.4%

20.2% Year 10 +7.9 pts ▸ 28.1%

4.9% Year 9 or below +4.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.8% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV +2.4 pts ▸ 38.1%

23.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.9 pts 18.5%

19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 18.7%

6.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 4.2%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 18.4%

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 17.9%

11.2% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.9% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

8.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

2.4% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$347 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$1,050 81st pct $703 29th pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$1,126 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,637 91st pct $1,511 36th pct

Family income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$754 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,687 81st pct $1,933 40th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 28.2%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +12.4 pts ▸ 28.5%

18.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.4 pts 10.4%

18.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.7 pts 8.1%

5.4% Under $650 +12.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

Personal income distribution

33.0% Under $650 +11.6 pts ▸ 44.6%

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 31.3%

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.2 pts 16.0%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Arthritis +6.9 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.8% Other condition +2.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.9% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.5% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.1% Heart disease +4.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.3% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Cancer +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.2% Lung condition +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.3% Dementia +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +12.3 pts 57.0%

18.7% One condition +4.4 pts ▸ 23.1%

4.9% Two conditions +3.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.1% Three or more +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +172 larger in Victoria Point

160 46th pct 332 69th pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +2 yrs older in Victoria Point

22 yrs 29th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$221 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$850 79th pct $629 49th pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$562 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$2,524 88th pct $1,962 65th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +0.6 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

3.1 91st pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +17.2 pts 52.9%

21.6% Couples without children +11.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

8.0% One-parent families +5.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.3% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

30.3% 2 people +7.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

26.4% 4 people ◂ +12.4 pts 13.9%

9.0% 1 person +15.6 pts ▸ 24.6%

19.6% 3 people ◂ +4.9 pts 14.7%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +4.4 pts 5.8%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$25 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$475 86th pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +$217 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap narrowing

$2,167 73rd pct $1,950 57th pct

People / bedroom in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +0.10 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +28.0 pts 33.6%

26.3% Owned outright +10.0 pts ▸ 36.3%

10.7% Rented +9.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

0.9% Other tenure +7.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.6% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

99.5% Separate house ◂ +18.6 pts 80.8%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

0.4% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.8 pts 42.8%

21.7% 3 bedrooms +8.6 pts ▸ 30.3%

17.0% 5 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 8.4%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +13.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.7% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

71.9% $350–$549 ◂ +4.8 pts 67.2%

14.4% $550–$749 ◂ +3.6 pts 10.8%

3.6% Under $200 +5.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.9% $200–$349 +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

1.4% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 42.7%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 +7.0 pts ▸ 27.0%

18.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 11.0%

8.1% Under $1,000 +5.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +48 more in Victoria Point

22 32nd pct 70 74th pct

Stops/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +1.99 more in Victoria Point

2.63 27th pct 4.62 55th pct

Departures/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +669.8 more in Victoria Point

199.8 25th pct 869.6 52nd pct

PT routes in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +5 more in Victoria Point

6 43rd pct 11 67th pct

Stop walk in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +72 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

74 100th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +25 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

56 76th pct 31 59th pct

Reach 30 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +6,783 more in Victoria Point

8,357 22nd pct 15,140 48th pct

Reach 45 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +41,897 more in Victoria Point

8,357 13th pct 50,254 54th pct

How people get to work

62.1% Car (driver) +2.1 pts ▸ 64.2%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +4.5 pts 13.3%

2.9% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.7% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.1 pts 36.4%

14.8% 1 vehicle +19.5 pts ▸ 34.3%

21.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 15.3%

15.1% 4 or more ◂ +6.5 pts 8.6%

0.7% No vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.5% Health care & social assistance +2.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.3% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 8.7%

9.7% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

6.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +4.5 pts 16.2%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.2 pts 16.5%

15.9% Managers ◂ +4.1 pts 11.7%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.3% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.5% Labourers +2.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.4% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +3 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +4 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +3 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +3 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +83 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,074 79th pct 991 47th pct

ERP in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +7,392 higher in Victoria Point

8,742 41st pct 16,134 75th pct

Growth in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +1.9 pts higher in Victoria Point

3.3% 39th pct 5.3% 56th pct

Businesses in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +178 higher in Victoria Point

792 43rd pct 970 54th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +46 higher in Victoria Point

1,271 79th pct 1,317 82nd pct

Max temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point even

26.0 75th pct 26.1 76th pct

Min temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +0.9 higher in Victoria Point

15.5 84th pct 16.3 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +2.2 higher in Victoria Point

3.2 22nd pct 5.4 49th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +1.7 more in Victoria Point

3.2 22nd pct 5.0 46th pct

15-min city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +19.2 pts higher in Victoria Point

34.1% 24th pct 53.3% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +22.3 pts higher in Victoria Point

33.4% 23rd pct 55.7% 44th pct

Walk to transit in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +41.1 pts higher in Victoria Point

53.4% 26th pct 94.6% 55th pct

Walk to school in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +35.3 pts higher in Victoria Point

39.8% 23rd pct 75.2% 51st pct

Walk to a park in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +18.8 pts higher in Victoria Point

80.3% 28th pct 99.1% 56th pct

Walk to health in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +10.0 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

33.3% 38th pct 23.3% 27th pct

Amenities/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +7.7 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

22.9 78th pct 15.2 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +85 higher in Victoria Point

23 31st pct 108 53rd pct

Mean slope in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Victoria Point +4.5 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7.6% 78th pct 3.2% 13th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Victoria Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/vs/301021013/victoria-point