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Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Springwood

Name: Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Springwood — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.3 km apart · Sheldon - Mount Cotton profile · Springwood profile

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Springwood

Springwood and Sheldon - Mount Cotton are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Springwood is more urban, with a far higher share of people born overseas (30.9%) and those using another language at home (16.9%). In contrast, Sheldon - Mount Cotton is a wealthier, rural-style area where separate houses are much more common (99.5%) and 37.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. Springwood also has a far higher proportion of renters (29.1%) and more people living alone (24.8%) than Sheldon - Mount Cotton.

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They share several similarities, such as having about 1.9% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and similar rates of volunteering. While they are close by, the gaps between them are widening in several areas. The difference in household income and the number of separate houses has grown since 2011, as has the gap in the proportion of people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 27.8 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton Renting: 18.4 pts higher in Springwood 3+ bedrooms: 16.9 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton Living alone: 15.8 pts higher in Springwood One-parent: 7.4 pts higher in Springwood

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1,485 larger in Springwood gap narrowing

8,357 43rd pct 9,842 51st pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +3 yrs older in Springwood gap steady

37 yrs 36th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

26.8% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 27.8%

26.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.9 pts 23.0%

23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 17.8%

11.0% Seniors (65+) +9.5 pts ▸ 20.5%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%

Marital status

59.6% Married ◂ +12.3 pts 47.3%

29.5% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 33.6%

6.5% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.0% Widowed +3.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.4% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Sheldon - Mount Cotton Springwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.7% Australia ◂ +12.9 pts 65.9%

4.0% New Zealand +3.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.8% England ◂ +1.9 pts 3.9%

2.4% South Africa ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

0.5% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% China +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.3% English ◂ +10.8 pts 36.6%

39.6% Australian ◂ +9.0 pts 30.6%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 10.6%

11.1% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.1%

6.6% German ◂ +0.8 pts 5.8%

1.2% Chinese +3.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.1% Indian +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

0.6% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +12.9 pts 79.5%

0.4% Mandarin +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.0% Christianity +3.1 pts ▸ 50.1%

47.5% No religion ◂ +9.4 pts 38.0%

3.6% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.3% Islam +1.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Hinduism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +3 more in Springwood

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1.83 more in Springwood

1.03 16th pct 2.86 66th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +6 more in Springwood

17 45th pct 23 57th pct

Students in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +844 more in Springwood

2,086 64th pct 2,930 77th pct

Avg size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +457 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,043 93rd pct 586 71st pct

ICSEA in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +64 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,102 84th pct 1,038 60th pct

Highest year of school

65.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.7 pts 62.5%

20.2% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

6.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 6.2%

4.9% Year 9 or below +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.5 pts 30.3%

23.4% Bachelor degree +2.4 pts ▸ 25.8%

19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 16.8%

6.1% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce +1.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +4.5 pts 14.6%

11.2% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.9% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%

9.8% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.2%

8.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.4% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$262 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$1,050 81st pct $788 46th pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$913 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,637 91st pct $1,724 49th pct

Family income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$637 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,687 81st pct $2,050 48th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 32.9%

16.1% $650–$1,499 +11.2 pts ▸ 27.3%

18.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 11.4%

18.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.0 pts 8.7%

5.4% Under $650 +8.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

33.0% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 40.5%

31.5% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 33.6%

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 18.0%

5.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Other condition +1.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.9% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.5% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

3.3% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.1% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.0% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.3% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +5.4 pts 63.9%

18.7% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 20.0%

4.9% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.1% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +27 larger in Springwood

160 46th pct 187 51st pct

Median age in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +3 yrs older in Springwood

22 yrs 29th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$81 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$850 79th pct $769 72nd pct

Household income in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$580 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

$2,524 88th pct $1,944 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +0.5 larger in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap steady

3.1 91st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

70.1% Couples with children ◂ +13.3 pts 56.7%

21.6% Couples without children +5.4 pts ▸ 27.0%

8.0% One-parent families +7.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.3% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

30.3% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 33.3%

26.4% 4 people ◂ +10.3 pts 16.0%

9.0% 1 person +15.8 pts ▸ 24.8%

19.6% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 16.7%

10.1% 5 people ◂ +4.2 pts 6.0%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$95 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap widening

$475 86th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +$434 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton gap narrowing

$2,167 73rd pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.5 pts 38.1%

10.7% Rented +18.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

26.3% Owned outright +2.4 pts ▸ 28.6%

0.9% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

99.5% Separate house ◂ +27.8 pts 71.6%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +24.2 pts ▸ 24.3%

0.4% Flat or apartment +3.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +28.3 pts 30.3%

21.7% 3 bedrooms +20.6 pts ▸ 42.2%

17.0% 5 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 7.8%

1.2% 2 bedrooms +14.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

0.7% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

71.9% $350–$549 ◂ +15.8 pts 56.1%

7.9% $200–$349 +21.0 pts ▸ 28.9%

14.4% $550–$749 ◂ +8.2 pts 6.2%

3.6% Under $200 +2.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.0 pts 35.4%

20.0% $1,000–$1,799 +14.3 pts ▸ 34.3%

18.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.2 pts 8.8%

8.1% Under $1,000 +7.3 pts ▸ 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +24 more in Springwood

22 32nd pct 46 55th pct

Stops/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +2.04 more in Springwood

2.63 27th pct 4.67 56th pct

Departures/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +815.7 more in Springwood

199.8 25th pct 1,015.5 58th pct

PT routes in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +10 more in Springwood

6 43rd pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +64 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

74 100th pct 10 71st pct

Drive to city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +36 longer in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

56 76th pct 20 40th pct

Reach 30 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1,485 more in Springwood

8,357 22nd pct 9,842 28th pct

Reach 45 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1,485 more in Springwood

8,357 13th pct 9,842 15th pct

Transit to city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood

— 59 51st pct

How people get to work

62.1% Car (driver) ◂ +1.4 pts 60.7%

17.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.6 pts 15.3%

2.9% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.7% Bus +2.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.9 pts 39.6%

14.8% 1 vehicle +22.3 pts ▸ 37.1%

21.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 12.4%

15.1% 4 or more ◂ +7.9 pts 7.2%

0.7% No vehicle +3.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 10.3%

12.5% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.7% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 10.4%

9.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 9.7%

7.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 6.2%

5.6% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.4% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.9% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Other services even 4.5%

3.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

2.7% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 22.3%

16.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.7 pts 14.0%

15.9% Managers ◂ +4.1 pts 11.8%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.4% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.5% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +2 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +4 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +4 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

10 100th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +68 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,074 79th pct 1,006 54th pct

ERP in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1,586 higher in Springwood

8,742 41st pct 10,328 49th pct

Growth in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +0.3 pts higher in Springwood

3.3% 39th pct 3.6% 42nd pct

Businesses in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +531 higher in Springwood

792 43rd pct 1,323 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +77 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

1,271 79th pct 1,193 74th pct

Max temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +0.4 higher in Springwood

26.0 75th pct 26.4 79th pct

Min temp in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +0.2 higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

15.5 84th pct 15.3 82nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +3.8 higher in Springwood

3.2 22nd pct 7.0 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +3.6 more in Springwood

3.2 22nd pct 6.8 73rd pct

15-min city in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +47.0 pts higher in Springwood

34.1% 24th pct 81.0% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +45.4 pts higher in Springwood

33.4% 23rd pct 78.8% 64th pct

Walk to transit in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +36.6 pts higher in Springwood

53.4% 26th pct 90.0% 48th pct

Walk to school in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +55.2 pts higher in Springwood

39.8% 23rd pct 95.1% 76th pct

Walk to a park in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +19.4 pts higher in Springwood

80.3% 28th pct 99.8% 65th pct

Walk to health in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +40.6 pts higher in Springwood

33.3% 38th pct 73.9% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +6.2 more in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

22.9 78th pct 16.7 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +142 higher in Springwood

23 31st pct 166 64th pct

Mean slope in Sheldon - Mount Cotton in Springwood +1.2 pts higher in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

7.6% 78th pct 6.4% 66th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sheldon - Mount Cotton vs Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/vs/311061334/springwood