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Tingalpa vs Carina
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Tingalpa profile · Carina profile
Tingalpa Carina
Carina and Tingalpa are neighbouring suburbs with different housing and amenity profiles. Carina has a more qualified workforce, with 34.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 24.2% in Tingalpa. This higher education level is consistent with a larger share of professionals and more people earning over $2,000 a week. Carina also has far better access to health services, with 81.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, compared to just 25.1% in Tingalpa. In contrast, Tingalpa is dominated by separate houses, which make up 80.6% of its homes, while Carina has a more varied mix with only 55.3% separate houses.
Both areas share very similar proportions of people born overseas, at around 24%. This commonality exists alongside a widening gap in education and income. While the two areas are alike in their share of children under 15, Carina's schools are generally larger and more numerous. The difference in housing has also grown over time, as the gap in the share of separate houses has widened since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,539
- First area, 2016: 8,708
- First area, 2021: 8,881
- Second area, 2011: 10,302
- Second area, 2016: 11,025
- Second area, 2021: 11,826
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Tingalpa: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Carina: 1.0% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Tingalpa: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Carina: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Tingalpa: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Carina: 1.3% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Tingalpa: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Carina: 1.6% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Tingalpa: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Carina: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Tingalpa: 2.4% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Carina: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Tingalpa: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Carina: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Tingalpa: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Carina: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Tingalpa: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Carina: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Tingalpa: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Carina: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Tingalpa: 4.2% males, 4.3% females; 35–39 in Carina: 4.5% males, 4.7% females
- 30–34 in Tingalpa: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Carina: 4.1% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Tingalpa: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Carina: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Tingalpa: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Carina: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Tingalpa: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Carina: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Tingalpa: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Carina: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Tingalpa: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Carina: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Tingalpa: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 0–4 in Carina: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $720
- First area, 2016: $796
- First area, 2021: $947
- Second area, 2011: $726
- Second area, 2016: $841
- Second area, 2021: $1,021
- First area, 2011: $1,474
- First area, 2016: $1,690
- First area, 2021: $1,983
- Second area, 2011: $1,510
- Second area, 2016: $1,744
- Second area, 2021: $2,075
- First area, 2011: $1,687
- First area, 2016: $1,920
- First area, 2021: $2,321
- Second area, 2011: $1,796
- Second area, 2016: $2,094
- Second area, 2021: $2,472
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $375
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $440
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,900
- First area, 2021: $1,900
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tingalpa vs Carina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/301031018/tingalpa/vs/303011049/carina