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Parkinson - Drewvale vs Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Name: Parkinson - Drewvale vs Boronia Heights - Park Ridge — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.5 km apart · Parkinson - Drewvale profile · Boronia Heights - Park Ridge profile

Parkinson - Drewvale Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge and Parkinson - Drewvale are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Parkinson - Drewvale has a much larger share of people born overseas (45.4%) and those using another language at home (44.3%). It also has a more qualified workforce, with 30.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.3% in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge. In contrast, Boronia Heights - Park Ridge is more transient, with a much higher share of renters (42.3% versus 20.5%) and more people who have moved in the last five years (53.4%).

Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of people providing unpaid care. While they share this commonality, they have drifted apart in other ways; the gaps in university qualifications, language diversity, and high incomes have all widened since 2011. Boronia Heights - Park Ridge has seen much faster recent growth, with its population increasing by 38.4% since 2021, while Parkinson - Drewvale grew by 4.3%.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 22.0 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale Renting: 21.7 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Year 12: 19.9 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale Bachelor+: 17.5 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale De facto: 7.4 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +3,071 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge gap widening

16,095 80th pct 19,166 88th pct

Median age in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +4 yrs older in Parkinson - Drewvale gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

28.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.7 pts ▸ 30.7%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.8 pts 18.8%

23.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 21.9%

11.4% Seniors (65+) +3.5 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

58.9% Married ◂ +16.3 pts 42.5%

28.9% Never married +10.4 pts ▸ 39.3%

5.8% Divorced +3.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.0% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.4% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Parkinson - Drewvale Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

52.4% Australia +9.8 pts ▸ 62.1%

8.6% China ◂ +7.9 pts 0.7%

4.9% New Zealand +2.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% India ◂ +1.9 pts 4.7%

2.6% England +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

23.0% English +10.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

20.7% Australian +8.6 pts ▸ 29.3%

18.3% Chinese ◂ +15.6 pts 2.7%

9.6% Indian ◂ +5.4 pts 4.2%

5.9% Scottish +1.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.7% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.1% German +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

1.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.9% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

52.7% English only +17.8 pts ▸ 70.5%

13.1% Mandarin ◂ +11.3 pts 1.7%

3.9% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.7% Cantonese ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%

1.9% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.3% Arabic ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.1% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 39.9%

34.7% No religion +5.3 pts ▸ 40.0%

3.8% Not stated +5.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.0% Hinduism ◂ +2.9 pts 2.1%

4.9% Islam ◂ +2.1 pts 2.8%

3.7% Other religions +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.8% Buddhism ◂ +2.4 pts 1.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

— 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

— 1.43 29th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

15 40th pct 20 51st pct

Students in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

— 4,695 88th pct

Avg size in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

— 783 85th pct

ICSEA in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

— 986 36th pct

Highest year of school

73.2% Year 12 ◂ +19.9 pts 53.4%

13.1% Year 10 +8.6 pts ▸ 21.7%

6.1% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.2% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

22.2% Certificate III / IV +15.2 pts ▸ 37.4%

31.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +16.0 pts 15.8%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 15.1%

13.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.6 pts 5.3%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

1.9% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

26.9% Management & commerce ◂ +7.5 pts 19.4%

14.3% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.0% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.3% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 8.6%

7.6% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.9% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.1% Information technology ◂ +2.4 pts 2.7%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.4%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$98 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale gap narrowing

$838 57th pct $740 37th pct

Household income in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$731 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale gap narrowing

$2,194 77th pct $1,463 33rd pct

Family income in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$586 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale gap narrowing

$2,242 60th pct $1,656 23rd pct

Household income distribution

37.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 33.8%

21.4% $650–$1,499 +11.6 pts ▸ 33.0%

14.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 7.0%

8.0% Under $650 +6.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

39.7% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 40.2%

33.6% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

19.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 10.9%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Mental health +4.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.8% Asthma +3.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.6% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.4% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.2% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.8% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.7% None ◂ +13.1 pts 60.5%

15.3% One condition +3.6 pts ▸ 18.9%

4.3% Two conditions +2.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.1% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +603 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

163 47th pct 766 86th pct

Median age in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +2 yrs older in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

18 yrs 5th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$169 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

$792 74th pct $623 48th pct

Household income in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$997 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

$2,386 86th pct $1,389 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +0.5 larger in Parkinson - Drewvale gap narrowing

3.2 94th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

71.2% Couples with children ◂ +16.2 pts 55.0%

17.5% Couples without children +7.1 pts ▸ 24.5%

10.8% One-parent families +8.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

0.6% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

26.2% 2 people +6.2 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.9% 4 people ◂ +10.8 pts 15.1%

10.2% 1 person +12.6 pts ▸ 22.8%

20.2% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 17.1%

11.5% 5 people ◂ +4.4 pts 7.1%

5.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$90 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale gap steady

$450 80th pct $360 46th pct

Mortgage in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +$334 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale gap narrowing

$1,950 57th pct $1,616 35th pct

People / bedroom in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.8 pts 30.6%

20.5% Rented +21.7 pts ▸ 42.3%

24.0% Owned outright ◂ +0.8 pts 23.2%

1.0% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Types of homes

87.3% Separate house ◂ +1.4 pts 86.0%

12.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Flat or apartment even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

67.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +28.0 pts 39.9%

14.1% 3 bedrooms +22.3 pts ▸ 36.5%

14.3% 5 or more ◂ +8.4 pts 5.9%

2.5% 2 bedrooms +11.5 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

79.0% $350–$549 ◂ +21.0 pts 58.1%

3.5% $200–$349 +27.6 pts ▸ 31.1%

12.4% $550–$749 ◂ +9.9 pts 2.5%

1.9% Under $200 +2.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.3% $1,000–$1,799 +19.1 pts ▸ 47.4%

41.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.6 pts 28.3%

12.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 12.3%

11.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +37 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27 37th pct 64 70th pct

Stops/1k in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +1.66 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1.68 18th pct 3.34 35th pct

Departures/1k in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +519.5 more in Parkinson - Drewvale

895.4 53rd pct 375.9 33rd pct

PT routes in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +4 more in Parkinson - Drewvale

12 71st pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5 longer in Parkinson - Drewvale

9 68th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +6 longer in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

21 43rd pct 27 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5,949 more in Parkinson - Drewvale

25,115 72nd pct 19,166 60th pct

Reach 45 min in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +8,002 more in Parkinson - Drewvale

43,200 49th pct 35,198 44th pct

Transit to city in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

73 76th pct —

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) +6.2 pts ▸ 69.6%

14.8% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 8.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Bus ◂ +2.4 pts 1.4%

0.2% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

48.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.8 pts 38.5%

24.0% 1 vehicle +12.1 pts ▸ 36.1%

17.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 13.2%

8.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

2.1% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 14.3%

10.6% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.0% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.8% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.4% Manufacturing +2.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 5.9%

6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.7%

6.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%

5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

3.4% Other services +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

22.4% Professionals ◂ +11.0 pts 11.4%

15.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 13.1%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +7.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.6% Technicians & trades +4.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

10.6% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.1% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.7% Managers ◂ +3.4 pts 8.2%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +4 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +5 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +114 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

1,038 67th pct 924 20th pct

ERP in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +9,965 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

17,108 78th pct 27,073 91st pct

Growth in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +34.1 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

4.3% 48th pct 38.4% 99th pct

Businesses in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +496 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1,413 74th pct 1,909 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +16 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

1,121 70th pct 1,105 68th pct

Max temp in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +0.3 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27.3 86th pct 27.6 87th pct

Min temp in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +0.6 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

14.5 77th pct 13.8 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +1.9 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

4.8 41st pct 3.0 20th pct

Types ≤15 min in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +1.7 more in Parkinson - Drewvale

4.5 38th pct 2.8 17th pct

15-min city in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +39.6 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

53.2% 40th pct 13.7% 9th pct

Walk to shops in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +12.3 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

53.9% 42nd pct 41.6% 31st pct

Walk to transit in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +32.8 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

82.6% 40th pct 49.8% 24th pct

Walk to school in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +31.8 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

83.1% 59th pct 51.3% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +12.6 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

98.9% 55th pct 86.3% 33rd pct

Walk to health in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +23.1 pts higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

34.4% 39th pct 11.3% 18th pct

Amenities/1k in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +2.0 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

6.0 3rd pct 8.0 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +41 higher in Parkinson - Drewvale

94 50th pct 53 41st pct

Mean slope in Parkinson - Drewvale in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge +0.1 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

5.1% 46th pct 5.2% 48th pct

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Compare Boronia Heights - Park Ridge with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parkinson - Drewvale vs Boronia Heights - Park Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303051075/parkinson-drewvale/vs/311031311/boronia-heights-park-ridge