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Rocklea - Acacia Ridge vs Durack
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Rocklea - Acacia Ridge profile · Durack profile
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge Durack
Rocklea - Acacia Ridge and Durack are neighbouring Brisbane areas with distinct characters. Durack is much more multicultural, with 47.2% of people born overseas and 49.0% using a language other than English at home, compared to 34.4% and 30.7% in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge. Housing also differs, as separate houses are far more common in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge (85.2%) than in Durack (67.8%). Additionally, Rocklea - Acacia Ridge has a higher share of renters at 47.8%, while Durack has a higher proportion of older residents, with 20.6% aged 65 and over.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,300 to $1,350. They also have nearly identical shares of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are widening; the difference in the number of people born overseas and those using other languages at home has grown since 2011. The typical age gap has also increased, with residents in Durack becoming noticeably older than those in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,707
- First area, 2016: 9,561
- First area, 2021: 9,711
- Second area, 2011: 6,545
- Second area, 2016: 7,948
- Second area, 2021: 8,254
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 0.7% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Durack: 1.4% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Durack: 1.1% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 1.1% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Durack: 1.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Durack: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Durack: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Durack: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Durack: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Durack: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Durack: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Durack: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Durack: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 4.7% males, 4.3% females; 30–34 in Durack: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 4.5% males, 4.6% females; 25–29 in Durack: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Durack: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Durack: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Durack: 3.4% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 3.9% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Durack: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Rocklea - Acacia Ridge: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Durack: 3.6% males, 2.8% 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: $464
- First area, 2016: $520
- First area, 2021: $659
- Second area, 2011: $488
- Second area, 2016: $530
- Second area, 2021: $604
- First area, 2011: $977
- First area, 2016: $1,177
- First area, 2021: $1,350
- Second area, 2011: $965
- Second area, 2016: $1,152
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: $1,098
- First area, 2016: $1,275
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,230
- Second area, 2016: $1,394
- Second area, 2021: $1,634
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: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $285
- First area, 2016: $325
- First area, 2021: $335
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,582
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Rocklea - Acacia Ridge vs Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/303051076/rocklea-acacia-ridge/vs/310011272/durack