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Kangaroo Point vs East Brisbane
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.0 km apart · Kangaroo Point profile · East Brisbane profile
Kangaroo Point East Brisbane
Kangaroo Point and East Brisbane are neighbouring areas with very different housing styles. Kangaroo Point is dominated by flats or apartments (86.9%), while East Brisbane has a much higher share of separate houses (44.0%). This difference is seen in the homes themselves; 48.9% of homes in East Brisbane have three or more bedrooms, compared to just 27.8% in Kangaroo Point. East Brisbane also has much more public transport activity, with 1,870.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far higher than the 591.9 seen in Kangaroo Point.
While the two areas are similar in their typical household incomes and the high number of university degrees held by adults, the gap in home types has widened since 2011. They share a similar proportion of First Nations people, though those in Kangaroo Point have higher typical personal incomes. Kangaroo Point has grown more quickly since 2021, with a population increase of 22.6%, while East Brisbane grew by 9.8%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,000
- First area, 2016: 8,214
- First area, 2021: 9,761
- Second area, 2011: 5,598
- Second area, 2016: 5,786
- Second area, 2021: 6,118
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Kangaroo Point: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in East Brisbane: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Kangaroo Point: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in East Brisbane: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Kangaroo Point: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in East Brisbane: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Kangaroo Point: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in East Brisbane: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Kangaroo Point: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in East Brisbane: 1.9% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Kangaroo Point: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in East Brisbane: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Kangaroo Point: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in East Brisbane: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Kangaroo Point: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in East Brisbane: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Kangaroo Point: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in East Brisbane: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Kangaroo Point: 3.4% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in East Brisbane: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Kangaroo Point: 5.1% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in East Brisbane: 4.8% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Kangaroo Point: 6.3% males, 5.9% females; 30–34 in East Brisbane: 5.8% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Kangaroo Point: 7.5% males, 7.4% females; 25–29 in East Brisbane: 6.8% males, 7.0% females
- 20–24 in Kangaroo Point: 5.1% males, 6.0% females; 20–24 in East Brisbane: 5.6% males, 6.2% females
- 15–19 in Kangaroo Point: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 15–19 in East Brisbane: 2.8% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Kangaroo Point: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 10–14 in East Brisbane: 2.2% males, 1.7% females
- 5–9 in Kangaroo Point: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 5–9 in East Brisbane: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 0–4 in Kangaroo Point: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in East Brisbane: 1.8% males, 1.7% 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: $910
- First area, 2016: $955
- First area, 2021: $1,170
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $855
- Second area, 2021: $1,043
- First area, 2011: $1,679
- First area, 2016: $1,831
- First area, 2021: $2,059
- Second area, 2011: $1,495
- Second area, 2016: $1,748
- Second area, 2021: $2,054
- First area, 2011: $2,151
- First area, 2016: $2,296
- First area, 2021: $2,675
- Second area, 2011: $2,069
- Second area, 2016: $2,335
- Second area, 2021: $2,700
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2011: $345
- Second area, 2016: $380
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,080
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Kangaroo Point vs East Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305011108/kangaroo-point/vs/305021115/east-brisbane