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Bulimba vs Newstead - Bowen Hills
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Bulimba profile · Newstead - Bowen Hills profile
Bulimba Newstead - Bowen Hills
Newstead - Bowen Hills and Bulimba are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different lifestyles. Newstead - Bowen Hills is a high-density hub where 68.6% of homes are rented and 94.4% are flats or apartments. It has a much younger population, with a typical age of 33, and a high proportion of people living alone (43.6%). In contrast, Bulimba is more suburban, with 46.2% of homes being separate houses and far more three-bedroom properties (63.8% compared to 16.3%). Families are more common here, with 17.7% of the population being children under 15, and a far higher share of people caring for children unpaid (29.1%).
These two areas share a very high level of overall advantage and almost identical typical weekly incomes of around $1,400. While they are both affluent, they have diverged since 2011. The gap in home ownership and the number of children has widened, and Newstead - Bowen Hills has become increasingly dominated by renters and young adults compared to Bulimba.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,941
- First area, 2016: 6,704
- First area, 2021: 7,407
- Second area, 2011: 7,282
- Second area, 2016: 10,638
- Second area, 2021: 18,016
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 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 Bulimba: 0.5% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Bulimba: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.6% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Bulimba: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Bulimba: 2.0% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Bulimba: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Bulimba: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Bulimba: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 50–54 in Bulimba: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in Bulimba: 3.8% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in Bulimba: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Bulimba: 3.8% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 6.4% males, 5.1% females
- 30–34 in Bulimba: 3.2% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 8.9% males, 8.1% females
- 25–29 in Bulimba: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 9.0% males, 10.5% females
- 20–24 in Bulimba: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 4.6% males, 6.2% females
- 15–19 in Bulimba: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 10–14 in Bulimba: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 5–9 in Bulimba: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 0–4 in Bulimba: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.3% males, 1.5% 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: $1,054
- First area, 2016: $1,148
- First area, 2021: $1,402
- Second area, 2011: $1,160
- Second area, 2016: $1,237
- Second area, 2021: $1,405
- First area, 2011: $2,414
- First area, 2016: $2,465
- First area, 2021: $2,868
- Second area, 2011: $2,150
- Second area, 2016: $2,095
- Second area, 2021: $2,160
- First area, 2011: $2,693
- First area, 2016: $3,007
- First area, 2021: $3,649
- Second area, 2011: $2,662
- Second area, 2016: $2,714
- Second area, 2021: $2,916
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 1.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $415
- First area, 2016: $490
- First area, 2021: $500
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,600
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $2,800
- Second area, 2011: $2,485
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Bulimba vs Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305021114/bulimba/vs/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills