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Albion vs Newstead - Bowen Hills
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Albion profile · Newstead - Bowen Hills profile
Albion Newstead - Bowen Hills
Newstead - Bowen Hills and Albion are neighbouring inner-city areas with very different housing styles. Newstead - Bowen Hills is dominated by apartments, with flats or apartments making up 94.4% of homes, while Albion has far more variety, including 23.8% separate houses. This difference extends to the size of the homes; 33.5% of homes in Albion have three or more bedrooms, compared to just 16.3% in Newstead - Bowen Hills. Albion also has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 18.6% of residents speaking a First Nations language, far higher than the 8.4% in Newstead - Bowen Hills.
These two areas share a very similar typical weekly household income, with Newstead - Bowen Hills at $2,160 and Albion at $2,052. Both areas are far more likely to have residents with a university degree than the national figure, though the gap between them in this regard has narrowed since 2011. Over time, Newstead - Bowen Hills has seen its lead in the share of people living alone grow, while the gap in the number of children under 15 has narrowed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,551
- First area, 2016: 2,791
- First area, 2021: 4,305
- Second area, 2011: 7,282
- Second area, 2016: 10,638
- Second area, 2021: 18,016
- First area, 2011: 32 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 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 Albion: 0.6% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Albion: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.6% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Albion: 0.8% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Albion: 1.4% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Albion: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 65–69 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Albion: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Albion: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 50–54 in Albion: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in Albion: 2.4% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in Albion: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Albion: 4.7% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 6.4% males, 5.1% females
- 30–34 in Albion: 7.1% males, 6.4% females; 30–34 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 8.9% males, 8.1% females
- 25–29 in Albion: 7.6% males, 8.1% females; 25–29 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 9.0% males, 10.5% females
- 20–24 in Albion: 4.8% males, 5.5% females; 20–24 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 4.6% males, 6.2% females
- 15–19 in Albion: 1.6% males, 4.0% females; 15–19 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 10–14 in Albion: 1.3% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 5–9 in Albion: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 5–9 in Newstead - Bowen Hills: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 0–4 in Albion: 1.4% males, 1.9% 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: $816
- First area, 2016: $954
- First area, 2021: $1,161
- Second area, 2011: $1,160
- Second area, 2016: $1,237
- Second area, 2021: $1,405
- First area, 2011: $1,530
- First area, 2016: $1,823
- First area, 2021: $2,052
- Second area, 2011: $2,150
- Second area, 2016: $2,095
- Second area, 2021: $2,160
- First area, 2011: $2,083
- First area, 2016: $2,432
- First area, 2021: $2,603
- 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: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 1.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $390
- First area, 2021: $410
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,104
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- 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: 0.90
- 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). Albion vs Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305031119/albion/vs/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills