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Brinsmead vs Earlville - Bayview Heights

Name: Brinsmead vs Earlville - Bayview Heights — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.4 km apart · Brinsmead profile · Earlville - Bayview Heights profile

Brinsmead Earlville - Bayview Heights

Earlville - Bayview Heights and Brinsmead are neighbouring areas in Cairns with very different characters. Earlville - Bayview Heights is more walkable and has a much older population, with 22.3% aged 65 and over compared to 11.8% in Brinsmead. It also has far more people living alone (28.8% versus 15.2%) and a typical resident age of 43. In contrast, Brinsmead is mostly car-dependent and has a higher share of larger homes, with 94% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. Brinsmead also has more high-earners, with a typical weekly household income of $2,190, which is well higher than the $1,478 typical in Earlville - Bayview Heights.

These two areas share a similar cultural profile, with an identical 11.4% of people using a language other than English at home. While they are alike in this regard, other gaps have grown over time. The difference in typical incomes and the share of people living alone have both widened since 2011. The gap in the number of detached houses has also increased, as Brinsmead now has a far higher proportion of separate houses than Earlville - Bayview Heights.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 18.6 pts higher in Brinsmead 3+ bedrooms: 17.9 pts higher in Brinsmead No car: 7.0 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights Aged 65+: 10.5 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights Living alone: 13.6 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +2,839 larger in Earlville - Bayview Heights gap steady

5,537 26th pct 8,376 43rd pct

Median age in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +4 yrs older in Earlville - Bayview Heights gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

29.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 26.0%

25.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.1 pts 23.9%

11.8% Seniors (65+) +10.5 pts ▸ 22.3%

22.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.5 pts 17.6%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 10.2%

Marital status

50.6% Married ◂ +7.4 pts 43.2%

34.6% Never married +1.4 pts ▸ 36.0%

8.7% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

2.9% Widowed +3.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.2% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Brinsmead Earlville - Bayview Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.5% Australia ◂ +1.5 pts 73.9%

3.3% England ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

3.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

0.8% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

38.4% English ◂ +2.1 pts 36.3%

34.6% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 31.5%

12.6% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

5.8% German ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

5.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.3% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.5% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.4% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

84.3% English only ◂ +3.0 pts 81.3%

0.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.4% Christianity +5.8 pts ▸ 52.2%

43.5% No religion ◂ +6.7 pts 36.8%

6.7% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +0.14 more in Brinsmead

0.82 9th pct 0.68 5th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +8 more in Earlville - Bayview Heights

9 21st pct 17 45th pct

Students in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +56 more in Brinsmead

562 20th pct 506 18th pct

Avg size in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +56 larger in Brinsmead

562 68th pct 506 61st pct

ICSEA in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +16 higher in Brinsmead

1,041 61st pct 1,025 54th pct

Highest year of school

63.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.7 pts 53.6%

19.5% Year 10 +2.6 pts ▸ 22.1%

4.3% Year 9 or below +4.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%

Highest qualification level

30.2% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 34.0%

25.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 21.3%

17.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 15.1%

7.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.0 pts 4.2%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

2.3% Certificate I / II even 2.3%

Field of qualification

17.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.3 pts 15.3%

15.6% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.4% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.7%

10.2% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.1% Architecture & building even 6.1%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$190 higher in Brinsmead gap widening

$979 75th pct $789 47th pct

Household income in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$712 higher in Brinsmead gap widening

$2,190 77th pct $1,478 34th pct

Family income in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$407 higher in Brinsmead gap widening

$2,374 69th pct $1,967 42nd pct

Household income distribution

35.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 27.3%

20.1% $650–$1,499 +7.9 pts ▸ 28.0%

8.7% Under $650 +9.3 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 9.5%

12.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 8.0%

Personal income distribution

33.4% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 38.8%

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 32.5%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 17.5%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Arthritis +2.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.0% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.1% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.7% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.0% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None ◂ +7.0 pts 63.0%

17.7% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 18.4%

4.1% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.6% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +369 larger in Earlville - Bayview Heights

321 67th pct 690 86th pct

Median age in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights even

26 yrs 64th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$83 higher in Brinsmead

$671 57th pct $588 40th pct

Household income in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$823 higher in Brinsmead

$2,305 82nd pct $1,482 36th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +0.4 larger in Brinsmead gap steady

2.8 79th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

61.9% Couples with children ◂ +11.2 pts 50.7%

24.3% Couples without children +6.5 pts ▸ 30.8%

13.2% One-parent families +3.8 pts ▸ 17.1%

0.5% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

33.7% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

15.2% 1 person +13.6 pts ▸ 28.8%

20.0% 4 people ◂ +6.8 pts 13.2%

19.4% 3 people ◂ +4.9 pts 14.5%

7.7% 5 people ◂ +2.8 pts 4.9%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$110 higher in Brinsmead gap widening

$450 80th pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +$211 higher in Brinsmead gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $1,522 29th pct

People / bedroom in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.9 pts 34.2%

29.7% Owned outright +4.5 pts ▸ 34.2%

20.1% Rented +5.9 pts ▸ 25.9%

0.6% Other tenure +3.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

97.2% Separate house ◂ +18.6 pts 78.6%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% Flat or apartment +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.8% Other dwelling ◂ +2.1 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

47.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +22.6 pts 24.4%

37.3% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 42.8%

1.9% 2 bedrooms +14.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 8.9%

1.8% 1 bedroom +3.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

65.4% $350–$549 ◂ +23.0 pts 42.3%

12.6% $200–$349 +19.4 pts ▸ 32.0%

4.2% Under $200 +11.6 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.4% $550–$749 ◂ +10.4 pts 2.9%

0.8% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.0% $1,000–$1,799 +5.9 pts ▸ 41.9%

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.8 pts 26.9%

13.4% Under $1,000 +5.1 pts ▸ 18.5%

8.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +5 more in Earlville - Bayview Heights

11 20th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +0.08 more in Brinsmead

1.99 21st pct 1.91 20th pct

Departures/1k in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +443.2 more in Earlville - Bayview Heights

242.2 28th pct 685.4 45th pct

PT routes in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +8 more in Earlville - Bayview Heights

1 7th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +5 longer in Earlville - Bayview Heights

3 29th pct 8 64th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) +0.3 pts ▸ 59.9%

13.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.3 pts 11.9%

4.9% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.4% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.0 pts 37.9%

26.0% 1 vehicle +8.1 pts ▸ 34.1%

15.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 13.0%

1.8% No vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 16.9%

11.2% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 9.4%

9.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%

8.4% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.0% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 7.3%

5.7% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

4.1% Other services +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Wholesale trade even 2.0%

Occupations people work in

25.8% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 20.5%

13.3% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

12.3% Community & personal service +1.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 13.2%

12.6% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 11.2%

8.1% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.1% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.9% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +2 higher in Brinsmead

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3 higher in Brinsmead

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +5 higher in Brinsmead

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +2 higher in Brinsmead

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +67 higher in Brinsmead

1,041 68th pct 974 40th pct

ERP in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3,021 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

5,702 24th pct 8,723 41st pct

Growth in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +1.1 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

2.1% 29th pct 3.2% 38th pct

Businesses in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +235 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

423 20th pct 658 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +20 higher in Brinsmead

2,352 100th pct 2,331 100th pct

Max temp in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +0.2 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

29.6 91st pct 29.8 92nd pct

Min temp in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +0.2 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

20.5 96th pct 20.7 97th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +2.7 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

3.0 20th pct 5.7 54th pct

Types ≤15 min in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3.2 more in Earlville - Bayview Heights

2.4 14th pct 5.7 56th pct

15-min city in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +63.8 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

0.0% 0th pct 63.8% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +84.2 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

0.0% 0th pct 84.2% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3.4 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

75.8% 36th pct 79.2% 38th pct

Walk to school in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +55.6 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

12.6% 7th pct 68.2% 45th pct

Walk to a park in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3.2 pts higher in Brinsmead

98.1% 53rd pct 94.9% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +49.6 pts higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

0.0% 0th pct 49.6% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +2.2 more in Brinsmead

9.4 19th pct 7.2 8th pct

Intersections/km² in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +11 higher in Earlville - Bayview Heights

63 44th pct 74 46th pct

Mean slope in Brinsmead in Earlville - Bayview Heights +3.4 pts higher in Brinsmead

9.9% 90th pct 6.5% 68th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brinsmead vs Earlville - Bayview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/vs/306021146/earlville-bayview-heights