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Trinity Beach - Smithfield vs Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Trinity Beach - Smithfield profile · Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach profile
Trinity Beach - Smithfield Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
Trinity Beach - Smithfield and Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Trinity Beach - Smithfield is a faster-growing area where homes are more likely to be detached houses with three or more bedrooms (81.9% compared to 51.9%). It is also wealthier and has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 38 and 19.8% of people under 15. In contrast, Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach is far older, with a typical age of 46, and has a much higher share of people living alone at 37.3%.
Since 2011, the gap between these two places has widened across several measures. The difference in typical age has doubled to 8 years, and the gap in weekly household income has grown to $473. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain alike in other ways. They share almost identical rates of volunteering, people providing unpaid care, and those who served in the Defence Force. They also both sit near the national figure for overall advantage.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 10,900
- First area, 2016: 13,936
- First area, 2021: 16,791
- Second area, 2011: 5,993
- Second area, 2016: 6,152
- Second area, 2021: 6,133
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 1.3% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 4.1% males, 4.5% females
- 55–59 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 3.7% males, 4.7% females
- 50–54 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.1% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 3.8% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.7% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Trinity Beach - Smithfield: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach: 2.1% males, 2.1% 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: $623
- First area, 2016: $749
- First area, 2021: $859
- Second area, 2011: $635
- Second area, 2016: $683
- Second area, 2021: $791
- First area, 2011: $1,225
- First area, 2016: $1,536
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2011: $977
- Second area, 2016: $1,117
- Second area, 2021: $1,327
- First area, 2011: $1,469
- First area, 2016: $1,801
- First area, 2021: $2,113
- Second area, 2011: $1,311
- Second area, 2016: $1,458
- Second area, 2021: $1,744
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $290
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $420
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,900
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,509
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,408
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Trinity Beach - Smithfield vs Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306011142/trinity-beach-smithfield/vs/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach