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Bentley Park vs Kanimbla - Mooroobool
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.1 km apart · Bentley Park profile · Kanimbla - Mooroobool profile
Bentley Park Kanimbla - Mooroobool
Kanimbla - Mooroobool and Bentley Park are neighbouring areas in Cairns with very different profiles. Kanimbla - Mooroobool is the older of the two, with a typical resident aged 40 compared to 32 in Bentley Park. It is also more likely to be a place of ownership and diversity, with 30.8% of homes owned outright and 25.7% of people born overseas. In contrast, Bentley Park is geared toward young families; children under 15 make up 25.8% of the population, and the area has much larger schools, with a typical size of 1,156 students compared to 381 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for home ownership, as about 30% of Kanimbla - Mooroobool residents own their homes outright. They also share very similar typical weekly incomes and unemployment rates. However, the gap in age has widened since 2011, and the difference in the number of people born overseas has also grown. While Kanimbla - Mooroobool has more walkable amenities, Bentley Park provides much better access to health services within a 15-minute walk.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,419
- First area, 2016: 8,018
- First area, 2021: 8,360
- Second area, 2011: 9,174
- Second area, 2016: 9,888
- Second area, 2021: 9,963
- First area, 2011: 28 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Bentley Park: 0.1% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 0.7% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Bentley Park: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Bentley Park: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Bentley Park: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Bentley Park: 1.6% males, 1.5% females; 65–69 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Bentley Park: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Bentley Park: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Bentley Park: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Bentley Park: 2.6% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Bentley Park: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Bentley Park: 3.5% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Bentley Park: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Bentley Park: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Bentley Park: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Bentley Park: 4.2% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Bentley Park: 4.9% males, 4.2% females; 10–14 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Bentley Park: 4.5% males, 4.6% females; 5–9 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Bentley Park: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.7% males, 2.8% 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: $631
- First area, 2016: $712
- First area, 2021: $821
- Second area, 2011: $654
- Second area, 2016: $700
- Second area, 2021: $782
- First area, 2011: $1,370
- First area, 2016: $1,594
- First area, 2021: $1,831
- Second area, 2011: $1,289
- Second area, 2016: $1,457
- Second area, 2021: $1,713
- First area, 2011: $1,447
- First area, 2016: $1,666
- First area, 2021: $1,948
- Second area, 2011: $1,466
- Second area, 2016: $1,680
- Second area, 2021: $1,970
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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $345
- First area, 2021: $385
- Second area, 2011: $265
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $345
- First area, 2011: $1,842
- First area, 2016: $1,695
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,755
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- 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). Bentley Park vs Kanimbla - Mooroobool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/vs/306021149/kanimbla-mooroobool