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Bentley Park vs Woree

Name: Bentley Park vs Woree — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Bentley Park profile · Woree profile

Bentley Park Woree

Bentley Park and Woree are neighbouring areas in Cairns that offer very different lifestyles. Bentley Park is a family-focused area where 96.9% of homes are separate houses, and 93.9% have three or more bedrooms. It is much younger, with a typical resident aged 32 and 25.8% of the population being children under 15. In contrast, Woree has a more urban feel, with 51.7% of households renting and a much higher proportion of flats or apartments. Woree is also far more walkable, with 80.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of local amenities, compared to just 30.3% in Bentley Park.

Both areas share similar foundations, including a similar proportion of First Nations residents and nearly identical numbers of local businesses. While they have these commonalities, they have drifted apart in some ways since 2011. The gap in rental rates has widened, and the difference in typical age has grown, with Woree becoming noticeably older than Bentley Park. At the same time, more people in Bentley Park are now working or looking for work compared to Woree.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 48.6 pts higher in Bentley Park 3+ bedrooms: 44.1 pts higher in Bentley Park Living alone: 18.0 pts higher in Woree Renting: 17.8 pts higher in Woree Unpaid child care: 10.8 pts higher in Bentley Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bentley Park in Woree +3,233 larger in Bentley Park gap widening

8,360 43rd pct 5,127 23rd pct

Median age in Bentley Park in Woree +6 yrs older in Woree gap widening

32 yrs 9th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

29.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.9 pts 26.5%

25.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.5 pts 18.4%

22.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

9.0% Seniors (65+) +7.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 12.9%

Marital status

43.6% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 47.0%

41.8% Married ◂ +10.3 pts 31.5%

7.9% Divorced +4.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

3.6% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% Widowed +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Bentley Park Woree

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.6% Australia ◂ +10.7 pts 65.9%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

1.7% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% England ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

0.4% India +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

34.1% Australian ◂ +7.8 pts 26.3%

31.3% English ◂ +3.4 pts 28.0%

8.7% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

8.2% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

5.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

5.0% German ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

2.6% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.3% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.7% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

79.2% English only ◂ +10.4 pts 68.7%

0.5% Punjabi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.0% Christianity ◂ +1.2 pts 43.9%

42.5% No religion ◂ +7.1 pts 35.4%

9.1% Not stated +7.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

1.8% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bentley Park in Woree +3 more in Woree

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bentley Park in Woree +4.39 more in Woree

0.93 13th pct 5.31 87th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bentley Park in Woree +10 more in Woree

7 14th pct 17 45th pct

Students in Bentley Park in Woree +446 more in Woree

2,312 68th pct 2,758 75th pct

Avg size in Bentley Park in Woree +604 larger in Bentley Park

1,156 96th pct 552 67th pct

ICSEA in Bentley Park in Woree +45 higher in Woree

898 9th pct 942 16th pct

Highest year of school

54.9% Year 12 ◂ +11.5 pts 43.4%

20.4% Year 10 +0.8 pts ▸ 21.2%

8.4% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

Highest qualification level

41.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.3 pts 33.5%

16.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.4 pts 12.7%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.3 pts 12.6%

3.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.6% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 14.1%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +4.4 pts 12.7%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 10.0%

9.3% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 6.9%

8.7% Education ◂ +2.6 pts 6.1%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.4%

1.7% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Bentley Park in Woree +$142 higher in Bentley Park gap widening

$821 53rd pct $679 25th pct

Household income in Bentley Park in Woree +$679 higher in Bentley Park gap widening

$1,831 55th pct $1,152 11th pct

Family income in Bentley Park in Woree +$531 higher in Bentley Park gap widening

$1,948 41st pct $1,417 10th pct

Household income distribution

37.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.3 pts 25.2%

26.6% $650–$1,499 +10.1 pts ▸ 36.7%

9.5% Under $650 +11.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

10.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.7 pts 4.1%

5.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 2.9%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 40.0%

36.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 33.7%

17.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.3 pts 8.7%

1.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.7% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.7% Arthritis +1.8 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%

4.4% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.5% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.4% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.5% None ◂ +10.1 pts 57.4%

15.9% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

4.6% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.2% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bentley Park in Woree +466 larger in Bentley Park

1,292 87th pct 826 86th pct

Median age in Bentley Park in Woree +5 yrs older in Woree

18 yrs 5th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Bentley Park in Woree +$79 higher in Bentley Park

$634 50th pct $555 32nd pct

Household income in Bentley Park in Woree +$667 higher in Bentley Park

$1,685 49th pct $1,018 6th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bentley Park in Woree +0.7 larger in Bentley Park gap steady

3.0 89th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

57.6% Couples with children ◂ +14.1 pts 43.5%

20.9% One-parent families +8.9 pts ▸ 29.9%

20.6% Couples without children +4.4 pts ▸ 25.0%

0.8% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

15.4% 1 person +18.0 pts ▸ 33.4%

33.1% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 32.6%

18.3% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 15.4%

17.8% 4 people ◂ +7.5 pts 10.3%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +3.5 pts 5.2%

6.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bentley Park in Woree +$105 higher in Bentley Park gap steady

$385 55th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Bentley Park in Woree +$217 higher in Bentley Park gap narrowing

$1,517 28th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Bentley Park in Woree +0.10 higher in Woree gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.0% Rented +17.8 pts ▸ 51.7%

46.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.3 pts 23.0%

17.7% Owned outright +4.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

1.4% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

96.9% Separate house ◂ +48.6 pts 48.3%

2.0% Flat or apartment +22.8 pts ▸ 24.8%

0.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Bedrooms per home

49.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +36.0 pts 13.7%

4.2% 2 bedrooms +36.3 pts ▸ 40.6%

39.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.5 pts 32.6%

0.2% 1 bedroom +4.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.2% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%

0.2% Studio / none +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.9% $350–$549 ◂ +33.9 pts 27.0%

24.9% $200–$349 +35.1 pts ▸ 59.9%

7.8% Under $200 +1.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

2.9% $550–$749 ◂ +2.0 pts 0.9%

0.8% $750 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.0 pts 49.2%

25.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.2 pts 13.3%

12.9% Under $1,000 +11.7 pts ▸ 24.6%

3.6% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bentley Park in Woree even

18 27th pct 18 27th pct

Stops/1k in Bentley Park in Woree +1.36 more in Woree

2.15 22nd pct 3.51 38th pct

Departures/1k in Bentley Park in Woree +716.6 more in Woree

323.0 31st pct 1,039.6 59th pct

PT routes in Bentley Park in Woree +3 more in Woree

5 36th pct 8 52nd pct

Stop walk in Bentley Park in Woree +2 longer in Woree

4 43rd pct 6 57th pct

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.7 pts 60.2%

9.6% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.5% Car (passenger) +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.9% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.5 pts 31.2%

29.3% 1 vehicle +16.3 pts ▸ 45.6%

14.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.9 pts 8.9%

2.9% No vehicle +7.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.3% 4 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 15.8%

12.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%

9.9% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

7.9% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 8.0%

8.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.9 pts 5.6%

4.8% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.8% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

3.3% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.3% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

3.4% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.9% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

17.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 16.1%

15.0% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

11.2% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.6% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 13.1%

13.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 11.8%

11.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

8.8% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 7.1%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bentley Park in Woree +2 higher in Bentley Park

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Bentley Park in Woree +3 higher in Bentley Park

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Bentley Park in Woree +4 higher in Bentley Park

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Bentley Park in Woree +1 higher in Bentley Park

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Bentley Park in Woree +78 higher in Bentley Park

945 28th pct 867 7th pct

ERP in Bentley Park in Woree +3,962 higher in Bentley Park

9,214 44th pct 5,252 22nd pct

Growth in Bentley Park in Woree +7.2 pts higher in Bentley Park

8.5% 75th pct 1.3% 21st pct

Businesses in Bentley Park in Woree +18 higher in Woree

383 18th pct 401 19th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bentley Park in Woree +100 higher in Bentley Park

2,431 100th pct 2,331 100th pct

Max temp in Bentley Park in Woree +1.3 higher in Woree

28.5 89th pct 29.8 92nd pct

Min temp in Bentley Park in Woree +1.6 higher in Woree

19.1 93rd pct 20.7 97th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bentley Park in Woree +1.7 higher in Woree

4.3 34th pct 6.0 58th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bentley Park in Woree +1.9 more in Woree

3.7 28th pct 5.6 55th pct

15-min city in Bentley Park in Woree +50.0 pts higher in Woree

30.3% 21st pct 80.3% 62nd pct

Walk to shops in Bentley Park in Woree +52.0 pts higher in Woree

29.8% 20th pct 81.8% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Bentley Park in Woree +6.7 pts higher in Woree

84.6% 42nd pct 91.3% 50th pct

Walk to school in Bentley Park in Woree +26.5 pts higher in Woree

65.9% 43rd pct 92.4% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Bentley Park in Woree +5.2 pts higher in Bentley Park

99.5% 58th pct 94.3% 42nd pct

Walk to health in Bentley Park in Woree +18.9 pts higher in Woree

28.1% 32nd pct 47.0% 51st pct

Amenities/1k in Bentley Park in Woree +2.4 more in Woree

8.1 12th pct 10.5 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Bentley Park in Woree +14 higher in Woree

87 48th pct 100 51st pct

Mean slope in Bentley Park in Woree +1.4 pts higher in Bentley Park

6.0% 60th pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Bentley Park with nearby areas

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Compare Woree with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bentley Park vs Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/vs/306021157/woree