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Earlville - Bayview Heights vs White Rock
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Earlville - Bayview Heights profile · White Rock profile
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Earlville - Bayview Heights and White Rock are neighbouring areas in Cairns with very different layouts. Earlville - Bayview Heights is somewhat walkable, with 84.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and a typical resident aged 43. In contrast, White Rock is mostly car-dependent, with only 11.6% of homes near groceries and a younger typical resident aged 37. There are also notable differences in home ownership; Earlville - Bayview Heights has a far higher share of homes owned outright (34.2%) compared to White Rock (23.1%).
Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including a typical weekly rent of $340 and almost identical rates of people speaking little or no English. They also have very similar levels of people with long-term health conditions. While the two areas have different profiles, the gap in home ownership has narrowed since 2011, and the difference in typical age has also shrunk slightly.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,996
- First area, 2016: 8,265
- First area, 2021: 8,376
- Second area, 2011: 4,491
- Second area, 2016: 4,730
- Second area, 2021: 4,918
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Earlville - Bayview Heights: 1.0% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in White Rock: 0.6% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in White Rock: 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in White Rock: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in White Rock: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in White Rock: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in White Rock: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in White Rock: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in White Rock: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in White Rock: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in White Rock: 2.9% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in White Rock: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in White Rock: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in White Rock: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in White Rock: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in White Rock: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in White Rock: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in White Rock: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Earlville - Bayview Heights: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in White Rock: 3.4% males, 3.7% 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: $620
- First area, 2016: $675
- First area, 2021: $789
- Second area, 2011: $558
- Second area, 2016: $627
- Second area, 2021: $694
- First area, 2011: $1,196
- First area, 2016: $1,266
- First area, 2021: $1,478
- Second area, 2011: $1,062
- Second area, 2016: $1,234
- Second area, 2021: $1,396
- First area, 2011: $1,483
- First area, 2016: $1,616
- First area, 2021: $1,967
- Second area, 2011: $1,188
- Second area, 2016: $1,392
- Second area, 2021: $1,588
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: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $273
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,600
- First area, 2021: $1,522
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,343
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Earlville - Bayview Heights vs White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306021146/earlville-bayview-heights/vs/306021155/white-rock