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Kanimbla - Mooroobool vs Kuranda
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Kanimbla - Mooroobool profile · Kuranda profile
Kanimbla - Mooroobool Kuranda
Kanimbla - Mooroobool and Kuranda are nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Kanimbla - Mooroobool is more walkable and urban, with 40.9% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 83% of homes having three or more bedrooms. It is also more linguistically diverse, with 22.1% of people using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Kuranda is car-dependent, and a larger share of its residents—51.4%—report having no religion. Kuranda also faces greater challenges for First Nations people, with a much higher unemployment rate of 28.1%.
Both areas share a similar level of overall advantage and an almost identical share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, at about 19.6%. While they are similar in education and health, other gaps are shifting. Kanimbla - Mooroobool has seen its lead in language diversity widen since 2011, while the age gap has narrowed as the typical resident in Kuranda is now 7 years older than in Kanimbla - Mooroobool.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,174
- First area, 2016: 9,888
- First area, 2021: 9,963
- Second area, 2011: 4,337
- Second area, 2016: 4,496
- Second area, 2021: 4,826
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 0.7% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Kuranda: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Kuranda: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 1.4% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Kuranda: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Kuranda: 3.0% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Kuranda: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Kuranda: 4.9% males, 4.4% females
- 55–59 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Kuranda: 4.2% males, 4.7% females
- 50–54 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Kuranda: 3.5% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Kuranda: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Kuranda: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Kuranda: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Kuranda: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Kuranda: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Kuranda: 1.4% males, 1.2% females
- 15–19 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Kuranda: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Kuranda: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Kuranda: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Kanimbla - Mooroobool: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Kuranda: 2.6% males, 1.9% 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: $654
- First area, 2016: $700
- First area, 2021: $782
- Second area, 2011: $466
- Second area, 2016: $530
- Second area, 2021: $622
- First area, 2011: $1,289
- First area, 2016: $1,457
- First area, 2021: $1,713
- Second area, 2011: $991
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- Second area, 2021: $1,352
- First area, 2011: $1,466
- First area, 2016: $1,680
- First area, 2021: $1,970
- Second area, 2011: $1,160
- Second area, 2016: $1,293
- Second area, 2021: $1,644
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $265
- First area, 2016: $310
- First area, 2021: $345
- Second area, 2011: $180
- Second area, 2016: $225
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,755
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,647
- Second area, 2016: $1,647
- Second area, 2021: $1,647
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Kanimbla - Mooroobool vs Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306021149/kanimbla-mooroobool/vs/306051168/kuranda