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Atherton vs Mareeba

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Atherton profile · Mareeba profile

Atherton Mareeba

Mareeba and Atherton are nearby Queensland towns with similar populations, but they differ in their social makeup and layout. Mareeba has a larger First Nations community, where 12.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, compared with 7.5% in Atherton. Mareeba is also more linguistically diverse, with 13.2% of people using a language other than English at home, whereas only 6.2% do so in Atherton. In contrast, Atherton is more walkable, with 69.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 55.7% near a school, while Mareeba's figures are 55.4% and 33.5% respectively.

Since 2011, several gaps between the two have widened. Residents in Atherton have become noticeably older, and the share of people living alone there has grown compared to Mareeba. At the same time, the difference in recent overseas arrivals has increased, with Mareeba now well higher at 20.7%. Despite these shifts, the two towns remain very similar in other ways, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and similar shares of people providing unpaid care.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 1.8 pts higher in Mareeba Limited English: 1.5 pts higher in Mareeba Full-time: 4.3 pts higher in Mareeba Other language: 7.0 pts higher in Mareeba Median age: 4 yrs older in Atherton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Athertonin Mareeba +200 larger in Mareeba gap widening
11,625 61st pct 11,825 62nd pct
Median age in Athertonin Mareeba +4 yrs older in Atherton gap widening
45 yrs 78th pct 41 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Athertonin Mareeba +5.2 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
7.5% 86th pct 12.7% 91st pct
Aged 65+ in Athertonin Mareeba +3.8 pts higher in Atherton gap widening
26.0% 88th pct 22.2% 76th pct
Under 15 in Athertonin Mareeba +1.2 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
17.1% 41st pct 18.4% 56th pct
De facto in Athertonin Mareeba +0.6 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
11.9% 48th pct 12.5% 57th pct

Age structure

26.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.8 pts 22.2%
25.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.4 pts 24.8%
21.5% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 24.0%
17.1% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 18.4%
10.3% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

44.2% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 43.2%
33.8% Never married +3.6 pts ▸ 37.3%
10.8% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 9.4%
7.8% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 6.5%
3.5% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Atherton Mareeba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Athertonin Mareeba +3.3 pts higher in Mareeba gap widening
13.8% 28th pct 17.1% 37th pct

Country of birth

76.5% Australia ◂ +4.0 pts 72.6%
0.7% Italy +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.8% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%
1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.4% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

37.2% English ◂ +7.0 pts 30.1%
37.1% Australian ◂ +5.1 pts 31.9%
7.8% Italian +6.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
12.2% Irish ◂ +3.2 pts 8.9%
10.2% Scottish ◂ +2.7 pts 7.5%
5.7% German ◂ +1.4 pts 4.3%
0.9% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%
0.8% Filipino even 0.9%
0.5% Indian even 0.5%
0.5% Greek even 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Athertonin Mareeba +7.0 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
6.2% 30th pct 13.2% 51st pct
Limited English in Athertonin Mareeba +1.5 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
0.5% 27th pct 2.0% 60th pct

Language used at home

84.5% English only ◂ +7.6 pts 77.0%
0.9% Italian +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.1% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.3% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Athertonin Mareeba +4.3 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
37.8% 36th pct 33.6% 25th pct

Religious affiliation

49.2% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 51.6%
37.8% No religion ◂ +4.3 pts 33.6%
11.2% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
0.2% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Athertonin Mareeba +1.6 pts higher in Atherton gap narrowing
43.3% 25th pct 41.7% 21st pct
Bachelor+ in Athertonin Mareeba +2.0 pts higher in Atherton gap narrowing
13.4% 25th pct 11.4% 17th pct
Schools in Athertonin Mareeba +2 more in Atherton
6 71st pct 4 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Athertonin Mareeba +1.17 more in Atherton
3.02 69th pct 1.84 43rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Athertonin Mareeba +1 more in Atherton
7 14th pct 6 12th pct
Students in Athertonin Mareeba +64 more in Atherton
2,563 73rd pct 2,499 72nd pct
Avg size in Athertonin Mareeba +198 larger in Mareeba
427 51st pct 625 74th pct
ICSEA in Athertonin Mareeba +44 higher in Atherton
982 34th pct 938 14th pct

Highest year of school

43.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.6 pts 41.7%
27.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 24.9%
11.5% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 15.0%
7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

35.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.2 pts 35.4%
16.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 16.1%
13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 13.9%
3.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%
2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.5% Engineering & related even 15.4%
12.6% Management & commerce +0.4 pts ▸ 13.0%
11.0% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 9.0%
9.1% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.6% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%
6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 5.2%
3.8% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
1.6% Creative arts even 1.6%
0.8% Information technology even 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Athertonin Mareeba +$21 higher in Mareeba gap widening
$668 23rd pct $689 26th pct
Household income in Athertonin Mareeba +$74 higher in Mareeba gap widening
$1,208 14th pct $1,282 20th pct
Family income in Athertonin Mareeba +$13 higher in Atherton gap widening
$1,620 21st pct $1,607 20th pct
High earners in Athertonin Mareeba +0.5 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
6.1% 21st pct 5.6% 18th pct
High-income homes in Athertonin Mareeba +1.7 pts higher in Mareeba gap widening
10.6% 15th pct 12.3% 22nd pct

Household income distribution

30.6% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 30.9%
26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 26.3%
22.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 20.5%
5.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.7% $4,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Personal income distribution

43.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 42.3%
31.5% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.3%
11.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.5%
1.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Athertonin Mareeba +2.7 pts higher in Atherton
29.7% 59th pct 27.0% 43rd pct
Mental health in Athertonin Mareeba +1.3 pts higher in Atherton
8.3% 44th pct 7.0% 27th pct
Needs assistance in Athertonin Mareeba +0.3 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
6.6% 71st pct 6.3% 65th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 9.0%
8.3% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%
7.9% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 7.0%
6.7% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%
5.1% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%
2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.5% None +2.3 pts ▸ 60.8%
20.1% One condition ◂ +2.5 pts 17.6%
6.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%
3.3% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Athertonin Mareeba +2.0 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
17.3% 70th pct 15.3% 56th pct
Unpaid carers in Athertonin Mareeba +0.2 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
12.6% 56th pct 12.4% 52nd pct
Unpaid child care in Athertonin Mareeba +0.5 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
22.1% 23rd pct 21.6% 20th pct
Defence service in Athertonin Mareeba +0.9 pts higher in Atherton
4.5% 84th pct 3.6% 70th pct
Housework 15h+ in Athertonin Mareeba +1.4 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
23.4% 71st pct 21.9% 58th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Athertonin Mareeba +633 larger in Mareeba
868 86th pct 1,501 88th pct
Median age in Athertonin Mareeba +2 yrs older in Mareeba
23 yrs 36th pct 25 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Athertonin Mareeba +3.4 pts higher in Atherton
37.8% 36th pct 34.4% 27th pct
Unemployment in Athertonin Mareeba +6.3 pts higher in Mareeba
14.5% 75th pct 20.8% 90th pct
Median income in Athertonin Mareeba +$82 higher in Atherton
$556 33rd pct $474 14th pct
Household income in Athertonin Mareeba +$23 higher in Mareeba
$1,237 18th pct $1,260 20th pct
Indigenous language in Athertonin Mareeba +0.3 pts higher in Mareeba
6.3% 59th pct 6.6% 61st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Athertonin Mareeba +0.2 larger in Mareeba gap widening
2.3 29th pct 2.5 43rd pct
One-parent in Athertonin Mareeba +1.5 pts higher in Mareeba gap widening
17.3% 77th pct 18.8% 83rd pct
Living alone in Athertonin Mareeba +4.0 pts higher in Atherton gap widening
30.8% 75th pct 26.8% 57th pct

Family composition

46.6% Couples with children +1.8 pts ▸ 48.3%
35.0% Couples without children ◂ +3.5 pts 31.4%
17.3% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
1.3% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

38.2% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 37.5%
30.8% 1 person ◂ +4.0 pts 26.8%
12.7% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 13.7%
10.3% 4 people +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%
5.0% 5 people +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.8% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Athertonin Mareeba +$5 higher in Mareeba gap narrowing
$280 22nd pct $285 23rd pct
Mortgage in Athertonin Mareeba +$35 higher in Mareeba gap narrowing
$1,460 25th pct $1,495 27th pct
People / bedroom in Athertonin Mareeba even gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Athertonin Mareeba +0.6 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
29.6% 58th pct 30.2% 59th pct
Owned outright in Athertonin Mareeba +2.8 pts higher in Atherton gap widening
40.3% 75th pct 37.5% 67th pct
Separate houses in Athertonin Mareeba +2.4 pts higher in Mareeba gap narrowing
86.3% 54th pct 88.6% 61st pct
3+ bedrooms in Athertonin Mareeba even gap steady
75.6% 39th pct 75.6% 39th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.3% Owned outright ◂ +2.8 pts 37.5%
29.6% Rented +0.6 pts ▸ 30.2%
25.9% Owned with a mortgage +0.4 pts ▸ 26.3%
2.4% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.9% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

86.3% Separate house +2.4 pts ▸ 88.6%
4.7% Flat or apartment +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.7 pts 0.9%
1.8% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

Bedrooms per home

46.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 42.5%
24.3% 4 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 28.1%
17.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 15.0%
4.3% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.8% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

57.1% $200–$349 ◂ +8.7 pts 48.4%
21.5% $350–$549 +2.5 pts ▸ 24.1%
17.3% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 22.5%
1.1% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.4 pts ▸ 46.0%
21.7% $1,800–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 24.7%
22.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 18.2%
5.2% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Athertonin Mareeba +1.0 pts higher in Mareeba gap narrowing
6.0% 59th pct 7.0% 67th pct
Work from home in Athertonin Mareeba +0.8 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
7.9% 21st pct 7.1% 18th pct
PT commute in Athertonin Mareeba +0.5 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
2.5% 60th pct 2.1% 52nd pct
PT stops in Athertonin Mareeba even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Athertonin Mareeba even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Athertonin Mareeba even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Athertonin Mareeba even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

64.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.3 pts 63.3%
6.3% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 8.0%
7.9% Worked at home ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%
4.3% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%
2.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%
0.6% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.4 pts 34.8%
36.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 36.2%
12.4% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 13.8%
7.3% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.0% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Athertonin Mareeba +3.1 pts higher in Atherton gap steady
39.8% 58th pct 36.6% 44th pct
Recent arrivals in Athertonin Mareeba +5.2 pts higher in Mareeba gap widening
15.5% 71st pct 20.7% 84th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Athertonin Mareeba +1.8 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
4.1% 36th pct 5.8% 73rd pct
Participation in Athertonin Mareeba +1.5 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
53.1% 20th pct 54.6% 24th pct
Full-time in Athertonin Mareeba +4.3 pts higher in Mareeba gap steady
57.7% 42nd pct 62.0% 74th pct

Industries people work in

12.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.5 pts ▸ 16.3%
14.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 12.9%
11.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 8.9%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 7.8%
6.8% Public administration & safety +1.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.4% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 5.5%
4.0% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.0% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.4% Transport & warehousing even 3.4%
2.7% Mining +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.6% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

15.1% Labourers +4.1 pts ▸ 19.2%
15.1% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 12.7%
14.0% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 14.2%
13.7% Community & personal service ◂ +1.0 pts 12.7%
12.9% Managers ◂ +0.3 pts 12.5%
11.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 10.8%
9.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 8.3%
6.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Athertonin Mareeba +1 higher in Atherton
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in Athertonin Mareeba +1 higher in Atherton
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IER decile in Athertonin Mareeba +1 higher in Atherton
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IEO decile in Athertonin Mareeba even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
IRSAD score in Athertonin Mareeba +21 higher in Atherton
927 21st pct 906 14th pct
ERP in Athertonin Mareeba +280 higher in Mareeba
12,472 60th pct 12,752 61st pct
Growth in Athertonin Mareeba +0.1 pts higher in Mareeba
6.2% 63rd pct 6.3% 64th pct
Businesses in Athertonin Mareeba +42 higher in Atherton
1,149 63rd pct 1,107 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Athertonin Mareeba +85 higher in Atherton
1,352 84th pct 1,267 79th pct
Max temp in Athertonin Mareeba +1.7 higher in Mareeba
27.3 86th pct 28.9 90th pct
Min temp in Athertonin Mareeba +1.5 higher in Mareeba
16.9 88th pct 18.4 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Athertonin Mareeba +0.5 higher in Atherton
2.8 18th pct 2.3 14th pct
Types ≤15 min in Athertonin Mareeba +0.6 more in Atherton
3.3 23rd pct 2.6 16th pct
15-min city in Athertonin Mareeba +0.7 pts higher in Atherton
31.9% 22nd pct 31.1% 21st pct
Walk to shops in Athertonin Mareeba +3.1 pts higher in Mareeba
30.5% 21st pct 33.5% 24th pct
Walk to transit in Athertonin Mareeba even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Athertonin Mareeba +22.2 pts higher in Atherton
55.7% 35th pct 33.5% 19th pct
Walk to a park in Athertonin Mareeba +13.9 pts higher in Atherton
69.3% 23rd pct 55.4% 16th pct
Walk to health in Athertonin Mareeba +3.1 pts higher in Atherton
31.5% 36th pct 28.4% 32nd pct
Amenities/1k in Athertonin Mareeba +2.7 more in Atherton
7.5 9th pct 4.7 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Athertonin Mareeba +1 higher in Atherton
4 17th pct 2 15th pct
Mean slope in Athertonin Mareeba +2.2 pts higher in Atherton
6.2% 63rd pct 4.0% 27th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Atherton vs Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306051166/atherton/vs/306051170/mareeba