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Malanda - Yungaburra vs Croydon - Etheridge

Name: Malanda - Yungaburra vs Croydon - Etheridge — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 288 km apart · Malanda - Yungaburra profile · Croydon - Etheridge profile

Malanda - Yungaburra Croydon - Etheridge

Croydon - Etheridge and Malanda - Yungaburra are two distinct rural Queensland areas. Croydon - Etheridge is sparsely populated, with far more people working full-time (71.6%) and a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals (21.5%). In contrast, Malanda - Yungaburra has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 51 compared to 42 in Croydon - Etheridge. Housing also differs greatly; Malanda - Yungaburra has far more separate houses (94.5%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (73.4%), while typical monthly home-loan payments are much higher there at $1,430.

The gap in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, growing from five years to nine years. Despite this, the two areas share several similarities, including very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,200 to $1,300. Both areas also have nearly identical rates of unemployment, sitting at around 3.8% to 3.9%, and almost no residents commute by public transport.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,114 larger in Malanda - Yungaburra Separate houses: 22.0 pts higher in Malanda - Yungaburra Full-time: 17.3 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge 3+ bedrooms: 20.0 pts higher in Malanda - Yungaburra Housework 15h+: 10.7 pts higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

Demographics & Identity

Population in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +8,114 larger in Malanda - Yungaburra gap widening

9,095 47th pct 981 4th pct

Median age in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +9 yrs older in Malanda - Yungaburra gap widening

51 yrs 91st pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

30.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 28.5%

27.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.1 pts 19.2%

17.0% Young adults (25–44) +8.2 pts ▸ 25.2%

17.2% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

8.0% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

Marital status

52.2% Married ◂ +6.6 pts 45.5%

27.7% Never married +9.8 pts ▸ 37.6%

11.4% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 10.5%

5.8% Widowed ◂ +2.5 pts 3.3%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Malanda - Yungaburra Croydon - Etheridge

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.1% Australia +2.3 pts ▸ 79.4%

3.7% England ◂ +2.2 pts 1.5%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.9% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 42.1%

40.4% English ◂ +4.9 pts 35.5%

13.2% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 11.6%

11.2% Scottish ◂ +5.3 pts 5.9%

6.8% German ◂ +3.7 pts 3.2%

4.9% Italian ◂ +2.0 pts 2.9%

0.6% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only ◂ +2.2 pts 85.0%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.2% Christianity +7.7 pts ▸ 52.9%

42.1% No religion ◂ +11.0 pts 31.1%

11.3% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 15.6%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2 more in Malanda - Yungaburra

6 71st pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +19.55 more in Croydon - Etheridge

3.84 77th pct 23.39 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2 more in Malanda - Yungaburra

6 12th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +1,234 more in Malanda - Yungaburra

1,329 47th pct 95 3rd pct

Avg size in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +198 larger in Malanda - Yungaburra

222 23rd pct 24 0th pct

ICSEA in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +119 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

993 39th pct 873 6th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 ◂ +12.5 pts 33.3%

27.4% Year 10 +1.1 pts ▸ 28.6%

9.1% Year 9 or below +7.0 pts ▸ 16.1%

7.6% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV +1.7 pts ▸ 36.2%

18.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.3 pts 10.5%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 12.8%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.3 pts 2.1%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 15.8%

11.5% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.9% Health ◂ +5.1 pts 5.7%

10.8% Education ◂ +3.0 pts 7.8%

9.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.7 pts 6.9%

4.5% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 6.4%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 2.5%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$102 higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening

$661 22nd pct $763 41st pct

Household income in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$90 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra gap narrowing

$1,296 21st pct $1,206 14th pct

Family income in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$22 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra gap narrowing

$1,534 16th pct $1,512 14th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.7 pts 28.4%

24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 23.5%

19.5% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 22.3%

7.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 4.4%

6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 5.0%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 36.2%

29.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 29.7%

12.4% $1,500–$2,999 even 12.5%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.3% Arthritis ◂ +3.1 pts 7.2%

7.4% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 5.4%

7.4% Other condition ◂ +3.1 pts 4.3%

7.3% Asthma ◂ +2.6 pts 4.7%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.8% None +3.5 pts ▸ 63.3%

19.9% One condition ◂ +5.0 pts 14.9%

6.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 3.9%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +299 larger in Malanda - Yungaburra

424 75th pct 125 38th pct

Median age in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +5 yrs older in Croydon - Etheridge

26 yrs 64th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$46 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

$534 27th pct $488 17th pct

Household income in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$403 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

$1,369 28th pct $966 4th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +0.1 larger in Malanda - Yungaburra gap widening

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

48.0% Couples with children +0.4 pts ▸ 48.4%

38.9% Couples without children ◂ +1.8 pts 37.1%

12.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 11.1%

0.5% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

43.0% 2 people ◂ +10.4 pts 32.6%

25.2% 1 person +12.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

12.3% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 11.1%

11.2% 4 people ◂ +4.7 pts 6.5%

5.2% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.1% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$105 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra gap narrowing

$260 17th pct $155 1st pct

Mortgage in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +$758 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra gap widening

$1,430 23rd pct $672 0th pct

People / bedroom in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +0.20 higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening

0.80 29th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.9% Owned outright ◂ +3.7 pts 45.2%

26.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.3 pts 13.2%

19.9% Rented even 19.9%

2.5% Other tenure +9.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

2.2% Not stated +8.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

Types of homes

94.5% Separate house ◂ +22.0 pts 72.4%

2.1% Other dwelling +16.1 pts ▸ 18.2%

1.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.1 pts 26.4%

23.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.9 pts 16.7%

6.7% 1 bedroom +12.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 15.0%

6.3% 5 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

1.3% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

Weekly rent distribution

22.5% Under $200 +36.3 pts ▸ 58.8%

53.5% $200–$349 ◂ +32.9 pts 20.6%

19.0% $350–$549 ◂ +19.0 pts 0.0%

0.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

25.8% Under $1,000 +38.7 pts ▸ 64.4%

38.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +29.4 pts 8.9%

24.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +24.2 pts 0.0%

8.5% $3,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

59.0% Car (driver) ◂ +24.0 pts 35.0%

14.8% Worked at home +7.6 pts ▸ 22.5%

4.6% Walked +15.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.9 pts 30.0%

30.5% 1 vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 34.5%

16.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 13.2%

8.2% 4 or more +8.2 pts ▸ 16.5%

2.2% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +25.4 pts ▸ 39.7%

6.4% Public administration & safety +13.0 pts ▸ 19.4%

12.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +10.8 pts 2.0%

10.5% Education & training ◂ +3.5 pts 7.0%

8.9% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 5.5%

8.6% Retail trade ◂ +5.9 pts 2.7%

6.3% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +4.1 pts 0.8%

4.4% Manufacturing ◂ +4.4 pts 0.0%

3.8% Other services ◂ +2.2 pts 1.6%

3.0% Mining ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

2.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Managers +14.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

12.4% Labourers +9.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

17.9% Professionals ◂ +10.2 pts 7.8%

14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.9 pts 9.2%

11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +6.1 pts 5.7%

10.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.6 pts 5.3%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +4.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Sales workers ◂ +5.9 pts 0.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +1 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +3 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +24 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

966 37th pct 942 27th pct

ERP in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +8,700 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

9,700 46th pct 1,000 4th pct

Growth in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +5.1 pts higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

5.8% 60th pct 0.7% 16th pct

Businesses in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +1,015 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

1,272 69th pct 257 11th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +939 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

1,745 97th pct 806 45th pct

Max temp in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +7.0 higher in Croydon - Etheridge

26.9 83rd pct 33.9 100th pct

Min temp in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2.2 higher in Croydon - Etheridge

16.9 88th pct 19.1 93rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2.2 higher in Croydon - Etheridge

1.4 7th pct 3.6 25th pct

Types ≤15 min in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +2.6 more in Croydon - Etheridge

1.6 8th pct 4.3 35th pct

15-min city in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +41.6 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

22.2% 14th pct 63.8% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +48.2 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

22.9% 15th pct 71.1% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +37.2 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

26.8% 14th pct 64.1% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +34.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

32.5% 8th pct 67.0% 21st pct

Walk to health in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +41.8 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

8.8% 16th pct 50.6% 54th pct

Amenities/1k in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +74.6 more in Croydon - Etheridge

16.2 60th pct 90.7 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +1 higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

1 8th pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Malanda - Yungaburra in Croydon - Etheridge +5.7 pts higher in Malanda - Yungaburra

9.0% 87th pct 3.3% 15th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Malanda - Yungaburra vs Croydon - Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/306051169/malanda-yungaburra/vs/315011397/croydon-etheridge