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Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - East

Name: Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - East — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Crows Nest - Rosalie profile · Toowoomba - East profile

Crows Nest - Rosalie Toowoomba - East

Toowoomba - East and Crows Nest - Rosalie are two nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Toowoomba - East is more affluent and highly educated, with a typical weekly household income of $1,814 and 34.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Crows Nest - Rosalie is far older, with a typical resident aged 50 compared to 40 in Toowoomba - East, and a much lower typical weekly household income of $1,109. The two areas also differ in their housing and layout; Crows Nest - Rosalie is dominated by separate houses (95.8%), while Toowoomba - East has a higher share of renters (34.1%) and more walkable amenities.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in typical household income has grown from $449 to $705, while the gap in university qualifications has increased to 22.9%. Despite these diverging trends, they share some basic characteristics, such as having almost identical proportions of First Nations people (around 4%) and very similar unemployment rates (between 4.4% and 4.8%).

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 29.5 pts higher in Toowoomba - East Bachelor+: 22.9 pts higher in Toowoomba - East Family income: $1,096 higher in Toowoomba - East Separate houses: 19.3 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie Personal income: $368 higher in Toowoomba - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1,358 larger in Toowoomba - East gap narrowing

9,175 47th pct 10,533 55th pct

Median age in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +10 yrs older in Crows Nest - Rosalie gap widening

50 yrs 90th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

29.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 25.8%

27.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.8 pts 18.7%

17.3% Young adults (25–44) +4.7 pts ▸ 22.0%

17.0% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

8.9% Youth (15–24) +5.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +4.7 pts 48.7%

25.4% Never married +7.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

10.6% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 9.9%

6.9% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 5.0%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Crows Nest - Rosalie Toowoomba - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.8% Australia +0.4 pts ▸ 81.1%

2.6% England even 2.7%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.1% India +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Philippines even 0.5%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

39.7% English +2.2 pts ▸ 42.0%

40.8% Australian ◂ +4.6 pts 36.2%

10.8% Irish +5.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.6% Scottish +4.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

14.0% German ◂ +4.5 pts 9.4%

1.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 87.9%

0.4% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.2% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 54.0%

30.7% No religion +5.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

11.5% Not stated ◂ +6.2 pts 5.3%

0.5% Other religions +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

7 86th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1.59 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

4.50 83rd pct 2.90 67th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +21 more in Toowoomba - East

10 25th pct 31 71st pct

Students in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4,163 more in Toowoomba - East

588 21st pct 4,751 88th pct

Avg size in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +708 larger in Toowoomba - East

84 6th pct 792 86th pct

ICSEA in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +134 higher in Toowoomba - East

940 15th pct 1,074 74th pct

Highest year of school

37.7% Year 12 +29.5 pts ▸ 67.1%

30.6% Year 10 ◂ +13.8 pts 16.8%

14.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +8.1 pts 6.1%

6.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 5.1%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +14.6 pts 21.5%

14.9% Bachelor degree +17.0 pts ▸ 32.0%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 14.0%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +10.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

9.3% Health +8.8 pts ▸ 18.1%

12.4% Management & commerce +5.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +5.4 pts 10.7%

9.3% Society & culture +3.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.5% Education +3.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.3 pts 3.2%

5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

1.8% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.9% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$368 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$547 8th pct $915 69th pct

Household income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$705 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$1,109 9th pct $1,814 54th pct

Family income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$1,096 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$1,363 8th pct $2,459 73rd pct

Household income distribution

35.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.4 pts 24.6%

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 27.2%

22.5% Under $650 ◂ +7.2 pts 15.3%

3.8% $4,000 or more +12.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

49.8% Under $650 ◂ +12.8 pts 37.1%

26.7% $650–$1,499 +1.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

10.1% $1,500–$2,999 +11.9 pts ▸ 22.0%

1.7% $3,000 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.9 pts 8.6%

10.5% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%

9.4% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%

8.4% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

1.2% Stroke even 1.1%

0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.2% None +10.7 pts ▸ 63.9%

21.9% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 20.2%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 6.2%

5.1% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +17 larger in Crows Nest - Rosalie

376 72nd pct 359 71st pct

Median age in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +3 yrs older in Crows Nest - Rosalie

22 yrs 29th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$138 higher in Toowoomba - East

$502 20th pct $640 51st pct

Household income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$400 higher in Toowoomba - East

$1,183 14th pct $1,583 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +0.1 larger in Crows Nest - Rosalie gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

47.4% Couples with children +8.9 pts ▸ 56.3%

37.9% Couples without children ◂ +7.9 pts 30.0%

13.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 12.9%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +7.4 pts 34.3%

26.9% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 31.9%

11.7% 3 people +1.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.0% 4 people +2.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

3.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$65 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$250 14th pct $315 31st pct

Mortgage in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +$498 higher in Toowoomba - East gap widening

$1,300 14th pct $1,798 47th pct

People / bedroom in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +0.10 higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Owned outright ◂ +12.6 pts 33.7%

17.9% Rented +16.2 pts ▸ 34.1%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 30.1%

3.7% Other tenure ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

95.8% Separate house ◂ +19.3 pts 76.5%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.3% Flat or apartment +4.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

47.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 39.3%

24.6% 4 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 26.9%

14.9% 2 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

5.6% 5 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

61.0% $200–$349 ◂ +12.8 pts 48.2%

7.8% $350–$549 +25.0 pts ▸ 32.8%

26.3% Under $200 ◂ +15.3 pts 11.1%

0.0% $550–$749 +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.9 pts 30.7%

31.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.3 pts 15.5%

18.9% $1,800–$2,999 +12.1 pts ▸ 31.0%

6.8% $3,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

51 60th pct 47 56th pct

Stops/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1.10 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

5.56 68th pct 4.46 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +137.4 more in Toowoomba - East

144.4 22nd pct 281.8 30th pct

PT routes in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4 more in Toowoomba - East

1 7th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East

— 11 72nd pct

Drive to city in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +58 longer in Crows Nest - Rosalie

144 97th pct 86 86th pct

How people get to work

58.9% Car (driver) +7.1 pts ▸ 66.0%

17.4% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 10.8%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.4% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

0.2% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 39.9%

30.3% 1 vehicle +7.9 pts ▸ 38.2%

17.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 11.0%

10.6% 4 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 4.9%

3.1% No vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.7% Health care & social assistance +9.3 pts ▸ 22.0%

20.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +17.7 pts 3.1%

8.5% Education & training +6.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.9% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

6.9% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.9% Professional & technical +4.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.6% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +2.4 pts 4.1%

4.1% Accommodation & food +2.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 2.2%

2.8% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.3% Finance & insurance +1.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

12.4% Professionals +22.3 pts ▸ 34.7%

21.4% Managers ◂ +7.8 pts 13.6%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.9 pts 10.6%

14.4% Labourers ◂ +7.6 pts 6.9%

10.3% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.0% Community & personal service even 11.0%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.9 pts 2.9%

5.5% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +5 higher in Toowoomba - East

2 14th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4 higher in Toowoomba - East

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1 higher in Toowoomba - East

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +5 higher in Toowoomba - East

3 29th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +116 higher in Toowoomba - East

924 20th pct 1,040 67th pct

ERP in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1,007 higher in Toowoomba - East

9,824 47th pct 10,831 52nd pct

Growth in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4.3 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie

6.1% 62nd pct 1.8% 26th pct

Businesses in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +32 higher in Toowoomba - East

1,367 72nd pct 1,399 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +166 higher in Toowoomba - East

673 30th pct 839 48th pct

Max temp in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +1.1 higher in Toowoomba - East

25.2 66th pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +0.7 higher in Toowoomba - East

11.1 41st pct 11.8 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +5.0 higher in Toowoomba - East

1.8 10th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +4.5 more in Toowoomba - East

2.0 11th pct 6.5 69th pct

15-min city in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +59.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

24.6% 16th pct 83.9% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +61.6 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

20.1% 13th pct 81.7% 67th pct

Walk to transit in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +57.3 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

13.6% 10th pct 70.9% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +61.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

26.5% 14th pct 87.9% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +64.7 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

34.7% 8th pct 99.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +40.0 pts higher in Toowoomba - East

23.0% 27th pct 63.1% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +5.5 more in Toowoomba - East

20.9 75th pct 26.4 84th pct

Intersections/km² in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +105 higher in Toowoomba - East

0 5th pct 105 52nd pct

Mean slope in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - East +0.4 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie

8.3% 84th pct 7.9% 81st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/307021179/crows-nest-rosalie/vs/317011457/toowoomba-east