Compare

Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - West

Name: Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Crows Nest - Rosalie profile · Toowoomba - West profile

Crows Nest - Rosalie Toowoomba - West

Toowoomba - West and Crows Nest - Rosalie are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Toowoomba - West is a younger area where the typical resident is 34, compared to 50 in Crows Nest - Rosalie. There are also significant gaps in income and education; the typical weekly household income is far higher in Toowoomba - West at $1,852, compared to $1,109 in Crows Nest - Rosalie. This higher income is consistent with a better-qualified workforce, as Year 12 completion is far higher in Toowoomba - West (52.9%) than in Crows Nest - Rosalie (37.7%).

Both areas are effectively alike in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, which sits at around 4% for each. While they share similar climates and rates of people with no religion, they have moved apart in other ways. The age gap has widened since 2011, and the difference in household incomes has also grown. Crows Nest - Rosalie has a much higher share of homes owned outright (46.4%), while Toowoomba - West has a far higher share of renters (30.6%).

Open map →

Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in Crows Nest - Rosalie Participation: 18.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - West Population: 6,673 larger in Toowoomba - West Owned outright: 17.6 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie Household income: $743 higher in Toowoomba - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +6,673 larger in Toowoomba - West gap widening

9,175 47th pct 15,848 79th pct

Median age in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +16 yrs older in Crows Nest - Rosalie gap widening

50 yrs 90th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

29.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.8 pts 22.5%

27.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.1 pts 15.4%

17.3% Young adults (25–44) +9.6 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.0% Children (0–14) +3.8 pts ▸ 20.7%

8.9% Youth (15–24) +5.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

Marital status

53.3% Married ◂ +2.8 pts 50.6%

25.4% Never married +9.4 pts ▸ 34.8%

10.6% Divorced ◂ +3.9 pts 6.8%

6.9% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 4.8%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Crows Nest - Rosalie Toowoomba - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.8% Australia +2.5 pts ▸ 83.3%

2.6% England ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

0.5% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.8% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 41.0%

39.7% English ◂ +1.3 pts 38.4%

14.0% German ◂ +2.3 pts 11.7%

10.8% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.6% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 9.7%

0.6% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.6% Chinese +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.1% Indian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.5% English only ◂ +2.1 pts 86.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.2% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 60.0%

30.7% No religion +0.3 pts ▸ 31.1%

11.5% Not stated ◂ +5.2 pts 6.3%

0.5% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.1% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

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

7 86th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +2.67 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

4.50 83rd pct 1.83 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +17 more in Toowoomba - West

10 25th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +898 more in Toowoomba - West

588 21st pct 1,486 50th pct

Avg size in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +164 larger in Toowoomba - West

84 6th pct 248 26th pct

ICSEA in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +60 higher in Toowoomba - West

940 15th pct 1,000 43rd pct

Highest year of school

37.7% Year 12 +15.2 pts ▸ 52.9%

30.6% Year 10 ◂ +4.4 pts 26.2%

14.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.8 pts 9.4%

6.0% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

36.1% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 39.7%

14.9% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 20.2%

14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

16.1% Engineering & related +1.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

12.4% Management & commerce +4.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

9.3% Health +2.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.3% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.5% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.3% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.8 pts 2.8%

0.9% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Creative arts even 1.8%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$310 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$547 8th pct $857 60th pct

Household income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$743 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$1,109 9th pct $1,852 56th pct

Family income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$730 higher in Toowoomba - West gap widening

$1,363 8th pct $2,093 51st pct

Household income distribution

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 +13.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

35.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.1 pts 25.9%

22.5% Under $650 ◂ +10.9 pts 11.5%

5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.8% $4,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

Personal income distribution

49.8% Under $650 ◂ +13.9 pts 35.9%

26.7% $650–$1,499 +11.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

10.1% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

1.7% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.7 pts 8.8%

10.5% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.1%

9.4% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%

6.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 4.4%

5.7% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

4.4% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.5% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.2% None +8.8 pts ▸ 62.0%

21.9% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 20.4%

7.7% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

5.1% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +350 larger in Toowoomba - West

376 72nd pct 726 86th pct

Median age in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +2 yrs older in Crows Nest - Rosalie

22 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$364 higher in Toowoomba - West

$502 20th pct $866 81st pct

Household income in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$888 higher in Toowoomba - West

$1,183 14th pct $2,071 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +0.3 larger in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

47.4% Couples with children +10.2 pts ▸ 57.6%

37.9% Couples without children ◂ +10.3 pts 27.5%

13.2% One-parent families +0.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Household size

41.7% 2 people ◂ +4.4 pts 37.3%

26.9% 1 person ◂ +8.0 pts 18.9%

10.0% 4 people +6.2 pts ▸ 16.2%

11.7% 3 people +4.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.2% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$90 higher in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

$250 14th pct $340 40th pct

Mortgage in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +$433 higher in Toowoomba - West gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +0.10 higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.4% Owned outright ◂ +17.6 pts 28.8%

29.5% Owned with a mortgage +8.5 pts ▸ 38.0%

17.9% Rented +12.7 pts ▸ 30.6%

3.7% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 1.7%

2.7% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

95.8% Separate house ◂ +10.0 pts 85.8%

2.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.5% Other dwelling ◂ +1.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Flat or apartment even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

24.6% 4 bedrooms +23.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

47.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +13.7 pts 33.6%

14.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 5.0%

5.6% 5 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.0 pts 2.2%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

61.0% $200–$349 ◂ +14.1 pts 46.8%

7.8% $350–$549 +36.8 pts ▸ 44.6%

26.3% Under $200 ◂ +22.7 pts 3.6%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.6% $1,000–$1,799 +3.9 pts ▸ 40.5%

18.9% $1,800–$2,999 +16.0 pts ▸ 34.9%

31.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.6 pts 12.2%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +31 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

51 60th pct 20 30th pct

Stops/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +4.30 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

5.56 68th pct 1.26 14th pct

Departures/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +74.2 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

144.4 22nd pct 70.2 17th pct

PT routes in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +1 more in Toowoomba - West

1 7th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West

— 73 99th pct

Drive to city in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +49 longer in Crows Nest - Rosalie

144 97th pct 95 88th pct

How people get to work

58.9% Car (driver) +15.0 pts ▸ 73.9%

17.4% Worked at home ◂ +11.0 pts 6.4%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.4% Walked ◂ +4.2 pts 1.2%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 41.5%

30.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 26.4%

17.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 16.7%

10.6% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

3.1% No vehicle +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +18.2 pts 2.7%

12.7% Health care & social assistance +4.8 pts ▸ 17.5%

6.9% Retail trade +3.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.9% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.5% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.4% Manufacturing +2.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.1% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%

4.2% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.8% Other services +1.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.9% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.9% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

21.4% Managers ◂ +10.8 pts 10.6%

12.4% Professionals +4.0 pts ▸ 16.4%

14.5% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

14.4% Labourers ◂ +3.2 pts 11.3%

10.3% Clerical & administrative +3.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.0% Community & personal service +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

5.5% Sales workers +4.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 7.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +3 higher in Toowoomba - West

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +3 higher in Toowoomba - West

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +3 higher in Toowoomba - West

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +1 higher in Toowoomba - West

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +58 higher in Toowoomba - West

924 20th pct 982 44th pct

ERP in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +8,081 higher in Toowoomba - West

9,824 47th pct 17,905 81st pct

Growth in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +5.0 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

6.1% 62nd pct 11.0% 84th pct

Businesses in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +214 higher in Toowoomba - West

1,367 72nd pct 1,581 78th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +18 higher in Toowoomba - West

673 30th pct 691 32nd pct

Max temp in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +0.5 higher in Toowoomba - West

25.2 66th pct 25.6 72nd pct

Min temp in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +0.4 higher in Toowoomba - West

11.1 41st pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +1.0 higher in Toowoomba - West

1.8 10th pct 2.9 19th pct

Types ≤15 min in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +0.9 more in Toowoomba - West

2.0 11th pct 2.9 19th pct

15-min city in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +3.2 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

24.6% 16th pct 27.8% 19th pct

Walk to shops in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +8.9 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

20.1% 13th pct 29.0% 20th pct

Walk to transit in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +26.4 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

13.6% 10th pct 40.1% 21st pct

Walk to school in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +14.7 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

26.5% 14th pct 41.2% 24th pct

Walk to a park in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +42.0 pts higher in Toowoomba - West

34.7% 8th pct 76.8% 26th pct

Walk to health in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +14.3 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie

23.0% 27th pct 8.7% 16th pct

Amenities/1k in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +12.0 more in Crows Nest - Rosalie

20.9 75th pct 9.0 16th pct

Intersections/km² in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +12 higher in Toowoomba - West

0 5th pct 12 26th pct

Mean slope in Crows Nest - Rosalie in Toowoomba - West +1.4 pts higher in Crows Nest - Rosalie

8.3% 84th pct 6.8% 72nd pct

Compare Crows Nest - Rosalie with nearby areas

Highfields Gowrie Wilsonton North Toowoomba - Harlaxton Newtown Toowoomba - East Toowoomba - West Nanango

Compare Toowoomba - West with nearby areas

Drayton - Harristown Wilsonton Newtown Darling Heights Gowrie Toowoomba - Central North Toowoomba - Harlaxton Cambooya - Wyreema

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crows Nest - Rosalie vs Toowoomba - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/307021179/crows-nest-rosalie/vs/317011458/toowoomba-west