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Central Highlands - East vs Barcaldine - Blackall
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 349 km apart · Central Highlands - East profile · Barcaldine - Blackall profile
Central Highlands - East Barcaldine - Blackall
Barcaldine - Blackall and Central Highlands - East are two distinct Queensland regions with very different demographics. Residents are far older in Barcaldine - Blackall, where the typical age is 45 and 22.4% of people are seniors. In contrast, Central Highlands - East is much younger, with a typical age of 32 and only 6.8% of people aged 65 and over. This difference extends to housing and wealth; 43% of homes in Barcaldine - Blackall are owned outright, while 57.3% of homes in Central Highlands - East are rented. Central Highlands - East has a much larger First Nations population at 21.2%, compared to 6.8% in Barcaldine - Blackall.
Both areas share several core characteristics, including almost identical typical weekly rents of around $150 and very similar rates of full-time employment. They also have nearly the same number of schools and a similar proportion of people who completed Year 12. While they share these basics, some gaps are widening over time. The difference in the number of people who own their homes outright and the gap in the typical age of residents have both grown since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,551
- First area, 2016: 7,291
- First area, 2021: 7,156
- Second area, 2011: 5,418
- Second area, 2016: 4,771
- Second area, 2021: 4,749
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Central Highlands - East: 0.1% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Barcaldine - Blackall: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Central Highlands - East: 0.4% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Central Highlands - East: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Central Highlands - East: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 70–74 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Central Highlands - East: 1.7% males, 1.2% females; 65–69 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Central Highlands - East: 2.5% males, 1.8% females; 60–64 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Central Highlands - East: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Central Highlands - East: 3.7% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Central Highlands - East: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Central Highlands - East: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Central Highlands - East: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.6% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Central Highlands - East: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Central Highlands - East: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Central Highlands - East: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Central Highlands - East: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Central Highlands - East: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Central Highlands - East: 4.6% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Central Highlands - East: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.1% males, 2.5% 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: $818
- First area, 2016: $835
- First area, 2021: $969
- Second area, 2011: $540
- Second area, 2016: $627
- Second area, 2021: $808
- First area, 2011: $2,225
- First area, 2016: $1,914
- First area, 2021: $2,069
- Second area, 2011: $948
- Second area, 2016: $1,069
- Second area, 2021: $1,341
- First area, 2011: $2,446
- First area, 2016: $2,103
- First area, 2021: $2,319
- Second area, 2011: $1,212
- Second area, 2016: $1,393
- Second area, 2021: $1,827
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $69
- First area, 2016: $120
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2011: $80
- Second area, 2016: $110
- Second area, 2021: $157
- First area, 2011: $1,647
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2011: $900
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $955
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Central Highlands - East vs Barcaldine - Blackall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/308011190/central-highlands-east/vs/315031408/barcaldine-blackall