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Central Highlands - West vs Barcaldine - Blackall
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 216 km apart · Central Highlands - West profile · Barcaldine - Blackall profile
Central Highlands - West Barcaldine - Blackall
Central Highlands - West and Barcaldine - Blackall are two rural Queensland areas with very different local layouts. Barcaldine - Blackall is much more walkable; 56.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to only 24.1% in Central Highlands - West. This is consistent with Barcaldine - Blackall having more amenity types within a short walk. There are also notable differences in people; 19.7% of residents in Central Highlands - West arrived from overseas recently, which is far higher than the 8.7% in Barcaldine - Blackall.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, with Central Highlands - West at 16.6% and Barcaldine - Blackall at 22.4%. They also share very similar rates of full-time employment and a similar number of First Nations residents. Over time, some gaps have grown, such as the typical age, which is now 5 years older in Barcaldine - Blackall. Meanwhile, the gap in typical weekly household earnings has widened, with 21.5% of homes in Central Highlands - West earning $3,000 or more, compared to 12.4% in Barcaldine - Blackall.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,893
- First area, 2016: 8,137
- First area, 2021: 7,616
- Second area, 2011: 5,418
- Second area, 2016: 4,771
- Second area, 2021: 4,749
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 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 - West: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Barcaldine - Blackall: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Central Highlands - West: 1.1% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Central Highlands - West: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Central Highlands - West: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Central Highlands - West: 3.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Central Highlands - West: 4.0% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Central Highlands - West: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Central Highlands - West: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Central Highlands - West: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Central Highlands - West: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Central Highlands - West: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.6% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Central Highlands - West: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Central Highlands - West: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Central Highlands - West: 3.0% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Central Highlands - West: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Central Highlands - West: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Central Highlands - West: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Barcaldine - Blackall: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Central Highlands - West: 3.0% males, 3.2% 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: $655
- First area, 2016: $708
- First area, 2021: $882
- Second area, 2011: $540
- Second area, 2016: $627
- Second area, 2021: $808
- First area, 2011: $1,351
- First area, 2016: $1,404
- First area, 2021: $1,620
- Second area, 2011: $948
- Second area, 2016: $1,069
- Second area, 2021: $1,341
- First area, 2011: $1,763
- First area, 2016: $1,892
- First area, 2021: $2,205
- 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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $16
- First area, 2016: $23
- First area, 2021: $120
- Second area, 2011: $80
- Second area, 2016: $110
- Second area, 2021: $157
- First area, 2011: $1,613
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $900
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $955
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- 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 - West vs Barcaldine - Blackall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/308011191/central-highlands-west/vs/315031408/barcaldine-blackall