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Banana vs Monto - Eidsvold
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 93 km apart · Banana profile · Monto - Eidsvold profile
Banana Monto - Eidsvold
Banana and Monto - Eidsvold are two rural Queensland areas with a clear contrast in wealth and age. Banana is younger and more prosperous, with a typical weekly household income of $1,675, which is far higher than the $981 found in Monto - Eidsvold. This financial gap is also seen in the workforce, where adults working or looking for work are far more common in Banana (63.8%) than in Monto - Eidsvold (52.7%). In contrast, Monto - Eidsvold has a much older population; its typical resident is 51, compared to 40 in Banana.
Both areas are very similar in their climate, rainfall, and the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree. They also share a near-total lack of public transport and similar rates of people working from home. While they share these basic local conditions, the gap in typical incomes has widened since 2016, and the age difference between the two areas has also grown over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 8,553
- First area, 2021: 8,817
- Second area, 2011: 3,715
- Second area, 2016: 3,827
- Second area, 2021: 3,673
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 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 Banana: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Monto - Eidsvold: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Banana: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Banana: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Banana: 2.6% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Monto - Eidsvold: 4.0% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Banana: 3.2% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Monto - Eidsvold: 4.9% males, 4.2% females
- 60–64 in Banana: 3.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Monto - Eidsvold: 4.2% males, 4.1% females
- 55–59 in Banana: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Monto - Eidsvold: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Banana: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Monto - Eidsvold: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Banana: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Banana: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Banana: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Banana: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Monto - Eidsvold: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Banana: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Monto - Eidsvold: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Banana: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Monto - Eidsvold: 1.5% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Banana: 2.8% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Banana: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Monto - Eidsvold: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Banana: 4.1% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.9% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Banana: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Monto - Eidsvold: 2.4% males, 2.0% 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, 2016: $677
- First area, 2021: $835
- Second area, 2011: $409
- Second area, 2016: $478
- Second area, 2021: $515
- First area, 2016: $1,416
- First area, 2021: $1,675
- Second area, 2011: $768
- Second area, 2016: $876
- Second area, 2021: $981
- First area, 2016: $1,760
- First area, 2021: $2,065
- Second area, 2011: $965
- Second area, 2016: $1,158
- Second area, 2021: $1,256
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, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $125
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $110
- Second area, 2016: $120
- Second area, 2021: $160
- First area, 2016: $1,394
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,002
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $867
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Banana vs Monto - Eidsvold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/308041528/banana/vs/319021508/monto-eidsvold