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Gladstone vs Kin Kora - Sun Valley

Name: Gladstone vs Kin Kora - Sun Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.2 km apart · Gladstone profile · Kin Kora - Sun Valley profile

Gladstone Kin Kora - Sun Valley

Gladstone and Kin Kora - Sun Valley are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social patterns. Gladstone is a high-turnover area where 48.9% of people moved in the last five years and 53.3% of homes are rented. It has a much higher share of people living alone (42.7%) and a far higher First Nations unemployment rate of 23.7%. In contrast, Kin Kora - Sun Valley is dominated by families in detached houses, with 94.3% of homes being separate houses and 92.7% having three or more bedrooms.

Everyday life in both places is similar in terms of employment and climate, with nearly identical rates of full-time work and the same average maximum temperature. This shared experience exists alongside widening gaps in housing and wealth; the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week is well higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley, and the gap in rental rates has grown since 2016. While both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage, Gladstone remains more walkable for health services, whereas Kin Kora - Sun Valley is much more walkable for groceries.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 25.3 pts higher in Gladstone Separate houses: 36.7 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley 3+ bedrooms: 33.6 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley Living alone: 19.8 pts higher in Gladstone Unpaid child care: 9.8 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2,641 larger in Gladstone gap steady

6,174 30th pct 3,533 13th pct

Median age in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 yrs older in Gladstone gap steady

40 yrs 52nd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

29.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.6 pts 28.7%

26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.7 pts 25.1%

16.2% Children (0–14) +5.6 pts ▸ 21.8%

15.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.6 pts 12.4%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%

Marital status

34.3% Married +10.9 pts ▸ 45.2%

42.4% Never married ◂ +5.3 pts 37.1%

12.4% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 9.7%

6.1% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 4.4%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Gladstone Kin Kora - Sun Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia +10.9 pts ▸ 83.2%

3.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

2.9% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

2.5% England ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

1.4% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

0.6% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.5% English +3.5 pts ▸ 42.0%

34.8% Australian +6.8 pts ▸ 41.6%

9.5% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.9% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.0% German +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.7% Filipino ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

2.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.8% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.1% English only +9.7 pts ▸ 89.8%

1.4% Tagalog ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Hindi even 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.4% No religion +4.4 pts ▸ 47.7%

40.5% Christianity +2.7 pts ▸ 43.2%

12.0% Not stated ◂ +5.0 pts 7.0%

1.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 more in Gladstone

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1.40 more in Gladstone

4.00 79th pct 2.60 62nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 more in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

10 25th pct 12 31st pct

Students in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +928 more in Gladstone

2,318 68th pct 1,390 48th pct

Avg size in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +116 larger in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

580 70th pct 695 79th pct

ICSEA in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +16 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

959 23rd pct 975 30th pct

Highest year of school

43.9% Year 12 +4.2 pts ▸ 48.0%

25.3% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.3%

10.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 9.1%

8.1% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV +11.5 pts ▸ 48.8%

17.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.7 pts 14.7%

9.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

22.5% Engineering & related +4.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

14.5% Management & commerce +2.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

8.2% Society & culture even 8.3%

7.8% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.7% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.6% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Creative arts even 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$120 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap widening

$688 26th pct $808 51st pct

Household income in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$460 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap widening

$1,222 15th pct $1,682 46th pct

Family income in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$313 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap widening

$1,711 26th pct $2,024 46th pct

Household income distribution

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +7.7 pts ▸ 31.9%

28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.0 pts 27.7%

25.9% Under $650 ◂ +12.2 pts 13.8%

6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.8% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 40.8%

24.8% $650–$1,499 +4.0 pts ▸ 28.8%

16.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 20.3%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.3% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 9.6%

9.5% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

8.8% Asthma ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

2.8% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

0.7% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.8% None +6.1 pts ▸ 62.0%

20.2% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +256 larger in Gladstone

445 76th pct 189 51st pct

Median age in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +4 yrs older in Gladstone

25 yrs 57th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$141 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

$491 17th pct $632 49th pct

Household income in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$285 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

$1,131 12th pct $1,416 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +0.6 larger in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap steady

2.0 7th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

47.3% Couples with children +5.3 pts ▸ 52.6%

29.6% Couples without children ◂ +3.0 pts 26.6%

21.2% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 19.7%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Household size

42.7% 1 person ◂ +19.8 pts 22.8%

31.1% 2 people +5.5 pts ▸ 36.6%

12.9% 3 people +3.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

8.6% 4 people +5.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.2% 5 people +3.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.9% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$43 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap steady

$230 11th pct $273 20th pct

Mortgage in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +$123 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley gap widening

$1,394 20th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley even gap narrowing

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

53.3% Rented ◂ +25.3 pts 28.0%

22.1% Owned with a mortgage +18.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

21.0% Owned outright +7.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

1.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

57.6% Separate house +36.7 pts ▸ 94.3%

24.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.0 pts 1.5%

16.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.9 pts 4.2%

1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.8% 3 bedrooms +12.4 pts ▸ 51.2%

16.3% 4 bedrooms +18.4 pts ▸ 34.7%

33.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +29.1 pts 4.5%

4.0% 5 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.1 pts 0.6%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

54.5% $200–$349 +9.1 pts ▸ 63.7%

32.8% Under $200 ◂ +20.8 pts 12.0%

7.8% $350–$549 +9.7 pts ▸ 17.5%

1.1% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,000–$1,799 +0.4 pts ▸ 38.9%

29.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.7 pts 25.0%

21.0% $1,800–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 27.9%

6.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +21 more in Gladstone

37 47th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1.46 more in Gladstone

5.99 73rd pct 4.53 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +54.4 more in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

252.7 29th pct 307.1 31st pct

PT routes in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 more in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

3 21st pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +5 longer in Gladstone

13 74th pct 8 64th pct

How people get to work

67.2% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 70.7%

6.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%

4.8% Walked ◂ +3.5 pts 1.3%

4.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.1 pts 31.6%

28.1% 2 vehicles +14.1 pts ▸ 42.2%

8.7% 3 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 15.8%

11.5% No vehicle ◂ +8.1 pts 3.4%

4.5% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.3% Manufacturing +3.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 10.3%

10.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.5 pts 5.9%

10.1% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.2% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

6.6% Education & training +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.4% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

2.5% Electricity, gas & water +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

17.0% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 20.8%

18.4% Professionals ◂ +4.5 pts 13.9%

14.2% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 13.0%

11.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.7% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 10.5%

9.8% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 7.4%

8.0% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +3 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1 higher in Gladstone

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +44 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

875 8th pct 919 18th pct

ERP in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +3,258 higher in Gladstone

6,839 31st pct 3,581 13th pct

Growth in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +9.1 pts higher in Gladstone

9.7% 79th pct 0.6% 14th pct

Businesses in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +615 higher in Gladstone

746 40th pct 131 6th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +16 higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

754 40th pct 769 42nd pct

Max temp in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley even

28.3 88th pct 28.3 88th pct

Min temp in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +0.3 higher in Gladstone

18.9 93rd pct 18.6 92nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +0.6 higher in Gladstone

5.8 56th pct 5.2 47th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +0.3 more in Gladstone

5.6 55th pct 5.3 51st pct

15-min city in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +23.4 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

60.0% 46th pct 83.3% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +33.7 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

57.0% 45th pct 90.7% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +9.9 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

89.3% 47th pct 99.3% 71st pct

Walk to school in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +0.3 pts higher in Gladstone

79.2% 55th pct 79.0% 55th pct

Walk to a park in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1.1 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

98.6% 55th pct 99.8% 65th pct

Walk to health in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +36.0 pts higher in Gladstone

55.6% 58th pct 19.6% 24th pct

Amenities/1k in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +9.2 more in Gladstone

19.1 72nd pct 9.9 23rd pct

Intersections/km² in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +2 higher in Gladstone

85 48th pct 83 48th pct

Mean slope in Gladstone in Kin Kora - Sun Valley +1.2 pts higher in Kin Kora - Sun Valley

7.2% 75th pct 8.4% 85th pct

Compare Gladstone with nearby areas

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Compare Kin Kora - Sun Valley with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gladstone vs Kin Kora - Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/308051534/gladstone/vs/308051536/kin-kora-sun-valley