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Telina - Toolooa vs West Gladstone
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.5 km apart · Telina - Toolooa profile · West Gladstone profile
Telina - Toolooa West Gladstone
Telina - Toolooa and West Gladstone are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Telina - Toolooa is a family-oriented area where 96.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 92.0% are separate houses. It is mostly car-dependent, with the typical resident being 34 and 23.5% of the population being children under 15. In contrast, West Gladstone is very walkable and has a higher proportion of people living alone (36.4%). Residents there are generally older, with a typical age of 40, and more likely to live in flats or apartments.
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions as some gaps have widened. The difference in the share of separate houses and large homes has grown, while the gap in the typical age and the proportion of children has narrowed. Despite these shifts, they share many similarities, including almost identical population growth since 2021 (5.6%) and very similar shares of people who have served in the Defence Force or provide unpaid care.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 6,142
- First area, 2021: 6,387
- Second area, 2016: 4,709
- Second area, 2021: 4,832
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Telina - Toolooa: 0.3% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in West Gladstone: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Telina - Toolooa: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in West Gladstone: 1.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Telina - Toolooa: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in West Gladstone: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Telina - Toolooa: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 70–74 in West Gladstone: 2.4% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Telina - Toolooa: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in West Gladstone: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Telina - Toolooa: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in West Gladstone: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in West Gladstone: 4.5% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in West Gladstone: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in West Gladstone: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in West Gladstone: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in West Gladstone: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.2% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in West Gladstone: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in West Gladstone: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 20–24 in West Gladstone: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in West Gladstone: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Telina - Toolooa: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in West Gladstone: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Telina - Toolooa: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 5–9 in West Gladstone: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Telina - Toolooa: 4.1% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in West Gladstone: 2.6% males, 2.8% 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: $766
- First area, 2021: $870
- Second area, 2016: $613
- Second area, 2021: $699
- First area, 2016: $1,896
- First area, 2021: $1,940
- Second area, 2016: $1,257
- Second area, 2021: $1,329
- First area, 2016: $2,092
- First area, 2021: $2,202
- Second area, 2016: $1,549
- Second area, 2021: $1,737
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: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2016: $1,987
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Telina - Toolooa vs West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/308051538/telina-toolooa/vs/308051539/west-gladstone