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Mudgeeraba - Bonogin vs Varsity Lakes

Name: Mudgeeraba - Bonogin vs Varsity Lakes — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.9 km apart · Mudgeeraba - Bonogin profile · Varsity Lakes profile

Mudgeeraba - Bonogin Varsity Lakes

Mudgeeraba - Bonogin and Varsity Lakes are neighbouring areas with very different lifestyles. Mudgeeraba - Bonogin is a more spacious, car-dependent area where 82.6% of homes are separate houses and 94.1% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Varsity Lakes is very walkable and more urban, with 43.1% of households renting and 21.1% of people using a language other than English at home, compared to just 8.5% in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the proportion of people who moved house in the last five years. They also share a similar typical weekly personal income of around $790 and an almost identical share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents at 2.1%. While the gap in typical resident age has narrowed since 2011, the differences in housing and rental rates have continued to widen over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 39.5 pts higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin Renting: 23.6 pts higher in Varsity Lakes 3+ bedrooms: 23.3 pts higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Varsity Lakes Housework 15h+: 6.1 pts higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +2,913 larger in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap steady

19,552 88th pct 16,639 82nd pct

Median age in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +3 yrs older in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

23.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.1 pts ▸ 30.9%

27.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.6 pts 22.9%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.1 pts 18.3%

14.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.5 pts 13.9%

12.0% Youth (15–24) +2.0 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

51.8% Married ◂ +12.7 pts 39.1%

31.4% Never married +10.7 pts ▸ 42.1%

9.8% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.5% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.5% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Mudgeeraba - Bonogin Varsity Lakes

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.6% Australia ◂ +8.7 pts 61.9%

6.4% England ◂ +2.2 pts 4.2%

5.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.8% China +2.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

0.5% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% India +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.1% English ◂ +8.3 pts 36.8%

35.1% Australian ◂ +6.5 pts 28.6%

11.1% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 9.1%

10.6% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.3%

2.2% Chinese +4.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

2.7% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

0.8% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

87.6% English only ◂ +13.7 pts 73.9%

1.2% Mandarin +2.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.2% Cantonese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.0% No religion +3.6 pts ▸ 47.6%

47.5% Christianity ◂ +7.2 pts 40.4%

5.9% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.1% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.5% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +4 more in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

5 64th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +0.81 more in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

1.14 20th pct 0.33 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +1 more in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

18 47th pct 17 45th pct

Students in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +560 more in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

3,864 86th pct 3,304 82nd pct

Avg size in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +2,531 larger in Varsity Lakes

773 85th pct 3,304 100th pct

ICSEA in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +23 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

1,088 79th pct 1,065 71st pct

Highest year of school

61.0% Year 12 +4.0 pts ▸ 65.1%

20.9% Year 10 ◂ +4.7 pts 16.2%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 6.3%

5.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 5.2%

Highest qualification level

31.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.2 pts 25.7%

23.8% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 27.7%

18.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 16.8%

7.2% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

19.2% Management & commerce +1.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

11.8% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.1 pts 9.7%

12.0% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 11.7%

9.4% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 7.1%

8.4% Architecture & building ◂ +2.0 pts 6.4%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.9% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.2% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$2 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap narrowing

$790 47th pct $788 46th pct

Household income in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$407 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap widening

$2,052 69th pct $1,645 44th pct

Family income in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$238 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap widening

$2,179 56th pct $1,941 41st pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.5%

22.9% $650–$1,499 +5.3 pts ▸ 28.1%

11.2% Under $650 +3.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

13.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 6.9%

12.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 9.8%

Personal income distribution

40.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 39.0%

31.7% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 35.0%

18.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 16.0%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 7.6%

7.7% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

7.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

3.2% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

1.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.6% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.8% None +0.9 pts ▸ 67.7%

18.7% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 17.4%

4.9% Two conditions even 4.9%

2.2% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +61 larger in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

412 74th pct 351 71st pct

Median age in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +6 yrs older in Varsity Lakes

19 yrs 10th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$63 higher in Varsity Lakes

$635 50th pct $698 61st pct

Household income in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$319 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

$2,144 75th pct $1,825 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +0.5 larger in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap widening

3.0 89th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

65.0% Couples with children ◂ +10.1 pts 54.9%

20.8% Couples without children +4.4 pts ▸ 25.1%

13.6% One-parent families +4.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.6% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

30.1% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 34.1%

14.1% 1 person +9.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

22.3% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 15.4%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 19.2%

9.4% 5 people ◂ +3.9 pts 5.5%

4.7% 6 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$10 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap steady

$500 88th pct $490 87th pct

Mortgage in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +$258 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin gap widening

$2,100 69th pct $1,842 50th pct

People / bedroom in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +0.10 higher in Varsity Lakes gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.8 pts 33.7%

19.5% Rented +23.6 pts ▸ 43.1%

27.3% Owned outright ◂ +6.2 pts 21.0%

1.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

82.6% Separate house ◂ +39.5 pts 43.1%

16.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +16.8 pts ▸ 32.9%

0.6% Flat or apartment +23.2 pts ▸ 23.8%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.2% 3 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 45.8%

42.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.7 pts 21.8%

3.7% 2 bedrooms +17.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

14.4% 5 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 3.1%

1.0% 1 bedroom +5.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.3% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

43.9% $350–$549 +9.6 pts ▸ 53.6%

32.9% $550–$749 ◂ +6.3 pts 26.7%

7.9% $200–$349 ◂ +1.8 pts 6.1%

6.8% Under $200 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.6% $750 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 39.8%

23.0% $1,000–$1,799 +9.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

17.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 9.4%

12.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +12 more in Varsity Lakes

33 43rd pct 45 54th pct

Stops/1k in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +1.02 more in Varsity Lakes

1.69 18th pct 2.70 27th pct

Departures/1k in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +767.7 more in Varsity Lakes

144.8 22nd pct 912.5 54th pct

PT routes in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +16 more in Varsity Lakes

3 21st pct 19 86th pct

Stop walk in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +49 longer in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

54 94th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +1 longer in Varsity Lakes

55 75th pct 56 76th pct

How people get to work

64.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.1 pts 62.3%

15.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 13.9%

3.6% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.0% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

45.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 40.4%

23.6% 1 vehicle +17.2 pts ▸ 40.8%

18.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.0 pts 10.4%

11.3% 4 or more ◂ +7.1 pts 4.2%

1.7% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.6% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 9.3%

10.8% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.4% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

6.8% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

4.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

2.8% Administrative & support +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Arts & recreation +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

22.5% Professionals +0.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

15.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 13.1%

11.8% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.1% Managers ◂ +1.2 pts 11.9%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 12.4%

10.4% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.2% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +1 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +2 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +5 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

9 86th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +28 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

1,036 66th pct 1,008 55th pct

ERP in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +2,563 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

20,770 87th pct 18,207 82nd pct

Growth in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +3.0 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

4.5% 50th pct 7.5% 72nd pct

Businesses in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +78 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

2,137 86th pct 2,059 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +77 higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

1,721 96th pct 1,644 94th pct

Max temp in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +0.6 higher in Varsity Lakes

25.4 69th pct 26.0 75th pct

Min temp in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +1.0 higher in Varsity Lakes

14.4 76th pct 15.4 83rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +3.9 higher in Varsity Lakes

3.0 20th pct 6.9 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +3.4 more in Varsity Lakes

3.1 21st pct 6.5 69th pct

15-min city in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +57.2 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

30.4% 21st pct 87.6% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +48.1 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

35.5% 25th pct 83.7% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +53.1 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

46.6% 23rd pct 99.7% 80th pct

Walk to school in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +19.8 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

43.6% 26th pct 63.4% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +27.6 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

72.4% 24th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +56.0 pts higher in Varsity Lakes

17.8% 23rd pct 73.9% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +5.7 more in Varsity Lakes

7.1 8th pct 12.8 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +269 higher in Varsity Lakes

22 31st pct 290 82nd pct

Mean slope in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin in Varsity Lakes +5.6 pts higher in Mudgeeraba - Bonogin

11.7% 95th pct 6.2% 63rd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mudgeeraba - Bonogin vs Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/309051244/mudgeeraba-bonogin/vs/309081262/varsity-lakes