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Inala - Richlands vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Inala - Richlands profile · Forest Lake - Ellen Grove profile
Inala - Richlands Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
Forest Lake - Ellen Grove and Inala - Richlands are large neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different economic profiles. Forest Lake - Ellen Grove has far higher typical household incomes, at $1,900 compared to $1,172 in Inala - Richlands. Educational attainment is also much higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, where 25.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, compared to just 12.3% in Inala - Richlands. In contrast, Inala - Richlands is far more linguistically diverse, with 51.5% of people using another language at home, compared to 33.2% in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove.
Everyday life in both places is similar in a few ways, such as having roughly the same number of people per home and very similar weather. Both areas are well served by green space, with nearly every home within a 15-minute walk of a park. However, the two areas differ in how people get around; Inala - Richlands has far more public transport stops per 1,000 people and a higher share of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,434
- First area, 2016: 18,010
- First area, 2021: 19,891
- Second area, 2021: 22,478
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Inala - Richlands: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Inala - Richlands: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Inala - Richlands: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Inala - Richlands: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Inala - Richlands: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Inala - Richlands: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Inala - Richlands: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Inala - Richlands: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Inala - Richlands: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Inala - Richlands: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Inala - Richlands: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Inala - Richlands: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Inala - Richlands: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 25–29 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Inala - Richlands: 4.0% males, 3.9% females; 20–24 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Inala - Richlands: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 10–14 in Inala - Richlands: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Inala - Richlands: 4.2% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Inala - Richlands: 4.5% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove: 3.2% males, 3.0% 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, 2011: $358
- First area, 2016: $416
- First area, 2021: $500
- Second area, 2021: $805
- First area, 2011: $762
- First area, 2016: $929
- First area, 2021: $1,172
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
- First area, 2011: $865
- First area, 2016: $993
- First area, 2021: $1,275
- Second area, 2021: $2,101
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $277
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,473
- First area, 2021: $1,376
- Second area, 2021: $1,700
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Inala - Richlands vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310011274/inala-richlands/vs/310011564/forest-lake-ellen-grove