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Doolandella vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

Name: Doolandella vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Doolandella profile · Forest Lake - Ellen Grove profile

Doolandella Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

Forest Lake - Ellen Grove and Doolandella are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different layouts. Forest Lake - Ellen Grove has much better access to services, with 60.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 1.2% in Doolandella. It also has more public transport and larger schools, with an average size of 1,164 students compared to 454 in Doolandella. Doolandella has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 31, and a far higher share of people using another language at home (48.5% against 33.2% in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove).

While the typical weekly income is almost the same in both places, the gap in home ownership is wide, with 8% more homes owned outright in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove. Doolandella has seen a much larger increase in the proportion of renters, which is now 10.3 percentage points higher than in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove. Both areas are far more diverse than the national figure, with a high proportion of people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Population: 13,880 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove Other language: 15.3 pts higher in Doolandella Renting: 10.3 pts higher in Doolandella Separate houses: 9.6 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove Recent movers: 9.3 pts higher in Doolandella

Demographics & Identity

Population in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +13,880 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

8,598 44th pct 22,478 92nd pct

Median age in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +5 yrs older in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

31 yrs 6th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

34.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.9 pts 27.4%

19.8% Older adults (45–64) +6.0 pts ▸ 25.8%

24.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.4 pts 20.2%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 13.9%

6.8% Seniors (65+) +5.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

49.0% Married ◂ +0.8 pts 48.2%

38.2% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 35.1%

7.1% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.2% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.5% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Doolandella Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

48.6% Australia +9.0 pts ▸ 57.6%

9.4% Vietnam ◂ +4.4 pts 5.0%

6.4% India ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

5.7% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.5% England +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

19.8% English +9.9 pts ▸ 29.7%

18.7% Australian +6.6 pts ▸ 25.3%

13.7% Vietnamese ◂ +6.2 pts 7.5%

4.4% Scottish +3.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.0% Irish +3.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.0% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 5.0%

5.7% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

2.7% German +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

1.1% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

46.2% English only +17.1 pts ▸ 63.3%

14.2% Vietnamese ◂ +6.5 pts 7.7%

3.4% Punjabi ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

1.9% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.7% Arabic ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

1.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.2% Christianity +5.5 pts ▸ 43.7%

28.5% No religion +7.4 pts ▸ 35.9%

9.9% Islam ◂ +6.7 pts 3.3%

7.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%

6.4% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 5.2%

6.0% Hinduism ◂ +1.8 pts 4.2%

3.4% Other religions ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.41 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

0.47 0th pct 0.88 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

15 40th pct 16 43rd pct

Students in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +4,203 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

454 15th pct 4,657 88th pct

Avg size in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +710 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

454 55th pct 1,164 96th pct

ICSEA in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +112 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

919 12th pct 1,031 57th pct

Highest year of school

68.9% Year 12 ◂ +1.2 pts 67.7%

11.4% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 7.1%

5.2% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Highest qualification level

27.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.1 pts 27.4%

25.6% Certificate III / IV +1.4 pts ▸ 27.0%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

10.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 10.0%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

22.1% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 22.0%

14.2% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 13.2%

10.8% Health even 10.8%

5.2% Education +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

5.1% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

3.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.8% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.0% Agriculture & environment even 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$5 higher in Doolandella

$810 51st pct $805 50th pct

Household income in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$56 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

$1,844 56th pct $1,900 59th pct

Family income in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$174 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

$1,927 40th pct $2,101 51st pct

Household income distribution

40.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 36.8%

27.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 25.0%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.6% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.6% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

Personal income distribution

38.1% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 40.7%

39.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 34.7%

15.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 18.4%

1.5% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.8% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.7% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.0% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.0% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.3% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.0% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.3% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.1% None ◂ +6.4 pts 66.7%

14.4% One condition +4.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

3.8% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +287 larger in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

138 42nd pct 425 75th pct

Median age in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 yrs older in Doolandella

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$71 higher in Doolandella

$844 79th pct $773 72nd pct

Household income in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$144 higher in Doolandella

$2,136 74th pct $1,992 67th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.3 larger in Doolandella

3.1 91st pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

66.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.0 pts 61.0%

17.4% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

15.2% One-parent families +1.3 pts ▸ 16.6%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Household size

27.4% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 31.4%

20.1% 4 people ◂ +0.9 pts 19.2%

20.0% 3 people ◂ +1.3 pts 18.7%

15.4% 1 person +3.3 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.3% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 7.5%

7.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$15 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

$365 48th pct $380 54th pct

Mortgage in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +$33 higher in Doolandella

$1,733 43rd pct $1,700 41st pct

People / bedroom in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 43.0%

41.7% Rented ◂ +10.3 pts 31.4%

15.1% Owned outright +8.0 pts ▸ 23.1%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

1.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

77.1% Separate house +9.6 pts ▸ 86.7%

22.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.6 pts 11.5%

0.4% Flat or apartment +1.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.0 pts 45.0%

45.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 41.8%

5.6% 5 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.3% 2 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.1% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

73.9% $350–$549 +4.7 pts ▸ 78.6%

20.5% $200–$349 ◂ +8.5 pts 12.0%

2.2% Under $200 +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.3% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.3% $1,000–$1,799 +1.3 pts ▸ 40.6%

33.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 31.3%

11.3% Under $1,000 +3.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.4% $3,000 or more even 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +28 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

11 20th pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.46 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1.28 14th pct 1.74 18th pct

Departures/1k in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +861.3 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

181.3 24th pct 1,042.6 59th pct

PT routes in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4 29th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2 longer in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4 43rd pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +2 longer in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

20 40th pct 22 45th pct

Reach 30 min in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +13,880 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

8,598 23rd pct 22,478 67th pct

Reach 45 min in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

39,330 47th pct 39,330 47th pct

Transit to city in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +8 longer in Doolandella

82 89th pct 74 77th pct

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) ◂ +5.0 pts 59.8%

10.6% Worked at home +4.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

6.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%

1.9% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.4% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.9 pts 41.9%

31.8% 1 vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 34.7%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 13.5%

6.4% 4 or more even 6.4%

2.2% No vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 15.6%

10.5% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 8.8%

9.9% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Education & training +2.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 6.4%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

4.6% Public administration & safety +2.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.4% Professional & technical +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.2% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

5.5% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.6%

3.6% Wholesale trade even 3.6%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

17.8% Professionals +4.1 pts ▸ 21.9%

15.2% Community & personal service ◂ +2.2 pts 12.9%

12.4% Clerical & administrative +2.6 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.6% Labourers ◂ +3.4 pts 9.2%

12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 10.9%

11.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.9%

8.4% Managers +2.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.2% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +27 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

968 38th pct 995 49th pct

ERP in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +14,127 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

9,953 47th pct 24,080 89th pct

Growth in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +9.0 pts higher in Doolandella

14.1% 87th pct 5.1% 55th pct

Businesses in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +696 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

689 37th pct 1,385 73rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +39 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1,065 66th pct 1,105 68th pct

Max temp in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove even

27.6 87th pct 27.6 87th pct

Min temp in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.3 higher in Doolandella

14.6 77th pct 14.2 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.8 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

5.1 44th pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1.4 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4.5 39th pct 6.0 60th pct

15-min city in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +1.7 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

69.2% 53rd pct 70.9% 54th pct

Walk to shops in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +6.1 pts higher in Doolandella

74.6% 61st pct 68.6% 55th pct

Walk to transit in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3.7 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

87.6% 44th pct 91.3% 50th pct

Walk to school in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +8.8 pts higher in Doolandella

96.5% 79th pct 87.7% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.5 pts higher in Doolandella

99.9% 69th pct 99.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +59.3 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

1.2% 2nd pct 60.4% 62nd pct

Amenities/1k in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +3.6 more in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

4.8 0th pct 8.3 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +78 higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

114 54th pct 192 69th pct

Mean slope in Doolandella in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove +0.1 pts higher in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove

5.2% 48th pct 5.3% 49th pct

Compare Doolandella with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Doolandella vs Forest Lake - Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310011563/doolandella/vs/310011564/forest-lake-ellen-grove