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Esk vs Kilcoy

Name: Esk vs Kilcoy — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Esk profile · Kilcoy profile

Esk Kilcoy

Kilcoy and Esk are nearby Queensland towns with distinct profiles. Kilcoy is younger and more diverse, with 34.0% of residents arriving from overseas recently and 11.8% using a language other than English at home. It also has a more active workforce, with 55.5% of adults working or looking for work and a typical weekly household income that is $313 higher than in Esk. In contrast, Esk has a much older population; the typical resident is 55, and 31.9% of people are aged 65 and over. This is reflected in health trends, as the rate of long-term health conditions is far higher in Esk at 41.6%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with no religion, at around 36%. They are also very similar in the total number of businesses and the share of people with a bachelor's degree. However, the gap in age and income between them has grown since 2011. For example, the typical resident in Esk is now 11 years older than in Kilcoy, a difference that was only 6 years a decade ago.

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Where they differ most

Recent arrivals: 30.2 pts higher in Kilcoy Median age: 11 yrs older in Esk Unpaid carers: 3.0 pts higher in Esk Other language: 9.4 pts higher in Kilcoy Participation: 10.7 pts higher in Kilcoy

Demographics & Identity

Population in Esk in Kilcoy +747 larger in Kilcoy gap widening

5,052 23rd pct 5,799 27th pct

Median age in Esk in Kilcoy +11 yrs older in Esk gap widening

55 yrs 97th pct 44 yrs 75th pct

Age structure

31.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.1 pts 21.9%

31.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 27.7%

15.4% Young adults (25–44) +8.9 pts ▸ 24.3%

13.1% Children (0–14) +3.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

8.0% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

Marital status

50.8% Married +1.3 pts ▸ 52.1%

24.7% Never married +3.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

12.7% Divorced ◂ +2.4 pts 10.3%

7.6% Widowed ◂ +2.3 pts 5.2%

4.2% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Esk Kilcoy

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.5% Australia ◂ +10.6 pts 69.9%

0.7% Philippines +8.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.7% England ◂ +1.8 pts 2.8%

3.0% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.1% English ◂ +6.3 pts 37.8%

41.5% Australian ◂ +4.9 pts 36.6%

13.3% Scottish ◂ +4.1 pts 9.3%

11.4% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 9.4%

11.0% German ◂ +4.1 pts 6.9%

0.9% Filipino +8.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.7% Chinese even 0.7%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.1% Indian even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.8% English only ◂ +14.9 pts 77.9%

0.1% Tagalog +2.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.1% Christianity ◂ +3.7 pts 50.4%

36.7% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 35.7%

7.4% Not stated +4.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Esk in Kilcoy +2 more in Kilcoy

3 43rd pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Esk in Kilcoy +0.59 more in Kilcoy

4.52 84th pct 5.11 87th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Esk in Kilcoy +3 more in Kilcoy

3 6th pct 6 12th pct

Students in Esk in Kilcoy +213 more in Kilcoy

664 25th pct 877 33rd pct

Avg size in Esk in Kilcoy +46 larger in Esk

221 23rd pct 175 18th pct

ICSEA in Esk in Kilcoy +17 higher in Kilcoy

958 23rd pct 975 30th pct

Highest year of school

38.3% Year 12 +2.2 pts ▸ 40.5%

31.5% Year 10 ◂ +3.1 pts 28.3%

16.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.9 pts 11.8%

6.4% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

41.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.2 pts 33.7%

14.0% Bachelor degree +2.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 13.8%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

2.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +3.1 pts 15.4%

13.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 11.8%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 9.8%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.1%

8.4% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.9%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.1% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Esk in Kilcoy +$181 higher in Kilcoy gap widening

$509 4th pct $690 27th pct

Household income in Esk in Kilcoy +$313 higher in Kilcoy gap widening

$1,021 4th pct $1,334 24th pct

Family income in Esk in Kilcoy +$263 higher in Kilcoy gap widening

$1,276 5th pct $1,539 16th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 31.8%

21.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

25.2% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 17.7%

5.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.2% $4,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

Personal income distribution

55.7% Under $650 ◂ +14.1 pts 41.6%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +7.6 pts ▸ 33.9%

9.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

1.7% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

17.1% Arthritis ◂ +5.8 pts 11.4%

12.2% Mental health ◂ +3.5 pts 8.8%

11.1% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 8.2%

10.4% Other condition ◂ +2.7 pts 7.8%

8.0% Heart disease ◂ +3.0 pts 5.0%

7.7% Diabetes ◂ +2.3 pts 5.4%

5.2% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

4.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

2.0% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.1% None +6.4 pts ▸ 57.5%

24.0% One condition ◂ +5.5 pts 18.5%

10.4% Two conditions ◂ +3.8 pts 6.6%

7.3% Three or more ◂ +2.5 pts 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Esk in Kilcoy +3 larger in Kilcoy

178 49th pct 181 50th pct

Median age in Esk in Kilcoy +6 yrs older in Esk

34 yrs 93rd pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Esk in Kilcoy +$79 higher in Esk

$562 34th pct $483 15th pct

Household income in Esk in Kilcoy +$444 higher in Kilcoy

$1,181 14th pct $1,625 46th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Esk in Kilcoy +0.3 larger in Kilcoy gap widening

2.2 14th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

41.4% Couples with children +10.2 pts ▸ 51.6%

43.5% Couples without children ◂ +8.4 pts 35.1%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 12.5%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

44.3% 2 people ◂ +4.6 pts 39.7%

29.2% 1 person ◂ +5.5 pts 23.7%

10.8% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.8% 4 people +3.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

3.8% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.9% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Esk in Kilcoy +$70 higher in Kilcoy gap widening

$260 17th pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Esk in Kilcoy +$217 higher in Kilcoy gap narrowing

$1,300 14th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Esk in Kilcoy +0.10 higher in Kilcoy gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.4% Owned outright ◂ +7.3 pts 40.1%

28.9% Owned with a mortgage +6.0 pts ▸ 34.9%

17.6% Rented +2.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

3.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

2.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house +1.9 pts ▸ 97.5%

2.5% Other dwelling ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

1.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.1% Flat or apartment even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 44.2%

22.3% 4 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 28.2%

19.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 15.3%

5.7% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

68.7% $200–$349 ◂ +24.6 pts 44.1%

10.5% $350–$549 +27.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

12.7% Under $200 ◂ +1.2 pts 11.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.6% $1,000–$1,799 +0.1 pts ▸ 39.8%

31.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.3 pts 23.0%

18.6% $1,800–$2,999 +5.1 pts ▸ 23.7%

4.9% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Esk in Kilcoy +5 more in Esk

5 12th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Esk in Kilcoy +0.99 more in Esk

0.99 11th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Esk in Kilcoy +7.1 more in Esk

7.1 5th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Esk in Kilcoy +1 more in Esk

1 7th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Esk in Kilcoy

— 152 98th pct

Reach 30 min in Esk in Kilcoy +747 more in Kilcoy

5,052 11th pct 5,799 13th pct

Reach 45 min in Esk in Kilcoy +747 more in Kilcoy

5,052 8th pct 5,799 9th pct

How people get to work

59.6% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 60.1%

14.2% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 12.1%

4.2% Car (passenger) +4.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.6% Walked ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

0.4% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.3% 2 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 38.2%

34.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.0 pts 29.7%

16.8% 3 vehicles +1.0 pts ▸ 17.8%

9.9% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

3.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

5.9% Manufacturing +17.8 pts ▸ 23.6%

12.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.7 pts 10.8%

12.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.5 pts 8.8%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +2.5 pts 6.8%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

8.0% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.1% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

15.6% Labourers +9.2 pts ▸ 24.7%

15.5% Managers ◂ +0.7 pts 14.8%

13.8% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.7 pts 11.4%

11.6% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 8.9%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 8.8%

8.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.2 pts 5.9%

7.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Esk in Kilcoy even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Esk in Kilcoy +1 higher in Kilcoy

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Esk in Kilcoy +1 higher in Kilcoy

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Esk in Kilcoy even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Esk in Kilcoy +18 higher in Kilcoy

904 13th pct 922 19th pct

ERP in Esk in Kilcoy +980 higher in Kilcoy

5,236 22nd pct 6,216 27th pct

Growth in Esk in Kilcoy +3.3 pts higher in Kilcoy

2.7% 34th pct 6.0% 62nd pct

Businesses in Esk in Kilcoy +13 higher in Kilcoy

580 30th pct 593 31st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Esk in Kilcoy +93 higher in Kilcoy

824 47th pct 916 54th pct

Max temp in Esk in Kilcoy +1.6 higher in Esk

27.9 87th pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Esk in Kilcoy +0.6 higher in Esk

13.4 68th pct 12.7 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Esk in Kilcoy +0.8 higher in Esk

2.1 12th pct 1.3 7th pct

Types ≤15 min in Esk in Kilcoy +0.8 more in Esk

2.4 14th pct 1.6 8th pct

15-min city in Esk in Kilcoy +10.0 pts higher in Esk

29.8% 20th pct 19.8% 13th pct

Walk to shops in Esk in Kilcoy +11.5 pts higher in Esk

31.6% 22nd pct 20.1% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Esk in Kilcoy +19.8 pts higher in Esk

19.8% 14th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Esk in Kilcoy +2.2 pts higher in Kilcoy

21.6% 11th pct 23.8% 13th pct

Walk to a park in Esk in Kilcoy +6.4 pts higher in Esk

36.0% 9th pct 29.6% 7th pct

Walk to health in Esk in Kilcoy +8.8 pts higher in Esk

27.4% 31st pct 18.6% 24th pct

Amenities/1k in Esk in Kilcoy +11.4 more in Esk

21.4 75th pct 10.0 23rd pct

Intersections/km² in Esk in Kilcoy even

0 5th pct 0 5th pct

Mean slope in Esk in Kilcoy +1.5 pts higher in Kilcoy

9.2% 87th pct 10.7% 92nd pct

Compare Esk with nearby areas

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Compare Kilcoy with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Esk vs Kilcoy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021278/esk/vs/313031370/kilcoy