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Esk vs Dayboro
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Esk profile · Dayboro profile
Esk Dayboro
Esk and Dayboro are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Esk is much older, with a typical resident aged 55 and 31.9% of people aged 65 or over. In contrast, Dayboro's typical resident is 43. Dayboro is also wealthier, with a typical household income of $2,378 a week compared to $1,021 in Esk. Educational attainment is far higher in Dayboro, where 60.6% of residents finished Year 12, while only 38.3% did so in Esk.
Both areas have similar proportions of people who have served in the Defence Force, sitting near the national figure. They also share similar levels of English proficiency and a similar amount of unpaid housework. However, many gaps between them have grown since 2011. The difference in typical age has widened to 12 years, and the gap in typical household income has increased to $1,357.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,777
- First area, 2016: 5,158
- First area, 2021: 5,052
- Second area, 2011: 7,670
- Second area, 2016: 8,489
- Second area, 2021: 9,213
- First area, 2011: 48 yrs
- First area, 2016: 52 yrs
- First area, 2021: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Esk: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Dayboro: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Esk: 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Dayboro: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Esk: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 75–79 in Dayboro: 1.6% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Esk: 4.8% males, 4.4% females; 70–74 in Dayboro: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Esk: 5.2% males, 4.8% females; 65–69 in Dayboro: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Esk: 5.1% males, 5.0% females; 60–64 in Dayboro: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Esk: 3.8% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Dayboro: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Esk: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Dayboro: 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 45–49 in Esk: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Dayboro: 4.0% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in Esk: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Dayboro: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Esk: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Dayboro: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Esk: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Dayboro: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Esk: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Dayboro: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Esk: 1.7% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Dayboro: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Esk: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Dayboro: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Esk: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Dayboro: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Esk: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Dayboro: 3.8% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Esk: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Dayboro: 2.2% males, 2.4% 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: $379
- First area, 2016: $444
- First area, 2021: $509
- Second area, 2011: $662
- Second area, 2016: $745
- Second area, 2021: $896
- First area, 2011: $741
- First area, 2016: $859
- First area, 2021: $1,021
- Second area, 2011: $1,694
- Second area, 2016: $1,951
- Second area, 2021: $2,378
- First area, 2011: $890
- First area, 2016: $1,040
- First area, 2021: $1,276
- Second area, 2011: $1,803
- Second area, 2016: $2,044
- Second area, 2021: $2,469
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $225
- First area, 2021: $260
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $350
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,283
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,129
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Esk vs Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021278/esk/vs/314011384/dayboro