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Lockyer Valley - East vs Gatton
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Lockyer Valley - East profile · Gatton profile
Lockyer Valley - East Gatton
Lockyer Valley - East and Gatton are nearby areas in Queensland with very different social profiles. Residents in Lockyer Valley - East are far older, with a typical age of 41 compared to 33 in Gatton. Gatton is much more diverse, with 27.2% of people born overseas and 23.7% using a language other than English at home, while those figures are only 11.6% and 3.1% in Lockyer Valley - East. Housing also differs; 41.8% of households in Gatton rent, which is far higher than the 20.3% in Lockyer Valley - East, where separate houses are more common.
Everyday life shares many similarities, as typical weekly incomes and rents are nearly the same in both places. While Gatton is somewhat walkable and Lockyer Valley - East is car-dependent, the gap in their diverse populations has widened since 2011. This is seen in the share of recent overseas arrivals, which is far higher in Gatton at 47.0% compared to 5.9% in Lockyer Valley - East.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 17,540
- First area, 2016: 19,814
- First area, 2021: 21,208
- Second area, 2011: 7,180
- Second area, 2016: 7,434
- Second area, 2021: 7,951
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 33 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 Lockyer Valley - East: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Gatton: 0.8% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Lockyer Valley - East: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Gatton: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Gatton: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Gatton: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Gatton: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Gatton: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Gatton: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Gatton: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 45–49 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Gatton: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Gatton: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Gatton: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Gatton: 5.0% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Gatton: 5.1% males, 5.4% females
- 20–24 in Lockyer Valley - East: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Gatton: 4.0% males, 5.0% females
- 15–19 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Gatton: 2.9% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Gatton: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Gatton: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Lockyer Valley - East: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Gatton: 2.8% males, 2.8% 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: $448
- First area, 2016: $508
- First area, 2021: $627
- Second area, 2011: $419
- Second area, 2016: $492
- Second area, 2021: $661
- First area, 2011: $958
- First area, 2016: $1,154
- First area, 2021: $1,425
- Second area, 2011: $915
- Second area, 2016: $1,041
- Second area, 2021: $1,274
- First area, 2011: $1,093
- First area, 2016: $1,319
- First area, 2021: $1,622
- Second area, 2011: $1,081
- Second area, 2016: $1,245
- Second area, 2021: $1,492
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $295
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,473
- Second area, 2011: $1,408
- Second area, 2016: $1,473
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lockyer Valley - East vs Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/310021280/lockyer-valley-east/vs/317011448/gatton