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Beaudesert vs Flagstone (East) - Riverbend
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Beaudesert profile · Flagstone (East) - Riverbend profile
Beaudesert Flagstone (East) - Riverbend
Beaudesert and Flagstone (East) - Riverbend are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Beaudesert is an older community where the typical resident is 45, and 22.8% are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is much younger, with a typical age of 34. There is a significant gap in household wealth; the typical weekly income in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is $2,203, which is far higher than the $1,199 usually earned in Beaudesert. This is consistent with the housing divide, as 33.6% of Beaudesert homes are rented, while 64.8% of homes in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend are owned with a mortgage.
The two areas have tracked in opposite directions since 2011, and the gap between them is widening. While they share some traits, such as similar rainfall and a similar share of adults with bachelor degrees (around 9%), their social makeup is drifting apart. Flagstone (East) - Riverbend has seen a far higher share of people with no religion (51.3%) and more parents providing unpaid childcare (35.4%) compared to Beaudesert. Beaudesert remains more isolated, with a 65-minute drive to the city and far more people living alone (26.7%) than in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend (8.9%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,380
- First area, 2016: 13,915
- First area, 2021: 14,674
- Second area, 2021: 6,632
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Beaudesert: 1.1% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 0.2% males, 0.1% females
- 80–84 in Beaudesert: 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 0.8% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Beaudesert: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Beaudesert: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 60–64 in Beaudesert: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Beaudesert: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Beaudesert: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Beaudesert: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 40–44 in Beaudesert: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Beaudesert: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Beaudesert: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 2.8% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Beaudesert: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 10–14 in Beaudesert: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 4.9% males, 5.0% females
- 5–9 in Beaudesert: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 4.6% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Beaudesert: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend: 3.4% males, 3.5% 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: $466
- First area, 2016: $524
- First area, 2021: $605
- Second area, 2021: $859
- First area, 2011: $937
- First area, 2016: $1,088
- First area, 2021: $1,199
- Second area, 2021: $2,203
- First area, 2011: $1,125
- First area, 2016: $1,283
- First area, 2021: $1,471
- Second area, 2021: $2,194
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 3.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $288
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $1,690
- First area, 2016: $1,550
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 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). Beaudesert vs Flagstone (East) - Riverbend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311011305/beaudesert/vs/311041567/flagstone-riverbend