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Beenleigh vs Bethania - Waterford
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · Beenleigh profile · Bethania - Waterford profile
Beenleigh Bethania - Waterford
Bethania - Waterford and Beenleigh are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Bethania - Waterford is more likely to have separate houses and larger homes, with 73.9% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. It also has a much older population, with 23.5% of residents aged 65 and over, and a higher share of people born overseas at 28.2%. In contrast, Beenleigh is more densely developed and very walkable, with a much higher proportion of renters at 52.5%. It also has far better access to services, with 2.79 schools per 1,000 children compared to 1.25 in Bethania - Waterford.
These two neighbours are very similar in many everyday ways, including a typical resident age of 38 and nearly identical typical weekly incomes. They also share similar rates of volunteering and long-term health conditions. While Bethania - Waterford has a higher share of homes owned outright, this gap has narrowed since 2011. At the same time, the difference in the proportion of three-bedroom-plus homes has widened over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,245
- First area, 2016: 8,252
- First area, 2021: 8,425
- Second area, 2011: 8,525
- Second area, 2016: 10,870
- Second area, 2021: 12,125
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Beenleigh: 0.5% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Bethania - Waterford: 1.6% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Beenleigh: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Bethania - Waterford: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 75–79 in Beenleigh: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.1% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in Beenleigh: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Beenleigh: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Bethania - Waterford: 1.8% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Beenleigh: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Bethania - Waterford: 1.9% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Beenleigh: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Beenleigh: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.0% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Beenleigh: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Beenleigh: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Beenleigh: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Beenleigh: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Beenleigh: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Beenleigh: 4.1% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Beenleigh: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Bethania - Waterford: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Beenleigh: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Beenleigh: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Beenleigh: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Bethania - Waterford: 3.2% males, 3.7% 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: $486
- First area, 2016: $531
- First area, 2021: $642
- Second area, 2011: $533
- Second area, 2016: $604
- Second area, 2021: $682
- First area, 2011: $921
- First area, 2016: $1,012
- First area, 2021: $1,155
- Second area, 2011: $982
- Second area, 2016: $1,186
- Second area, 2021: $1,298
- First area, 2011: $1,094
- First area, 2016: $1,255
- First area, 2021: $1,535
- Second area, 2011: $1,212
- Second area, 2016: $1,426
- Second area, 2021: $1,579
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $285
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $355
- First area, 2011: $1,612
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,387
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,712
- Second area, 2021: $1,597
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beenleigh vs Bethania - Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311021306/beenleigh/vs/311051323/bethania-waterford