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Beenleigh vs Shailer Park

Name: Beenleigh vs Shailer Park — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.2 km apart · Beenleigh profile · Shailer Park profile

Beenleigh Shailer Park

Shailer Park and Beenleigh are neighbouring areas in Logan, yet they differ sharply in wealth and housing. Shailer Park is much more affluent, where the typical household earns $2,225 a week compared to $1,155 in Beenleigh. This gap is reflected in the homes; 89.7% of dwellings in Shailer Park are separate houses, while Beenleigh has a much higher share of rentals at 52.5%. Educational levels also differ significantly, with 65.8% of Shailer Park residents completing Year 12, compared to 42.8% in Beenleigh.

These two areas share some basic traits, such as having nearly identical numbers of people who speak little or no English and similar rates of people providing unpaid care. However, many gaps have grown over time. The difference in typical weekly incomes has widened since 2011, and Shailer Park now has a far higher share of large homes with three or more bedrooms. While both areas are largely car-reliant, Beenleigh has a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of local services.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 33.1 pts higher in Beenleigh Separate houses: 27.3 pts higher in Shailer Park 3+ bedrooms: 27.6 pts higher in Shailer Park Household income: $1,070 higher in Shailer Park Year 12: 23.0 pts higher in Shailer Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +3,648 larger in Shailer Park gap widening

8,425 43rd pct 12,073 63rd pct

Median age in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1 yrs older in Shailer Park gap narrowing

38 yrs 43rd pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

27.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.5 pts 26.8%

26.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

17.0% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

15.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.0 pts 13.8%

13.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 12.3%

Marital status

30.6% Married +23.1 pts ▸ 53.7%

44.4% Never married ◂ +12.1 pts 32.3%

14.3% Divorced ◂ +6.0 pts 8.4%

5.7% Separated ◂ +2.9 pts 2.9%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Beenleigh Shailer Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.3% Australia +2.2 pts ▸ 68.5%

7.7% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 6.8%

2.8% England +2.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.7% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.3% South Africa +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% China +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% India even 1.0%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.0% English +1.7 pts ▸ 39.7%

32.7% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 33.0%

7.9% Scottish +2.6 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.2% Irish +1.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.6% German ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%

1.4% Chinese +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.7% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.4% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Vietnamese even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

79.0% English only +3.9 pts ▸ 82.8%

0.5% Mandarin +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.2% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.3% Christianity +8.6 pts ▸ 47.8%

43.4% No religion ◂ +1.6 pts 41.9%

13.4% Not stated ◂ +8.4 pts 5.0%

1.2% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1 more in Beenleigh

4 57th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1.52 more in Beenleigh

2.79 65th pct 1.26 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2 more in Beenleigh

15 40th pct 13 34th pct

Students in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2,191 more in Beenleigh

4,263 87th pct 2,072 63rd pct

Avg size in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +375 larger in Beenleigh

1,066 93rd pct 691 79th pct

ICSEA in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +49 higher in Shailer Park

959 23rd pct 1,009 47th pct

Highest year of school

42.8% Year 12 +23.0 pts ▸ 65.8%

24.1% Year 10 ◂ +4.8 pts 19.3%

12.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.7 pts 5.0%

7.8% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 34.4%

11.2% Bachelor degree +14.2 pts ▸ 25.5%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.5 pts ▸ 17.2%

2.9% Postgraduate degree +4.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.1 pts 1.6%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce +5.6 pts ▸ 20.8%

12.4% Engineering & related +4.0 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.9%

5.8% Education +4.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.0% Health +2.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.1% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.7 pts 5.4%

2.5% Creative arts +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.1% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$280 higher in Shailer Park gap widening

$642 18th pct $922 70th pct

Household income in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$1,070 higher in Shailer Park gap widening

$1,155 11th pct $2,225 79th pct

Family income in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$846 higher in Shailer Park gap widening

$1,535 16th pct $2,381 69th pct

Household income distribution

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 32.8%

32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.2 pts 21.9%

25.1% Under $650 ◂ +16.1 pts 9.1%

5.7% $3,000–$3,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

2.9% $4,000 or more +11.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

Personal income distribution

43.9% Under $650 ◂ +7.5 pts 36.3%

33.2% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 33.6%

9.0% $1,500–$2,999 +13.0 pts ▸ 22.0%

0.8% $3,000 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Mental health ◂ +5.7 pts 8.7%

11.8% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 8.9%

11.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.9 pts 7.7%

10.0% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 7.9%

6.4% Diabetes ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

3.5% Lung condition ◂ +2.1 pts 1.4%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.6% None +15.5 pts ▸ 66.0%

21.4% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 19.9%

8.5% Two conditions ◂ +3.0 pts 5.6%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +3.1 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +187 larger in Beenleigh

434 75th pct 247 60th pct

Median age in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1 yrs older in Beenleigh

23 yrs 36th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$361 higher in Shailer Park

$486 16th pct $847 79th pct

Household income in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$827 higher in Shailer Park

$1,308 23rd pct $2,135 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +0.6 larger in Shailer Park gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

45.0% Couples with children +18.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

26.6% One-parent families ◂ +15.3 pts 11.3%

26.5% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 24.8%

1.9% Other families ◂ +1.5 pts 0.5%

Household size

36.7% 1 person ◂ +21.9 pts 14.8%

30.4% 2 people +3.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

9.7% 4 people +10.8 pts ▸ 20.5%

14.7% 3 people +4.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

5.2% 5 people +2.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.3% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$110 higher in Shailer Park gap widening

$300 27th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +$606 higher in Shailer Park gap widening

$1,387 20th pct $1,993 61st pct

People / bedroom in Beenleigh in Shailer Park even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.5% Rented ◂ +33.1 pts 19.4%

26.5% Owned with a mortgage +25.1 pts ▸ 51.6%

17.3% Owned outright +10.4 pts ▸ 27.6%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 1.0%

0.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Types of homes

62.4% Separate house +27.3 pts ▸ 89.7%

19.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.9 pts 3.1%

17.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +10.4 pts 7.1%

0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

14.7% 4 bedrooms +31.4 pts ▸ 46.1%

44.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 29.8%

23.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.0 pts 7.0%

4.6% 5 or more +10.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

9.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

27.7% $350–$549 +27.5 pts ▸ 55.2%

49.2% $200–$349 ◂ +25.9 pts 23.3%

18.2% Under $200 ◂ +13.4 pts 4.8%

0.8% $550–$749 +11.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

0.6% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +24.6 pts 26.4%

17.1% $1,800–$2,999 +27.7 pts ▸ 44.7%

22.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.0 pts 11.3%

4.6% $3,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +9 more in Shailer Park

50 59th pct 59 66th pct

Stops/1k in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1.05 more in Beenleigh

5.93 72nd pct 4.89 59th pct

Departures/1k in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +53.6 more in Beenleigh

1,256.7 66th pct 1,203.1 64th pct

PT routes in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +15 more in Beenleigh

30 86th pct 15 78th pct

Stop walk in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2 longer in Shailer Park

3 29th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +4 longer in Beenleigh

25 50th pct 21 43rd pct

Reach 30 min in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +3,648 more in Shailer Park

8,425 23rd pct 12,073 37th pct

Reach 45 min in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +459 more in Shailer Park

30,099 39th pct 30,558 40th pct

Transit to city in Beenleigh in Shailer Park

— 69 70th pct

How people get to work

67.6% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 63.0%

7.7% Worked at home +7.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 4.0%

0.3% Bus +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Train ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

1.8% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

29.6% 2 vehicles +14.3 pts ▸ 43.9%

40.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.3 pts 24.4%

10.8% 3 vehicles +7.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.6% No vehicle ◂ +10.6 pts 2.0%

6.6% 4 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.5% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 13.0%

13.0% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.7% Manufacturing ◂ +3.9 pts 6.8%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 9.3%

6.3% Education & training +4.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.2% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.1% Professional & technical +2.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%

3.9% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.4% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

2.6% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

10.1% Professionals +11.4 pts ▸ 21.5%

17.2% Labourers ◂ +9.3 pts 7.9%

16.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 15.7%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 10.5%

8.0% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.2 pts 5.6%

8.7% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +6 higher in Shailer Park

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +7 higher in Shailer Park

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +8 higher in Shailer Park

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +5 higher in Shailer Park

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +179 higher in Shailer Park

856 5th pct 1,035 65th pct

ERP in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +3,713 higher in Shailer Park

9,004 43rd pct 12,717 61st pct

Growth in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +1.5 pts higher in Beenleigh

5.3% 57th pct 3.8% 43rd pct

Businesses in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +369 higher in Shailer Park

784 43rd pct 1,153 63rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +86 higher in Shailer Park

1,144 71st pct 1,229 76th pct

Max temp in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +0.5 higher in Beenleigh

26.8 82nd pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +0.1 higher in Beenleigh

15.5 83rd pct 15.4 83rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2.7 higher in Beenleigh

7.7 84th pct 5.0 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2.5 more in Beenleigh

7.3 80th pct 4.7 42nd pct

15-min city in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +46.5 pts higher in Beenleigh

90.1% 71st pct 43.7% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +47.2 pts higher in Beenleigh

88.2% 73rd pct 41.0% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +12.5 pts higher in Beenleigh

96.9% 62nd pct 84.4% 41st pct

Walk to school in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +11.2 pts higher in Beenleigh

88.9% 66th pct 77.7% 54th pct

Walk to a park in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +0.3 pts higher in Beenleigh

99.9% 68th pct 99.6% 59th pct

Walk to health in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +52.7 pts higher in Beenleigh

88.7% 83rd pct 35.9% 41st pct

Amenities/1k in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +17.3 more in Beenleigh

30.5 86th pct 13.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +95 higher in Beenleigh

231 75th pct 136 58th pct

Mean slope in Beenleigh in Shailer Park +2.5 pts higher in Shailer Park

5.4% 51st pct 7.9% 81st pct

Compare Beenleigh with nearby areas

Edens Landing - Holmview Mount Warren Park Eagleby Loganholme - Tanah Merah Bethania - Waterford Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub Ormeau (East) - Stapylton Shailer Park

Compare Shailer Park with nearby areas

Daisy Hill Loganholme - Tanah Merah Bethania - Waterford Springwood Loganlea Slacks Creek Sheldon - Mount Cotton Rochedale South - Priestdale

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beenleigh vs Shailer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311021306/beenleigh/vs/311051327/shailer-park