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Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

Name: Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Flagstone (East) - Riverbend — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Boronia Heights - Park Ridge profile · Flagstone (East) - Riverbend profile

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

Flagstone (East) - Riverbend and Boronia Heights - Park Ridge are two nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is more affluent, with 24.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 11.2% in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge. It is also more traditional in its housing, where 99.1% of homes are separate houses and 96.5% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Boronia Heights - Park Ridge is much more multicultural, with 30.9% of people born overseas and 22.3% using another language at home, while these figures are 15.1% and 4.9% in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend.

Both areas share a similar First Nations population of around 4% to 4.4%. While they share this commonality, their growth and transport patterns differ. Boronia Heights - Park Ridge has seen much faster population growth since 2021 at 38.4% and has far more public transport options. Flagstone (East) - Riverbend is more car-dependent, with a typical 26-minute walk to the nearest stop, compared to just 4 minutes in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 26.4 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Other language: 17.4 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Recent movers: 16.9 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Population: 12,534 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Born overseas: 15.8 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

Demographics & Identity

Population in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +12,534 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

19,166 88th pct 6,632 32nd pct

Median age in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +2 yrs older in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

32 yrs 9th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

30.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.5 pts 26.2%

18.8% Older adults (45–64) +7.0 pts ▸ 25.8%

21.9% Children (0–14) +3.7 pts ▸ 25.5%

14.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.5 pts 8.4%

13.8% Youth (15–24) even 13.8%

Marital status

42.5% Married +8.8 pts ▸ 51.3%

39.3% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 34.3%

9.0% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +2.8 pts 2.4%

4.0% Separated even 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.1% Australia +15.3 pts ▸ 77.4%

7.5% New Zealand ◂ +2.1 pts 5.4%

4.7% India ◂ +4.6 pts 0.1%

3.0% England +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.7% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% South Africa even 0.6%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

33.4% English +9.0 pts ▸ 42.4%

29.3% Australian +11.8 pts ▸ 41.1%

7.2% Scottish +3.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.2% Indian ◂ +3.8 pts 0.4%

2.7% Chinese ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

1.8% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

70.5% English only +16.7 pts ▸ 87.2%

4.4% Punjabi ◂ +4.4 pts 0.0%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.6 pts 0.1%

1.2% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.0% No religion +11.3 pts ▸ 51.3%

39.9% Christianity ◂ +2.3 pts 37.6%

8.8% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +4.3 pts 0.6%

2.8% Islam ◂ +2.3 pts 0.5%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +1.9 pts 0.2%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +4 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

6 71st pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.25 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1.43 29th pct 1.18 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +14 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

20 51st pct 6 12th pct

Students in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +2,928 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

4,695 88th pct 1,767 57th pct

Avg size in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +101 larger in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

783 85th pct 884 88th pct

ICSEA in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +34 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

986 36th pct 952 20th pct

Highest year of school

53.4% Year 12 ◂ +3.7 pts 49.7%

21.7% Year 10 +3.7 pts ▸ 25.4%

9.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 7.6%

6.8% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Certificate III / IV +6.7 pts ▸ 44.1%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.1 pts 10.8%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.1 pts 2.2%

2.9% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 16.1%

14.7% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 18.2%

12.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 11.5%

8.6% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.1%

6.0% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%

5.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$119 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$740 37th pct $859 60th pct

Household income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$740 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$1,463 33rd pct $2,203 78th pct

Family income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$538 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$1,656 23rd pct $2,194 57th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.4 pts 19.7%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.9 pts 6.8%

4.2% $4,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 35.8%

38.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 35.0%

10.9% $1,500–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 17.9%

0.8% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.6%

8.4% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

9.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 7.1%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None even 60.5%

18.9% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +472 larger in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

766 86th pct 294 65th pct

Median age in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +2 yrs older in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

20 yrs 14th pct 18 yrs 5th pct

Median income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$19 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

$623 48th pct $604 44th pct

Household income in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$958 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$1,389 30th pct $2,347 84th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.7 larger in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

2.7 71st pct 3.4 100th pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children +12.6 pts ▸ 67.6%

24.5% Couples without children ◂ +6.3 pts 18.2%

19.4% One-parent families ◂ +5.7 pts 13.7%

1.2% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

Household size

32.4% 2 people ◂ +5.7 pts 26.7%

15.1% 4 people +7.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

22.8% 1 person ◂ +13.9 pts 8.9%

17.1% 3 people +3.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

7.1% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.6% 6 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$50 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$360 46th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +$334 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

$1,616 35th pct $1,950 57th pct

People / bedroom in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend even

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.6% Owned with a mortgage +34.2 pts ▸ 64.8%

42.3% Rented ◂ +26.4 pts 15.8%

23.2% Owned outright ◂ +5.9 pts 17.3%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

Types of homes

86.0% Separate house +13.1 pts ▸ 99.1%

13.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.9 pts 0.2%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

39.9% 4 bedrooms +22.9 pts ▸ 62.8%

36.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +20.8 pts 15.7%

5.9% 5 or more +12.1 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +12.6 pts 1.3%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

58.1% $350–$549 +19.2 pts ▸ 77.3%

31.1% $200–$349 ◂ +27.0 pts 4.1%

2.5% $550–$749 +5.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.3 pts 31.2%

28.3% $1,800–$2,999 +17.3 pts ▸ 45.6%

12.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.7 pts 8.6%

5.4% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +61 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

64 70th pct 3 7th pct

Stops/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +2.89 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

3.34 35th pct 0.45 5th pct

Departures/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +299.3 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

375.9 33rd pct 76.6 18th pct

PT routes in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +7 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

8 52nd pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +22 longer in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

4 43rd pct 26 84th pct

Drive to city in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +11 longer in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

27 54th pct 38 66th pct

Reach 30 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +12,534 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

19,166 60th pct 6,632 15th pct

Reach 45 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +28,566 more in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

35,198 44th pct 6,632 10th pct

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +0.5 pts 69.1%

8.2% Worked at home +3.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

1.4% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 41.2%

36.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.9 pts 17.2%

13.2% 3 vehicles +8.1 pts ▸ 21.3%

8.3% 4 or more +11.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

4.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 0.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 12.0%

10.3% Construction +3.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.7% Retail trade +0.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 7.6%

9.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

5.9% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

3.7% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%

3.9% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

15.6% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 17.0%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.2 pts 10.4%

13.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 11.9%

12.4% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 10.6%

11.4% Professionals ◂ +0.8 pts 10.6%

8.2% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.1% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +3 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +3 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +5 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +1 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +50 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

924 20th pct 974 40th pct

ERP in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +19,883 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

27,073 91st pct 7,190 33rd pct

Growth in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +31.4 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

38.4% 99th pct 7.0% 69th pct

Businesses in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +1,526 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1,909 86th pct 383 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +118 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

1,105 68th pct 987 60th pct

Max temp in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.2 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

27.6 87th pct 27.8 87th pct

Min temp in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.3 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

13.8 72nd pct 13.5 69th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.1 higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

3.0 20th pct 3.1 21st pct

Types ≤15 min in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.4 more in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

2.8 17th pct 3.1 21st pct

15-min city in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +19.8 pts higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

13.7% 9th pct 33.5% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +6.7 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

41.6% 31st pct 34.9% 25th pct

Walk to transit in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +21.5 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

49.8% 24th pct 28.3% 17th pct

Walk to school in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +10.8 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

51.3% 31st pct 40.5% 23rd pct

Walk to a park in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +10.2 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

86.3% 33rd pct 76.0% 26th pct

Walk to health in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +22.7 pts higher in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

11.3% 18th pct 34.0% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +1.5 more in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend

8.0 11th pct 9.5 20th pct

Intersections/km² in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +34 higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

53 41st pct 19 30th pct

Mean slope in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge in Flagstone (East) - Riverbend +0.6 pts higher in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge

5.2% 48th pct 4.6% 36th pct

Compare Boronia Heights - Park Ridge with nearby areas

Hillcrest Regents Park - Heritage Park Munruben - Park Ridge South Parkinson - Drewvale Browns Plains Crestmead Pallara - Willawong Greenbank Military Camp

Compare Flagstone (East) - Riverbend with nearby areas

Greenbank - North Maclean Jimboomba - Glenlogan Flagstone (West) - New Beith Munruben - Park Ridge South Boronia Heights - Park Ridge Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve Springfield Lakes Hillcrest

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Boronia Heights - Park Ridge vs Flagstone (East) - Riverbend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311031311/boronia-heights-park-ridge/vs/311041567/flagstone-riverbend