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Browns Plains vs Kingston

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.5 km apart · Browns Plains profile · Kingston profile

Browns Plains Kingston

Kingston (Qld) and Browns Plains are neighbouring areas that differ significantly in their accessibility and economic profiles. Kingston (Qld) is much more walkable, with 90.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 95.9% near a school, compared to 70.0% and 72.5% in Browns Plains. However, Browns Plains has a higher typical weekly personal income of $700, while Kingston (Qld) is well below at $521. Employment and social gaps are also stark; Browns Plains has a far higher share of adults working or looking for work (58.1% versus 47.0%), and First Nations unemployment is far higher in Kingston (Qld) at 26.6% compared to 7.1% in Browns Plains.

These two areas have tracked in different directions since 2011, with the gap in bachelor degree qualifications widening and the employment gap narrowing. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways, such as having the same typical resident age of 32 and nearly identical household sizes. Both areas also share a similar connection to the city, with a 21-minute drive time and roughly the same share of recent overseas arrivals.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Kingston Full-time: 6.3 pts higher in Browns Plains Participation: 11.1 pts higher in Browns Plains Unpaid child care: 6.5 pts higher in Browns Plains De facto: 3.1 pts higher in Browns Plains

Demographics & Identity

Population in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2,210 larger in Kingston gap narrowing
8,161 41st pct 10,371 54th pct
Median age in Browns Plainsin Kingston even gap narrowing
32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct
First Nations in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.6 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
4.4% 73rd pct 7.0% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.5 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
10.6% 16th pct 12.1% 22nd pct
Under 15 in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.7 pts higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
24.3% 91st pct 22.6% 87th pct
De facto in Browns Plainsin Kingston +3.1 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
14.0% 73rd pct 10.8% 35th pct

Age structure

30.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.7 pts 27.7%
24.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 22.6%
21.0% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
13.7% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 15.3%
10.6% Seniors (65+) +1.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

41.3% Never married +5.5 pts ▸ 46.8%
39.8% Married ◂ +6.8 pts 33.0%
10.0% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
4.5% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.3% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Browns Plains Kingston

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.1 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
34.1% 75th pct 32.1% 72nd pct

Country of birth

57.3% Australia ◂ +0.8 pts 56.4%
7.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%
2.5% India ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%
1.9% China ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%
1.9% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%
1.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%
0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.1% Italy even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

27.4% English ◂ +0.7 pts 26.7%
25.6% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 24.8%
5.2% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%
5.5% Irish even 5.5%
5.2% Chinese ◂ +3.6 pts 1.6%
3.9% German ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%
3.6% Indian ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%
2.7% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%
1.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
0.4% Greek even 0.4%

Language

Other language in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.4 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
28.4% 74th pct 26.0% 72nd pct
Limited English in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.5 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
4.8% 81st pct 6.3% 87th pct

Language used at home

62.5% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 61.6%
3.1% Mandarin ◂ +2.7 pts 0.4%
1.9% Punjabi ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%
1.6% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%
1.4% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.2% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.8 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
37.3% 34th pct 34.5% 27th pct

Religious affiliation

37.1% Christianity +3.7 pts ▸ 40.8%
37.3% No religion ◂ +2.8 pts 34.5%
10.4% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 13.5%
8.4% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%
2.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%
2.2% Other religions ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%
2.1% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Browns Plainsin Kingston +9.2 pts higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
51.6% 40th pct 42.5% 23rd pct
Bachelor+ in Browns Plainsin Kingston +6.6 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
13.2% 24th pct 6.6% 0th pct
Schools in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2 more in Kingston
3 43rd pct 5 64th pct
Schools/1k kids in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.62 more in Kingston
1.51 32nd pct 2.14 52nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4 more in Kingston
22 55th pct 26 63rd pct
Students in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1,156 more in Kingston
2,368 69th pct 3,524 85th pct
Avg size in Browns Plainsin Kingston +85 larger in Browns Plains
789 86th pct 705 80th pct
ICSEA in Browns Plainsin Kingston +9 higher in Browns Plains
944 17th pct 935 14th pct

Highest year of school

51.6% Year 12 ◂ +9.2 pts 42.5%
19.4% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 20.7%
11.1% Year 9 or below +5.0 pts ▸ 16.1%
7.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%

Highest qualification level

34.6% Certificate III / IV +1.7 pts ▸ 36.3%
17.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.7 pts 9.6%
15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 13.7%
4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%
2.7% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

17.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 13.7%
13.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 12.4%
12.7% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 13.4%
8.5% Health ◂ +2.3 pts 6.2%
6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%
5.4% Education even 5.4%
5.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%
3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%
2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%
1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%
0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$179 higher in Browns Plains gap steady
$700 28th pct $521 5th pct
Household income in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$280 higher in Browns Plains gap widening
$1,460 32nd pct $1,180 12th pct
Family income in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$290 higher in Browns Plains gap widening
$1,595 19th pct $1,305 6th pct
High earners in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.8 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
3.4% 6th pct 1.6% 0th pct
High-income homes in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.4 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
9.6% 11th pct 7.1% 3rd pct

Household income distribution

34.6% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 36.7%
35.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.5 pts 25.9%
14.0% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 21.6%
5.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%
3.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%

Personal income distribution

42.1% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 50.8%
36.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 30.3%
10.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 5.4%
0.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4.0 pts higher in Kingston
26.0% 36th pct 30.0% 61st pct
Mental health in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.0 pts higher in Kingston
9.0% 53rd pct 11.0% 78th pct
Needs assistance in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.1 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
7.2% 77th pct 8.2% 87th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%
9.0% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 11.0%
7.0% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.9% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.4%
4.9% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.1% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.8% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.9% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.7% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.9% None ◂ +5.4 pts 55.5%
17.9% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 18.6%
5.3% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.9% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.4 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
8.6% 11th pct 8.2% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.1 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
10.1% 20th pct 12.2% 48th pct
Unpaid child care in Browns Plainsin Kingston +6.5 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
30.4% 77th pct 23.9% 33rd pct
Defence service in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.2 pts higher in Kingston
1.9% 26th pct 2.1% 28th pct
Housework 15h+ in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.5 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
17.8% 22nd pct 16.3% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Browns Plainsin Kingston +368 larger in Kingston
356 71st pct 724 86th pct
Median age in Browns Plainsin Kingston even
21 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 21st pct
Year 12 in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4.9 pts higher in Browns Plains
40.9% 44th pct 36.0% 31st pct
Unemployment in Browns Plainsin Kingston +19.5 pts higher in Kingston
7.1% 32nd pct 26.6% 98th pct
Median income in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$223 higher in Browns Plains
$661 55th pct $438 9th pct
Household income in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$405 higher in Browns Plains
$1,510 38th pct $1,105 10th pct
Indigenous language in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.3 pts higher in Kingston
4.8% 46th pct 6.1% 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Browns Plainsin Kingston even gap narrowing
2.9 86th pct 2.9 86th pct
One-parent in Browns Plainsin Kingston +8.8 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
22.2% 91st pct 30.9% 100th pct
Living alone in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4.1 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
20.3% 30th pct 24.3% 46th pct

Family composition

57.6% Couples with children ◂ +7.3 pts 50.3%
22.2% One-parent families +8.8 pts ▸ 30.9%
19.0% Couples without children ◂ +2.3 pts 16.8%
1.3% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

30.7% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 28.6%
20.3% 1 person +4.1 pts ▸ 24.3%
17.4% 3 people ◂ +0.6 pts 16.7%
16.6% 4 people ◂ +3.6 pts 13.0%
7.3% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
7.7% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$35 higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
$350 43rd pct $315 31st pct
Mortgage in Browns Plainsin Kingston +$195 higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
$1,517 28th pct $1,322 16th pct
People / bedroom in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.10 higher in Kingston gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4.7 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
46.1% 87th pct 50.8% 89th pct
Owned outright in Browns Plainsin Kingston +3.1 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
17.6% 13th pct 20.7% 18th pct
Separate houses in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.9 pts higher in Kingston gap widening
81.3% 42nd pct 83.2% 47th pct
3+ bedrooms in Browns Plainsin Kingston +9.2 pts higher in Browns Plains gap steady
92.6% 88th pct 83.4% 63rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.1% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 50.8%
33.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.0 pts 24.7%
17.6% Owned outright +3.1 pts ▸ 20.7%
1.6% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.0% Other tenure even 0.9%

Types of homes

81.3% Separate house +1.9 pts ▸ 83.2%
15.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.2 pts ▸ 15.4%
3.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 1.1%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

57.8% 3 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 60.5%
30.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.4 pts 16.1%
5.0% 2 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 11.7%
4.4% 5 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.5% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.5% $350–$549 ◂ +28.9 pts 26.7%
32.1% $200–$349 +16.5 pts ▸ 48.6%
8.9% Under $200 +10.8 pts ▸ 19.7%
0.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.0 pts ▸ 54.5%
23.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 15.0%
15.5% Under $1,000 +6.3 pts ▸ 21.7%
3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Browns Plainsin Kingston +5.5 pts higher in Kingston gap narrowing
5.0% 51st pct 10.5% 84th pct
Work from home in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.2 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
7.8% 21st pct 5.5% 11th pct
PT commute in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.5 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
2.4% 57th pct 2.8% 63rd pct
PT stops in Browns Plainsin Kingston +27 more in Kingston
31 41st pct 58 65th pct
Stops/1k in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.79 more in Kingston
3.80 42nd pct 5.59 68th pct
Departures/1k in Browns Plainsin Kingston +660.8 more in Browns Plains
1,484.1 73rd pct 823.4 51st pct
PT routes in Browns Plainsin Kingston +3 more in Kingston
16 80th pct 19 86th pct
Stop walk in Browns Plainsin Kingston +3 longer in Browns Plains
9 68th pct 6 57th pct
Drive to city in Browns Plainsin Kingston even
21 43rd pct 21 43rd pct
Reach 30 min in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2,210 more in Kingston
8,161 21st pct 10,371 31st pct
Reach 45 min in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4,354 more in Kingston
24,149 33rd pct 28,503 38th pct
Transit to city in Browns Plainsin Kingston
— 76 80th pct

How people get to work

69.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.9 pts 66.5%
5.8% Car (passenger) +2.2 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.2 pts 5.5%
2.0% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%
0.3% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.8% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

39.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.8 pts 30.9%
35.9% 1 vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 38.5%
13.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 12.9%
5.0% No vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 10.5%
6.2% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Browns Plainsin Kingston +6.8 pts higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
45.2% 75th pct 38.4% 52nd pct
Recent arrivals in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.5 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
10.7% 49th pct 11.3% 52nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Browns Plainsin Kingston +4.7 pts higher in Kingston gap steady
8.7% 91st pct 13.4% 100th pct
Participation in Browns Plainsin Kingston +11.1 pts higher in Browns Plains gap narrowing
58.1% 35th pct 47.0% 9th pct
Full-time in Browns Plainsin Kingston +6.3 pts higher in Browns Plains gap widening
60.8% 66th pct 54.4% 19th pct

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.2 pts 13.1%
10.2% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 11.2%
11.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%
10.4% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 9.9%
9.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 8.7%
5.6% Accommodation & food +1.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.2% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.2% Administrative & support +2.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%
4.1% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%
3.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

13.9% Labourers +6.3 pts ▸ 20.3%
15.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.2 pts ▸ 16.6%
14.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 14.4%
13.7% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.1 pts 10.0%
11.9% Professionals ◂ +3.6 pts 8.3%
8.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%
6.9% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1 higher in Browns Plains
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1 higher in Browns Plains
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1 higher in Browns Plains
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1 higher in Browns Plains
2 14th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Browns Plainsin Kingston +93 higher in Browns Plains
893 11th pct 800 0th pct
ERP in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1,655 higher in Kingston
9,517 45th pct 11,172 54th pct
Growth in Browns Plainsin Kingston +8.9 pts higher in Browns Plains
14.9% 87th pct 6.0% 62nd pct
Businesses in Browns Plainsin Kingston +257 higher in Browns Plains
832 45th pct 575 30th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Browns Plainsin Kingston +13 higher in Kingston
1,121 70th pct 1,134 71st pct
Max temp in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.2 higher in Browns Plains
27.3 86th pct 27.1 85th pct
Min temp in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.4 higher in Kingston
14.5 77th pct 14.9 80th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.8 higher in Kingston
5.3 47th pct 6.1 59th pct
Types ≤15 min in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.8 more in Kingston
5.1 47th pct 5.9 59th pct
15-min city in Browns Plainsin Kingston +10.9 pts higher in Kingston
68.7% 52nd pct 79.6% 61st pct
Walk to shops in Browns Plainsin Kingston +20.2 pts higher in Kingston
70.0% 56th pct 90.3% 76th pct
Walk to transit in Browns Plainsin Kingston +12.3 pts higher in Kingston
85.0% 42nd pct 97.3% 64th pct
Walk to school in Browns Plainsin Kingston +23.4 pts higher in Kingston
72.5% 49th pct 95.9% 78th pct
Walk to a park in Browns Plainsin Kingston +1.0 pts higher in Browns Plains
99.7% 65th pct 98.8% 55th pct
Walk to health in Browns Plainsin Kingston +58.3 pts higher in Browns Plains
73.0% 71st pct 14.7% 21st pct
Amenities/1k in Browns Plainsin Kingston +2.4 more in Browns Plains
14.8 54th pct 12.4 40th pct
Intersections/km² in Browns Plainsin Kingston +72 higher in Browns Plains
187 68th pct 115 54th pct
Mean slope in Browns Plainsin Kingston +0.3 pts higher in Kingston
4.6% 36th pct 4.8% 41st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Browns Plains vs Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/311031312/browns-plains/vs/311061330/kingston