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Broadsound - Nebo vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Name: Broadsound - Nebo vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 130 km apart · Broadsound - Nebo profile · Ooralea - Bakers Creek profile

Broadsound - Nebo Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Broadsound - Nebo and Ooralea - Bakers Creek are two distinct Queensland areas with very different housing and infrastructure profiles. Broadsound - Nebo is far more likely to be rented, with 52.0% of households renting compared to 25.7% in Ooralea - Bakers Creek. Housing costs are also much lower in Broadsound - Nebo, where the typical weekly rent is just $80 and the usual monthly home loan payment is $910, while these figures are $410 and $1,820 in Ooralea - Bakers Creek. In contrast, Ooralea - Bakers Creek has more people working or looking for work (66.2% versus 55.5%) and a higher share of residents who finished Year 12 (47.5% versus 34.2%).

Since 2011, the two areas have moved in opposite directions in several key ways, with the gap in Year 12 completion flipping and the divide in rental and mortgage costs widening. Despite these shifting trends, they remain very similar in other areas. Both have the same typical resident age of 36, an identical share of people who served in the Defence Force (about 2.3%), and nearly the same typical weekly household income of around $2,200.

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Where they differ most

Rent: $330 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Mortgage: $910 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Renting: 26.4 pts higher in Broadsound - Nebo Unpaid child care: 8.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Year 12: 13.3 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2,789 larger in Broadsound - Nebo gap narrowing

8,730 45th pct 5,941 28th pct

Median age in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

34.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.4 pts 30.2%

28.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.7 pts 23.5%

17.7% Children (0–14) +2.7 pts ▸ 20.4%

8.2% Seniors (65+) +5.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

40.2% Married +7.4 pts ▸ 47.6%

42.5% Never married ◂ +6.5 pts 36.0%

10.2% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 8.0%

2.3% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.8% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Broadsound - Nebo Ooralea - Bakers Creek

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.4% Australia +14.0 pts ▸ 77.4%

1.0% Philippines +3.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%

0.1% India +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% England even 0.9%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

33.5% Australian +5.0 pts ▸ 38.5%

30.9% English +3.3 pts ▸ 34.2%

8.1% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.9% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.4% German +1.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.2% Filipino +3.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.7% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% Indian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

69.0% English only +11.9 pts ▸ 80.9%

0.3% Tagalog +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.9% Christianity +16.4 pts ▸ 54.2%

31.9% No religion +0.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

29.0% Not stated ◂ +19.2 pts 9.8%

0.3% Hinduism +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +9 more in Broadsound - Nebo

10 89th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +5.66 more in Broadsound - Nebo

6.49 90th pct 0.83 9th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even

10 25th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +804 more in Broadsound - Nebo

921 34th pct 117 3rd pct

Avg size in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +25 larger in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

92 7th pct 117 11th pct

ICSEA in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even

921 12th pct 921 12th pct

Highest year of school

34.2% Year 12 +13.3 pts ▸ 47.5%

20.8% Year 10 +3.9 pts ▸ 24.7%

7.2% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.2% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

29.2% Certificate III / IV +13.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

8.6% Bachelor degree +9.0 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

1.4% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related +8.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

8.7% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

3.5% Health +7.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.7% Society & culture +3.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.7% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.7% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%

0.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$295 higher in Broadsound - Nebo gap widening

$1,241 90th pct $946 73rd pct

Household income in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$58 higher in Broadsound - Nebo gap narrowing

$2,207 78th pct $2,149 75th pct

Family income in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$240 higher in Broadsound - Nebo gap narrowing

$2,613 79th pct $2,373 69th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

17.2% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 12.4%

13.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

20.7% Under $650 +10.6 pts ▸ 31.3%

18.1% $650–$1,499 +11.4 pts ▸ 29.5%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 even 22.1%

7.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 4.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

3.9% Other condition +3.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.1% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.4% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.5% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.7% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.9% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.6% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Dementia +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Lung condition even 1.3%

0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.5% None +11.6 pts ▸ 65.0%

12.2% One condition +5.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

3.8% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.4% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +226 larger in Broadsound - Nebo

490 78th pct 264 62nd pct

Median age in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even

23 yrs 36th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$491 higher in Broadsound - Nebo

$1,243 96th pct $752 70th pct

Household income in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$93 higher in Broadsound - Nebo

$2,320 83rd pct $2,227 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.2 larger in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

59.4% Couples with children +1.7 pts ▸ 61.1%

28.6% Couples without children ◂ +3.1 pts 25.5%

11.3% One-parent families +0.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

33.9% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 32.9%

28.8% 1 person ◂ +8.1 pts 20.8%

14.0% 3 people +4.0 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.9% 4 people +4.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

7.4% 5 people even 7.4%

3.0% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$330 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$80 0th pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$910 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$910 1st pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.0% Rented ◂ +26.4 pts 25.7%

14.3% Owned with a mortgage +27.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

23.7% Owned outright +5.1 pts ▸ 28.7%

7.6% Other tenure ◂ +6.2 pts 1.4%

2.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Types of homes

90.3% Separate house ◂ +0.6 pts 89.7%

5.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.4% Other dwelling +2.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.2 pts 36.9%

23.4% 4 bedrooms +21.8 pts ▸ 45.2%

12.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.0 pts 5.5%

4.9% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

1.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

5.8% $350–$549 +53.8 pts ▸ 59.6%

59.6% Under $200 ◂ +53.5 pts 6.1%

27.2% $200–$349 ◂ +5.2 pts 22.0%

0.0% $550–$749 +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +36.5 pts 11.3%

13.7% $1,800–$2,999 +26.9 pts ▸ 40.6%

22.4% $1,000–$1,799 +12.5 pts ▸ 35.0%

7.3% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +10 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0 0th pct 10 19th pct

Stops/1k in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.68 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0.00 0th pct 1.68 18th pct

Departures/1k in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +93.4 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0.0 0th pct 93.4 19th pct

PT routes in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0 0th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

— 10 71st pct

How people get to work

52.2% Car (driver) +21.2 pts ▸ 73.4%

9.4% Worked at home ◂ +6.2 pts 3.2%

7.6% Walked ◂ +5.9 pts 1.7%

6.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 4.7%

5.2% Bus ◂ +3.8 pts 1.4%

0.6% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 2 vehicles +5.5 pts ▸ 44.8%

32.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 26.8%

15.4% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

10.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

2.7% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

36.6% Mining ◂ +24.0 pts 12.6%

14.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +12.9 pts 1.3%

3.2% Health care & social assistance +10.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.8% Retail trade +4.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

1.8% Manufacturing +5.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.3% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.5% Transport & warehousing +3.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.0% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

2.6% Other services +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.2% Administrative & support ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%

1.0% Professional & technical +3.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Occupations people work in

26.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +13.1 pts 13.4%

16.7% Technicians & trades +4.3 pts ▸ 21.0%

8.8% Professionals +7.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.2% Managers ◂ +5.6 pts 8.6%

13.8% Labourers ◂ +3.4 pts 10.4%

8.8% Clerical & administrative +3.2 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.2% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.9% Sales workers +3.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

4 36th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

1 0th pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +43 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

946 28th pct 989 47th pct

ERP in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2,590 higher in Broadsound - Nebo

9,190 44th pct 6,600 30th pct

Growth in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +6.4 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.5% 41st pct 9.9% 80th pct

Businesses in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +135 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

749 40th pct 884 49th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +691 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

604 19th pct 1,295 80th pct

Max temp in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.9 higher in Broadsound - Nebo

29.8 92nd pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.6 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

16.6 88th pct 18.2 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

2.1 12th pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.3 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

2.8 17th pct 3.1 20th pct

15-min city in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4.3 pts higher in Broadsound - Nebo

33.8% 24th pct 29.4% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +23.9 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

16.8% 11th pct 40.7% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +44.9 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0.0% 0th pct 44.9% 23rd pct

Walk to school in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +35.7 pts higher in Broadsound - Nebo

54.4% 34th pct 18.7% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +25.3 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

63.9% 20th pct 89.2% 37th pct

Walk to health in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +18.7 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

13.3% 19th pct 32.0% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +16.1 more in Broadsound - Nebo

33.4 86th pct 17.3 65th pct

Intersections/km² in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +20 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

0 1st pct 20 31st pct

Mean slope in Broadsound - Nebo in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.8 pts higher in Broadsound - Nebo

4.1% 28th pct 3.3% 15th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Broadsound - Nebo vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312011338/broadsound-nebo/vs/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek