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Eimeo - Rural View vs Mackay Harbour
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.6 km apart · Eimeo - Rural View profile · Mackay Harbour profile
Eimeo - Rural View Mackay Harbour
Eimeo - Rural View and Mackay Harbour are neighbouring areas with very different residential profiles. Eimeo - Rural View is a larger, family-oriented area where the typical resident is 33 and children under 15 make up 24.4% of the population. In contrast, Mackay Harbour is sparsely populated with an older demographic; the typical resident there is 50, and 18.4% of people are aged 65 and over. This difference is reflected in the housing, with 92% of homes in Eimeo - Rural View being separate houses, while flats or apartments are the most common dwelling type in Mackay Harbour.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people providing unpaid care. While they share similar typical weekly household incomes, the two areas have moved further apart in some ways since 2011. The age gap between them has widened, and the difference in home ownership has remained significant, with homes far more likely to be owned outright in Mackay Harbour.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,905
- First area, 2016: 12,326
- First area, 2021: 13,495
- Second area, 2011: 527
- Second area, 2016: 518
- Second area, 2021: 615
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Eimeo - Rural View: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Mackay Harbour: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Eimeo - Rural View: 0.3% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Mackay Harbour: 1.6% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Eimeo - Rural View: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 75–79 in Mackay Harbour: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Eimeo - Rural View: 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 70–74 in Mackay Harbour: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Eimeo - Rural View: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Mackay Harbour: 3.6% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Eimeo - Rural View: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Mackay Harbour: 7.5% males, 5.0% females
- 55–59 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Mackay Harbour: 6.3% males, 7.6% females
- 50–54 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Mackay Harbour: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Mackay Harbour: 4.7% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Mackay Harbour: 3.6% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Eimeo - Rural View: 4.3% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Mackay Harbour: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.5% males, 4.3% females; 30–34 in Mackay Harbour: 2.4% males, 1.1% females
- 25–29 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in Mackay Harbour: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Eimeo - Rural View: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Mackay Harbour: 3.1% males, 0.8% females
- 15–19 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Mackay Harbour: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Eimeo - Rural View: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Mackay Harbour: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Eimeo - Rural View: 4.5% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Mackay Harbour: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Eimeo - Rural View: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Mackay Harbour: 1.0% males, 2.4% 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: $921
- First area, 2016: $826
- First area, 2021: $1,023
- Second area, 2011: $1,116
- Second area, 2016: $1,178
- Second area, 2021: $1,141
- First area, 2011: $2,380
- First area, 2016: $1,839
- First area, 2021: $2,301
- Second area, 2011: $2,518
- Second area, 2016: $2,204
- Second area, 2021: $2,171
- First area, 2011: $2,426
- First area, 2016: $2,025
- First area, 2021: $2,489
- Second area, 2011: $2,829
- Second area, 2016: $2,456
- Second area, 2021: $2,571
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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $440
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $560
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $510
- First area, 2011: $2,392
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,852
- Second area, 2011: $2,250
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Eimeo - Rural View vs Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021344/eimeo-rural-view/vs/312021347/mackay-harbour