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Mackay vs Walkerston - Eton

Name: Mackay vs Walkerston - Eton — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Mackay profile · Walkerston - Eton profile

Mackay Walkerston - Eton

Walkerston - Eton and Mackay are nearby areas with very different lifestyles. Walkerston - Eton is a more affluent area where typical weekly household incomes are $2,105, far higher than the $1,239 seen in Mackay. Homes there are generally larger and more likely to be owned outright, with 86.4% of houses having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Mackay is a hub for renters and smaller households; 64.5% of homes are rented and 48% of residents live alone. Mackay is also much more diverse, with 23.5% of people born overseas compared to just 5.9% in Walkerston - Eton.

Everyday life shares some similarities, as the typical resident in both areas is 38 and personal weekly incomes are quite close. Despite this, some gaps are widening. The difference in household income has grown since 2011, and Mackay has seen a rise in one-parent families compared to Walkerston - Eton. While both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage, Mackay has far more public transport options and a much higher proportion of people who have moved recently.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,431 larger in Walkerston - Eton Living alone: 31.5 pts higher in Mackay Renting: 47.4 pts higher in Mackay Separate houses: 61.7 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton 3+ bedrooms: 50.8 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +4,431 larger in Walkerston - Eton gap steady

4,026 16th pct 8,457 43rd pct

Median age in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton even gap narrowing

38 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

33.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.7 pts 24.2%

26.8% Older adults (45–64) +1.9 pts ▸ 28.7%

12.1% Children (0–14) +8.9 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.1% Seniors (65+) +1.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.2 pts 11.2%

Marital status

26.9% Married +27.9 pts ▸ 54.8%

49.3% Never married ◂ +18.8 pts 30.5%

13.8% Divorced ◂ +5.7 pts 8.1%

5.7% Separated ◂ +2.6 pts 3.0%

4.4% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Mackay Walkerston - Eton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.4% Australia +25.0 pts ▸ 84.4%

6.0% Philippines ◂ +5.5 pts 0.5%

2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

2.5% India ◂ +2.4 pts 0.1%

1.8% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.9% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% South Africa even 0.5%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

26.1% Australian +15.8 pts ▸ 41.9%

29.5% English +8.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

8.6% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.2% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.5% German +2.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.4% Filipino ◂ +5.6 pts 0.9%

2.2% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Indian ◂ +2.5 pts 0.1%

2.5% Chinese ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

1.1% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

66.1% English only +23.1 pts ▸ 89.2%

3.5% Tagalog ◂ +3.4 pts 0.2%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.1% Christianity +20.1 pts ▸ 58.1%

36.4% No religion ◂ +5.8 pts 30.6%

18.8% Not stated ◂ +8.2 pts 10.6%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +2.7 pts 0.1%

1.7% Buddhism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +3 more in Walkerston - Eton

3 43rd pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +2.77 more in Mackay

6.13 89th pct 3.37 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +7 more in Mackay

17 45th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +847 more in Mackay

1,685 55th pct 838 31st pct

Avg size in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +422 larger in Mackay

562 68th pct 140 14th pct

ICSEA in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +16 higher in Mackay

987 36th pct 971 28th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.0 pts 40.8%

20.0% Year 10 +10.6 pts ▸ 30.7%

9.2% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.2% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

29.0% Certificate III / IV +20.5 pts ▸ 49.5%

17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.8 pts 11.2%

9.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.9 pts 1.4%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

16.6% Engineering & related +14.4 pts ▸ 31.0%

11.9% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.1% Health ◂ +3.0 pts 7.1%

7.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

4.4% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 4.6%

4.0% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$66 higher in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

$835 56th pct $901 67th pct

Household income in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$866 higher in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

$1,239 16th pct $2,105 72nd pct

Family income in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$495 higher in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

$1,827 33rd pct $2,322 66th pct

Household income distribution

25.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +10.0 pts 19.9%

24.0% Under $650 ◂ +13.2 pts 10.7%

6.3% $3,000–$3,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

5.8% $4,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

33.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 33.1%

29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 29.7%

14.8% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 20.6%

3.6% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health ◂ +4.1 pts 6.6%

7.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%

7.1% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.6% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.5% None +9.5 pts ▸ 63.0%

18.0% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 17.2%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 5.0%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +29 larger in Mackay

304 66th pct 275 63rd pct

Median age in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +6 yrs older in Mackay

29 yrs 81st pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$202 higher in Walkerston - Eton

$564 35th pct $766 72nd pct

Household income in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$1,139 higher in Walkerston - Eton

$1,083 9th pct $2,222 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +0.9 larger in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

1.9 4th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

41.4% Couples with children +18.4 pts ▸ 59.8%

33.3% Couples without children ◂ +3.6 pts 29.7%

21.5% One-parent families ◂ +11.7 pts 9.9%

3.6% Other families ◂ +3.1 pts 0.5%

Household size

48.0% 1 person ◂ +31.5 pts 16.5%

31.3% 2 people +7.0 pts ▸ 38.3%

6.2% 4 people +10.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

10.4% 3 people +5.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

2.8% 5 people +5.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

1.3% 6 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$60 higher in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

$270 19th pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +$346 higher in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

$1,387 20th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.5% Rented ◂ +47.4 pts 17.1%

14.5% Owned with a mortgage +28.2 pts ▸ 42.6%

16.2% Owned outright +20.5 pts ▸ 36.7%

3.5% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

2.0% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

26.1% Separate house +61.7 pts ▸ 87.8%

42.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +31.0 pts 11.7%

28.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +27.8 pts 0.4%

0.3% Other dwelling even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

46.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +36.3 pts 9.9%

27.0% 3 bedrooms +17.0 pts ▸ 44.0%

5.6% 4 bedrooms +29.6 pts ▸ 35.3%

13.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +12.1 pts 1.7%

3.0% 5 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

48.3% $200–$349 ◂ +8.5 pts 39.8%

19.8% $350–$549 +24.1 pts ▸ 44.0%

23.5% Under $200 ◂ +13.9 pts 9.6%

4.0% $550–$749 ◂ +1.7 pts 2.3%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.0 pts 33.3%

23.5% $1,800–$2,999 +9.4 pts ▸ 32.9%

22.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.7 pts 14.9%

5.6% $3,000 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +1 more in Mackay

26 36th pct 25 35th pct

Stops/1k in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +3.50 more in Mackay

6.46 77th pct 2.96 30th pct

Departures/1k in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +959.9 more in Mackay

1,010.2 58th pct 50.3 16th pct

PT routes in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +9 more in Mackay

11 67th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton

3 29th pct —

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) +6.7 pts ▸ 70.6%

8.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.9 pts 3.7%

8.1% Walked ◂ +6.4 pts 1.8%

3.0% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.4% Bicycle ◂ +2.3 pts 0.1%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +29.2 pts 21.5%

24.9% 2 vehicles +16.2 pts ▸ 41.1%

6.9% 3 vehicles +14.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

15.3% No vehicle ◂ +13.7 pts 1.6%

2.6% 4 or more +11.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +8.3 pts 9.6%

7.8% Mining +5.8 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +7.8 pts 3.5%

8.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 8.1%

7.3% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.6% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.8 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.6% Transport & warehousing +1.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.9% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.5% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Wholesale trade +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Technicians & trades +3.6 pts ▸ 21.7%

18.9% Professionals ◂ +8.3 pts 10.7%

8.8% Clerical & administrative +6.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.6% Machinery operators & drivers +4.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.2% Community & personal service ◂ +6.0 pts 7.2%

12.9% Labourers ◂ +4.3 pts 8.6%

8.0% Managers +4.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.8% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +3 higher in Walkerston - Eton

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +4 higher in Walkerston - Eton

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +7 higher in Walkerston - Eton

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +1 higher in Mackay

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +70 higher in Walkerston - Eton

906 14th pct 976 41st pct

ERP in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +4,595 higher in Walkerston - Eton

4,154 15th pct 8,749 41st pct

Growth in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +0.8 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton

1.8% 26th pct 2.6% 33rd pct

Businesses in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +174 higher in Mackay

1,198 65th pct 1,024 57th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +136 higher in Mackay

1,433 87th pct 1,297 81st pct

Max temp in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +0.3 higher in Walkerston - Eton

27.8 87th pct 28.1 88th pct

Min temp in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +0.8 higher in Mackay

18.7 92nd pct 17.9 90th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +7.2 higher in Mackay

9.0 97th pct 1.8 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +6.2 more in Mackay

8.0 100th pct 1.8 10th pct

15-min city in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +82.9 pts higher in Mackay

100.0% 99th pct 17.1% 11th pct

Walk to shops in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +84.5 pts higher in Mackay

100.0% 100th pct 15.5% 10th pct

Walk to transit in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +68.9 pts higher in Mackay

99.2% 71st pct 30.3% 18th pct

Walk to school in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +81.5 pts higher in Mackay

100.0% 100th pct 18.5% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +57.5 pts higher in Mackay

100.0% 71st pct 42.5% 11th pct

Walk to health in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +82.8 pts higher in Mackay

100.0% 100th pct 17.2% 22nd pct

Amenities/1k in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +30.0 more in Mackay

40.5 86th pct 10.5 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +364 higher in Mackay

365 88th pct 1 8th pct

Mean slope in Mackay in Walkerston - Eton +1.6 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton

2.6% 2nd pct 4.1% 28th pct

Compare Mackay with nearby areas

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Compare Walkerston - Eton with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mackay vs Walkerston - Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021346/mackay/vs/312021357/walkerston-eton