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Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Name: Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10.0 km apart · Mount Pleasant - Glenella profile · Ooralea - Bakers Creek profile

Mount Pleasant - Glenella Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Mount Pleasant - Glenella and Ooralea - Bakers Creek are neighbouring areas in Queensland with distinct differences in education and services. Mount Pleasant - Glenella is more established as a schooling hub, with five schools and 2,333 enrolments, compared to just one school and 117 enrolments in Ooralea - Bakers Creek. This is reflected in local access, as 58.1% of homes in Mount Pleasant - Glenella are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 18.7% of homes in Ooralea - Bakers Creek share that proximity. Additionally, Mount Pleasant - Glenella has a more qualified workforce, with 18.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.7% in Ooralea - Bakers Creek.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,150 and a nearly identical percentage of people born overseas. While they are alike in these ways, the age gap between them is growing; residents in Mount Pleasant - Glenella are now noticeably older, with a typical age of 40 compared to 36 in Ooralea - Bakers Creek.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,617 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella De facto: 3.7 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Volunteering: 5.2 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Median age: 4 yrs older in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +5,617 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

11,558 61st pct 5,941 28th pct

Median age in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4 yrs older in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

24.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.8 pts ▸ 30.2%

26.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.0 pts 23.5%

20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 20.4%

16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.1 pts 13.8%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

55.2% Married ◂ +7.6 pts 47.6%

29.6% Never married +6.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

7.3% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

2.9% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Mount Pleasant - Glenella Ooralea - Bakers Creek

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.0% Australia ◂ +1.7 pts 77.4%

1.3% Philippines +3.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.1% England ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.7% South Africa ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

1.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% China even 0.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

37.0% Australian +1.5 pts ▸ 38.5%

37.5% English ◂ +3.4 pts 34.2%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 8.9%

10.7% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 9.5%

6.4% German ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

1.6% Filipino +3.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.5% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

1.7% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

85.4% English only ◂ +4.5 pts 80.9%

0.8% Tagalog +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.8% Christianity ◂ +3.6 pts 54.2%

32.0% No religion +0.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

7.2% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.0% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

5 64th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.27 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

2.10 51st pct 0.83 9th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +18 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

28 66th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2,216 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

2,333 69th pct 117 3rd pct

Avg size in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +350 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

467 56th pct 117 11th pct

ICSEA in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +92 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,013 49th pct 921 12th pct

Highest year of school

53.3% Year 12 ◂ +5.8 pts 47.5%

24.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 24.7%

8.2% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.3% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Certificate III / IV +4.8 pts ▸ 42.5%

22.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 17.6%

12.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 10.0%

5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

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

Field of qualification

24.1% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 27.1%

15.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 13.1%

12.9% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%

9.2% Education ◂ +3.3 pts 6.0%

8.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 7.4%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Information technology even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$8 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

$954 73rd pct $946 73rd pct

Household income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$64 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

$2,213 78th pct $2,149 75th pct

Family income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$197 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

$2,570 77th pct $2,373 69th pct

Household income distribution

27.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 32.7%

18.5% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 12.4%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.3% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

34.1% Under $650 ◂ +2.8 pts 31.3%

28.3% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

7.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 4.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 6.5%

7.2% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

6.5% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.6% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

0.9% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.9% None +0.1 pts ▸ 65.0%

18.4% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 17.2%

5.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

2.4% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +293 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

557 82nd pct 264 62nd pct

Median age in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4 yrs older in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

19 yrs 10th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$70 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

$822 77th pct $752 70th pct

Household income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$98 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

$2,325 83rd pct $2,227 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 61.1%

27.4% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 25.5%

10.1% One-parent families +2.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

0.8% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

35.3% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 32.9%

19.4% 1 person +1.4 pts ▸ 20.8%

18.3% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 17.7%

15.5% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

8.3% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

3.2% 6 or more even 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$10 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $410 67th pct

Mortgage in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +$70 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

$1,890 53rd pct $1,820 49th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.10 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.0% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

33.9% Owned outright ◂ +5.2 pts 28.7%

19.3% Rented +6.4 pts ▸ 25.7%

4.4% Other tenure ◂ +3.0 pts 1.4%

1.5% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Types of homes

94.5% Separate house ◂ +4.8 pts 89.7%

4.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.1% Other dwelling +3.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.2% 4 bedrooms even 45.2%

37.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 36.9%

9.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 5.7%

6.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

0.6% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

58.3% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 59.6%

21.2% $200–$349 +0.8 pts ▸ 22.0%

10.9% $550–$749 ◂ +2.3 pts 8.7%

6.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 40.6%

31.4% $1,000–$1,799 +3.6 pts ▸ 35.0%

12.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 11.3%

12.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +12 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

22 32nd pct 10 19th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.22 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1.90 20th pct 1.68 18th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +64.8 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

158.2 23rd pct 93.4 19th pct

PT routes in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +4 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

6 43rd pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +21 longer in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

31 87th pct 10 71st pct

How people get to work

72.2% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 73.4%

5.9% Worked at home ◂ +2.8 pts 3.2%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

1.3% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 2 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 44.8%

27.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 26.8%

16.5% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

9.4% 4 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 13.7%

11.6% Mining +1.0 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.9% Education & training ◂ +3.2 pts 5.7%

8.5% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.7% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

5.7% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.0% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.4% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.3% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

3.8% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.2% Technicians & trades +1.8 pts ▸ 21.0%

20.7% Professionals ◂ +4.6 pts 16.1%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers +4.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 12.0%

10.8% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 8.6%

7.3% Labourers +3.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 9.1%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +30 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,019 59th pct 989 47th pct

ERP in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +5,460 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

12,060 58th pct 6,600 30th pct

Growth in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +6.5 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.3% 39th pct 9.9% 80th pct

Businesses in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +183 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,067 59th pct 884 49th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +216 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,511 90th pct 1,295 80th pct

Max temp in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

27.8 87th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

18.4 92nd pct 18.2 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.4 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

3.6 26th pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +0.6 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

3.6 27th pct 3.1 20th pct

15-min city in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +3.0 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

32.4% 23rd pct 29.4% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +10.9 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

29.8% 20th pct 40.7% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +17.9 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

62.8% 29th pct 44.9% 23rd pct

Walk to school in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +39.4 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

58.1% 37th pct 18.7% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +1.3 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

87.8% 35th pct 89.2% 37th pct

Walk to health in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek even

32.0% 37th pct 32.0% 37th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +7.0 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

10.3 25th pct 17.3 65th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

22 31st pct 20 31st pct

Mean slope in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Ooralea - Bakers Creek +2.2 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

5.5% 53rd pct 3.3% 15th pct

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Compare Ooralea - Bakers Creek with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Ooralea - Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021348/mount-pleasant-glenella/vs/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek