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Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Seaforth - Calen

Name: Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Seaforth - Calen — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Mount Pleasant - Glenella profile · Seaforth - Calen profile

Mount Pleasant - Glenella Seaforth - Calen

Mount Pleasant - Glenella and Seaforth - Calen are nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Mount Pleasant - Glenella is more developed, with a walkability score of 3.6 (mostly car-dependent) and typical weekly rents of $400. In contrast, Seaforth - Calen is more rural and car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.5 and typical rents of $250. Mount Pleasant - Glenella has a younger population and higher educational attainment, with 53.3% of residents completing Year 12 compared to 37.0% in Seaforth - Calen.

Everyday life shares many common threads, as both areas have similar proportions of people with long-term health conditions, those providing unpaid care, and those who have served in the Defence Force. They also share similar household sizes and monthly mortgage payments. However, some gaps are widening; the difference in typical age has grown to seven years, and more people have moved into Mount Pleasant - Glenella over the last five years than into Seaforth - Calen.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Seaforth - Calen Year 12: 16.3 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella 3+ bedrooms: 15.9 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella Recent arrivals: 9.8 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella Recent movers: 12.4 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3,377 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

11,558 61st pct 8,181 42nd pct

Median age in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +7 yrs older in Seaforth - Calen gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 47 yrs 84th pct

Age structure

26.5% Older adults (45–64) +7.4 pts ▸ 33.9%

24.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.8 pts 19.6%

20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.9 pts 16.7%

16.9% Seniors (65+) +2.6 pts ▸ 19.5%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

Marital status

55.2% Married ◂ +0.5 pts 54.6%

29.6% Never married ◂ +0.9 pts 28.8%

7.3% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 3.9%

2.9% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Mount Pleasant - Glenella Seaforth - Calen

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.0% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 80.9%

2.1% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

2.1% New Zealand even 2.1%

1.7% South Africa ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

1.3% India ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.6% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

37.0% Australian +3.9 pts ▸ 40.9%

37.5% English ◂ +0.2 pts 37.3%

10.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

10.7% Irish even 10.7%

6.4% German +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.5% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

1.7% Indian ◂ +1.6 pts 0.1%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

1.5% Dutch even 1.5%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

85.4% English only +2.2 pts ▸ 87.7%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.8% Christianity ◂ +3.4 pts 54.4%

32.0% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

7.2% Not stated +5.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.8% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +1 more in Seaforth - Calen

5 64th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +2.30 more in Seaforth - Calen

2.10 51st pct 4.40 82nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +14 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

28 66th pct 14 37th pct

Students in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +1,850 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

2,333 69th pct 483 17th pct

Avg size in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +386 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

467 56th pct 81 5th pct

ICSEA in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +71 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,013 49th pct 942 16th pct

Highest year of school

53.3% Year 12 ◂ +16.3 pts 37.0%

24.9% Year 10 +7.3 pts ▸ 32.2%

8.2% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.3% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Certificate III / IV +6.3 pts ▸ 44.0%

22.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.9 pts 11.2%

12.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 10.7%

5.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.1 pts 1.9%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

24.1% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 26.1%

15.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.0 pts 10.9%

12.9% Health ◂ +6.0 pts 6.9%

9.2% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 7.5%

8.1% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%

4.9% Architecture & building +1.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services even 4.6%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.9% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$210 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

$954 73rd pct $744 37th pct

Household income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$552 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap widening

$2,213 78th pct $1,661 45th pct

Family income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$521 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

$2,570 77th pct $2,049 48th pct

Household income distribution

27.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 23.9%

18.5% $650–$1,499 +6.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

17.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 11.9%

11.3% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 10.3%

Personal income distribution

34.1% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 39.5%

28.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 25.4%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 16.8%

7.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 5.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.2% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.6% Mental health even 6.6%

6.5% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%

4.3% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.3% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.7% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.9% None ◂ +5.3 pts 59.6%

18.4% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 17.5%

5.1% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.4% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +208 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

557 82nd pct 349 70th pct

Median age in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +9 yrs older in Seaforth - Calen

19 yrs 10th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$247 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

$822 77th pct $575 37th pct

Household income in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$300 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

$2,325 83rd pct $2,025 69th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +0.1 larger in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +5.4 pts 56.4%

27.4% Couples without children +7.6 pts ▸ 35.1%

10.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 8.1%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Household size

35.3% 2 people +6.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

19.4% 1 person +1.1 pts ▸ 20.5%

18.3% 4 people ◂ +4.5 pts 13.8%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 13.1%

8.3% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

3.2% 6 or more even 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$150 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +$135 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella gap narrowing

$1,890 53rd pct $1,755 44th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +0.20 higher in Seaforth - Calen gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.9% Owned outright +9.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

41.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.8 pts 39.2%

19.3% Rented ◂ +6.8 pts 12.5%

4.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

1.5% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

94.5% Separate house +1.1 pts ▸ 95.6%

4.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.7 pts 1.6%

0.1% Other dwelling +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

45.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +18.0 pts 27.2%

37.5% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 41.7%

6.4% 2 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

0.6% 1 bedroom +4.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.1% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Weekly rent distribution

58.3% $350–$549 ◂ +42.0 pts 16.3%

21.2% $200–$349 +27.5 pts ▸ 48.7%

6.3% Under $200 +20.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

10.9% $550–$749 ◂ +9.8 pts 1.1%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 32.2%

31.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.6 pts 30.8%

12.8% Under $1,000 +4.3 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.7% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +22 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

22 32nd pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +1.90 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1.90 20th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +158.2 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

158.2 23rd pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +6 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

6 43rd pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen

31 87th pct —

How people get to work

72.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.7 pts 66.5%

5.9% Worked at home +2.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

1.3% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 40.1%

27.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 23.5%

16.5% 3 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

9.4% 4 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

2.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.9 pts 8.7%

11.6% Mining +2.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

7.7% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

1.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.9% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 7.6%

8.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 8.0%

5.7% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

5.0% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.3 pts 3.0%

5.3% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

3.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +9.1 pts 11.6%

19.2% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers +6.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.8% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.4 pts 10.7%

7.3% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.2 pts 7.3%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 7.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +60 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

1,019 59th pct 959 34th pct

ERP in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3,275 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

12,060 58th pct 8,785 41st pct

Growth in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3.2 pts higher in Seaforth - Calen

3.3% 39th pct 6.6% 66th pct

Businesses in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +119 higher in Seaforth - Calen

1,067 59th pct 1,186 65th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +158 higher in Seaforth - Calen

1,511 90th pct 1,669 94th pct

Max temp in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +1.0 higher in Seaforth - Calen

27.8 87th pct 28.7 89th pct

Min temp in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +0.2 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

18.4 92nd pct 18.2 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3.1 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

3.6 26th pct 0.5 1st pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +3.1 more in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

3.6 27th pct 0.5 1st pct

15-min city in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +31.3 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

32.4% 23rd pct 1.1% 1st pct

Walk to shops in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +22.4 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

29.8% 20th pct 7.3% 5th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +62.8 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

62.8% 29th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +53.9 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

58.1% 37th pct 4.2% 2nd pct

Walk to a park in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +60.6 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

87.8% 35th pct 27.2% 6th pct

Walk to health in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +32.0 pts higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

32.0% 37th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +5.1 more in Seaforth - Calen

10.3 25th pct 15.4 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +22 higher in Mount Pleasant - Glenella

22 31st pct 0 3rd pct

Mean slope in Mount Pleasant - Glenella in Seaforth - Calen +2.6 pts higher in Seaforth - Calen

5.5% 53rd pct 8.1% 82nd pct

Compare Mount Pleasant - Glenella with nearby areas

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Compare Seaforth - Calen with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Pleasant - Glenella vs Seaforth - Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021348/mount-pleasant-glenella/vs/312021353/seaforth-calen