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Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Sarina

Name: Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Sarina — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Ooralea - Bakers Creek profile · Sarina profile

Ooralea - Bakers Creek Sarina

Sarina and Ooralea - Bakers Creek are nearby areas with different profiles. Ooralea - Bakers Creek is more walkable, with 89.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to 59.1% in Sarina. It also has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 36, while Sarina's typical resident is 42. Education levels are higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek, where 47.5% of people completed Year 12, compared to 37.1% in Sarina. Sarina however has far more schools, with six compared to just one in Ooralea - Bakers Creek.

These areas share a very similar home life, with almost identical numbers of people living alone and an equal share of one-parent families. While they have much in common, some gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in typical age has doubled to six years, and the gap in the share of people born overseas has widened to 7.5%. Ooralea - Bakers Creek also has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,881 larger in Sarina Recent movers: 11.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Housework 15h+: 4.9 pts higher in Sarina Unemployment: 1.8 pts higher in Sarina Year 12: 10.4 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +5,881 larger in Sarina gap narrowing

5,941 28th pct 11,822 62nd pct

Median age in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +6 yrs older in Sarina gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.7 pts 23.5%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.4 pts ▸ 28.9%

20.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 19.0%

13.8% Seniors (65+) +4.1 pts ▸ 17.9%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 10.7%

Marital status

47.6% Married +1.7 pts ▸ 49.3%

36.0% Never married ◂ +3.4 pts 32.6%

8.0% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.8% Widowed even 4.8%

3.7% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Ooralea - Bakers Creek Sarina

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia +4.3 pts ▸ 81.7%

4.3% Philippines ◂ +3.6 pts 0.6%

2.0% New Zealand even 1.9%

1.4% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.1%

0.9% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

38.5% Australian +4.3 pts ▸ 42.8%

34.2% English +4.6 pts ▸ 38.7%

8.9% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.5% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

5.5% German +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.9% Filipino ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

3.9% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

2.3% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.2%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

80.9% English only +6.1 pts ▸ 87.0%

2.4% Tagalog ◂ +2.2 pts 0.3%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity ◂ +4.3 pts 49.9%

32.2% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 37.1%

9.8% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.1%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.4%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +5 more in Sarina

1 0th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +1.84 more in Sarina

0.83 9th pct 2.66 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +4 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

10 25th pct 6 12th pct

Students in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +1,680 more in Sarina

117 3rd pct 1,797 58th pct

Avg size in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +183 larger in Sarina

117 11th pct 300 32nd pct

ICSEA in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +10 higher in Sarina

921 12th pct 931 13th pct

Highest year of school

47.5% Year 12 ◂ +10.4 pts 37.1%

24.7% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 30.1%

10.4% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.5% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

Highest qualification level

42.5% Certificate III / IV +3.3 pts ▸ 45.8%

17.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.9 pts 9.7%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 9.9%

2.1% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

27.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 26.9%

13.1% Management & commerce ◂ +2.3 pts 10.8%

10.8% Health ◂ +3.9 pts 6.9%

7.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

6.0% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.3%

4.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$179 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$946 73rd pct $767 42nd pct

Household income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$368 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$2,149 75th pct $1,781 52nd pct

Family income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$285 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$2,373 69th pct $2,088 50th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.1%

19.4% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 23.0%

9.5% Under $650 +5.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 10.7%

12.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 10.5%

Personal income distribution

31.3% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

29.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 25.5%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 18.1%

4.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Arthritis +3.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.0% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.1% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

4.3% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.2% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.6% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.3% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +6.7 pts 58.3%

17.2% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

4.5% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.4% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +593 larger in Sarina

264 62nd pct 857 86th pct

Median age in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 yrs older in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

23 yrs 36th pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$92 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

$752 70th pct $660 55th pct

Household income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$420 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

$2,227 79th pct $1,807 56th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.1 larger in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

61.1% Couples with children ◂ +5.8 pts 55.3%

25.5% Couples without children +6.7 pts ▸ 32.2%

12.1% One-parent families ◂ +0.7 pts 11.4%

1.1% Other families even 1.2%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +6.2 pts ▸ 39.1%

20.8% 1 person +0.6 pts ▸ 21.3%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 15.3%

17.7% 4 people ◂ +3.6 pts 14.1%

7.4% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%

3.2% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$110 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$410 67th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +$87 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap narrowing

$1,820 49th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.3 pts 38.2%

28.7% Owned outright +7.0 pts ▸ 35.8%

25.7% Rented ◂ +3.9 pts 21.8%

2.8% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%

1.4% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

89.7% Separate house +3.5 pts ▸ 93.2%

5.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

3.5% Other dwelling ◂ +2.3 pts 1.2%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.9% 3 bedrooms +9.2 pts ▸ 46.1%

45.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.5 pts 27.7%

5.5% 2 bedrooms +8.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

5.7% 5 or more even 5.6%

2.9% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.7% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

59.6% $350–$549 ◂ +27.1 pts 32.6%

22.0% $200–$349 +22.9 pts ▸ 44.9%

6.1% Under $200 +9.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.7% $550–$749 ◂ +7.3 pts 1.3%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 32.4%

35.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 36.1%

11.3% Under $1,000 +2.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

8.1% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 more in Sarina

10 19th pct 12 21st pct

Stops/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.67 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

1.68 18th pct 1.02 11th pct

Departures/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +65.9 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

93.4 19th pct 27.5 15th pct

PT routes in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +1 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

2 14th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina

10 71st pct —

How people get to work

73.4% Car (driver) ◂ +5.0 pts 68.4%

3.2% Worked at home +3.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

1.7% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 40.0%

26.8% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

16.6% 3 vehicles +1.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

9.4% 4 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.2% No vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Mining +2.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.6 pts 9.1%

7.0% Transport & warehousing +4.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 8.1%

7.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

7.0% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 4.9%

5.7% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.4% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

4.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 2.7%

4.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

21.0% Technicians & trades even 21.0%

13.4% Machinery operators & drivers +4.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

16.1% Professionals ◂ +5.7 pts 10.4%

10.4% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 9.7%

8.6% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

9.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 8.9%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +2 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +57 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

989 47th pct 932 23rd pct

ERP in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +5,900 higher in Sarina

6,600 30th pct 12,500 60th pct

Growth in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +5.5 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

9.9% 80th pct 4.4% 49th pct

Businesses in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +234 higher in Sarina

884 49th pct 1,118 61st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +168 higher in Sarina

1,295 80th pct 1,463 88th pct

Max temp in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina even

27.9 87th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.7 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

18.2 91st pct 17.6 90th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +1.1 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.3 23rd pct 2.1 12th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.9 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.1 20th pct 2.1 12th pct

15-min city in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +7.7 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

29.4% 20th pct 21.8% 14th pct

Walk to shops in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +18.7 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

40.7% 30th pct 22.0% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +23.3 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

44.9% 23rd pct 21.6% 15th pct

Walk to school in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.0 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

18.7% 10th pct 18.6% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +30.1 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

89.2% 37th pct 59.1% 18th pct

Walk to health in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +11.6 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

32.0% 37th pct 20.4% 25th pct

Amenities/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +0.7 more in Sarina

17.3 65th pct 18.0 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +20 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

20 31st pct 0 4th pct

Mean slope in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Sarina +3.5 pts higher in Sarina

3.3% 15th pct 6.8% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek/vs/312021352/sarina