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Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Walkerston - Eton

Name: Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Walkerston - Eton — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Ooralea - Bakers Creek profile · Walkerston - Eton profile

Ooralea - Bakers Creek Walkerston - Eton

Walkerston - Eton and Ooralea - Bakers Creek are two nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Walkerston - Eton has a far higher number of schools, with six compared to just one in Ooralea - Bakers Creek, and a far higher rate of schools per child. In contrast, Ooralea - Bakers Creek is much more walkable; far more homes there are within a 15-minute walk of parks (89.2% compared to 42.5%), groceries (40.7% versus 15.5%), and health services (32% versus 17.2%).

Since 2011, these two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gap in the share of people born overseas and those using a language other than English has widened, with both figures well higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek. The same is true for the share of residents with a university degree. However, they remain very similar in other ways, such as their typical weekly household incomes, which both sit around $2,100, and the share of children under 15.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 13.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Recent arrivals: 8.3 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Other language: 9.0 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek Housework 15h+: 4.8 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton Population: 2,516 larger in Walkerston - Eton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +2,516 larger in Walkerston - Eton gap narrowing

5,941 28th pct 8,457 43rd pct

Median age in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +2 yrs older in Walkerston - Eton gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.0 pts 24.2%

23.5% Older adults (45–64) +5.2 pts ▸ 28.7%

20.4% Children (0–14) +0.7 pts ▸ 21.1%

13.8% Seniors (65+) +0.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%

Marital status

47.6% Married +7.2 pts ▸ 54.8%

36.0% Never married ◂ +5.5 pts 30.5%

8.0% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Ooralea - Bakers Creek Walkerston - Eton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.4% Australia +7.0 pts ▸ 84.4%

4.3% Philippines ◂ +3.8 pts 0.5%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.4% India ◂ +1.3 pts 0.1%

0.9% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

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 +3.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

34.2% English +3.9 pts ▸ 38.1%

8.9% Scottish +2.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.5% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 9.3%

5.5% German +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.9% Filipino ◂ +4.0 pts 0.9%

3.9% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

2.3% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

80.9% English only +8.3 pts ▸ 89.2%

2.4% Tagalog ◂ +2.3 pts 0.2%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity +3.9 pts ▸ 58.1%

32.2% No religion ◂ +1.6 pts 30.6%

9.8% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

1.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.6 pts 0.1%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +5 more in Walkerston - Eton

1 0th pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +2.54 more in Walkerston - Eton

0.83 9th pct 3.37 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

10 25th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +721 more in Walkerston - Eton

117 3rd pct 838 31st pct

Avg size in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +23 larger in Walkerston - Eton

117 11th pct 140 14th pct

ICSEA in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +50 higher in Walkerston - Eton

921 12th pct 971 28th pct

Highest year of school

47.5% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 40.8%

24.7% Year 10 +6.0 pts ▸ 30.7%

10.4% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.5% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

42.5% Certificate III / IV +7.0 pts ▸ 49.5%

17.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.5 pts 11.2%

10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

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

Field of qualification

27.1% Engineering & related +3.9 pts ▸ 31.0%

13.1% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

10.8% Health ◂ +3.7 pts 7.1%

7.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 6.4%

6.0% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.5% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

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

0.9% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$45 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap narrowing

$946 73rd pct $901 67th pct

Household income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$44 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$2,149 75th pct $2,105 72nd pct

Family income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$51 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap narrowing

$2,373 69th pct $2,322 66th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 30.0%

19.4% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 13.0%

12.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 12.3%

9.5% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

Personal income distribution

31.3% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 33.1%

29.5% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 29.7%

22.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 20.6%

4.8% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

7.2% Other condition ◂ +1.8 pts 5.4%

7.1% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 6.6%

6.5% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.2% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.6% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

0.7% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +2.0 pts 63.0%

17.2% One condition even 17.2%

4.5% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +11 larger in Walkerston - Eton

264 62nd pct 275 63rd pct

Median age in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

23 yrs 36th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$14 higher in Walkerston - Eton

$752 70th pct $766 72nd pct

Household income in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$5 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

$2,227 79th pct $2,222 79th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +0.1 larger in Walkerston - Eton gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

61.1% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 59.8%

25.5% Couples without children +4.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

12.1% One-parent families ◂ +2.2 pts 9.9%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Household size

32.9% 2 people +5.4 pts ▸ 38.3%

20.8% 1 person ◂ +4.2 pts 16.5%

18.0% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 16.2%

17.7% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 16.6%

7.4% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.2% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +$80 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek gap widening

$410 67th pct $330 36th pct

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

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

People / bedroom in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.6% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 42.6%

28.7% Owned outright +7.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

25.7% Rented ◂ +8.6 pts 17.1%

2.8% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 1.8%

1.4% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

89.7% Separate house ◂ +1.9 pts 87.8%

5.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

3.5% Other dwelling ◂ +3.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

45.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 35.3%

36.9% 3 bedrooms +7.1 pts ▸ 44.0%

5.5% 2 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.7% 5 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

59.6% $350–$549 ◂ +15.7 pts 44.0%

22.0% $200–$349 +17.7 pts ▸ 39.8%

6.1% Under $200 +3.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.7% $550–$749 ◂ +6.4 pts 2.3%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 32.9%

35.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.7 pts 33.3%

11.3% Under $1,000 +3.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

8.1% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +15 more in Walkerston - Eton

10 19th pct 25 35th pct

Stops/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +1.27 more in Walkerston - Eton

1.68 18th pct 2.96 30th pct

Departures/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +43.2 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

93.4 19th pct 50.3 16th pct

PT routes in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton

10 71st pct —

How people get to work

73.4% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 70.6%

3.2% Worked at home +4.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

1.7% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.7 pts 41.1%

26.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.3 pts 21.5%

16.6% 3 vehicles +5.0 pts ▸ 21.6%

9.4% 4 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

2.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 9.6%

12.6% Mining +1.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

7.2% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.0% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.0% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.1 pts 3.5%

5.4% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.7% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

4.6% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%

4.3% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Occupations people work in

21.0% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 21.7%

16.1% Professionals ◂ +5.5 pts 10.7%

12.0% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.6% Managers +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.4% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%

9.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%

7.7% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +1 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +13 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

989 47th pct 976 41st pct

ERP in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +2,149 higher in Walkerston - Eton

6,600 30th pct 8,749 41st pct

Growth in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +7.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

9.9% 80th pct 2.6% 33rd pct

Businesses in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +140 higher in Walkerston - Eton

884 49th pct 1,024 57th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton even

1,295 80th pct 1,297 81st pct

Max temp in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +0.2 higher in Walkerston - Eton

27.9 87th pct 28.1 88th pct

Min temp in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +0.3 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

18.2 91st pct 17.9 90th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +1.4 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.3 23rd pct 1.8 10th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +1.2 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

3.1 20th pct 1.8 10th pct

15-min city in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +12.4 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

29.4% 20th pct 17.1% 11th pct

Walk to shops in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +25.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

40.7% 30th pct 15.5% 10th pct

Walk to transit in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +14.5 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

44.9% 23rd pct 30.3% 18th pct

Walk to school in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +0.2 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

18.7% 10th pct 18.5% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +46.7 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

89.2% 37th pct 42.5% 11th pct

Walk to health in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +14.8 pts higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

32.0% 37th pct 17.2% 22nd pct

Amenities/1k in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +6.8 more in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

17.3 65th pct 10.5 27th pct

Intersections/km² in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +20 higher in Ooralea - Bakers Creek

20 31st pct 1 8th pct

Mean slope in Ooralea - Bakers Creek in Walkerston - Eton +0.8 pts higher in Walkerston - Eton

3.3% 15th pct 4.1% 28th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ooralea - Bakers Creek vs Walkerston - Eton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek/vs/312021357/walkerston-eton