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Shoal Point - Bucasia vs Airlie - Whitsundays

Name: Shoal Point - Bucasia vs Airlie - Whitsundays — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 98 km apart · Shoal Point - Bucasia profile · Airlie - Whitsundays profile

Shoal Point - Bucasia Airlie - Whitsundays

Airlie - Whitsundays and Shoal Point - Bucasia are two Queensland areas with very different housing and social profiles. Airlie - Whitsundays is more transient and walkable, with 40.2% of households renting and 23.7% of residents arriving from overseas recently. In contrast, Shoal Point - Bucasia is dominated by established family homes, where 90.5% of dwellings are separate houses and 86.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Shoal Point - Bucasia also has a larger share of children, with 22.8% under age 15, which is consistent with 31.7% of people there providing unpaid childcare.

Both areas are very similar in other ways, including a typical resident age of 36 and similar weekly personal incomes. While they share these traits, some gaps are closing. For example, the difference in the share of people who rent and the proportion of separate houses in both areas has narrowed since 2011. Other gaps have widened, such as the number of people born overseas, which is now 8 points higher in Airlie - Whitsundays.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,439 larger in Airlie - Whitsundays Separate houses: 28.0 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia 3+ bedrooms: 17.9 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia Unpaid child care: 10.7 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia Under 15: 7.2 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

Demographics & Identity

Population in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +8,439 larger in Airlie - Whitsundays gap widening

6,084 29th pct 14,523 74th pct

Median age in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even gap steady

36 yrs 29th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

27.8% Young adults (25–44) +6.7 pts ▸ 34.5%

27.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.3 pts 26.0%

22.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.2 pts 15.7%

11.7% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.4% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

48.1% Married ◂ +12.6 pts 35.5%

35.7% Never married +12.2 pts ▸ 47.9%

8.8% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.6% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%

2.9% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Shoal Point - Bucasia Airlie - Whitsundays

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.7% Australia ◂ +12.7 pts 65.0%

3.6% England +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

1.7% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

0.7% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.6% English ◂ +3.6 pts 40.1%

36.1% Australian ◂ +4.9 pts 31.3%

11.9% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.3%

11.7% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

6.2% German ◂ +1.3 pts 4.9%

3.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.5% Chinese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.0% English only ◂ +9.3 pts 78.7%

0.1% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.3% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 49.4%

42.6% Christianity ◂ +9.2 pts 33.4%

9.2% Not stated +5.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.4% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +3 more in Airlie - Whitsundays

1 0th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +1.04 more in Airlie - Whitsundays

0.72 6th pct 1.76 41st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even

4 8th pct 4 8th pct

Students in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +725 more in Airlie - Whitsundays

476 16th pct 1,201 43rd pct

Avg size in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +176 larger in Shoal Point - Bucasia

476 58th pct 300 32nd pct

ICSEA in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +36 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

962 24th pct 998 42nd pct

Highest year of school

48.0% Year 12 +5.5 pts ▸ 53.5%

26.1% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 19.3%

9.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

44.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.7 pts 32.3%

15.6% Bachelor degree +2.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

3.0% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.7% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

21.8% Engineering & related ◂ +6.4 pts 15.4%

13.5% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 15.8%

10.3% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 6.7%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

10.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

8.4% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.6% Creative arts +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$42 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia gap narrowing

$940 72nd pct $898 66th pct

Household income in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$411 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia gap narrowing

$2,085 71st pct $1,674 46th pct

Family income in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$326 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia gap narrowing

$2,316 65th pct $1,990 44th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 32.0%

21.4% $650–$1,499 +5.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

9.8% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 8.8%

10.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 7.7%

Personal income distribution

30.5% $650–$1,499 +9.7 pts ▸ 40.2%

33.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 26.9%

21.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 14.9%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.1% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 6.8%

7.9% Asthma ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%

7.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

6.3% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 5.4%

3.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

2.3% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.4% Lung condition even 1.5%

0.6% Stroke even 0.5%

0.2% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.1% None +2.0 pts ▸ 65.1%

17.9% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 14.6%

4.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

2.1% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +41 larger in Shoal Point - Bucasia

416 74th pct 375 72nd pct

Median age in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +5 yrs older in Airlie - Whitsundays

19 yrs 10th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$95 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

$717 64th pct $812 76th pct

Household income in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$158 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

$2,095 73rd pct $1,937 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +0.4 larger in Shoal Point - Bucasia gap narrowing

2.8 79th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

59.7% Couples with children ◂ +8.9 pts 50.8%

24.2% Couples without children +9.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

15.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.8 pts 14.6%

0.9% Other families even 0.9%

Household size

34.6% 2 people +3.4 pts ▸ 38.0%

18.5% 1 person +8.1 pts ▸ 26.6%

18.8% 4 people ◂ +4.6 pts 14.2%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 14.7%

8.6% 5 people ◂ +3.8 pts 4.8%

3.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +$10 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia gap narrowing

$380 54th pct $370 50th pct

Mortgage in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even gap narrowing

$1,733 43rd pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.3 pts 33.3%

29.7% Rented +10.5 pts ▸ 40.2%

23.7% Owned outright +0.1 pts ▸ 23.8%

1.7% Not stated even 1.7%

0.3% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

90.5% Separate house ◂ +28.0 pts 62.5%

2.7% Flat or apartment +18.1 pts ▸ 20.8%

4.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

1.9% Other dwelling +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Bedrooms per home

44.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.0 pts 28.3%

37.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.3 pts 35.0%

7.6% 2 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 22.4%

3.1% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Weekly rent distribution

57.4% $350–$549 ◂ +10.2 pts 47.1%

27.5% $200–$349 +4.9 pts ▸ 32.4%

3.3% $550–$749 +5.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.4% Under $200 +0.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.0% $750 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.2 pts 34.9%

31.6% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 32.8%

12.7% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.9% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +22 more in Shoal Point - Bucasia

22 32nd pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +3.62 more in Shoal Point - Bucasia

3.62 39th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +185.2 more in Shoal Point - Bucasia

185.2 24th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +1 more in Shoal Point - Bucasia

1 7th pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays

16 76th pct —

How people get to work

71.5% Car (driver) ◂ +22.9 pts 48.7%

1.0% Walked +11.7 pts ▸ 12.8%

4.1% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

1.9% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.2% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.6 pts 37.4%

27.8% 1 vehicle +11.0 pts ▸ 38.8%

18.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.5 pts 11.0%

1.9% No vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

5.6% Accommodation & food +23.7 pts ▸ 29.2%

14.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.8 pts 6.4%

13.3% Mining ◂ +7.3 pts 6.1%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.6 pts 8.5%

8.9% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 8.4%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +3.4 pts 4.4%

4.4% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.3% Administrative & support +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 3.1%

4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.0 pts 2.9%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

18.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 17.5%

15.7% Professionals ◂ +3.5 pts 12.2%

10.7% Community & personal service +4.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

9.0% Managers +4.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.6% Labourers +3.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.5 pts 7.6%

11.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 9.4%

10.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 9.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +1 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +2 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +1 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even

977 42nd pct 977 42nd pct

ERP in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +10,007 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

6,590 30th pct 16,597 77th pct

Growth in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +5.3 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

7.1% 69th pct 12.4% 86th pct

Businesses in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +1,597 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

334 15th pct 1,931 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +13 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

1,580 92nd pct 1,593 92nd pct

Max temp in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays even

27.7 87th pct 27.8 87th pct

Min temp in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +0.1 higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

19.1 93rd pct 19.3 93rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +0.1 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

3.5 25th pct 3.4 24th pct

Types ≤15 min in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +0.6 more in Airlie - Whitsundays

3.0 19th pct 3.6 26th pct

15-min city in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +28.1 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

20.0% 13th pct 48.1% 36th pct

Walk to shops in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +27.2 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

34.2% 24th pct 61.4% 49th pct

Walk to transit in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +90.9 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

90.9% 50th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +17.3 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

33.4% 19th pct 50.6% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +9.8 pts higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

99.6% 60th pct 89.8% 37th pct

Walk to health in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +37.5 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

0.0% 0th pct 37.5% 43rd pct

Amenities/1k in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +12.7 more in Airlie - Whitsundays

12.7 41st pct 25.3 82nd pct

Intersections/km² in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +27 higher in Shoal Point - Bucasia

31 34th pct 4 18th pct

Mean slope in Shoal Point - Bucasia in Airlie - Whitsundays +10.5 pts higher in Airlie - Whitsundays

3.3% 16th pct 13.8% 100th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Shoal Point - Bucasia vs Airlie - Whitsundays [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/312021354/shoal-point-bucasia/vs/312031359/airlie-whitsundays