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Burpengary - East vs Caboolture - West
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Burpengary - East profile · Caboolture - West profile
Burpengary - East Caboolture - West
Caboolture - West and Burpengary - East are two nearby Queensland areas with very different economic profiles. Burpengary - East has a much higher typical weekly household income of $2,346, compared to $1,300 in Caboolture - West. This gap is reflected in education and employment, with Year 12 completion far higher in Burpengary - East (55.8% versus 41.7%) and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (69.9% versus 52.4%). Caboolture - West is more likely to have renters (32.5%) and people living alone (27.7%), while Burpengary - East is dominated by larger, four-bedroom detached houses.
Both areas share a similar cultural makeup, with exactly 6.4% of people using a language other than English at home. They also have almost identical rates of volunteering and defence force service. While they share these social traits, their infrastructure differs greatly. Caboolture - West is far more connected, with 62.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Burpengary - East has almost no such access (0.2%). Both areas have seen strong population growth since 2021, though the increase was far higher in Burpengary - East.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,675
- First area, 2016: 3,970
- First area, 2021: 6,658
- Second area, 2021: 12,165
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Burpengary - East: 0.5% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Caboolture - West: 1.2% males, 2.3% females
- 80–84 in Burpengary - East: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Caboolture - West: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Burpengary - East: 1.3% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Caboolture - West: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Burpengary - East: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Caboolture - West: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Burpengary - East: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Caboolture - West: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Burpengary - East: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Caboolture - West: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Burpengary - East: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Caboolture - West: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Burpengary - East: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Caboolture - West: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Burpengary - East: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Caboolture - West: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Burpengary - East: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Caboolture - West: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Burpengary - East: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Caboolture - West: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Burpengary - East: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 30–34 in Caboolture - West: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Burpengary - East: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Caboolture - West: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Burpengary - East: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Caboolture - West: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Burpengary - East: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Caboolture - West: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Burpengary - East: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Caboolture - West: 3.7% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Burpengary - East: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Caboolture - West: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Burpengary - East: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Caboolture - West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $609
- First area, 2016: $698
- First area, 2021: $916
- Second area, 2021: $619
- First area, 2011: $1,674
- First area, 2016: $2,046
- First area, 2021: $2,346
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: $1,683
- First area, 2016: $2,043
- First area, 2021: $2,342
- Second area, 2021: $1,598
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.3
- First area, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $420
- First area, 2016: $420
- First area, 2021: $430
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,788
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,100
- Second area, 2021: $1,560
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burpengary - East vs Caboolture - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/313021364/burpengary-east/vs/313021573/caboolture-west