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Deception Bay vs Rothwell - Kippa-Ring
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Deception Bay profile · Rothwell - Kippa-Ring profile
Deception Bay Rothwell - Kippa-Ring
Deception Bay and Rothwell - Kippa-Ring are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different layouts. Rothwell - Kippa-Ring is very walkable and has far better access to daily needs, with 93.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 56.7% in Deception Bay. Transport and services are also more concentrated there, with 1,205.6 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, far higher than the 558.9 in Deception Bay. However, Deception Bay has seen much more recent growth, with a 9.5% population increase since 2021, while Rothwell - Kippa-Ring fell by 0.8%.
These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, particularly in their housing styles. The gap in separate houses has widened, with Deception Bay now having a far higher share at 85.0% compared to 74.1% in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring. Despite this, they share many similarities, including typical weekly personal incomes that are nearly the same, at $612 in Deception Bay and $634 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring. Both areas also have a much higher share of people aged 65 and over than the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 21,761
- First area, 2016: 22,446
- First area, 2021: 22,686
- Second area, 2011: 16,615
- Second area, 2016: 17,138
- Second area, 2021: 17,385
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Deception Bay: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 1.5% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Deception Bay: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 1.5% males, 2.2% females
- 75–79 in Deception Bay: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 70–74 in Deception Bay: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Deception Bay: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.3% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Deception Bay: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Deception Bay: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Deception Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Deception Bay: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Deception Bay: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Deception Bay: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Deception Bay: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Deception Bay: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Deception Bay: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Deception Bay: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Deception Bay: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Deception Bay: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Deception Bay: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Rothwell - Kippa-Ring: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $475
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $612
- Second area, 2011: $501
- Second area, 2016: $544
- Second area, 2021: $634
- First area, 2011: $918
- First area, 2016: $1,071
- First area, 2021: $1,219
- Second area, 2011: $1,039
- Second area, 2016: $1,137
- Second area, 2021: $1,301
- First area, 2011: $1,082
- First area, 2016: $1,264
- First area, 2021: $1,470
- Second area, 2011: $1,212
- Second area, 2016: $1,350
- Second area, 2021: $1,612
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $285
- First area, 2016: $310
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2011: $310
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,585
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,694
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Deception Bay vs Rothwell - Kippa-Ring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/313041373/deception-bay/vs/313051380/rothwell-kippa-ring