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Morayfield vs Dayboro

Name: Morayfield vs Dayboro — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Morayfield profile · Dayboro profile

Morayfield Dayboro

Dayboro and Morayfield are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Dayboro is a more affluent and older area, where the typical resident is 43 and 34.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. It has a much higher share of university graduates at 23.4% and an older First Nations population. In contrast, Morayfield has grown much faster since 2021, with 31.7% growth compared to 8.4% in Dayboro. Renting is far more common in Morayfield, where 24.4% of homes are rented, while only 8.7% of households rent in Dayboro.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have shifted, with the age and income differences widening over time. Despite these diverging trends, they share many basic characteristics. Both areas have almost the same proportion of people working or looking for work, and home sizes are nearly identical, with about 90% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. They also both have very low rates of public transport use, with very few people commuting by train or bus.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 15.7 pts higher in Morayfield Population: 3,346 larger in Dayboro Recent arrivals: 9.8 pts higher in Morayfield Volunteering: 6.9 pts higher in Dayboro One-parent: 5.1 pts higher in Morayfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Morayfield in Dayboro +3,346 larger in Dayboro gap widening

5,867 28th pct 9,213 48th pct

Median age in Morayfield in Dayboro +5 yrs older in Dayboro gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

29.4% Older adults (45–64) +2.4 pts ▸ 31.8%

24.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 20.8%

17.8% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.1% Seniors (65+) +2.5 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.7 pts 10.9%

Marital status

50.7% Married +9.5 pts ▸ 60.2%

35.4% Never married ◂ +8.8 pts 26.6%

7.6% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.2% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Morayfield Dayboro

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.7% Australia +0.1 pts ▸ 78.8%

4.9% England +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% India even 0.1%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

45.4% English ◂ +0.8 pts 44.6%

41.4% Australian ◂ +0.6 pts 40.8%

11.1% Scottish +2.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.9% Irish +3.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

6.9% German +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.5% English only +0.6 pts ▸ 91.1%

1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.2% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 47.3%

47.2% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 43.9%

6.6% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.0% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Morayfield in Dayboro +1 more in Dayboro

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.14 more in Dayboro

0.96 13th pct 1.09 18th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Morayfield in Dayboro +5 more in Dayboro

14 37th pct 19 49th pct

Students in Morayfield in Dayboro +376 more in Morayfield

958 35th pct 582 21st pct

Avg size in Morayfield in Dayboro +667 larger in Morayfield

958 90th pct 291 31st pct

ICSEA in Morayfield in Dayboro +4 higher in Dayboro

1,052 66th pct 1,056 67th pct

Highest year of school

53.0% Year 12 +7.6 pts ▸ 60.6%

25.9% Year 10 ◂ +4.8 pts 21.2%

8.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

44.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.3 pts 31.1%

16.6% Bachelor degree +7.2 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 17.7%

2.5% Postgraduate degree +4.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +2.2 pts 16.5%

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 17.2%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.1 pts 10.7%

8.3% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.6% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 7.3%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.3 pts 3.4%

2.3% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.6% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Morayfield in Dayboro +$104 higher in Dayboro gap widening

$792 47th pct $896 66th pct

Household income in Morayfield in Dayboro +$427 higher in Dayboro gap widening

$1,951 63rd pct $2,378 86th pct

Family income in Morayfield in Dayboro +$339 higher in Dayboro gap widening

$2,130 53rd pct $2,469 73rd pct

Household income distribution

30.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 29.4%

25.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 20.0%

13.2% $4,000 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

9.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

Personal income distribution

39.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 35.8%

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 29.7%

17.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 21.9%

3.1% $3,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 9.3%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

8.6% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%

4.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

4.0% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.4% Dementia even 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None +1.6 pts ▸ 62.2%

21.4% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 20.9%

6.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

3.2% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Morayfield in Dayboro +17 larger in Morayfield

194 52nd pct 177 49th pct

Median age in Morayfield in Dayboro +9 yrs older in Dayboro

21 yrs 21st pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Morayfield in Dayboro +$232 higher in Dayboro

$575 37th pct $807 75th pct

Household income in Morayfield in Dayboro +$679 higher in Dayboro

$1,910 62nd pct $2,589 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.1 larger in Dayboro gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

58.9% Couples with children +3.2 pts ▸ 62.1%

27.8% Couples without children +1.8 pts ▸ 29.7%

12.7% One-parent families ◂ +5.1 pts 7.6%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Household size

33.5% 2 people +4.1 pts ▸ 37.6%

17.8% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

17.8% 3 people ◂ +3.2 pts 14.7%

15.5% 1 person ◂ +3.0 pts 12.5%

8.5% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.5% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Morayfield in Dayboro +$55 higher in Dayboro gap widening

$345 41st pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Morayfield in Dayboro +$167 higher in Dayboro gap narrowing

$2,000 61st pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Morayfield in Dayboro even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.0% Owned with a mortgage +7.8 pts ▸ 53.8%

27.4% Owned outright +8.1 pts ▸ 35.4%

24.4% Rented ◂ +15.7 pts 8.7%

1.1% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

90.6% Separate house +7.6 pts ▸ 98.2%

7.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.2 pts 0.3%

1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

44.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 42.1%

26.8% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

19.0% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

3.6% 2 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.3 pts 1.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

48.4% $200–$349 ◂ +26.8 pts 21.6%

34.1% $350–$549 +9.0 pts ▸ 43.1%

11.3% $550–$749 +1.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

2.6% Under $200 +4.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.1% $750 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 38.2%

25.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.7 pts 22.4%

13.6% $3,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 23.5%

12.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.7 pts 10.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Morayfield in Dayboro +2 more in Dayboro

0 0th pct 2 5th pct

Stops/1k in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.22 more in Dayboro

0.00 0th pct 0.22 2nd pct

Departures/1k in Morayfield in Dayboro +67.1 more in Dayboro

0.0 0th pct 67.1 17th pct

PT routes in Morayfield in Dayboro +32 more in Dayboro

0 0th pct 32 86th pct

Stop walk in Morayfield in Dayboro

54 94th pct —

Drive to city in Morayfield in Dayboro +10 longer in Dayboro

39 67th pct 49 73rd pct

Reach 30 min in Morayfield in Dayboro +3,346 more in Dayboro

5,867 13th pct 9,213 26th pct

Reach 45 min in Morayfield in Dayboro +3,346 more in Dayboro

5,867 9th pct 9,213 15th pct

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) ◂ +6.0 pts 56.7%

13.4% Worked at home +6.6 pts ▸ 20.0%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

2.0% Train ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

0.6% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

35.9% 2 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 42.1%

22.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.4 pts 15.8%

21.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 20.3%

18.5% 3 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

1.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.9% Construction ◂ +0.2 pts 13.7%

11.8% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.1%

8.0% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.9% Professional & technical +3.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

8.0% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 5.5%

6.3% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

5.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%

4.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

2.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

13.5% Professionals +9.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

17.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 16.0%

11.2% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 12.7%

12.5% Labourers ◂ +4.5 pts 8.0%

11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.8 pts 10.7%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 7.3%

7.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 5.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Morayfield in Dayboro +3 higher in Dayboro

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Morayfield in Dayboro +3 higher in Dayboro

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Morayfield in Dayboro +1 higher in Dayboro

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Morayfield in Dayboro +4 higher in Dayboro

3 29th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Morayfield in Dayboro +74 higher in Dayboro

986 45th pct 1,060 75th pct

ERP in Morayfield in Dayboro +2,277 higher in Dayboro

7,826 36th pct 10,103 48th pct

Growth in Morayfield in Dayboro +23.3 pts higher in Morayfield

31.7% 95th pct 8.4% 75th pct

Businesses in Morayfield in Dayboro +530 higher in Dayboro

536 27th pct 1,066 59th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Morayfield in Dayboro +127 higher in Morayfield

1,344 83rd pct 1,217 76th pct

Max temp in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.1 higher in Morayfield

26.8 82nd pct 26.7 81st pct

Min temp in Morayfield in Dayboro +1.4 higher in Morayfield

15.7 85th pct 14.3 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.2 higher in Dayboro

1.1 5th pct 1.3 6th pct

Types ≤15 min in Morayfield in Dayboro +0.5 more in Dayboro

1.0 4th pct 1.5 7th pct

15-min city in Morayfield in Dayboro +19.1 pts higher in Dayboro

0.2% 0th pct 19.3% 12th pct

Walk to shops in Morayfield in Dayboro +1.1 pts higher in Dayboro

18.3% 12th pct 19.3% 12th pct

Walk to transit in Morayfield in Dayboro +3.0 pts higher in Dayboro

0.1% 0th pct 3.0% 2nd pct

Walk to school in Morayfield in Dayboro +2.6 pts higher in Dayboro

18.3% 10th pct 20.9% 11th pct

Walk to a park in Morayfield in Dayboro +28.9 pts higher in Morayfield

60.1% 18th pct 31.1% 7th pct

Walk to health in Morayfield in Dayboro +17.4 pts higher in Dayboro

0.0% 0th pct 17.5% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Morayfield in Dayboro +7.8 more in Dayboro

3.1 0th pct 10.9 29th pct

Intersections/km² in Morayfield in Dayboro +22 higher in Morayfield

25 32nd pct 3 16th pct

Mean slope in Morayfield in Dayboro +6.2 pts higher in Dayboro

5.6% 55th pct 11.8% 95th pct

Compare Morayfield with nearby areas

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Compare Dayboro with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Morayfield vs Dayboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/313041374/morayfield/vs/314011384/dayboro