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Croydon - Etheridge vs Tablelands

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 190 km apart · Croydon - Etheridge profile · Tablelands profile

Croydon - Etheridge Tablelands

Tablelands and Croydon - Etheridge are both remote Queensland regions, though Tablelands is larger with 6,204 people compared to 981 in Croydon - Etheridge. Tablelands has a much higher share of separate houses at 92.8% and typical monthly home-loan payments are far higher at $1,329. In contrast, Croydon - Etheridge is more walkable, with its score described as mostly car-dependent compared to Tablelands, which is car-dependent. Many more people in Croydon - Etheridge live within a 15-minute walk of groceries (71.1% versus 13.3% in Tablelands) and health services (50.6% versus 9.8%).

These differences in housing and costs have grown over time, with the gap in typical mortgage payments widening since 2011. Despite this, the two areas share a similar typical weekly household income of around $1,200 and nearly identical rates of adults with bachelor degrees. Both regions also have a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to the national figure, and they are effectively alike in the share of residents who have no religion.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,223 larger in Tablelands Mortgage: $657 higher in Tablelands Separate houses: 20.4 pts higher in Tablelands Participation: 19.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge Volunteering: 9.7 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge

Demographics & Identity

Population in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +5,223 larger in Tablelands gap widening
981 4th pct 6,204 30th pct
Median age in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1 yrs older in Tablelands gap steady
42 yrs 64th pct 43 yrs 71st pct
First Nations in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +5.8 pts higher in Tablelands gap widening
12.7% 91st pct 18.5% 96th pct
Aged 65+ in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.4 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
19.2% 61st pct 17.8% 52nd pct
Under 15 in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +4.2 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
17.4% 45th pct 13.2% 13th pct
De facto in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap narrowing
15.3% 83rd pct 14.9% 80th pct

Age structure

28.5% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 30.2%
25.2% Young adults (25–44) +2.4 pts ▸ 27.6%
19.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.4 pts 17.8%
17.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 13.2%
9.9% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +3.4 pts 42.1%
37.6% Never married +1.5 pts ▸ 39.1%
10.5% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.8%
2.6% Separated +2.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.3% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Croydon - Etheridge Tablelands

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +6.8 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
6.6% 5th pct 13.4% 26th pct

Country of birth

79.4% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 75.9%
1.5% England +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.9% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.0% Italy +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% South Africa +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.1% Australian ◂ +14.3 pts 27.8%
35.5% English ◂ +7.9 pts 27.6%
11.6% Irish ◂ +3.2 pts 8.4%
2.9% Italian +5.2 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.9% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
3.2% German +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.0% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%
0.4% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +5.9 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
1.3% 0th pct 7.2% 34th pct
Limited English in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.7 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.7% 34th pct

Language used at home

85.0% English only ◂ +20.6 pts 64.4%
0.3% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.2 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap narrowing
31.1% 20th pct 30.9% 20th pct

Religious affiliation

52.9% Christianity ◂ +14.9 pts 38.0%
31.1% No religion ◂ +0.2 pts 30.9%
15.6% Not stated +13.9 pts ▸ 29.5%
0.4% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.2 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
33.3% 6th pct 33.5% 6th pct
Bachelor+ in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.5 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
7.6% 2nd pct 8.1% 4th pct
Schools in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +4 more in Tablelands
4 57th pct 8 87th pct
Schools/1k kids in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +13.66 more in Croydon - Etheridge
23.39 100th pct 9.73 98th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +8 more in Tablelands
4 8th pct 12 31st pct
Students in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +267 more in Tablelands
95 3rd pct 362 12th pct
Avg size in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +22 larger in Tablelands
24 0th pct 45 0th pct
ICSEA in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +53 higher in Tablelands
873 6th pct 926 13th pct

Highest year of school

28.6% Year 10 +8.4 pts ▸ 37.0%
33.3% Year 12 +0.2 pts ▸ 33.5%
16.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.7 pts 11.4%
6.6% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

36.2% Certificate III / IV +0.5 pts ▸ 36.7%
10.5% Bachelor degree +4.0 pts ▸ 14.6%
12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 12.5%
2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%
2.1% Postgraduate degree even 2.1%
1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

15.8% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 16.4%
12.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.9 pts 9.4%
7.8% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.3%
6.9% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
5.7% Health +1.7 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%
2.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.0 pts ▸ 5.5%
5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%
1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%
0.0% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$152 higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
$763 41st pct $611 13th pct
Household income in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$35 higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
$1,206 14th pct $1,171 12th pct
Family income in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even gap narrowing
$1,512 14th pct $1,512 14th pct
High earners in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.4 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
6.1% 22nd pct 4.8% 13th pct
High-income homes in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.8 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
9.4% 11th pct 10.2% 14th pct

Household income distribution

28.4% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 30.7%
22.3% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 24.1%
23.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 23.2%
5.0% $4,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 36.0%
29.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.0 pts 22.8%
12.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 7.8%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +2.1 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
21.3% 14th pct 19.2% 10th pct
Mental health in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.2 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
5.4% 13th pct 5.2% 12th pct
Needs assistance in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.7 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
4.1% 24th pct 4.8% 37th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%
5.4% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%
5.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%
4.3% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.7% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%
2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%
1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%
0.5% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.3% None ◂ +12.5 pts 50.8%
14.9% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 12.7%
3.9% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +9.7 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
22.8% 90th pct 13.1% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.7 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
7.7% 8th pct 9.4% 14th pct
Unpaid child care in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +2.7 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
19.3% 12th pct 16.6% 8th pct
Defence service in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.3 pts higher in Tablelands
2.2% 32nd pct 2.5% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.0 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
18.8% 28th pct 18.9% 28th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1,024 larger in Tablelands
125 38th pct 1,149 87th pct
Median age in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
31 yrs 88th pct 31 yrs 88th pct
Year 12 in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +6.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
22.2% 5th pct 15.8% 0th pct
Unemployment in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +9.8 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
20.4% 90th pct 10.6% 54th pct
Median income in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$22 higher in Tablelands
$488 17th pct $510 22nd pct
Household income in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$245 higher in Tablelands
$966 4th pct $1,211 16th pct
Indigenous language in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.0 pts higher in Tablelands
0.0% 0th pct 1.0% 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.1 larger in Tablelands gap steady
2.3 29th pct 2.4 36th pct
One-parent in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.7 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
11.1% 31st pct 12.8% 47th pct
Living alone in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +8.1 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
37.5% 92nd pct 29.4% 69th pct

Family composition

48.4% Couples with children +2.8 pts ▸ 51.2%
37.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 35.2%
11.1% One-parent families +1.7 pts ▸ 12.8%
2.1% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

37.5% 1 person ◂ +8.1 pts 29.4%
32.6% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 37.5%
11.1% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 13.6%
6.5% 4 people +4.2 pts ▸ 10.7%
5.9% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 5.2%
4.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$75 higher in Tablelands gap widening
$155 1st pct $230 11th pct
Mortgage in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +$657 higher in Tablelands gap widening
$672 0th pct $1,329 16th pct
People / bedroom in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.10 higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
1.00 90th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.9 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap narrowing
19.9% 28th pct 18.0% 23rd pct
Owned outright in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.6 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap steady
45.2% 88th pct 44.6% 87th pct
Separate houses in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +20.4 pts higher in Tablelands gap widening
72.4% 30th pct 92.8% 74th pct
3+ bedrooms in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +8.9 pts higher in Tablelands gap narrowing
53.4% 12th pct 62.2% 19th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.2% Owned outright ◂ +0.6 pts 44.6%
13.2% Owned with a mortgage +13.0 pts ▸ 26.2%
19.9% Rented ◂ +1.9 pts 18.0%
12.0% Other tenure ◂ +4.7 pts 7.4%
11.1% Not stated ◂ +7.5 pts 3.7%

Types of homes

72.4% Separate house +20.4 pts ▸ 92.8%
18.2% Other dwelling ◂ +14.5 pts 3.7%
0.9% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

26.4% 3 bedrooms +12.0 pts ▸ 38.4%
15.0% 2 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 20.5%
19.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.5 pts 9.9%
16.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 16.5%
10.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 7.3%
3.2% Studio / none even 3.2%

Weekly rent distribution

58.8% Under $200 ◂ +27.7 pts 31.1%
20.6% $200–$349 +29.4 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% $350–$549 +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%
0.0% $550–$749 +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

64.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +36.4 pts 28.1%
8.9% $1,000–$1,799 +25.1 pts ▸ 34.0%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +21.6 pts ▸ 21.6%
13.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 8.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.8 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
4.8% 49th pct 3.1% 31st pct
Work from home in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +3.6 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
22.5% 71st pct 18.9% 62nd pct
PT commute in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.2 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.2% 37th pct
PT stops in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

35.0% Car (driver) +19.3 pts ▸ 54.3%
22.5% Worked at home ◂ +3.6 pts 18.9%
20.0% Walked ◂ +14.2 pts 5.9%
3.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%
0.0% Bus +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

30.0% 2 vehicles +7.0 pts ▸ 37.0%
34.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.4 pts 28.1%
13.2% 3 vehicles +5.0 pts ▸ 18.3%
16.5% 4 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 13.9%
4.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +10.1 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
32.1% 25th pct 22.0% 0th pct
Recent arrivals in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +10.7 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
21.5% 86th pct 10.8% 50th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.5 pts higher in Tablelands gap steady
3.9% 32nd pct 5.5% 67th pct
Participation in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +19.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
62.2% 53rd pct 42.7% 4th pct
Full-time in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +11.5 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge gap widening
71.6% 99th pct 60.1% 61st pct

Industries people work in

39.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +9.6 pts 30.1%
19.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +15.0 pts 4.4%
2.0% Health care & social assistance +7.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 5.4%
7.0% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.5% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.7% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Mining +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%
1.8% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Manufacturing +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
1.6% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.2% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

33.1% Managers ◂ +8.5 pts 24.6%
21.5% Labourers ◂ +4.7 pts 16.8%
9.2% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 11.4%
7.8% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%
5.3% Clerical & administrative +4.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.7% Community & personal service +4.0 pts ▸ 9.7%
0.6% Sales workers +5.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1 higher in Croydon - Etheridge
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1 higher in Croydon - Etheridge
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IER decile in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1 higher in Tablelands
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IEO decile in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +19 higher in Croydon - Etheridge
942 27th pct 923 19th pct
ERP in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +5,420 higher in Tablelands
1,000 4th pct 6,420 29th pct
Growth in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +1.1 pts higher in Tablelands
0.7% 16th pct 1.8% 26th pct
Businesses in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +487 higher in Tablelands
257 11th pct 744 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +256 higher in Tablelands
806 45th pct 1,062 65th pct
Max temp in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.4 higher in Croydon - Etheridge
33.9 100th pct 33.5 100th pct
Min temp in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +0.5 higher in Tablelands
19.1 93rd pct 19.6 94th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +2.7 higher in Croydon - Etheridge
3.6 25th pct 0.9 3rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +3.2 more in Croydon - Etheridge
4.3 35th pct 1.1 4th pct
15-min city in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +51.0 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
63.8% 49th pct 12.8% 8th pct
Walk to shops in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +57.8 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
71.1% 57th pct 13.3% 8th pct
Walk to transit in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +44.9 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
64.1% 41st pct 19.2% 10th pct
Walk to a park in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +50.9 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
67.0% 21st pct 16.0% 2nd pct
Walk to health in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +40.8 pts higher in Croydon - Etheridge
50.6% 54th pct 9.8% 17th pct
Amenities/1k in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +77.8 more in Croydon - Etheridge
90.7 87th pct 12.9 43rd pct
Intersections/km² in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Croydon - Etheridgein Tablelands +3.3 pts higher in Tablelands
3.3% 15th pct 6.6% 69th pct

Compare Croydon - Etheridge with nearby areas

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Compare Tablelands with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Croydon - Etheridge vs Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/vs/315011400/tablelands