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Croydon - Etheridge vs Mount Isa Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 476 km apart · Croydon - Etheridge profile · Mount Isa Surrounds profile
Croydon - Etheridge Mount Isa Surrounds
Mount Isa Surrounds and Croydon - Etheridge are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland, but they differ in age and income. The typical resident in Mount Isa Surrounds is far younger at 34, compared to 42 in Croydon - Etheridge. Mount Isa Surrounds also has a much higher share of high earners, with 18.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, while only 6.1% do so in Croydon - Etheridge. In contrast, home ownership is far more common in Croydon - Etheridge, where 45.2% of homes are owned outright, compared to 22.0% in Mount Isa Surrounds.
Both areas sit on an almost identical level of overall advantage and access to money and resources. They also share very similar climates and have the same number of schools. Over time, the gap in home ownership has remained steady, but the difference in age has widened. Meanwhile, the gap in the number of people working from home has narrowed, as more people in Mount Isa Surrounds now work from their own place.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,208
- First area, 2016: 1,091
- First area, 2021: 981
- Second area, 2011: 3,859
- Second area, 2016: 3,354
- Second area, 2021: 4,044
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Croydon - Etheridge: 0.0% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Croydon - Etheridge: 1.4% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.2% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.1% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.6% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.4% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.0% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.3% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.2% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.2% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.0% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.7% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Croydon - Etheridge: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 30–34 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.4% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Croydon - Etheridge: 4.5% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 5.5% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.8% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Croydon - Etheridge: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Croydon - Etheridge: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.9% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Croydon - Etheridge: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 3.6% 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: $481
- First area, 2016: $533
- First area, 2021: $763
- Second area, 2011: $907
- Second area, 2016: $971
- Second area, 2021: $1,172
- First area, 2011: $752
- First area, 2016: $907
- First area, 2021: $1,206
- Second area, 2011: $1,438
- Second area, 2016: $1,612
- Second area, 2021: $1,856
- First area, 2011: $995
- First area, 2016: $1,203
- First area, 2021: $1,512
- Second area, 2011: $1,755
- Second area, 2016: $2,111
- Second area, 2021: $2,314
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $70
- First area, 2016: $110
- First area, 2021: $155
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $206
- First area, 2011: $650
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $672
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,200
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Croydon - Etheridge vs Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/vs/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds