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Buderim - South vs Maroochydore - Kuluin
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.0 km apart · Buderim - South profile · Maroochydore - Kuluin profile
Buderim - South Maroochydore - Kuluin
Maroochydore - Kuluin and Buderim - South are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyle profiles. Buderim - South has more wealth and larger homes, with 24.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and 84.4% of homes having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Maroochydore - Kuluin is far more walkable and densely settled, with a very walkable score of 7.3 and a much higher share of renters at 40.2%. It also has a significantly higher proportion of people living alone at 32.9%.
Both areas are very similar in their mix of residents, with about 24% of people born overseas. While they share this international background, they have diverged in other ways; for instance, the gap in high-income households has widened since 2011. At the same time, the difference in the number of detached houses and the share of people living alone has narrowed over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,356
- First area, 2016: 16,323
- First area, 2021: 17,501
- Second area, 2011: 16,701
- Second area, 2016: 19,163
- Second area, 2021: 23,327
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Buderim - South: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Buderim - South: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Buderim - South: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in Buderim - South: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Buderim - South: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Buderim - South: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Buderim - South: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Buderim - South: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Buderim - South: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 45–49 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Buderim - South: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Buderim - South: 2.6% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Buderim - South: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Buderim - South: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Buderim - South: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.8% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Buderim - South: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Buderim - South: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 10–14 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Buderim - South: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Buderim - South: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.1% males, 2.0% 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: $595
- First area, 2016: $686
- First area, 2021: $834
- Second area, 2011: $519
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $764
- First area, 2011: $1,403
- First area, 2016: $1,558
- First area, 2021: $1,922
- Second area, 2011: $869
- Second area, 2016: $1,093
- Second area, 2021: $1,384
- First area, 2011: $1,576
- First area, 2016: $1,785
- First area, 2021: $2,177
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,369
- Second area, 2021: $1,784
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $380
- First area, 2016: $410
- First area, 2021: $450
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,647
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 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). Buderim - South vs Maroochydore - Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316011414/buderim-south/vs/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin