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Mountain Creek vs Wurtulla - Birtinya

Name: Mountain Creek vs Wurtulla - Birtinya — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Mountain Creek profile · Wurtulla - Birtinya profile

Mountain Creek Wurtulla - Birtinya

Mountain Creek and Wurtulla - Birtinya are neighbouring areas on the Sunshine Coast with different housing and family profiles. Mountain Creek is more focused on families, with a well higher share of children under 15 (22.4% compared to 16.5%) and a far higher proportion of large homes with three or more bedrooms (89.1% versus 74.3%). It also has a far higher rate of First Nations residents completing Year 12, at 68.3% compared to 51.8% in Wurtulla - Birtinya.

Some of these differences are becoming more distinct, such as the gap in large homes and the number of children, which has widened since 2011. However, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, with almost identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,800 to $2,000. They also share a similar proportion of First Nations residents and nearly the same percentage of people who speak little or no English.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 14.8 pts higher in Mountain Creek Under 15: 5.9 pts higher in Mountain Creek Unpaid child care: 9.3 pts higher in Mountain Creek Separate houses: 11.3 pts higher in Mountain Creek Needs assistance: 2.2 pts higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1,279 larger in Mountain Creek gap widening

11,950 63rd pct 10,671 56th pct

Median age in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +2 yrs older in Wurtulla - Birtinya gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

27.2% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 28.0%

26.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 24.8%

22.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.9 pts 16.5%

11.1% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.0% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

47.7% Married ◂ +4.4 pts 43.3%

35.8% Never married +1.7 pts ▸ 37.5%

9.8% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.7% Widowed +2.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Mountain Creek Wurtulla - Birtinya

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.9% Australia +4.1 pts ▸ 75.9%

6.2% England ◂ +1.5 pts 4.7%

5.6% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 4.2%

2.2% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

1.2% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.4% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.4% English ◂ +0.8 pts 43.6%

35.4% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 36.0%

10.9% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

11.4% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.5% German +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

2.3% Dutch even 2.4%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.5% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.6% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

88.2% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 88.6%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.9% No religion ◂ +1.7 pts 47.2%

42.0% Christianity +1.7 pts ▸ 43.7%

5.7% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya

3 43rd pct —

Schools/1k kids in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya

1.12 19th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +3 more in Mountain Creek

10 25th pct 7 14th pct

Students in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya

3,602 86th pct —

Avg size in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya

1,201 97th pct —

ICSEA in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya

1,045 63rd pct —

Highest year of school

63.4% Year 12 ◂ +4.2 pts 59.2%

19.5% Year 10 +2.2 pts ▸ 21.7%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

4.7% Year 9 or below +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

32.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.3 pts 30.2%

24.7% Bachelor degree +2.7 pts ▸ 27.4%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.4 pts 15.1%

6.1% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.7%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

19.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 17.9%

13.6% Health +3.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

12.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 11.9%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 10.8%

9.0% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 8.1%

6.7% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 5.3%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$33 higher in Mountain Creek gap narrowing

$857 60th pct $824 54th pct

Household income in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$132 higher in Mountain Creek gap narrowing

$1,911 60th pct $1,779 52nd pct

Family income in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$30 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya gap narrowing

$2,062 49th pct $2,092 51st pct

Household income distribution

34.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 30.2%

25.8% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

9.3% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.2%

10.4% $4,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 38.2%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 33.2%

19.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 18.7%

3.4% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.9% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.5% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.3% Asthma even 8.3%

2.7% Heart disease +1.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.7% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.2% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.0% None ◂ +4.3 pts 62.7%

18.8% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 19.3%

5.1% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.7% Three or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +15 larger in Wurtulla - Birtinya

273 63rd pct 288 64th pct

Median age in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1 yrs older in Wurtulla - Birtinya

21 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$58 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

$725 66th pct $783 73rd pct

Household income in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$188 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

$1,887 61st pct $2,075 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.3 larger in Mountain Creek gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

60.3% Couples with children ◂ +7.5 pts 52.8%

21.8% Couples without children +9.2 pts ▸ 31.0%

17.3% One-parent families ◂ +2.0 pts 15.3%

0.6% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

33.2% 2 people +4.9 pts ▸ 38.1%

15.2% 1 person +7.9 pts ▸ 23.1%

21.6% 4 people ◂ +6.2 pts 15.4%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +3.7 pts 16.0%

7.6% 5 people ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

2.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$20 higher in Mountain Creek gap narrowing

$500 88th pct $480 86th pct

Mortgage in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +$50 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya gap steady

$1,950 57th pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.5% Rented +5.2 pts ▸ 41.8%

39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.7 pts 28.7%

22.6% Owned outright +3.6 pts ▸ 26.3%

0.5% Other tenure +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

77.7% Separate house ◂ +11.3 pts 66.4%

15.3% Flat or apartment +5.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

6.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +15.1 pts 32.5%

34.8% 3 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

9.3% 2 bedrooms +10.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

0.2% 1 bedroom +4.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

52.5% $350–$549 ◂ +0.8 pts 51.7%

28.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.4 pts 25.9%

9.5% $200–$349 +1.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 3.4%

1.9% $750 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 40.6%

27.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.1 pts 25.8%

11.7% $3,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

11.6% Under $1,000 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +10 more in Mountain Creek

31 41st pct 21 31st pct

Stops/1k in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.63 more in Mountain Creek

2.59 26th pct 1.97 21st pct

Departures/1k in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +299.8 more in Wurtulla - Birtinya

334.9 32nd pct 634.7 43rd pct

PT routes in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1 more in Wurtulla - Birtinya

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +6 longer in Wurtulla - Birtinya

3 29th pct 9 68th pct

Drive to city in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +3 longer in Wurtulla - Birtinya

62 78th pct 65 79th pct

How people get to work

64.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.8 pts 60.3%

13.6% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 13.3%

0.8% Walked +4.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%

0.9% Bicycle +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.9 pts 39.6%

31.1% 1 vehicle +7.2 pts ▸ 38.3%

15.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.0 pts 12.0%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 6.7%

2.0% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance +5.7 pts ▸ 23.6%

11.4% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.0 pts 9.6%

8.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 7.6%

8.8% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

6.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.7% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

4.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

3.8% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

20.9% Professionals +5.7 pts ▸ 26.6%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 13.8%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 12.9%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 12.5%

11.9% Sales workers ◂ +2.8 pts 9.1%

11.4% Managers ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

8.9% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.5%

4.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1 higher in Mountain Creek

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +5 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

1,016 58th pct 1,021 60th pct

ERP in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +773 higher in Mountain Creek

12,397 60th pct 11,624 56th pct

Growth in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +5.6 pts higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

2.2% 30th pct 7.8% 73rd pct

Businesses in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +384 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

985 55th pct 1,369 72nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +5 higher in Mountain Creek

1,610 93rd pct 1,605 93rd pct

Max temp in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.1 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

26.2 77th pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya even

16.4 87th pct 16.5 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.7 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

5.2 47th pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.4 more in Wurtulla - Birtinya

4.8 44th pct 5.2 49th pct

15-min city in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +8.6 pts higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

57.3% 44th pct 65.9% 50th pct

Walk to shops in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +38.1 pts higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

57.6% 46th pct 95.7% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +6.0 pts higher in Mountain Creek

90.2% 48th pct 84.2% 41st pct

Walk to school in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +19.7 pts higher in Mountain Creek

69.6% 46th pct 49.9% 30th pct

Walk to a park in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1.4 pts higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

98.6% 54th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +1.2 pts higher in Mountain Creek

55.0% 58th pct 53.8% 57th pct

Amenities/1k in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +4.8 more in Wurtulla - Birtinya

7.9 11th pct 12.7 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +110 higher in Wurtulla - Birtinya

154 62nd pct 264 79th pct

Mean slope in Mountain Creek in Wurtulla - Birtinya +0.2 pts higher in Mountain Creek

3.0% 10th pct 2.7% 5th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mountain Creek vs Wurtulla - Birtinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316011415/mountain-creek/vs/316021424/wurtulla-birtinya

Where they differ most

👥 Demographics & Identity

Age structure

Marital status

Age & sex structure

🌏 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

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

Family composition

Household size

🏘️ Housing & Dwellings

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

Demographics & Identity

Ancestry & Birthplace

Language

Religion

Education & Qualifications

Income

Health & Disability

Community Participation

First Nations

Family & Households

Housing & Dwellings

Transport & Vehicles

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Economy & Advantage

Environment & Climate

Walkability