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Aroona - Currimundi vs Caloundra - Kings Beach

Name: Aroona - Currimundi vs Caloundra - Kings Beach — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Aroona - Currimundi profile · Caloundra - Kings Beach profile

Aroona - Currimundi Caloundra - Kings Beach

Aroona - Currimundi and Caloundra - Kings Beach are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Aroona - Currimundi is a family-oriented area where 86.5% of homes are separate houses and 87.7% have three or more bedrooms; it also has a higher share of children under 15 (17.8%). In contrast, Caloundra - Kings Beach is a walker's paradise with a much older population—the typical resident is 56, compared to 44 in Aroona - Currimundi. This area is dominated by flats or apartments (68.6%), and far more people live alone (41.2%).

Both areas are almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, at around 2.4% to 2.7%. They also share similar levels of university qualifications and volunteering. Over time, some gaps have widened, such as the age difference between the two areas and the fact that more people in Caloundra - Kings Beach have moved in the last five years. However, the difference in the share of rental homes has narrowed slightly since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 71.1 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi 3+ bedrooms: 45.3 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi Renting: 23.0 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach Median age: 12 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach Living alone: 19.2 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +3,070 larger in Aroona - Currimundi gap narrowing

10,043 53rd pct 6,973 34th pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +12 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach gap widening

44 yrs 75th pct 56 yrs 99th pct

Age structure

22.8% Seniors (65+) +11.6 pts ▸ 34.4%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 29.8%

21.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.9 pts 19.7%

17.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +9.7 pts 8.1%

10.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 8.1%

Marital status

49.6% Married ◂ +9.0 pts 40.6%

30.1% Never married ◂ +0.7 pts 29.4%

10.0% Divorced +7.1 pts ▸ 17.2%

6.5% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.7% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Aroona - Currimundi Caloundra - Kings Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +8.6 pts 71.1%

5.2% England ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

4.1% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.1% Nepal +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

48.0% English ◂ +3.3 pts 44.7%

39.2% Australian ◂ +8.2 pts 30.9%

12.9% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.8% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.8% German even 6.8%

2.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

0.8% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +6.2 pts 86.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity +2.7 pts ▸ 48.7%

47.6% No religion ◂ +8.6 pts 39.0%

5.2% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.3% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +2 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

1 0th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +4.75 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

0.56 1st pct 5.31 87th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +1 more in Aroona - Currimundi

12 31st pct 11 29th pct

Students in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +1,261 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

974 36th pct 2,235 67th pct

Avg size in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +229 larger in Aroona - Currimundi

974 91st pct 745 83rd pct

ICSEA in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +15 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

1,035 59th pct 1,020 52nd pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 ◂ +3.9 pts 48.8%

26.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 26.1%

8.9% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.3 pts 29.3%

21.6% Bachelor degree +1.0 pts ▸ 22.6%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 16.0%

4.9% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

15.5% Management & commerce +1.4 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +3.4 pts 11.6%

12.8% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 11.7%

12.2% Society & culture even 12.2%

10.8% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 10.6%

9.2% Architecture & building ◂ +3.2 pts 6.0%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$57 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$725 33rd pct $668 23rd pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$469 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$1,591 41st pct $1,122 9th pct

Family income in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$464 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$1,926 40th pct $1,462 12th pct

Household income distribution

29.5% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.8 pts 23.1%

14.8% Under $650 +10.6 pts ▸ 25.4%

9.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 4.6%

7.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 5.1%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 44.7%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 31.8%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 12.1%

2.4% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis +3.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

9.5% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.5% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%

5.1% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.3% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.9% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.2% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.2% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.3% Dementia even 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.3% None ◂ +7.7 pts 53.6%

20.7% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 22.3%

7.5% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.7% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +108 larger in Aroona - Currimundi

272 62nd pct 164 47th pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +13 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach

21 yrs 21st pct 34 yrs 93rd pct

Median income in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$177 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$691 60th pct $514 23rd pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$636 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$1,899 62nd pct $1,263 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.7 larger in Aroona - Currimundi gap steady

2.6 57th pct 1.9 4th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +25.7 pts 29.0%

30.0% Couples without children +22.0 pts ▸ 52.0%

14.5% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.9% Other families +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

37.6% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 41.9%

22.0% 1 person +19.2 pts ▸ 41.2%

16.6% 4 people ◂ +11.7 pts 4.9%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +6.0 pts 9.5%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +4.6 pts 1.5%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 0.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$80 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$450 80th pct $370 50th pct

Mortgage in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +$433 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$1,950 57th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.10 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

21.1% Rented +23.0 pts ▸ 44.1%

38.2% Owned outright ◂ +0.7 pts 37.6%

38.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +22.9 pts 15.2%

1.3% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

86.5% Separate house ◂ +71.1 pts 15.3%

1.0% Flat or apartment +67.6 pts ▸ 68.6%

12.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

10.2% 2 bedrooms +36.7 pts ▸ 46.9%

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 36.7%

34.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +30.4 pts 4.2%

0.8% 1 bedroom +7.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.8% 5 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 1.5%

0.3% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

61.3% $350–$549 ◂ +7.8 pts 53.5%

10.6% $200–$349 +12.3 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.0% $550–$749 ◂ +9.1 pts 5.9%

8.1% Under $200 +6.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +14.7 pts 25.8%

26.6% $1,000–$1,799 +10.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

14.8% Under $1,000 +9.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

10.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +7 more in Aroona - Currimundi

37 47th pct 30 40th pct

Stops/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.62 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

3.68 40th pct 4.30 50th pct

Departures/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +793.8 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

795.3 50th pct 1,589.1 75th pct

PT routes in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +5 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

4 29th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +3 longer in Caloundra - Kings Beach

0 0th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +1 longer in Aroona - Currimundi

64 78th pct 63 78th pct

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) ◂ +7.2 pts 57.6%

11.7% Worked at home +2.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

1.5% Walked +4.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.7% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

33.5% 1 vehicle +21.9 pts ▸ 55.4%

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.6 pts 26.8%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.8 pts 5.1%

3.8% No vehicle +6.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 19.2%

14.3% Construction ◂ +5.1 pts 9.1%

6.7% Accommodation & food +5.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 8.4%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 9.2%

4.9% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

3.4% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Finance & insurance +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals ◂ +0.5 pts 20.1%

17.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.7 pts 12.3%

14.0% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.1% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 11.3%

10.3% Labourers +1.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.4% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +2 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +3 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +6 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +45 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

985 45th pct 940 26th pct

ERP in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +3,234 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

10,328 49th pct 7,094 32nd pct

Growth in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.9 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

2.0% 28th pct 1.2% 20th pct

Businesses in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +188 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

750 40th pct 938 52nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +40 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

1,633 93rd pct 1,592 92nd pct

Max temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.2 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

26.3 78th pct 26.1 76th pct

Min temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +0.3 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

16.4 87th pct 16.7 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +2.4 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

6.0 59th pct 8.5 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +1.9 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

5.9 59th pct 7.7 91st pct

15-min city in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +29.9 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

69.9% 53rd pct 99.9% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +35.2 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

64.6% 52nd pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +1.7 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

96.8% 62nd pct 98.5% 68th pct

Walk to school in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +37.5 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

58.1% 37th pct 95.6% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach even

99.8% 65th pct 99.9% 70th pct

Walk to health in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +22.4 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

67.6% 67th pct 90.0% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +17.9 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

11.0 30th pct 28.8 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +128 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

182 67th pct 309 84th pct

Mean slope in Aroona - Currimundi in Caloundra - Kings Beach +2.5 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

4.6% 36th pct 7.1% 74th pct

Compare Aroona - Currimundi with nearby areas

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Compare Caloundra - Kings Beach with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aroona - Currimundi vs Caloundra - Kings Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316021417/aroona-currimundi/vs/316021419/caloundra-kings-beach