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Aroona - Currimundi vs Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

Name: Aroona - Currimundi vs Golden Beach - Pelican Waters — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Aroona - Currimundi profile · Golden Beach - Pelican Waters profile

Aroona - Currimundi Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

Golden Beach - Pelican Waters and Aroona - Currimundi are neighbouring areas on the Sunshine Coast with distinct demographic profiles. Golden Beach - Pelican Waters is far older, with a typical resident aged 55 and 34.5% of the population aged 65 or over. This is reflected in the housing, where 51.4% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Aroona - Currimundi is younger and more family-oriented, with 17.8% of people being children under 15 and a higher share of couples with children. Aroona - Currimundi also has much better access to amenities, with 67.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 12.4% in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters.

The gap in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, growing from 8 to 11 years. Despite this shift, the two areas remain similar in several ways. They have nearly identical shares of people with bachelor degrees, those earning $3,000 or more a week, and those who volunteer. Both areas also have a very similar proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Separate houses: 13.7 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi Owned outright: 13.2 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Participation: 13.1 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi Aged 65+: 11.7 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +2,992 larger in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

10,043 53rd pct 13,035 68th pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +11 yrs older in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

44 yrs 75th pct 55 yrs 97th pct

Age structure

22.8% Seniors (65+) +11.7 pts ▸ 34.5%

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 30.2%

21.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.7 pts 13.9%

17.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 12.9%

10.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 8.4%

Marital status

49.6% Married +8.3 pts ▸ 57.9%

30.1% Never married ◂ +8.1 pts 22.0%

10.0% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Aroona - Currimundi Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +5.5 pts 74.2%

5.2% England +2.2 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.1% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.8% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Philippines even 0.4%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.0% English ◂ +0.6 pts 47.5%

39.2% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 34.7%

12.9% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.8% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.8% German even 6.8%

2.0% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

0.8% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Filipino even 0.5%

0.3% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +1.4 pts 91.1%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity +9.3 pts ▸ 55.3%

47.6% No religion ◂ +10.8 pts 36.8%

5.2% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.2% Other religions even 0.2%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +0.63 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

0.56 1st pct 1.19 21st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1 more in Aroona - Currimundi

12 31st pct 11 29th pct

Students in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +198 more in Aroona - Currimundi

974 36th pct 776 29th pct

Avg size in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +586 larger in Aroona - Currimundi

974 91st pct 388 45th pct

ICSEA in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +4 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1,035 59th pct 1,039 60th pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 ◂ +3.9 pts 48.7%

26.4% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

8.9% Year 9 or below +1.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.5% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 32.4%

21.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 20.5%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.6 pts ▸ 18.7%

4.9% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

15.5% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

15.0% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.8% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 11.8%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 10.7%

10.8% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 9.7%

9.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.3%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

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

0.9% Information technology even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$61 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$725 33rd pct $664 22nd pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$244 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$1,591 41st pct $1,347 25th pct

Family income in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$307 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap widening

$1,926 40th pct $1,619 21st pct

Household income distribution

29.5% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 33.3%

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 24.1%

14.8% Under $650 +3.7 pts ▸ 18.6%

9.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%

7.8% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 46.4%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 30.1%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 13.7%

2.4% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis +2.6 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.5% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

5.1% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.3% Cancer +1.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Diabetes +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.2% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.2% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.3% None ◂ +4.4 pts 56.9%

20.7% One condition +2.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

7.5% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.7% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +18 larger in Aroona - Currimundi

272 62nd pct 254 61st pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1 yrs older in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

21 yrs 21st pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$38 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

$691 60th pct $729 66th pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$36 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$1,899 62nd pct $1,863 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +0.3 larger in Aroona - Currimundi gap steady

2.6 57th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children ◂ +11.2 pts 43.5%

30.0% Couples without children +14.7 pts ▸ 44.7%

14.5% One-parent families ◂ +3.5 pts 11.0%

0.9% Other families even 0.8%

Household size

37.6% 2 people +10.2 pts ▸ 47.8%

22.0% 1 person +1.9 pts ▸ 23.9%

16.6% 4 people ◂ +5.5 pts 11.1%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 11.3%

6.1% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 4.2%

2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$10 higher in Aroona - Currimundi gap narrowing

$450 80th pct $440 77th pct

Mortgage in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +$173 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap narrowing

$1,950 57th pct $2,123 71st pct

People / bedroom in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.2% Owned outright +13.2 pts ▸ 51.4%

38.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +14.1 pts 24.1%

21.1% Rented +0.4 pts ▸ 21.6%

1.3% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

86.5% Separate house ◂ +13.7 pts 72.8%

1.0% Flat or apartment +15.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.8 pts 9.5%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.0 pts 34.2%

34.7% 4 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 38.2%

10.2% 2 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.8% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

0.8% 1 bedroom +2.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.3% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

61.3% $350–$549 ◂ +6.9 pts 54.5%

15.0% $550–$749 +3.6 pts ▸ 18.6%

10.6% $200–$349 +4.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.1% Under $200 ◂ +3.8 pts 4.2%

0.0% $750 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 37.7%

26.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.9 pts 20.7%

10.5% $3,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

14.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.4 pts 14.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters even

37 47th pct 37 47th pct

Stops/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +0.85 more in Aroona - Currimundi

3.68 40th pct 2.84 28th pct

Departures/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +548.6 more in Aroona - Currimundi

795.3 50th pct 246.7 28th pct

PT routes in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +3 more in Aroona - Currimundi

4 29th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +4 longer in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

0 0th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +3 longer in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

64 78th pct 67 79th pct

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) ◂ +5.0 pts 59.8%

11.7% Worked at home +5.5 pts ▸ 17.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.5% Walked even 1.5%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 40.4%

33.5% 1 vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 37.6%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 11.3%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.8%

3.8% No vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 17.3%

14.3% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%

9.8% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

6.7% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.9% Professional & technical +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.7% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.7% Manufacturing even 4.7%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Administrative & support even 3.3%

2.4% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals ◂ +1.3 pts 19.3%

17.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 13.7%

14.0% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%

10.1% Managers +3.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.4% Sales workers +1.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.3% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +16 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

985 45th pct 1,001 52nd pct

ERP in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +3,965 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

10,328 49th pct 14,293 68th pct

Growth in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +6.7 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

2.0% 28th pct 8.7% 76th pct

Businesses in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +394 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

750 40th pct 1,144 63rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +77 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

1,633 93rd pct 1,555 91st pct

Max temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +0.1 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

26.3 78th pct 26.4 79th pct

Min temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters even

16.4 87th pct 16.5 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1.4 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

6.0 59th pct 4.7 39th pct

Types ≤15 min in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1.9 more in Aroona - Currimundi

5.9 59th pct 4.0 31st pct

15-min city in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +30.7 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

69.9% 53rd pct 39.3% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +2.9 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

64.6% 52nd pct 67.5% 54th pct

Walk to transit in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +23.4 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

96.8% 62nd pct 73.4% 35th pct

Walk to school in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +14.6 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

58.1% 37th pct 43.4% 25th pct

Walk to a park in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1.9 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

99.8% 65th pct 97.9% 52nd pct

Walk to health in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +55.2 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

67.6% 67th pct 12.4% 19th pct

Amenities/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +2.5 more in Aroona - Currimundi

11.0 30th pct 8.4 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +33 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

182 67th pct 149 61st pct

Mean slope in Aroona - Currimundi in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters +1.1 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

4.6% 36th pct 3.4% 18th pct

Compare Aroona - Currimundi with nearby areas

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Compare Golden Beach - Pelican Waters with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aroona - Currimundi vs Golden Beach - Pelican Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316021417/aroona-currimundi/vs/316021421/golden-beach-pelican-waters