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Aroona - Currimundi vs Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

Name: Aroona - Currimundi vs Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Aroona - Currimundi profile · Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) profile

Aroona - Currimundi Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) and Aroona - Currimundi are neighbouring areas with distinct layouts. Aroona - Currimundi is more connected, with far more public transport departures and a much higher share of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. It also has more large homes, with 87.7% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) is a more mobile area where 47.5% of people moved house in the last five years, and more residents live within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

These neighbours are very similar in their daily lives, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,500 and the same share of people who speak little or no English. They also share similar health profiles, with about 32% of people in both areas living with a long-term health condition. While Aroona - Currimundi has more outright home owners, Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) has seen a higher proportion of people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 13.3 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi Recent movers: 11.3 pts higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) Population: 4,354 larger in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) Separate houses: 7.3 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +4,354 larger in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

10,043 53rd pct 14,397 74th pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +2 yrs older in Aroona - Currimundi

44 yrs 75th pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.8 pts 22.2%

22.8% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

21.6% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 22.4%

17.8% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

10.7% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

49.6% Married ◂ +0.2 pts 49.4%

30.1% Never married ◂ +0.1 pts 30.0%

10.0% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.5% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Aroona - Currimundi Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +6.8 pts 72.9%

5.2% England +1.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.1% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.8% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% China even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

48.0% English ◂ +1.9 pts 46.2%

39.2% Australian ◂ +3.4 pts 35.7%

12.9% Irish ◂ +1.7 pts 11.3%

12.8% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 11.8%

6.8% German ◂ +1.2 pts 5.6%

2.0% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

0.3% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Chinese even 0.8%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 89.0%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.0% Christianity +1.8 pts ▸ 47.8%

47.6% No religion ◂ +4.1 pts 43.5%

5.2% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.3% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +1 more in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.17 more in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

0.56 1st pct 0.73 6th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +7 more in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

12 31st pct 19 49th pct

Students in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +2,025 more in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

974 36th pct 2,999 78th pct

Avg size in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +526 larger in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

974 91st pct 1,500 100th pct

ICSEA in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +19 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

1,035 59th pct 1,054 66th pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.7 pts 51.0%

26.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.1 pts 24.2%

8.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 8.4%

7.5% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.0 pts 35.6%

21.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 19.4%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%

4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

15.5% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 13.9%

12.8% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 12.7%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%

10.8% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%

9.2% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 7.2%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

0.9% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$9 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$725 33rd pct $716 32nd pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$95 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$1,591 41st pct $1,496 35th pct

Family income in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$60 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

$1,926 40th pct $1,866 36th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 30.3%

29.5% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

14.8% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

9.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 8.7%

7.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 42.4%

33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 32.5%

16.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 14.7%

2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 11.5%

9.5% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.5% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

5.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.9% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.3% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

2.2% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Dementia even 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.3% None ◂ +1.5 pts 59.7%

20.7% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 20.5%

7.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 7.3%

3.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +98 larger in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

272 62nd pct 370 72nd pct

Median age in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +1 yrs older in Aroona - Currimundi

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$4 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

$691 60th pct $695 61st pct

Household income in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$207 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

$1,899 62nd pct $2,106 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 56.1%

30.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 28.4%

14.5% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

37.6% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 35.1%

22.0% 1 person +1.4 pts ▸ 23.4%

16.6% 4 people even 16.6%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 15.2%

6.1% 5 people +0.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.3% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +$10 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

$450 80th pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

$1,950 57th pct $1,950 57th pct

People / bedroom in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.10 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.2% Owned outright ◂ +7.0 pts 31.2%

38.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.1 pts 35.0%

21.1% Rented +5.6 pts ▸ 26.7%

1.3% Other tenure +4.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.3% Not stated even 1.4%

Types of homes

86.5% Separate house ◂ +7.3 pts 79.2%

12.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

1.0% Flat or apartment +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.3 pts 30.9%

34.7% 4 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 36.3%

10.2% 2 bedrooms +11.2 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.8% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.8% 1 bedroom +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

61.3% $350–$549 ◂ +0.5 pts 60.8%

10.6% $200–$349 +5.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

15.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 14.4%

8.1% Under $200 ◂ +3.3 pts 4.7%

0.0% $750 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.5% $1,800–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 44.7%

26.6% $1,000–$1,799 +0.6 pts ▸ 27.1%

14.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.2 pts 12.6%

10.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 9.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +7 more in Aroona - Currimundi

37 47th pct 30 40th pct

Stops/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +1.60 more in Aroona - Currimundi

3.68 40th pct 2.08 22nd pct

Departures/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +548.5 more in Aroona - Currimundi

795.3 50th pct 246.8 28th pct

PT routes in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +2 more in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

4 29th pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +32 longer in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

0 0th pct 32 87th pct

Drive to city in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +2 longer in Aroona - Currimundi

64 78th pct 62 78th pct

How people get to work

64.8% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 66.0%

11.7% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%

4.5% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.5% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 37.5%

33.5% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 38.8%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 12.9%

7.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%

3.8% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.0% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.3% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 12.2%

9.8% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.9% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 8.5%

6.7% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.7% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.9% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Finance & insurance even 2.4%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Professionals ◂ +2.0 pts 18.6%

17.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 16.4%

14.0% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 15.1%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.4% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.3% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%

10.1% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +1 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

985 45th pct 984 45th pct

ERP in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +4,740 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

10,328 49th pct 15,068 72nd pct

Growth in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +1.3 pts higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

2.0% 28th pct 3.3% 39th pct

Businesses in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +233 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

750 40th pct 983 55th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +28 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

1,633 93rd pct 1,605 93rd pct

Max temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) even

26.3 78th pct 26.3 78th pct

Min temp in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.0 higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

16.4 87th pct 16.5 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.8 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

6.0 59th pct 5.2 47th pct

Types ≤15 min in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.4 more in Aroona - Currimundi

5.9 59th pct 5.4 53rd pct

15-min city in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.5 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

69.9% 53rd pct 69.5% 53rd pct

Walk to shops in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +16.4 pts higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

64.6% 52nd pct 81.1% 66th pct

Walk to transit in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +18.0 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

96.8% 62nd pct 78.8% 38th pct

Walk to school in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +5.8 pts higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

58.1% 37th pct 63.9% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +0.8 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

99.8% 65th pct 98.9% 55th pct

Walk to health in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +5.7 pts higher in Aroona - Currimundi

67.6% 67th pct 61.9% 63rd pct

Amenities/1k in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +3.0 more in Aroona - Currimundi

11.0 30th pct 8.0 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +132 higher in Aroona - Currimundi

182 67th pct 50 40th pct

Mean slope in Aroona - Currimundi in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) +2.0 pts higher in Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North)

4.6% 36th pct 6.6% 69th pct

Compare Aroona - Currimundi with nearby areas

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Compare Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aroona - Currimundi vs Meridan Plains - Little Mountain (North) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316021417/aroona-currimundi/vs/316021581/meridan-plains-little-mountain