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Caloundra - Kings Beach vs Parrearra - Warana

Name: Caloundra - Kings Beach vs Parrearra - Warana — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.3 km apart · Caloundra - Kings Beach profile · Parrearra - Warana profile

Caloundra - Kings Beach Parrearra - Warana

Parrearra - Warana and Caloundra - Kings Beach are neighbouring areas on the Sunshine Coast with very different housing and age profiles. Parrearra - Warana is more family-oriented, with a typical resident aged 46 and 17.1% of the population being children under 15. It has a much higher share of separate houses (67.4%) and larger homes, with 76.0% having three or more bedrooms. Caloundra - Kings Beach is far older, with a typical age of 56 and a high proportion of people aged 65 and over (34.4%). Most people there live in flats or apartments (68.6%), and 41.2% of residents live alone.

Both areas sit around the national figure for the share of homes owned outright. They also share similar rates of people in de facto relationships and nearly identical drive times to the city. While Parrearra - Warana is very walkable, Caloundra - Kings Beach is a walker's paradise, with 99.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of the city centre. The gap in typical age between the two has widened slightly since 2011, as has the difference in the number of children living in each area.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 52.1 pts higher in Parrearra - Warana 3+ bedrooms: 33.6 pts higher in Parrearra - Warana Median age: 10 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach Renting: 16.4 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach Living alone: 15.9 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +3,419 larger in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

6,973 34th pct 10,392 55th pct

Median age in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +10 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach gap widening

56 yrs 99th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

34.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.9 pts 24.5%

29.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 27.1%

19.7% Young adults (25–44) +2.2 pts ▸ 21.8%

8.1% Children (0–14) +9.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

8.1% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

Marital status

40.6% Married +9.3 pts ▸ 49.9%

29.4% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 28.3%

17.2% Divorced ◂ +5.6 pts 11.5%

8.1% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 7.3%

4.8% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Caloundra - Kings Beach Parrearra - Warana

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.1% Australia +4.2 pts ▸ 75.3%

5.1% England +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%

1.3% Nepal ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.6% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.7% English +1.1 pts ▸ 45.8%

30.9% Australian +3.8 pts ▸ 34.8%

14.3% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 13.2%

12.9% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 12.4%

6.8% German ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

2.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Filipino even 0.6%

0.3% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.3% English only +3.3 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Mandarin even 0.4%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.7% Christianity ◂ +3.1 pts 45.6%

39.0% No religion +7.2 pts ▸ 46.2%

8.3% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

1.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +2 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

3 43rd pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +4.75 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

5.31 87th pct 0.56 1st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +4 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

11 29th pct 7 14th pct

Students in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +260 more in Parrearra - Warana

2,235 67th pct 2,495 72nd pct

Avg size in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +1,750 larger in Parrearra - Warana

745 83rd pct 2,495 100th pct

ICSEA in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +14 higher in Parrearra - Warana

1,020 52nd pct 1,034 58th pct

Highest year of school

48.8% Year 12 +7.5 pts ▸ 56.2%

26.1% Year 10 ◂ +3.2 pts 22.9%

9.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.3 pts 7.0%

6.9% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

Highest qualification level

29.3% Certificate III / IV +0.4 pts ▸ 29.7%

22.6% Bachelor degree +1.9 pts ▸ 24.5%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 16.3%

6.4% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce +3.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

11.7% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.6% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 10.0%

10.6% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

6.0% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%

2.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

1.4% Information technology even 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$113 higher in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

$668 23rd pct $781 45th pct

Household income in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$471 higher in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

$1,122 9th pct $1,593 41st pct

Family income in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$581 higher in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

$1,462 12th pct $2,043 47th pct

Household income distribution

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.0 pts 28.7%

23.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.8 pts ▸ 25.9%

25.4% Under $650 ◂ +9.4 pts 16.0%

5.1% $4,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.6% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

Personal income distribution

44.7% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 40.3%

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 31.5%

12.1% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

2.8% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.7% Arthritis ◂ +3.8 pts 11.0%

11.1% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 8.7%

9.7% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

7.3% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 4.9%

5.2% Cancer ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

4.9% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

3.3% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

2.1% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

1.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.6% None +7.9 pts ▸ 61.5%

22.3% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 20.1%

9.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.2 pts 6.8%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +39 larger in Parrearra - Warana

164 47th pct 203 54th pct

Median age in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +9 yrs older in Caloundra - Kings Beach

34 yrs 93rd pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$191 higher in Parrearra - Warana

$514 23rd pct $705 62nd pct

Household income in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$511 higher in Parrearra - Warana

$1,263 20th pct $1,774 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +0.5 larger in Parrearra - Warana gap steady

1.9 4th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

29.0% Couples with children +24.0 pts ▸ 53.0%

52.0% Couples without children ◂ +19.0 pts 33.0%

17.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.0 pts 13.5%

1.6% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

Household size

41.9% 2 people ◂ +3.4 pts 38.6%

41.2% 1 person ◂ +15.9 pts 25.2%

4.9% 4 people +9.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

9.5% 3 people +4.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

1.5% 5 people +3.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.6% 6 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$95 higher in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

$370 50th pct $465 84th pct

Mortgage in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +$531 higher in Parrearra - Warana gap widening

$1,517 28th pct $2,048 65th pct

People / bedroom in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.1% Rented ◂ +16.4 pts 27.8%

37.6% Owned outright +0.3 pts ▸ 37.9%

15.2% Owned with a mortgage +15.0 pts ▸ 30.2%

1.1% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

68.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +53.9 pts 14.7%

15.3% Separate house +52.1 pts ▸ 67.4%

15.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +25.4 pts 21.5%

36.7% 3 bedrooms +3.7 pts ▸ 40.3%

4.2% 4 bedrooms +25.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

8.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.7 pts 1.5%

1.5% 5 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

53.5% $350–$549 ◂ +1.6 pts 51.9%

22.9% $200–$349 ◂ +12.8 pts 10.1%

5.9% $550–$749 +15.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.5% Under $200 ◂ +8.0 pts 6.4%

1.0% $750 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.5 pts 23.6%

25.8% $1,800–$2,999 +8.8 pts ▸ 34.6%

24.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.6 pts 14.4%

8.1% $3,000 or more +11.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even

30 40th pct 30 40th pct

Stops/1k in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +1.42 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

4.30 50th pct 2.89 29th pct

Departures/1k in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +26.3 more in Parrearra - Warana

1,589.1 75th pct 1,615.5 76th pct

PT routes in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +2 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

9 57th pct 7 48th pct

Stop walk in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +1 longer in Parrearra - Warana

3 29th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +3 longer in Parrearra - Warana

63 78th pct 66 79th pct

How people get to work

57.6% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 61.9%

14.4% Worked at home +1.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

5.7% Walked ◂ +4.6 pts 1.1%

3.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

1.2% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.1% Train even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

55.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +15.7 pts 39.8%

26.8% 2 vehicles +12.3 pts ▸ 39.1%

5.1% 3 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.8% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 4.0%

2.8% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 18.5%

9.1% Construction +3.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.3 pts 7.5%

9.2% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.3%

5.8% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

4.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

3.3% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

2.6% Finance & insurance +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

20.1% Professionals +3.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

14.8% Community & personal service ◂ +3.7 pts 11.1%

13.0% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.3% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.7% Labourers ◂ +2.7 pts 9.0%

10.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +3 higher in Parrearra - Warana

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +3 higher in Parrearra - Warana

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +6 higher in Parrearra - Warana

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +2 higher in Parrearra - Warana

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +78 higher in Parrearra - Warana

940 26th pct 1,018 59th pct

ERP in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +4,285 higher in Parrearra - Warana

7,094 32nd pct 11,379 55th pct

Growth in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +7.4 pts higher in Parrearra - Warana

1.2% 20th pct 8.6% 75th pct

Businesses in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +591 higher in Parrearra - Warana

938 52nd pct 1,529 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even

1,592 92nd pct 1,590 92nd pct

Max temp in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even

26.1 76th pct 26.1 76th pct

Min temp in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even

16.7 88th pct 16.7 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +2.4 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

8.5 91st pct 6.1 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +2.0 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

7.7 91st pct 5.7 57th pct

15-min city in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +18.3 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

99.9% 95th pct 81.6% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +20.7 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

99.8% 99th pct 79.2% 65th pct

Walk to transit in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +7.7 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

98.5% 68th pct 90.8% 49th pct

Walk to school in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +64.4 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

95.6% 77th pct 31.2% 17th pct

Walk to a park in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana even

99.9% 70th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +30.6 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

90.0% 84th pct 59.5% 61st pct

Amenities/1k in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +18.0 more in Caloundra - Kings Beach

28.8 86th pct 10.9 29th pct

Intersections/km² in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +128 higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

309 84th pct 181 67th pct

Mean slope in Caloundra - Kings Beach in Parrearra - Warana +4.1 pts higher in Caloundra - Kings Beach

7.1% 74th pct 2.9% 9th pct

Compare Caloundra - Kings Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Parrearra - Warana with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Caloundra - Kings Beach vs Parrearra - Warana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316021419/caloundra-kings-beach/vs/316021423/parrearra-warana