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Golden Beach - Pelican Waters vs Beerwah

Name: Golden Beach - Pelican Waters vs Beerwah — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Golden Beach - Pelican Waters profile · Beerwah profile

Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Beerwah

Golden Beach - Pelican Waters and Beerwah are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Golden Beach - Pelican Waters is much older, with a typical resident aged 55 and 34.5% of people aged 65 and over. Home ownership is also far higher here, as 51.4% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Beerwah has a younger population and is more likely to have detached houses, which make up 87.8% of homes. Beerwah also has a higher share of people with no religion (47.6%) and a higher rate of First Nations unemployment (13.8%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the unemployment rate, which is 4.7% in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters and 5.4% in Beerwah. They also share similar levels of typical weekly personal incomes, around $664 to $689. However, the gaps between them are widening in some areas; the difference in typical age has grown from 10 years to 15 years since 2011, and the gap in outright home ownership has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 15 yrs older in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Owned outright: 18.7 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Separate houses: 15.0 pts higher in Beerwah Aged 65+: 14.3 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Under 15: 6.2 pts higher in Beerwah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +3,780 larger in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

13,035 68th pct 9,255 48th pct

Median age in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +15 yrs older in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

55 yrs 97th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

34.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +14.3 pts 20.2%

30.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.6 pts 25.5%

13.9% Young adults (25–44) +9.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

12.9% Children (0–14) +6.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

8.4% Youth (15–24) +3.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

57.9% Married ◂ +10.7 pts 47.2%

22.0% Never married +11.1 pts ▸ 33.1%

10.2% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.0% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 5.1%

2.9% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Golden Beach - Pelican Waters Beerwah

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.2% Australia +4.8 pts ▸ 79.0%

7.4% England ◂ +2.9 pts 4.5%

4.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.3% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

47.5% English ◂ +2.7 pts 44.7%

34.7% Australian +4.8 pts ▸ 39.4%

13.2% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 10.9%

12.9% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 11.4%

6.8% German ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%

2.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.1% English only ◂ +1.3 pts 89.8%

0.1% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% Christianity ◂ +13.1 pts 42.2%

36.8% No religion +10.8 pts ▸ 47.6%

6.2% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2 more in Beerwah

2 14th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1.08 more in Beerwah

1.19 21st pct 2.27 56th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +3 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

11 29th pct 8 18th pct

Students in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1,583 more in Beerwah

776 29th pct 2,359 69th pct

Avg size in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +202 larger in Beerwah

388 45th pct 590 71st pct

ICSEA in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +34 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1,039 60th pct 1,004 45th pct

Highest year of school

48.7% Year 12 +0.1 pts ▸ 48.8%

28.5% Year 10 ◂ +1.4 pts 27.1%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

7.6% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

Highest qualification level

32.4% Certificate III / IV +7.6 pts ▸ 40.0%

20.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 16.1%

18.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 15.8%

6.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

19.1% Management & commerce ◂ +5.1 pts 14.1%

16.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 16.2%

10.7% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.8% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 10.3%

9.7% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 7.9%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.0% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences even 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$25 higher in Beerwah gap widening

$664 22nd pct $689 26th pct

Household income in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$187 higher in Beerwah gap widening

$1,347 25th pct $1,534 37th pct

Family income in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$129 higher in Beerwah gap widening

$1,619 21st pct $1,748 28th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.8 pts 30.5%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 31.4%

18.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.7 pts 14.9%

7.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 43.7%

30.1% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 32.6%

13.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.5%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.3% Arthritis ◂ +3.2 pts 11.1%

8.6% Mental health +3.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.2% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.1% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.7% Heart disease ◂ +2.1 pts 4.5%

5.9% Cancer ◂ +2.2 pts 3.7%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

3.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None +1.5 pts ▸ 58.4%

23.3% One condition ◂ +2.3 pts 21.0%

8.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

4.4% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +72 larger in Beerwah

254 61st pct 326 68th pct

Median age in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$188 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

$729 66th pct $541 29th pct

Household income in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$392 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

$1,863 60th pct $1,471 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +0.4 larger in Beerwah gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

43.5% Couples with children +11.8 pts ▸ 55.3%

44.7% Couples without children ◂ +16.4 pts 28.3%

11.0% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

47.8% 2 people ◂ +10.9 pts 36.9%

23.9% 1 person ◂ +4.1 pts 19.8%

11.3% 3 people +4.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

11.1% 4 people +5.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

4.2% 5 people +3.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

1.9% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$50 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

$440 77th pct $390 57th pct

Mortgage in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +$390 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters gap widening

$2,123 71st pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +0.10 higher in Beerwah gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Owned outright ◂ +18.7 pts 32.7%

24.1% Owned with a mortgage +16.4 pts ▸ 40.5%

21.6% Rented +2.4 pts ▸ 24.0%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

72.8% Separate house +15.0 pts ▸ 87.8%

16.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.9 pts 7.0%

9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.7 pts 3.8%

0.7% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

34.2% 3 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

38.2% 4 bedrooms +1.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

14.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.2 pts 8.9%

8.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

3.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 1.7%

0.5% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

54.5% $350–$549 +6.0 pts ▸ 60.5%

15.2% $200–$349 +6.6 pts ▸ 21.8%

18.6% $550–$749 ◂ +14.0 pts 4.5%

4.2% Under $200 +5.5 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.3% $750 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 36.2%

20.7% $1,000–$1,799 +13.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

19.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.2 pts 8.5%

14.4% Under $1,000 +0.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +33 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

37 47th pct 4 10th pct

Stops/1k in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2.41 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

2.84 28th pct 0.43 5th pct

Departures/1k in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +204.0 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

246.7 28th pct 42.7 16th pct

PT routes in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +25 more in Beerwah

1 7th pct 26 86th pct

Stop walk in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +54 longer in Beerwah

4 43rd pct 58 95th pct

Drive to city in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +9 longer in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

67 79th pct 58 76th pct

How people get to work

59.8% Car (driver) +4.3 pts ▸ 64.1%

17.2% Worked at home ◂ +5.8 pts 11.4%

3.9% Car (passenger) even 3.9%

1.5% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.1% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 40.0%

37.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.3 pts 28.3%

11.3% 3 vehicles +6.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.8% 4 or more +5.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.0% No vehicle ◂ +2.7 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.8 pts 15.6%

12.2% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 9.2%

8.5% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 8.2%

8.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 6.5%

6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 4.8%

4.7% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.2% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.3% Professionals ◂ +3.6 pts 15.7%

13.7% Technicians & trades +5.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

13.9% Managers ◂ +3.8 pts 10.2%

13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.5 pts 11.2%

12.9% Community & personal service +0.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.6% Labourers +4.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.6% Sales workers ◂ +2.4 pts 8.2%

5.2% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +50 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1,001 52nd pct 951 30th pct

ERP in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +4,355 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

14,293 68th pct 9,938 47th pct

Growth in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +2.2 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

8.7% 76th pct 6.5% 65th pct

Businesses in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +309 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1,144 63rd pct 835 46th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +51 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

1,555 91st pct 1,504 89th pct

Max temp in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +0.2 higher in Beerwah

26.4 79th pct 26.6 81st pct

Min temp in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1.4 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

16.5 87th pct 15.1 81st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1.9 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

4.7 39th pct 2.8 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +0.7 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

4.0 31st pct 3.3 22nd pct

15-min city in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +6.1 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

39.3% 28th pct 33.2% 23rd pct

Walk to shops in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +32.9 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

67.5% 54th pct 34.6% 25th pct

Walk to transit in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +62.4 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

73.4% 35th pct 11.0% 8th pct

Walk to school in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +11.0 pts higher in Beerwah

43.4% 25th pct 54.4% 34th pct

Walk to a park in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +33.1 pts higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

97.9% 52nd pct 64.8% 20th pct

Walk to health in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +18.3 pts higher in Beerwah

12.4% 19th pct 30.7% 35th pct

Amenities/1k in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +0.8 more in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

8.4 13th pct 7.7 10th pct

Intersections/km² in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +142 higher in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters

149 61st pct 7 20th pct

Mean slope in Golden Beach - Pelican Waters in Beerwah +1.7 pts higher in Beerwah

3.4% 18th pct 5.2% 47th pct

Compare Golden Beach - Pelican Waters with nearby areas

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Compare Beerwah with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Golden Beach - Pelican Waters vs Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316021421/golden-beach-pelican-waters/vs/316061439/beerwah