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Marcoola - Mudjimba vs Sunshine Beach

Name: Marcoola - Mudjimba vs Sunshine Beach — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Marcoola - Mudjimba profile · Sunshine Beach profile

Marcoola - Mudjimba Sunshine Beach

Marcoola - Mudjimba and Sunshine Beach are nearby Queensland coastal areas with very different profiles. Sunshine Beach has a more highly qualified population, with 32.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 20.4% in Marcoola - Mudjimba. This is consistent with higher typical incomes in Sunshine Beach, where 24.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 16.1% do so in Marcoola - Mudjimba. Marcoola - Mudjimba is noticeably older, with 25.4% of people aged 65 and over and a higher share of residents living with long-term health conditions.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as the same rate of renting and the same number of people per bedroom. They also have nearly identical proportions of people who moved in the last five years. While they share these commonalities, other gaps have widened since 2011, particularly in education and income levels. Sunshine Beach is also much more walkable, with 97.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, compared to 78% in Marcoola - Mudjimba.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 15.7 pts higher in Sunshine Beach Needs assistance: 3.1 pts higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba Bachelor+: 11.9 pts higher in Sunshine Beach Population: 5,110 larger in Marcoola - Mudjimba Work from home: 9.1 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +5,110 larger in Marcoola - Mudjimba gap widening

11,961 63rd pct 6,851 34th pct

Median age in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3 yrs older in Marcoola - Mudjimba gap steady

49 yrs 88th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

30.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

25.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.4 pts 20.0%

20.7% Young adults (25–44) +0.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

14.0% Children (0–14) +1.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

9.9% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

Marital status

49.5% Married ◂ +0.5 pts 49.0%

29.8% Never married +3.6 pts ▸ 33.4%

11.6% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +2.7 pts 3.0%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Marcoola - Mudjimba Sunshine Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.3% Australia ◂ +7.0 pts 68.3%

5.5% England +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.2% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

46.3% English ◂ +0.5 pts 45.8%

33.6% Australian ◂ +4.2 pts 29.4%

12.9% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.7% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

7.0% German ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%

2.5% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

89.4% English only ◂ +3.4 pts 86.0%

0.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% No religion +7.3 pts ▸ 52.8%

45.1% Christianity ◂ +7.4 pts 37.8%

7.4% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%

0.9% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +4 more in Sunshine Beach

1 0th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3.99 more in Sunshine Beach

0.60 2nd pct 4.59 84th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3 more in Marcoola - Mudjimba

8 18th pct 5 10th pct

Students in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +2,382 more in Sunshine Beach

467 16th pct 2,849 76th pct

Avg size in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +103 larger in Sunshine Beach

467 56th pct 570 69th pct

ICSEA in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +35 higher in Sunshine Beach

1,024 54th pct 1,059 69th pct

Highest year of school

53.9% Year 12 +15.7 pts ▸ 69.6%

24.5% Year 10 ◂ +10.4 pts 14.1%

8.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

6.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.5 pts 3.1%

Highest qualification level

32.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.5 pts 21.3%

22.2% Bachelor degree +9.2 pts ▸ 31.4%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma even 16.5%

5.4% Postgraduate degree +4.5 pts ▸ 9.9%

3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

17.5% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 20.0%

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +4.1 pts 9.0%

11.4% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

11.1% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.8% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 9.2%

8.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.0% Creative arts +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.2% Information technology even 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$113 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$755 40th pct $868 62nd pct

Household income in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$320 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$1,506 35th pct $1,826 55th pct

Family income in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$379 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$1,798 31st pct $2,177 56th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.7 pts 23.8%

30.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 29.5%

8.1% $4,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 14.4%

8.1% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 8.5%

Personal income distribution

40.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.4 pts 35.9%

33.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 32.2%

14.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 17.4%

3.6% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Arthritis ◂ +3.7 pts 7.3%

8.7% Mental health ◂ +2.9 pts 5.9%

8.3% Other condition ◂ +2.1 pts 6.2%

7.6% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 3.2%

3.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.6%

1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.3% None +8.7 pts ▸ 69.0%

20.6% One condition ◂ +4.1 pts 16.5%

6.7% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +190 larger in Marcoola - Mudjimba

256 61st pct 66 21st pct

Median age in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +4 yrs older in Sunshine Beach

26 yrs 64th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$85 higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

$691 60th pct $606 44th pct

Household income in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$11 higher in Sunshine Beach

$1,864 60th pct $1,875 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +0.1 larger in Sunshine Beach gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

45.2% Couples with children +6.4 pts ▸ 51.6%

40.4% Couples without children ◂ +4.8 pts 35.6%

13.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 12.2%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Household size

44.8% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 42.7%

23.6% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 22.4%

13.8% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 15.1%

11.5% 4 people +2.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

4.3% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$65 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$435 75th pct $500 88th pct

Mortgage in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +$356 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$1,811 48th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.3% Owned outright +2.0 pts ▸ 38.3%

32.0% Owned with a mortgage +0.3 pts ▸ 32.3%

27.2% Rented +0.1 pts ▸ 27.3%

3.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

62.3% Separate house +2.9 pts ▸ 65.2%

20.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

16.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.9 pts 13.2%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.0 pts 37.7%

25.8% 4 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.8% 2 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 24.1%

4.9% 5 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $350–$549 ◂ +9.6 pts 42.4%

17.2% $550–$749 +9.0 pts ▸ 26.3%

20.4% $200–$349 ◂ +13.3 pts 7.1%

5.5% $750 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

2.1% Under $200 +4.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 33.3%

28.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.6 pts 20.0%

13.2% $3,000 or more +11.9 pts ▸ 25.1%

16.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +8 more in Marcoola - Mudjimba

40 50th pct 32 42nd pct

Stops/1k in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +1.33 more in Sunshine Beach

3.34 36th pct 4.67 56th pct

Departures/1k in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +258.4 more in Sunshine Beach

717.4 46th pct 975.8 57th pct

PT routes in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +2 more in Sunshine Beach

2 14th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +7 longer in Marcoola - Mudjimba

10 71st pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +18 longer in Sunshine Beach

73 82nd pct 91 87th pct

How people get to work

64.3% Car (driver) ◂ +11.7 pts 52.5%

14.7% Worked at home +9.1 pts ▸ 23.7%

3.5% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.0% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 43.4%

38.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 36.3%

12.5% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

5.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.7%

2.7% No vehicle even 2.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.3 pts 12.9%

8.8% Accommodation & food +5.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.3% Construction ◂ +2.5 pts 10.8%

6.1% Professional & technical +3.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.0% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

4.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

3.3% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

2.3% Rental & real estate +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

3.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.6% Professionals +5.9 pts ▸ 25.4%

11.6% Managers +5.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

15.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 13.3%

13.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.7 pts 9.2%

13.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 13.4%

10.0% Labourers ◂ +1.7 pts 8.3%

9.1% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.5 pts 1.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3 higher in Sunshine Beach

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +2 higher in Sunshine Beach

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +2 higher in Sunshine Beach

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3 higher in Sunshine Beach

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +60 higher in Sunshine Beach

995 49th pct 1,055 73rd pct

ERP in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +5,148 higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

12,672 61st pct 7,524 35th pct

Growth in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3.7 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

4.9% 53rd pct 8.6% 75th pct

Businesses in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +347 higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

1,336 71st pct 989 55th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +20 higher in Sunshine Beach

1,616 93rd pct 1,637 93rd pct

Max temp in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +0.1 higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

26.0 75th pct 25.9 74th pct

Min temp in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +0.4 higher in Sunshine Beach

16.5 87th pct 16.8 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +0.0 higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

5.2 46th pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +0.2 more in Marcoola - Mudjimba

4.5 39th pct 4.3 36th pct

15-min city in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +1.4 pts higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

54.8% 41st pct 53.4% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +23.1 pts higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

76.4% 62nd pct 53.3% 42nd pct

Walk to transit in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +19.5 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

78.0% 38th pct 97.5% 65th pct

Walk to school in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +40.2 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

23.5% 12th pct 63.7% 41st pct

Walk to a park in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +3.2 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

96.8% 49th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +55.1 pts higher in Marcoola - Mudjimba

55.1% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +1.5 more in Sunshine Beach

10.3 25th pct 11.8 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +40 higher in Sunshine Beach

40 37th pct 80 47th pct

Mean slope in Marcoola - Mudjimba in Sunshine Beach +4.9 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

3.3% 16th pct 8.3% 84th pct

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Compare Sunshine Beach with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Marcoola - Mudjimba vs Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316031426/marcoola-mudjimba/vs/316051437/sunshine-beach