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Maroochydore - Kuluin vs Nambour
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Maroochydore - Kuluin profile · Nambour profile
Maroochydore - Kuluin Nambour
Maroochydore - Kuluin and Nambour are two large nearby areas with very different housing and layouts. Maroochydore - Kuluin is very walkable, with 74.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 95.4% near public transport. It has a higher share of renters (40.2%) and many more flats or apartments. In contrast, Nambour is dominated by separate houses (76.6%) and larger homes, with 74.8% having three or more bedrooms compared to 58.7% in Maroochydore - Kuluin. Nambour also has more children, with 18.6% of the population under 15.
Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,384. While they are alike in this regard, other gaps have shifted since 2016. The difference in typical age has widened, with residents now noticeably older in Maroochydore - Kuluin by six years. At the same time, the gap in housing types has narrowed, as the difference in the share of separate houses has fallen by 5 points.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,701
- First area, 2016: 19,163
- First area, 2021: 23,327
- Second area, 2016: 19,962
- Second area, 2021: 22,492
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.4% females; 85+ in Nambour: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Nambour: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Nambour: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in Nambour: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Nambour: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.2% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Nambour: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Nambour: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Nambour: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Nambour: 3.1% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Nambour: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Nambour: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Nambour: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Nambour: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.8% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Nambour: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Nambour: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 10–14 in Nambour: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Nambour: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Maroochydore - Kuluin: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Nambour: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $519
- First area, 2016: $620
- First area, 2021: $764
- Second area, 2016: $561
- Second area, 2021: $678
- First area, 2011: $869
- First area, 2016: $1,093
- First area, 2021: $1,384
- Second area, 2016: $1,106
- Second area, 2021: $1,383
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,369
- First area, 2021: $1,784
- Second area, 2016: $1,363
- Second area, 2021: $1,714
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $340
- First area, 2021: $410
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $360
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,647
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,585
- Second area, 2021: $1,670
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maroochydore - Kuluin vs Nambour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin/vs/316071548/nambour