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Darling Heights vs Drayton - Harristown

Name: Darling Heights vs Drayton - Harristown — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Darling Heights profile · Drayton - Harristown profile

Darling Heights Drayton - Harristown

Darling Heights and Drayton - Harristown are neighbouring areas in Toowoomba with distinct demographic profiles. Darling Heights is more culturally diverse, with 28.1% of people born overseas and 25.1% using another language at home, compared to 15.6% and 11.9% in Drayton - Harristown. Education levels are also higher in Darling Heights, where 57.5% of residents completed Year 12 and 24.7% hold a bachelor degree or higher, while the figures in Drayton - Harristown are 46.3% and 15.2% respectively.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people born overseas, though they differ in how they are laid out. Drayton - Harristown has much better access to essentials, with 75.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 42.3% in Darling Heights. Meanwhile, the age gap between them has narrowed since 2011, with residents in Drayton - Harristown now only four years older on average than those in Darling Heights.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 13.3 pts higher in Darling Heights Born overseas: 12.5 pts higher in Darling Heights Year 12: 11.2 pts higher in Darling Heights Bachelor+: 9.5 pts higher in Darling Heights Recent movers: 9.3 pts higher in Darling Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +3,753 larger in Darling Heights gap widening

14,576 74th pct 10,823 57th pct

Median age in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +4 yrs older in Drayton - Harristown gap narrowing

33 yrs 11th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

30.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.6 pts 25.8%

18.4% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.3% Older adults (45–64) +2.9 pts ▸ 20.2%

19.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 18.1%

14.0% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

Marital status

44.3% Married ◂ +5.8 pts 38.6%

37.5% Never married +0.5 pts ▸ 38.0%

8.7% Divorced +2.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.2% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.3% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Darling Heights Drayton - Harristown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.6% Australia +10.6 pts ▸ 78.3%

6.0% India ◂ +4.8 pts 1.2%

3.0% Nepal ◂ +2.5 pts 0.5%

1.5% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.4% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

31.7% English +5.7 pts ▸ 37.4%

31.4% Australian +5.2 pts ▸ 36.6%

9.7% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.9% German +2.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.3% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.1% Indian ◂ +4.0 pts 1.2%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

2.0% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Dutch even 1.2%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

69.6% English only +12.4 pts ▸ 82.0%

2.4% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%

2.2% Arabic ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.0% Christianity +2.8 pts ▸ 51.8%

27.8% No religion +5.9 pts ▸ 33.7%

6.6% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.4% Hinduism ◂ +5.1 pts 1.4%

4.4% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

4.1% Islam ◂ +2.4 pts 1.7%

1.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +3 more in Drayton - Harristown

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1.86 more in Drayton - Harristown

0.69 5th pct 2.55 61st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +7 more in Drayton - Harristown

23 57th pct 30 70th pct

Students in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1,873 more in Drayton - Harristown

1,277 45th pct 3,150 80th pct

Avg size in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +9 larger in Darling Heights

639 75th pct 630 74th pct

ICSEA in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +52 higher in Darling Heights

1,005 45th pct 953 21st pct

Highest year of school

57.5% Year 12 ◂ +11.2 pts 46.3%

20.4% Year 10 +4.4 pts ▸ 24.9%

11.1% Year 9 or below +4.0 pts ▸ 15.1%

5.0% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

28.1% Certificate III / IV +8.8 pts ▸ 36.9%

25.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.6 pts 18.6%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.1 pts 13.1%

11.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.3 pts 5.2%

2.8% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 15.2%

14.3% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 11.0%

13.3% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.2% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.5% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.5% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.4% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 2.0%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

2.1% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$76 higher in Darling Heights gap widening

$725 33rd pct $649 19th pct

Household income in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$182 higher in Darling Heights gap widening

$1,376 27th pct $1,194 13th pct

Family income in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$199 higher in Darling Heights gap widening

$1,714 26th pct $1,515 15th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

31.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 28.2%

18.2% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

7.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 5.1%

3.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

42.4% Under $650 +3.9 pts ▸ 46.3%

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 34.5%

12.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 10.8%

1.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.1% Arthritis +3.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.2% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.8% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.1% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.3% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.0% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.1% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.2% None ◂ +7.3 pts 54.9%

19.4% One condition +2.6 pts ▸ 22.0%

7.1% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.0% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +90 larger in Drayton - Harristown

628 86th pct 718 86th pct

Median age in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +2 yrs older in Darling Heights

21 yrs 21st pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$78 higher in Darling Heights

$598 43rd pct $520 24th pct

Household income in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$30 higher in Drayton - Harristown

$1,365 28th pct $1,395 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +0.1 larger in Darling Heights gap steady

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

52.6% Couples with children ◂ +6.4 pts 46.3%

27.4% Couples without children +1.6 pts ▸ 29.1%

18.7% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 22.6%

1.3% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

30.6% 1 person +5.2 pts ▸ 35.8%

32.5% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 33.8%

15.3% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 12.6%

11.6% 4 people ◂ +1.7 pts 9.9%

5.9% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 4.6%

4.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$20 higher in Darling Heights gap narrowing

$315 31st pct $295 26th pct

Mortgage in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +$150 higher in Darling Heights gap widening

$1,450 24th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Rented ◂ +3.5 pts 39.7%

25.8% Owned with a mortgage +0.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

26.5% Owned outright ◂ +0.6 pts 25.9%

3.0% Other tenure +2.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.5% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

65.5% Separate house +4.7 pts ▸ 70.2%

26.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.7 pts 22.4%

7.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.8% 3 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 46.7%

30.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 19.2%

21.4% 2 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 24.0%

1.9% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

60.4% $200–$349 +0.2 pts ▸ 60.5%

29.9% $350–$549 ◂ +6.7 pts 23.2%

6.7% Under $200 +5.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.3% $1,000–$1,799 +8.1 pts ▸ 57.4%

19.3% Under $1,000 +3.7 pts ▸ 23.0%

21.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 13.0%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +4 more in Darling Heights

78 79th pct 74 76th pct

Stops/1k in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1.49 more in Drayton - Harristown

5.35 65th pct 6.84 81st pct

Departures/1k in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +34.9 more in Drayton - Harristown

629.4 43rd pct 664.3 44th pct

PT routes in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown even

5 36th pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +6 longer in Drayton - Harristown

2 14th pct 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +2 longer in Darling Heights

91 87th pct 89 86th pct

How people get to work

71.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.6 pts 70.6%

7.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 6.9%

5.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.2 pts 4.8%

1.8% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.1% 1 vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 43.8%

35.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.1 pts 31.5%

7.2% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%

4.0% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

24.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 20.5%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 10.0%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

5.2% Construction +4.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%

6.0% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.4% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 15.6%

18.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 16.6%

12.4% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.5% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.2% Clerical & administrative +1.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.1% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.1% Managers +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +2 higher in Darling Heights

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1 higher in Darling Heights

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1 higher in Darling Heights

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +2 higher in Darling Heights

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +49 higher in Darling Heights

941 26th pct 892 11th pct

ERP in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +4,868 higher in Darling Heights

16,382 76th pct 11,514 55th pct

Growth in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +5.4 pts higher in Darling Heights

10.6% 82nd pct 5.2% 56th pct

Businesses in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +63 higher in Darling Heights

871 48th pct 808 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown even

800 45th pct 800 45th pct

Max temp in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown even

24.3 56th pct 24.3 56th pct

Min temp in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown even

11.3 43rd pct 11.3 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +0.6 higher in Drayton - Harristown

5.6 52nd pct 6.2 61st pct

Types ≤15 min in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +0.5 more in Drayton - Harristown

5.6 55th pct 6.1 62nd pct

15-min city in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +11.0 pts higher in Drayton - Harristown

73.0% 56th pct 84.0% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +33.3 pts higher in Drayton - Harristown

42.3% 31st pct 75.6% 61st pct

Walk to transit in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +3.3 pts higher in Darling Heights

91.1% 50th pct 87.8% 44th pct

Walk to school in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +3.2 pts higher in Darling Heights

81.3% 57th pct 78.1% 54th pct

Walk to a park in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1.2 pts higher in Drayton - Harristown

96.3% 47th pct 97.6% 51st pct

Walk to health in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +10.9 pts higher in Drayton - Harristown

37.6% 43rd pct 48.6% 52nd pct

Amenities/1k in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +2.0 more in Drayton - Harristown

14.3 51st pct 16.4 61st pct

Intersections/km² in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +71 higher in Darling Heights

147 61st pct 76 46th pct

Mean slope in Darling Heights in Drayton - Harristown +1.0 pts higher in Darling Heights

6.3% 65th pct 5.3% 50th pct

Compare Darling Heights with nearby areas

Drayton - Harristown Middle Ridge Toowoomba - Central Newtown Rangeville Toowoomba - East North Toowoomba - Harlaxton Wilsonton

Compare Drayton - Harristown with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Darling Heights vs Drayton - Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/317011446/darling-heights/vs/317011447/drayton-harristown