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Gowrie vs Wilsonton

Name: Gowrie vs Wilsonton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Gowrie profile · Wilsonton profile

Gowrie Wilsonton

Wilsonton and Gowrie (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Wilsonton has a much older population, with 25.2% aged 65 and over, compared to just 10.8% in Gowrie (Qld). There are also significant financial gaps; typical weekly household incomes are far higher in Gowrie (Qld) at $2,004, while Wilsonton is much lower at $1,123. Wilsonton is more urban, with a somewhat walkable score and 38.2% of homes being rented, whereas Gowrie (Qld) is car-dependent with 99.4% of homes being separate houses.

The gap in weekly incomes and the share of people with Year 12 certificates have both widened since 2011. However, the two areas share a similar climate and very few residents use public transport to commute. Both also sit far below the national figure for the share of people who use public transport to get to work.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.6 pts higher in Wilsonton Population: 7,053 larger in Wilsonton 3+ bedrooms: 22.2 pts higher in Gowrie Recent arrivals: 21.8 pts higher in Wilsonton One-parent: 14.8 pts higher in Wilsonton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gowrie in Wilsonton +7,053 larger in Wilsonton gap steady

7,059 35th pct 14,112 72nd pct

Median age in Gowrie in Wilsonton +7 yrs older in Wilsonton gap widening

35 yrs 21st pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

27.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.2 pts 23.0%

26.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.6 pts 17.5%

10.8% Seniors (65+) +14.5 pts ▸ 25.2%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 22.1%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

Marital status

57.8% Married ◂ +17.9 pts 39.9%

29.6% Never married +7.0 pts ▸ 36.5%

6.8% Divorced +4.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.8% Widowed +5.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.9% Separated +1.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Gowrie Wilsonton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

89.7% Australia ◂ +7.2 pts 82.5%

1.6% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

0.2% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.1% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.6% Australian ◂ +8.1 pts 38.5%

41.1% English ◂ +0.7 pts 40.4%

12.7% German ◂ +1.6 pts 11.1%

11.6% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 11.8%

11.7% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 9.7%

0.5% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

0.2% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

94.7% English only ◂ +7.4 pts 87.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.0% Christianity ◂ +2.9 pts 54.1%

36.9% No religion ◂ +2.2 pts 34.6%

5.5% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.3% Other religions +2.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gowrie in Wilsonton +2 more in Wilsonton

3 43rd pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gowrie in Wilsonton +0.40 more in Wilsonton

1.63 36th pct 2.02 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gowrie in Wilsonton +24 more in Wilsonton

4 8th pct 28 66th pct

Students in Gowrie in Wilsonton +1,444 more in Wilsonton

675 25th pct 2,119 64th pct

Avg size in Gowrie in Wilsonton +199 larger in Wilsonton

225 23rd pct 424 50th pct

ICSEA in Gowrie in Wilsonton +77 higher in Gowrie

992 39th pct 915 11th pct

Highest year of school

51.4% Year 12 ◂ +11.2 pts 40.3%

29.3% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 29.5%

7.9% Year 9 or below +8.7 pts ▸ 16.7%

7.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

47.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.3 pts 40.7%

16.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 14.9%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 14.6%

2.9% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

22.3% Engineering & related ◂ +7.9 pts 14.4%

16.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.9 pts 15.5%

12.2% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.9% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.8% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%

1.7% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$248 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$869 62nd pct $621 14th pct

Household income in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$881 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$2,004 66th pct $1,123 9th pct

Family income in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$733 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$2,139 54th pct $1,406 10th pct

Household income distribution

39.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.0 pts 26.1%

22.8% $650–$1,499 +15.3 pts ▸ 38.1%

9.1% Under $650 +13.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

13.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 4.4%

7.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 2.3%

Personal income distribution

36.7% Under $650 +11.9 pts ▸ 48.6%

36.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 34.4%

20.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 9.4%

1.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Mental health +5.4 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.3% Arthritis +6.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

9.7% Asthma +2.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.7% Other condition +2.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.9% Diabetes +3.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.5% Heart disease +3.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.2% Cancer +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.7% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.8% None ◂ +13.4 pts 51.4%

20.0% One condition +4.1 pts ▸ 24.0%

5.2% Two conditions +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.8% Three or more +3.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gowrie in Wilsonton +797 larger in Wilsonton

361 72nd pct 1,158 87th pct

Median age in Gowrie in Wilsonton +4 yrs older in Gowrie

24 yrs 43rd pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$207 higher in Gowrie

$720 65th pct $513 22nd pct

Household income in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$923 higher in Gowrie

$2,184 77th pct $1,261 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gowrie in Wilsonton +0.8 larger in Gowrie gap widening

3.0 89th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

67.4% Couples with children ◂ +24.9 pts 42.5%

23.9% Couples without children +8.6 pts ▸ 32.4%

8.4% One-parent families +14.8 pts ▸ 23.2%

0.4% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

34.6% 2 people +2.1 pts ▸ 36.7%

13.4% 1 person +20.9 pts ▸ 34.2%

19.4% 4 people ◂ +10.3 pts 9.0%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 12.7%

10.4% 5 people ◂ +6.2 pts 4.2%

6.1% 6 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$55 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$350 43rd pct $295 26th pct

Mortgage in Gowrie in Wilsonton +$327 higher in Gowrie gap widening

$1,627 36th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Gowrie in Wilsonton +0.10 higher in Gowrie gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

60.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +36.1 pts 24.1%

10.7% Rented +27.6 pts ▸ 38.2%

27.8% Owned outright +6.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

0.6% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Other tenure +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

99.4% Separate house ◂ +21.0 pts 78.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +13.8 pts ▸ 13.8%

0.1% Flat or apartment +7.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

33.7% 3 bedrooms +18.1 pts ▸ 51.8%

51.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +32.4 pts 19.4%

2.3% 2 bedrooms +20.4 pts ▸ 22.7%

10.7% 5 or more ◂ +8.0 pts 2.7%

0.4% 1 bedroom +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

39.5% $200–$349 +26.3 pts ▸ 65.8%

50.6% $350–$549 ◂ +34.2 pts 16.4%

6.2% Under $200 +7.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

1.2% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.4% $1,000–$1,799 +9.4 pts ▸ 55.8%

31.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.7 pts 12.5%

13.7% Under $1,000 +10.2 pts ▸ 23.9%

4.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gowrie in Wilsonton +73 more in Wilsonton

0 0th pct 73 76th pct

Stops/1k in Gowrie in Wilsonton +5.17 more in Wilsonton

0.00 0th pct 5.17 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Gowrie in Wilsonton +536.8 more in Wilsonton

0.0 0th pct 536.8 40th pct

PT routes in Gowrie in Wilsonton +2 more in Wilsonton

0 0th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Gowrie in Wilsonton

— 8 64th pct

Drive to city in Gowrie in Wilsonton +3 longer in Gowrie

92 87th pct 89 86th pct

How people get to work

74.3% Car (driver) ◂ +1.6 pts 72.7%

7.0% Worked at home ◂ +2.4 pts 4.6%

3.7% Car (passenger) +2.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.6% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

18.3% 1 vehicle +27.8 pts ▸ 46.1%

45.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.5 pts 32.6%

22.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +12.8 pts 9.3%

14.1% 4 or more ◂ +9.9 pts 4.2%

1.0% No vehicle +6.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance +4.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

8.9% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.8% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 8.2%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

9.1% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.4% Accommodation & food +2.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 4.7%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

5.0% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 4.7%

4.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%

3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

2.2% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

19.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.2 pts 15.7%

11.7% Community & personal service +4.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

15.4% Professionals ◂ +3.3 pts 12.1%

10.4% Labourers +4.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.1 pts 12.5%

8.7% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.7% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 7.5%

8.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gowrie in Wilsonton +4 higher in Gowrie

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Gowrie in Wilsonton +6 higher in Gowrie

7 64th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Gowrie in Wilsonton +8 higher in Gowrie

9 86th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Gowrie in Wilsonton +3 higher in Gowrie

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Gowrie in Wilsonton +121 higher in Gowrie

990 47th pct 869 7th pct

ERP in Gowrie in Wilsonton +6,515 higher in Wilsonton

8,154 38th pct 14,669 70th pct

Growth in Gowrie in Wilsonton +11.7 pts higher in Gowrie

14.2% 87th pct 2.5% 32nd pct

Businesses in Gowrie in Wilsonton +265 higher in Wilsonton

540 28th pct 805 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gowrie in Wilsonton +97 higher in Wilsonton

754 40th pct 851 49th pct

Max temp in Gowrie in Wilsonton +0.8 higher in Gowrie

25.4 69th pct 24.5 59th pct

Min temp in Gowrie in Wilsonton even

11.5 47th pct 11.5 46th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gowrie in Wilsonton +4.1 higher in Wilsonton

0.9 4th pct 5.1 44th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gowrie in Wilsonton +3.8 more in Wilsonton

1.1 4th pct 4.9 44th pct

15-min city in Gowrie in Wilsonton +48.5 pts higher in Wilsonton

5.4% 4th pct 53.9% 41st pct

Walk to shops in Gowrie in Wilsonton +65.3 pts higher in Wilsonton

0.0% 0th pct 65.3% 52nd pct

Walk to transit in Gowrie in Wilsonton +87.6 pts higher in Wilsonton

0.0% 0th pct 87.6% 44th pct

Walk to school in Gowrie in Wilsonton +35.9 pts higher in Wilsonton

22.0% 12th pct 57.9% 36th pct

Walk to a park in Gowrie in Wilsonton +29.6 pts higher in Wilsonton

67.1% 21st pct 96.7% 48th pct

Walk to health in Gowrie in Wilsonton +29.4 pts higher in Wilsonton

8.0% 15th pct 37.4% 43rd pct

Amenities/1k in Gowrie in Wilsonton +2.8 more in Wilsonton

8.5 14th pct 11.3 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Gowrie in Wilsonton +52 higher in Wilsonton

10 24th pct 61 43rd pct

Mean slope in Gowrie in Wilsonton +1.7 pts higher in Gowrie

8.1% 83rd pct 6.5% 67th pct

Compare Gowrie with nearby areas

Wilsonton Highfields North Toowoomba - Harlaxton Toowoomba - West Newtown Drayton - Harristown Toowoomba - Central Toowoomba - East

Compare Wilsonton with nearby areas

North Toowoomba - Harlaxton Newtown Drayton - Harristown Toowoomba - Central Toowoomba - East Gowrie Darling Heights Rangeville

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gowrie vs Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/317011449/gowrie/vs/317011459/wilsonton