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Charters Towers vs Kelso

Name: Charters Towers vs Kelso — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 82 km apart · Charters Towers profile · Kelso profile

Charters Towers Kelso

Charters Towers and Kelso are two Queensland areas with very different layouts. Charters Towers is more walkable, with 59.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 9.4% in Kelso. It has a much higher share of people living alone (32.7% versus 18.4%) and a higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals (17.6% versus 4.5%). In contrast, Kelso is dominated by larger homes, with 95.3% having three or more bedrooms and 97.8% being separate houses. Kelso also has more people working or looking for work (61.5% compared to 50.8%) and better access to public transport, where 59.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions, with the gap in overseas arrivals widening and the difference in home types becoming more pronounced. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways, such as having almost identical unemployment rates and a nearly equal share of one-parent families. Both areas also sit near the national figure for overall advantage, while sharing a similar percentage of people who need help with daily activities (7.3%).

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 23.8 pts higher in Kelso Recent arrivals: 13.2 pts higher in Charters Towers Living alone: 14.3 pts higher in Charters Towers Unpaid child care: 8.7 pts higher in Kelso Aged 65+: 9.7 pts higher in Charters Towers

Demographics & Identity

Population in Charters Towers in Kelso +2,643 larger in Kelso gap widening

8,040 41st pct 10,683 56th pct

Median age in Charters Towers in Kelso +6 yrs older in Charters Towers gap narrowing

40 yrs 52nd pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

20.6% Young adults (25–44) +4.8 pts ▸ 25.4%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 24.7%

20.3% Children (0–14) +3.4 pts ▸ 23.6%

21.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.7 pts 11.9%

13.4% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

Marital status

39.4% Married +2.2 pts ▸ 41.6%

38.9% Never married +2.4 pts ▸ 41.3%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%

7.1% Widowed ◂ +3.8 pts 3.4%

4.3% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Charters Towers Kelso

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.1% Australia +3.9 pts ▸ 83.0%

1.6% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% England +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% South Africa even 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 40.0%

35.7% English +2.1 pts ▸ 37.8%

10.1% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 9.7%

8.6% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.5% German +0.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.3% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.4% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.8% Filipino even 0.9%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

84.0% English only +3.1 pts ▸ 87.1%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.2% Christianity ◂ +2.3 pts 45.9%

35.0% No religion +7.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

15.3% Not stated ◂ +5.0 pts 10.2%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam even 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Charters Towers in Kelso +7 more in Charters Towers

8 87th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Charters Towers in Kelso +4.51 more in Charters Towers

4.91 86th pct 0.40 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Charters Towers in Kelso +5 more in Charters Towers

8 18th pct 3 6th pct

Students in Charters Towers in Kelso +4,066 more in Charters Towers

4,369 88th pct 303 10th pct

Avg size in Charters Towers in Kelso +243 larger in Charters Towers

546 66th pct 303 33rd pct

ICSEA in Charters Towers in Kelso +106 higher in Charters Towers

934 14th pct 828 0th pct

Highest year of school

37.5% Year 12 +8.5 pts ▸ 46.0%

25.9% Year 10 ◂ +0.2 pts 25.7%

14.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.5 pts 10.1%

6.7% Year 11 +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

Highest qualification level

32.7% Certificate III / IV +10.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

14.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 12.5%

9.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

3.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

3.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 2.4%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

14.0% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

8.7% Management & commerce +5.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

7.4% Society & culture +6.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.0% Education ◂ +6.2 pts 6.8%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 9.0%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.7% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Charters Towers in Kelso +$136 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$642 18th pct $778 44th pct

Household income in Charters Towers in Kelso +$349 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$1,282 20th pct $1,631 43rd pct

Family income in Charters Towers in Kelso +$153 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$1,656 23rd pct $1,809 32nd pct

Household income distribution

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +8.3 pts ▸ 34.2%

30.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 29.7%

20.3% Under $650 ◂ +8.7 pts 11.6%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.6% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

Personal income distribution

42.7% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 38.6%

25.5% $650–$1,499 +10.1 pts ▸ 35.6%

14.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 14.7%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Mental health +3.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.4% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.1% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.5% Other condition +2.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.8% Diabetes +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.5% None +2.1 pts ▸ 56.6%

18.7% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 20.4%

7.0% Two conditions even 7.0%

4.2% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Charters Towers in Kelso +596 larger in Kelso

916 86th pct 1,512 88th pct

Median age in Charters Towers in Kelso +1 yrs older in Kelso

18 yrs 5th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Charters Towers in Kelso +$117 higher in Kelso

$474 14th pct $591 41st pct

Household income in Charters Towers in Kelso +$222 higher in Kelso

$1,397 30th pct $1,619 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Charters Towers in Kelso +0.5 larger in Kelso gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

43.5% Couples with children +9.2 pts ▸ 52.7%

31.9% Couples without children ◂ +8.8 pts 23.1%

23.0% One-parent families even 23.1%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Household size

36.9% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 34.3%

32.7% 1 person ◂ +14.3 pts 18.4%

13.2% 3 people +5.8 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.0% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

5.1% 5 people +3.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.5% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Charters Towers in Kelso +$80 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$220 10th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Charters Towers in Kelso +$373 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$1,127 8th pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Charters Towers in Kelso even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.1% Owned with a mortgage +16.7 pts ▸ 42.8%

34.8% Rented ◂ +2.9 pts 31.9%

34.2% Owned outright ◂ +11.0 pts 23.2%

2.8% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

2.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

85.9% Separate house +11.9 pts ▸ 97.8%

11.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.0 pts 1.6%

1.9% Other dwelling ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

0.3% Flat or apartment even 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

44.8% 3 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 52.1%

22.7% 4 bedrooms +12.7 pts ▸ 35.4%

21.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +18.7 pts 2.5%

3.9% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.9 pts 0.6%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

52.5% $200–$349 +12.3 pts ▸ 64.8%

33.1% Under $200 ◂ +22.0 pts 11.1%

8.2% $350–$549 +12.5 pts ▸ 20.8%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.7% $1,000–$1,799 +2.4 pts ▸ 45.1%

36.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +15.6 pts 20.5%

11.1% $1,800–$2,999 +12.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

2.6% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Charters Towers in Kelso +15 more in Kelso

0 0th pct 15 24th pct

Stops/1k in Charters Towers in Kelso +1.40 more in Kelso

0.00 0th pct 1.40 16th pct

Departures/1k in Charters Towers in Kelso +331.6 more in Kelso

0.0 0th pct 331.6 32nd pct

PT routes in Charters Towers in Kelso +1 more in Kelso

0 0th pct 1 7th pct

How people get to work

64.2% Car (driver) +7.7 pts ▸ 71.9%

6.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%

5.3% Walked ◂ +4.5 pts 0.9%

4.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

3.0% Bus ◂ +1.8 pts 1.2%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +9.1 pts 31.0%

36.2% 2 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

11.2% 3 vehicles +5.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

5.3% 4 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.2% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.8% Education & training ◂ +8.9 pts 7.9%

15.1% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

10.8% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

11.0% Mining ◂ +7.7 pts 3.3%

5.9% Construction +4.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.5% Public administration & safety +3.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.3% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.2% Manufacturing +2.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.4% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.7% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.1% Administrative & support +2.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.1% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

17.9% Professionals ◂ +6.6 pts 11.3%

13.6% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

14.3% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.8% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

8.9% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%

9.6% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.7% Managers ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Charters Towers in Kelso +1 higher in Kelso

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Charters Towers in Kelso even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Charters Towers in Kelso +2 higher in Kelso

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Charters Towers in Kelso +1 higher in Kelso

1 0th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Charters Towers in Kelso +15 higher in Kelso

890 11th pct 905 13th pct

ERP in Charters Towers in Kelso +3,008 higher in Kelso

8,172 38th pct 11,180 54th pct

Growth in Charters Towers in Kelso +2.5 pts higher in Kelso

0.5% 14th pct 2.9% 36th pct

Businesses in Charters Towers in Kelso +202 higher in Charters Towers

592 31st pct 390 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Charters Towers in Kelso +474 higher in Kelso

694 32nd pct 1,168 73rd pct

Max temp in Charters Towers in Kelso +1.0 higher in Charters Towers

31.7 96th pct 30.7 94th pct

Min temp in Charters Towers in Kelso +2.8 higher in Kelso

17.3 89th pct 20.0 95th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Charters Towers in Kelso +0.8 higher in Charters Towers

3.5 25th pct 2.8 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Charters Towers in Kelso +1.3 more in Charters Towers

4.0 31st pct 2.7 16th pct

15-min city in Charters Towers in Kelso +35.5 pts higher in Charters Towers

46.6% 34th pct 11.1% 7th pct

Walk to shops in Charters Towers in Kelso +50.2 pts higher in Charters Towers

59.6% 47th pct 9.4% 6th pct

Walk to transit in Charters Towers in Kelso +59.2 pts higher in Kelso

0.0% 0th pct 59.2% 27th pct

Walk to school in Charters Towers in Kelso +19.8 pts higher in Charters Towers

66.6% 43rd pct 46.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Charters Towers in Kelso +4.7 pts higher in Kelso

76.0% 26th pct 80.7% 28th pct

Walk to health in Charters Towers in Kelso +35.0 pts higher in Charters Towers

40.4% 45th pct 5.3% 11th pct

Amenities/1k in Charters Towers in Kelso +4.9 more in Charters Towers

8.2 12th pct 3.3 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Charters Towers in Kelso +16 higher in Charters Towers

18 30th pct 2 16th pct

Mean slope in Charters Towers in Kelso +1.4 pts higher in Charters Towers

4.1% 29th pct 2.8% 6th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Charters Towers vs Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/318011462/charters-towers/vs/318021480/kelso