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Aitkenvale vs Kelso

Name: Aitkenvale vs Kelso — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Aitkenvale profile · Kelso profile

Aitkenvale Kelso

Kelso and Aitkenvale are nearby areas in Townsville with very different layouts. Kelso is a large, mostly car-dependent area where 97.8% of homes are separate houses and 95.3% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Aitkenvale is very walkable, with 19.5% of people born overseas and a much higher share of renters at 45.1%. Aitkenvale also has a far higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals at 28.1%, while Kelso has a higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 14.2%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage, with scores of 905 and 914 compared to the national average of about 1,000. They are also very similar in terms of typical personal incomes, which are $778 in Kelso and $740 in Aitkenvale. Since 2011, the gaps between them have often grown, particularly regarding the number of people born overseas and the proportion of large homes in Kelso.

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Where they differ most

Population: 5,886 larger in Kelso Recent arrivals: 23.6 pts higher in Aitkenvale Separate houses: 23.3 pts higher in Kelso 3+ bedrooms: 22.4 pts higher in Kelso Living alone: 13.0 pts higher in Aitkenvale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aitkenvale in Kelso +5,886 larger in Kelso gap steady

4,797 21st pct 10,683 56th pct

Median age in Aitkenvale in Kelso +2 yrs older in Aitkenvale gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 34 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

26.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.6 pts 25.4%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.2 pts 24.7%

19.4% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

15.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 11.9%

13.8% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 14.3%

Marital status

44.6% Never married ◂ +3.3 pts 41.3%

35.9% Married +5.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

10.0% Divorced ◂ +0.9 pts 9.1%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

4.4% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Aitkenvale Kelso

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.6% Australia +10.4 pts ▸ 83.0%

1.8% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% England +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% India ◂ +1.8 pts 0.1%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.5% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

33.5% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 40.0%

32.9% English +4.9 pts ▸ 37.8%

11.1% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 9.7%

9.5% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% German +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.0% Italian even 4.1%

2.0% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 0.2%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

76.5% English only +10.6 pts ▸ 87.1%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.2% Christianity ◂ +2.3 pts 45.9%

36.0% No religion +6.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

9.3% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.6% Islam ◂ +2.5 pts 0.1%

1.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

1.2% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Aitkenvale in Kelso +1 more in Aitkenvale

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Aitkenvale in Kelso +1.75 more in Aitkenvale

2.14 52nd pct 0.40 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Aitkenvale in Kelso +25 more in Aitkenvale

28 66th pct 3 6th pct

Students in Aitkenvale in Kelso +124 more in Aitkenvale

427 14th pct 303 10th pct

Avg size in Aitkenvale in Kelso +90 larger in Kelso

214 22nd pct 303 33rd pct

ICSEA in Aitkenvale in Kelso +62 higher in Aitkenvale

890 8th pct 828 0th pct

Highest year of school

51.7% Year 12 ◂ +5.7 pts 46.0%

20.2% Year 10 +5.6 pts ▸ 25.7%

11.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 10.1%

6.8% Year 11 +2.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

Highest qualification level

32.4% Certificate III / IV +10.9 pts ▸ 43.3%

22.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.9 pts 12.5%

12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.4 pts 2.4%

2.7% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

14.5% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 14.1%

11.7% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.5% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 9.0%

7.9% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 6.8%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.6% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

2.6% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

2.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$38 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$740 37th pct $778 44th pct

Household income in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$253 higher in Kelso gap widening

$1,378 27th pct $1,631 43rd pct

Family income in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$27 higher in Kelso gap narrowing

$1,782 30th pct $1,809 32nd pct

Household income distribution

26.8% $1,500–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 34.2%

29.4% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 29.7%

19.8% Under $650 ◂ +8.2 pts 11.6%

7.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.8%

Personal income distribution

41.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.5 pts 38.6%

31.7% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 35.6%

15.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 14.7%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.9% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.5% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.6% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.4% Other condition +0.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

5.4% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 4.0%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.4% None ◂ +3.8 pts 56.6%

19.1% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 20.4%

6.2% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Aitkenvale in Kelso +1,123 larger in Kelso

389 73rd pct 1,512 88th pct

Median age in Aitkenvale in Kelso +4 yrs older in Aitkenvale

23 yrs 36th pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$67 higher in Kelso

$524 25th pct $591 41st pct

Household income in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$303 higher in Kelso

$1,316 24th pct $1,619 45th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aitkenvale in Kelso +0.4 larger in Kelso gap narrowing

2.4 36th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

48.1% Couples with children +4.6 pts ▸ 52.7%

25.9% Couples without children ◂ +2.8 pts 23.1%

23.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.2 pts 23.1%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

32.6% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 34.3%

31.4% 1 person ◂ +13.0 pts 18.4%

14.8% 3 people +4.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

11.1% 4 people +3.0 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.0% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.9% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$30 higher in Kelso gap steady

$270 19th pct $300 27th pct

Mortgage in Aitkenvale in Kelso +$113 higher in Kelso gap widening

$1,387 20th pct $1,500 27th pct

People / bedroom in Aitkenvale in Kelso even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.1% Rented ◂ +13.3 pts 31.9%

26.3% Owned with a mortgage +16.5 pts ▸ 42.8%

26.2% Owned outright ◂ +3.0 pts 23.2%

2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

74.5% Separate house +23.3 pts ▸ 97.8%

23.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +21.6 pts 1.6%

1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.9% 3 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 52.1%

18.5% 4 bedrooms +16.9 pts ▸ 35.4%

19.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +16.7 pts 2.5%

5.5% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.3 pts 0.6%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

58.3% $200–$349 +6.5 pts ▸ 64.8%

21.3% Under $200 ◂ +10.3 pts 11.1%

14.9% $350–$549 +5.8 pts ▸ 20.8%

1.1% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

49.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.5 pts 45.1%

19.2% $1,800–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 23.6%

22.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.7 pts 20.5%

4.8% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Aitkenvale in Kelso +3 more in Kelso

12 21st pct 15 24th pct

Stops/1k in Aitkenvale in Kelso +1.10 more in Aitkenvale

2.50 25th pct 1.40 16th pct

Departures/1k in Aitkenvale in Kelso +1,257.5 more in Aitkenvale

1,589.1 75th pct 331.6 32nd pct

PT routes in Aitkenvale in Kelso +10 more in Aitkenvale

11 67th pct 1 7th pct

Stop walk in Aitkenvale in Kelso

6 57th pct —

How people get to work

65.9% Car (driver) +6.1 pts ▸ 71.9%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

5.0% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

2.8% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 0.9%

1.7% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.4% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.9% 2 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 39.5%

38.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 31.0%

10.6% 3 vehicles +6.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

11.0% No vehicle ◂ +7.5 pts 3.5%

5.4% 4 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 16.8%

9.6% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.9% Construction +3.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%

9.8% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.4 pts 7.5%

5.0% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

4.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

3.0% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.2% Mining +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Professionals ◂ +7.7 pts 11.3%

16.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.5 pts 16.2%

14.0% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

10.8% Labourers +2.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.0% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.9% Sales workers +1.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

9.4% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aitkenvale in Kelso even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Aitkenvale in Kelso even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Aitkenvale in Kelso +3 higher in Kelso

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Aitkenvale in Kelso +2 higher in Aitkenvale

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Aitkenvale in Kelso +9 higher in Aitkenvale

914 16th pct 905 13th pct

ERP in Aitkenvale in Kelso +6,332 higher in Kelso

4,848 19th pct 11,180 54th pct

Growth in Aitkenvale in Kelso +2.9 pts higher in Kelso

0.0% 12th pct 2.9% 36th pct

Businesses in Aitkenvale in Kelso +75 higher in Aitkenvale

465 23rd pct 390 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aitkenvale in Kelso +56 higher in Aitkenvale

1,225 76th pct 1,168 73rd pct

Max temp in Aitkenvale in Kelso +0.6 higher in Kelso

30.1 92nd pct 30.7 94th pct

Min temp in Aitkenvale in Kelso +0.6 higher in Aitkenvale

20.6 96th pct 20.0 95th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aitkenvale in Kelso +4.1 higher in Aitkenvale

6.9 72nd pct 2.8 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Aitkenvale in Kelso +4.4 more in Aitkenvale

7.1 77th pct 2.7 16th pct

15-min city in Aitkenvale in Kelso +83.0 pts higher in Aitkenvale

94.1% 76th pct 11.1% 7th pct

Walk to shops in Aitkenvale in Kelso +51.4 pts higher in Aitkenvale

60.7% 48th pct 9.4% 6th pct

Walk to transit in Aitkenvale in Kelso +29.3 pts higher in Aitkenvale

88.5% 46th pct 59.2% 27th pct

Walk to school in Aitkenvale in Kelso +52.8 pts higher in Aitkenvale

99.5% 90th pct 46.8% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Aitkenvale in Kelso +19.3 pts higher in Aitkenvale

100.0% 100th pct 80.7% 28th pct

Walk to health in Aitkenvale in Kelso +61.9 pts higher in Aitkenvale

67.2% 67th pct 5.3% 11th pct

Amenities/1k in Aitkenvale in Kelso +8.4 more in Aitkenvale

11.7 35th pct 3.3 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Aitkenvale in Kelso +160 higher in Aitkenvale

163 64th pct 2 16th pct

Mean slope in Aitkenvale in Kelso +0.3 pts higher in Aitkenvale

3.0% 11th pct 2.8% 6th pct

Compare Aitkenvale with nearby areas

Mundingburra Cranbrook Heatley Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent Kirwan - East Hyde Park - Pimlico Annandale Hermit Park - Rosslea

Compare Kelso with nearby areas

Condon - Rasmussen Douglas Kirwan - West Bohle Plains Kirwan - East Cranbrook Annandale Aitkenvale

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aitkenvale vs Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/318021467/aitkenvale/vs/318021480/kelso