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Kirwan - West vs Mundingburra

Name: Kirwan - West vs Mundingburra — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 7.0 km apart · Kirwan - West profile · Mundingburra profile

Kirwan - West Mundingburra

Kirwan - West and Mundingburra are neighbouring areas in Townsville with very different profiles. Kirwan - West is a family-focused area where 94.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms and 20.1% of the population are children under 15. Mundingburra is older and more compact, with 24.4% of residents aged 65 and over and 39.2% of people living alone. The two areas also differ in wealth and work, as the typical weekly household income in Kirwan - West is $1,894, while in Mundingburra it is $1,344, and far more adults in Kirwan - West are working or looking for work (68.3% compared to 54.6%).

Since 2011, the gap between these two neighbours has narrowed across several measures, including the typical age of residents and the share of people living alone. They do share some similarities, such as nearly identical rates of renting (about 32%) and a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language. While Mundingburra is much more walkable, with 99.9% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, both areas track closely to the national figure for people with no religion.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 27.6 pts higher in Kirwan - West 3+ bedrooms: 30.6 pts higher in Kirwan - West Living alone: 20.7 pts higher in Mundingburra Population: 11,350 larger in Kirwan - West Unpaid child care: 9.9 pts higher in Kirwan - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +11,350 larger in Kirwan - West gap steady

14,944 76th pct 3,594 14th pct

Median age in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +6 yrs older in Mundingburra gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 24.0%

25.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.6 pts 20.9%

12.8% Seniors (65+) +11.5 pts ▸ 24.4%

20.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.2 pts 16.9%

14.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.8 pts 13.6%

Marital status

45.6% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 37.3%

37.4% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 38.5%

9.6% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

3.5% Widowed +5.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.9% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Kirwan - West Mundingburra

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.5% Australia ◂ +4.3 pts 78.2%

2.2% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.6% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

39.8% Australian ◂ +4.2 pts 35.6%

38.4% English +0.9 pts ▸ 39.4%

11.6% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.7% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

5.5% German +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.1% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

1.2% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.0% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

87.6% English only ◂ +2.1 pts 85.5%

0.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.1% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.2% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 51.5%

37.5% No religion +0.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

6.4% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.4% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.5% Hinduism even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1 more in Mundingburra

3 43rd pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +5.60 more in Mundingburra

1.00 15th pct 6.60 90th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +10 more in Mundingburra

19 49th pct 29 68th pct

Students in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1,328 more in Kirwan - West

3,593 86th pct 2,265 67th pct

Avg size in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +631 larger in Kirwan - West

1,198 97th pct 566 69th pct

ICSEA in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +65 higher in Mundingburra

986 36th pct 1,052 65th pct

Highest year of school

55.7% Year 12 ◂ +2.5 pts 53.2%

23.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.8 pts 20.6%

7.1% Year 9 or below +1.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 6.2%

Highest qualification level

38.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.2 pts 26.5%

20.3% Bachelor degree +5.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.5 pts 12.9%

3.8% Postgraduate degree +3.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

17.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 14.1%

16.7% Engineering & related ◂ +3.6 pts 13.1%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 12.9%

11.5% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%

9.7% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.9%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.8% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.7% Information technology even 1.7%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$163 higher in Kirwan - West gap narrowing

$890 65th pct $727 34th pct

Household income in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$550 higher in Kirwan - West gap narrowing

$1,894 59th pct $1,344 24th pct

Family income in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$129 higher in Kirwan - West gap narrowing

$2,099 51st pct $1,970 42nd pct

Household income distribution

36.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.6 pts 25.8%

25.7% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 26.7%

9.3% Under $650 +14.5 pts ▸ 23.8%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 8.2%

8.0% $4,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Personal income distribution

35.2% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 40.5%

36.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.9 pts 27.4%

20.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 16.8%

2.1% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Other condition +4.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.6% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.3% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

8.6% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 7.4%

4.0% Heart disease +2.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.9% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.9% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.7% Dementia +2.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.0% None ◂ +3.7 pts 58.3%

20.1% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 19.8%

6.6% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.2% Three or more +3.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1,102 larger in Kirwan - West

1,319 87th pct 217 56th pct

Median age in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +2 yrs older in Kirwan - West

21 yrs 21st pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$283 higher in Kirwan - West

$723 65th pct $440 10th pct

Household income in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$568 higher in Kirwan - West

$1,875 60th pct $1,307 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +0.5 larger in Kirwan - West gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children ◂ +3.9 pts 51.1%

26.0% Couples without children +2.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

18.0% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.0% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

18.5% 1 person +20.7 pts ▸ 39.2%

36.2% 2 people ◂ +5.8 pts 30.4%

18.5% 3 people ◂ +5.9 pts 12.6%

16.2% 4 people ◂ +5.4 pts 10.9%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$80 higher in Kirwan - West gap steady

$350 43rd pct $270 19th pct

Mortgage in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +$104 higher in Kirwan - West gap narrowing

$1,517 28th pct $1,413 22nd pct

People / bedroom in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +0.10 higher in Mundingburra gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.4 pts 30.3%

32.8% Rented ◂ +0.3 pts 32.5%

25.9% Owned outright +4.9 pts ▸ 30.8%

0.6% Other tenure +4.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

92.6% Separate house ◂ +27.6 pts 64.9%

7.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +24.1 pts ▸ 31.0%

0.3% Flat or apartment +4.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +29.6 pts 19.7%

39.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 36.3%

3.8% 2 bedrooms +25.2 pts ▸ 29.0%

5.1% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.9% 1 bedroom +5.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

42.2% $200–$349 +19.5 pts ▸ 61.7%

49.1% $350–$549 ◂ +30.9 pts 18.3%

5.5% Under $200 +9.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.9% $550–$749 even 0.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.5 pts 42.7%

16.7% Under $1,000 +6.9 pts ▸ 23.6%

23.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 20.3%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +12 more in Kirwan - West

28 38th pct 16 25th pct

Stops/1k in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +2.58 more in Mundingburra

1.87 20th pct 4.45 52nd pct

Departures/1k in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1,512.7 more in Mundingburra

410.5 35th pct 1,923.2 82nd pct

PT routes in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1 more in Kirwan - West

6 43rd pct 5 36th pct

Stop walk in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1 longer in Kirwan - West

4 43rd pct 3 29th pct

How people get to work

73.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.9 pts 67.6%

6.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

4.2% Worked at home +1.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.2% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Bicycle +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.8% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.6% 1 vehicle +11.9 pts ▸ 44.5%

43.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.9 pts 33.8%

14.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.8 pts 8.8%

2.2% No vehicle +6.3 pts ▸ 8.6%

6.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.3% Health care & social assistance +1.9 pts ▸ 19.3%

10.7% Education & training +3.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.4 pts 9.5%

11.3% Retail trade ◂ +2.9 pts 8.4%

7.6% Construction +0.6 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.2% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.1% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

2.4% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.3% Mining ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%

Occupations people work in

17.3% Professionals +8.8 pts ▸ 26.1%

17.2% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 13.9%

14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 13.0%

14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.5 pts 11.5%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

9.6% Managers even 9.6%

8.9% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1 higher in Kirwan - West

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +2 higher in Kirwan - West

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +4 higher in Kirwan - West

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1 higher in Mundingburra

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +9 higher in Kirwan - West

976 41st pct 967 37th pct

ERP in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +11,564 higher in Kirwan - West

15,115 72nd pct 3,551 13th pct

Growth in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1.3 pts higher in Kirwan - West

-0.8% 8th pct -2.0% 3rd pct

Businesses in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +445 higher in Kirwan - West

665 35th pct 220 10th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +19 higher in Kirwan - West

1,246 77th pct 1,227 76th pct

Max temp in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +0.5 higher in Kirwan - West

30.3 93rd pct 29.8 92nd pct

Min temp in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +0.3 higher in Mundingburra

20.5 96th pct 20.8 97th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +0.9 higher in Mundingburra

5.4 50th pct 6.3 64th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +1.1 more in Mundingburra

5.4 52nd pct 6.5 68th pct

15-min city in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +44.6 pts higher in Mundingburra

55.3% 42nd pct 99.9% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +7.6 pts higher in Mundingburra

65.9% 53rd pct 73.5% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +10.4 pts higher in Mundingburra

87.9% 45th pct 98.3% 68th pct

Walk to school in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +36.1 pts higher in Mundingburra

63.9% 41st pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra even

99.8% 66th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +35.4 pts higher in Mundingburra

48.2% 52nd pct 83.5% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +3.7 more in Mundingburra

7.4 9th pct 11.1 31st pct

Intersections/km² in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra +23 higher in Kirwan - West

147 61st pct 125 56th pct

Mean slope in Kirwan - West in Mundingburra even

2.7% 5th pct 2.7% 5th pct

Compare Kirwan - West with nearby areas

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Compare Mundingburra with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kirwan - West vs Mundingburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/318021482/kirwan-west/vs/318021485/mundingburra