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Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Branyan - Kensington

Name: Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Branyan - Kensington — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Bargara - Burnett Heads profile · Branyan - Kensington profile

Bargara - Burnett Heads Branyan - Kensington

Bargara - Burnett Heads and Branyan - Kensington are two nearby Queensland areas with very different age profiles. Residents are far older in Bargara - Burnett Heads, where the typical age is 51 and 29.9% of people are seniors. In contrast, the typical resident in Branyan - Kensington is 39, and the area has a well higher share of children under 15 (21.0%). Bargara - Burnett Heads is also more walkable, with a score of 3.6 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.1 (car-dependent) in Branyan - Kensington, and it has far more public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.

The gap in typical ages has widened since 2011, growing from 3 years to 12 years. Despite this shift, the two areas remain similar in other ways, such as typical weekly rents and the share of people who use a language other than English at home. Both areas sit well below the national figure for the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, although this proportion is well higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads at 17.9% compared to 12.6% in Branyan - Kensington.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 12 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads Population: 13,624 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads Under 15: 5.5 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington Household size: 0.5 larger in Branyan - Kensington Aged 65+: 12.5 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +13,624 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

19,008 88th pct 5,384 25th pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +12 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

51 yrs 91st pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

29.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +12.5 pts 17.4%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 26.1%

18.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.3 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.5% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 21.0%

8.3% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 12.0%

Marital status

55.3% Married ◂ +1.2 pts 54.1%

24.1% Never married +5.5 pts ▸ 29.6%

10.3% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 8.2%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 4.0%

3.7% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Bargara - Burnett Heads Branyan - Kensington

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.1% Australia +6.5 pts ▸ 85.5%

5.1% England ◂ +2.8 pts 2.3%

2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.6 pts 1.3%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.5% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.7% English ◂ +2.9 pts 41.8%

38.4% Australian +3.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

12.4% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 10.4%

12.2% Irish ◂ +3.7 pts 8.6%

8.7% German ◂ +0.1 pts 8.6%

2.4% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

0.7% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only +0.5 pts ▸ 91.2%

0.3% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.6% Christianity ◂ +3.7 pts 48.9%

39.6% No religion +3.6 pts ▸ 43.2%

6.2% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.7% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +3 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 57th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.47 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

1.36 27th pct 0.89 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +7 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

16 43rd pct 9 21st pct

Students in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +495 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

948 35th pct 453 15th pct

Avg size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +216 larger in Branyan - Kensington

237 25th pct 453 54th pct

ICSEA in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +7 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

981 33rd pct 974 30th pct

Highest year of school

44.2% Year 12 +2.0 pts ▸ 46.2%

30.4% Year 10 ◂ +1.0 pts 29.4%

12.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.6 pts 11.6%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV +8.5 pts ▸ 44.5%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 16.7%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 13.4%

5.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

16.3% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

15.8% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.9% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 12.3%

10.7% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.3% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 9.3%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 6.0%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

0.9% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$69 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$646 19th pct $715 31st pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$306 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,310 22nd pct $1,616 42nd pct

Family income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$280 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,566 17th pct $1,846 34th pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 30.0%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 30.8%

18.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.8 pts 13.1%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

Personal income distribution

47.3% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 43.5%

29.0% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 32.8%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 15.3%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 11.3%

10.4% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 9.6%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.6%

9.1% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 4.6%

5.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 3.0%

3.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None +5.3 pts ▸ 60.5%

23.4% One condition ◂ +2.0 pts 21.4%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +2.7 pts 6.4%

4.9% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +387 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads

653 86th pct 266 62nd pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +3 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$49 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$629 49th pct $580 38th pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$129 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$1,576 43rd pct $1,447 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.5 larger in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

45.0% Couples with children +13.1 pts ▸ 58.1%

41.6% Couples without children ◂ +12.8 pts 28.8%

12.9% One-parent families ◂ +0.1 pts 12.7%

0.5% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Household size

45.5% 2 people ◂ +8.1 pts 37.5%

24.2% 1 person ◂ +8.6 pts 15.6%

11.4% 4 people +5.8 pts ▸ 17.2%

12.0% 3 people +4.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

4.5% 5 people +3.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.4% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$10 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap steady

$320 33rd pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +$100 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap narrowing

$1,500 27th pct $1,600 34th pct

People / bedroom in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.10 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.2% Owned outright ◂ +7.3 pts 36.9%

28.9% Owned with a mortgage +13.0 pts ▸ 41.9%

22.6% Rented ◂ +4.3 pts 18.2%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

1.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

87.2% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 94.2%

6.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.8 pts 0.3%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.3 pts 0.5%

1.8% Other dwelling +2.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

Bedrooms per home

31.7% 4 bedrooms +12.3 pts ▸ 44.0%

41.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 34.4%

16.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 6.5%

5.3% 5 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.2% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

49.0% $200–$349 ◂ +3.1 pts 45.9%

36.2% $350–$549 +8.5 pts ▸ 44.7%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.7 pts 6.6%

2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.4 pts 41.6%

23.5% $1,800–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

21.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.9 pts 18.4%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +88 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

89 85th pct 1 2nd pct

Stops/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +4.50 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4.68 56th pct 0.19 2nd pct

Departures/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +170.0 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

180.2 24th pct 10.2 7th pct

PT routes in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +1 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +31 longer in Branyan - Kensington

35 88th pct 66 97th pct

How people get to work

71.3% Car (driver) +2.5 pts ▸ 73.8%

7.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.0 pts 4.3%

5.2% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.2% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 40.9%

38.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.5 pts 24.5%

12.2% 3 vehicles +7.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

6.3% 4 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

3.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 20.0%

8.6% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.9% Education & training ◂ +3.7 pts 7.3%

8.6% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%

5.8% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 4.7%

3.5% Other services +2.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

2.5% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.1% Mining +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Professionals ◂ +6.2 pts 15.9%

12.7% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.3 pts 13.5%

13.4% Managers ◂ +3.9 pts 9.5%

11.7% Clerical & administrative +1.7 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.7% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.9% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +1 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +1 higher in Branyan - Kensington

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +2 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +15 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

965 36th pct 950 30th pct

ERP in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +15,728 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

21,697 87th pct 5,969 26th pct

Growth in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +2.6 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

12.7% 86th pct 10.1% 80th pct

Businesses in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +1,006 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

1,394 73rd pct 388 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +28 higher in Branyan - Kensington

763 41st pct 792 44th pct

Max temp in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.3 higher in Branyan - Kensington

27.7 87th pct 28.0 88th pct

Min temp in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.5 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

17.5 90th pct 17.0 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +2.5 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

3.6 26th pct 1.1 5th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +2.2 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

3.4 24th pct 1.2 5th pct

15-min city in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +24.2 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

32.0% 22nd pct 7.8% 5th pct

Walk to shops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +16.9 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

37.2% 27th pct 20.3% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +73.7 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

77.3% 37th pct 3.6% 3rd pct

Walk to school in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +12.3 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

8.0% 4th pct 20.4% 11th pct

Walk to a park in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +38.2 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

81.8% 28th pct 43.5% 11th pct

Walk to health in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +24.7 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

33.2% 38th pct 8.4% 15th pct

Amenities/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +7.8 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

13.9 48th pct 6.1 4th pct

Intersections/km² in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +4 higher in Branyan - Kensington

12 27th pct 16 29th pct

Mean slope in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Branyan - Kensington +0.3 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

5.1% 46th pct 5.4% 52nd pct

Compare Bargara - Burnett Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Branyan - Kensington with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Branyan - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/vs/319011494/branyan-kensington