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Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg

Name: Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 9.4 km apart · Bargara - Burnett Heads profile · Bundaberg profile

Bargara - Burnett Heads Bundaberg

Bargara - Burnett Heads and Bundaberg are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Bargara - Burnett Heads is much older, with a typical resident aged 51 and 29.9% of people aged 65 and over. This is reflected in the housing, where separate houses are far more common (87.2%) and far more homes are owned outright (44.2%). In contrast, Bundaberg is younger, with a typical age of 38, and has a high proportion of renters (60.2%) and people living alone (42.9%).

Both areas share a similar proportion of children under 15, at around 15%. While they are close by, the gap in housing tenure and age has widened since 2011. Bundaberg is far more walkable, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, whereas Bargara - Burnett Heads is more car-dependent. The two areas also differ in diversity, with recent overseas arrivals being far higher in Bundaberg at 33.5%.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 37.6 pts higher in Bundaberg Separate houses: 34.5 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads 3+ bedrooms: 29.5 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads Recent arrivals: 24.1 pts higher in Bundaberg Owned outright: 23.5 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +12,761 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

19,008 88th pct 6,247 30th pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +13 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

51 yrs 91st pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

29.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.4 pts 18.5%

18.4% Young adults (25–44) +10.0 pts ▸ 28.4%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 23.7%

15.5% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

8.3% Youth (15–24) +5.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

55.3% Married ◂ +26.2 pts 29.1%

24.1% Never married +20.5 pts ▸ 44.5%

10.3% Divorced +3.8 pts ▸ 14.1%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 5.8%

3.7% Separated +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

Age & sex structure

Bargara - Burnett Heads Bundaberg

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.1% Australia ◂ +8.8 pts 70.3%

5.1% England ◂ +2.6 pts 2.5%

2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

0.5% Philippines +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

Ancestry

44.7% English ◂ +8.7 pts 36.0%

38.4% Australian ◂ +4.9 pts 33.5%

12.4% Scottish ◂ +3.4 pts 9.0%

12.2% Irish ◂ +3.6 pts 8.6%

8.7% German ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

0.7% Chinese +1.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.4% Italian even 2.4%

0.7% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

0.4% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +13.7 pts 77.0%

0.3% Mandarin +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.1% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.6% Christianity ◂ +12.1 pts 40.5%

39.6% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 42.1%

6.2% Not stated +5.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.7% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.2% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +3 more in Bundaberg

4 57th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +5.76 more in Bundaberg

1.36 27th pct 7.11 92nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +5 more in Bundaberg

16 43rd pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +2,172 more in Bundaberg

948 35th pct 3,120 80th pct

Avg size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +209 larger in Bundaberg

237 25th pct 446 53rd pct

ICSEA in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +19 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

981 33rd pct 962 24th pct

Highest year of school

44.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.0 pts 42.2%

30.4% Year 10 ◂ +5.1 pts 25.2%

12.2% Year 9 or below +2.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 33.3%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 19.1%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.2 pts 11.1%

5.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 4.0%

2.6% Certificate I / II +2.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.3% Engineering & related ◂ +4.9 pts 11.4%

15.8% Management & commerce ◂ +2.3 pts 13.4%

13.9% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 13.8%

10.7% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.3% Education ◂ +6.5 pts 4.8%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

0.9% Information technology +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences even 1.9%

1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$40 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap narrowing

$646 19th pct $606 13th pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$338 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

$1,310 22nd pct $972 1st pct

Family income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$220 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

$1,566 17th pct $1,346 8th pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 33.4%

18.9% Under $650 +12.0 pts ▸ 30.9%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 21.6%

7.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 3.3%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 3.6%

Personal income distribution

47.3% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 47.6%

29.0% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 31.4%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.8 pts 8.1%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 12.2%

10.4% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.1% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.6% Other condition even 9.6%

5.9% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 5.3%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

3.9% Lung condition even 4.0%

1.4% Stroke even 1.3%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None ◂ +1.8 pts 53.3%

23.4% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 20.3%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 8.4%

4.9% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +211 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads

653 86th pct 442 76th pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg even

24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$167 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$629 49th pct $462 12th pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$592 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$1,576 43rd pct $984 5th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +0.2 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.1 11th pct

Family composition

45.0% Couples with children ◂ +6.0 pts 39.0%

41.6% Couples without children ◂ +12.8 pts 28.7%

12.9% One-parent families +16.0 pts ▸ 28.8%

0.5% Other families +3.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Household size

45.5% 2 people ◂ +14.7 pts 30.8%

24.2% 1 person +18.7 pts ▸ 42.9%

12.0% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 11.8%

11.4% 4 people ◂ +3.4 pts 8.0%

4.5% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

2.4% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$70 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap steady

$320 33rd pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +$382 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

$1,500 27th pct $1,118 8th pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

22.6% Rented +37.6 pts ▸ 60.2%

44.2% Owned outright ◂ +23.5 pts 20.6%

28.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.1 pts 15.8%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

1.2% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

87.2% Separate house ◂ +34.5 pts 52.7%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +27.3 pts ▸ 32.1%

6.1% Flat or apartment +7.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

1.8% Other dwelling ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

41.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.2 pts 34.6%

16.8% 2 bedrooms +20.8 pts ▸ 37.6%

31.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.4 pts 10.3%

2.2% 1 bedroom +7.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.4%

0.7% Studio / none even 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

49.0% $200–$349 +14.8 pts ▸ 63.8%

36.2% $350–$549 ◂ +29.3 pts 6.9%

9.3% Under $200 +14.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.6 pts 0.6%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.0% $1,000–$1,799 +8.6 pts ▸ 50.6%

21.3% Under $1,000 +13.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

23.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.3 pts 8.2%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 1.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +51 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

89 85th pct 38 48th pct

Stops/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +1.40 more in Bundaberg

4.68 56th pct 6.08 74th pct

Departures/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +520.1 more in Bundaberg

180.2 24th pct 700.3 46th pct

PT routes in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +9 more in Bundaberg

3 21st pct 12 71st pct

Stop walk in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +34 longer in Bargara - Burnett Heads

35 88th pct 1 7th pct

How people get to work

71.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.8 pts 63.5%

5.2% Car (passenger) +6.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.7 pts 3.7%

2.2% Walked +3.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.4% Bus +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.0% 1 vehicle +9.6 pts ▸ 47.6%

40.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.8 pts 25.5%

3.4% No vehicle +12.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 7.5%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

7.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.9% Education & training ◂ +5.2 pts 5.7%

6.7% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.6% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.6% Construction ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%

5.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.8%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%

4.0% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%

3.5% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.6% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.5% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

10.7% Labourers +15.3 pts ▸ 26.0%

22.1% Professionals ◂ +6.4 pts 15.7%

13.8% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.4% Managers ◂ +4.6 pts 8.8%

12.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.8 pts 10.9%

11.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.2 pts 7.5%

7.9% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +3 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +4 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +5 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +3 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +138 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

965 36th pct 827 0th pct

ERP in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +15,086 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

21,697 87th pct 6,611 30th pct

Growth in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +8.0 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

12.7% 86th pct 4.8% 52nd pct

Businesses in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +392 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

1,394 73rd pct 1,002 56th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +117 higher in Bundaberg

763 41st pct 881 51st pct

Max temp in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +0.3 higher in Bundaberg

27.7 87th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +0.1 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

17.5 90th pct 17.4 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +5.2 higher in Bundaberg

3.6 26th pct 8.8 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +4.5 more in Bundaberg

3.4 24th pct 7.9 96th pct

15-min city in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +67.6 pts higher in Bundaberg

32.0% 22nd pct 99.6% 86th pct

Walk to shops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +62.8 pts higher in Bundaberg

37.2% 27th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +22.1 pts higher in Bundaberg

77.3% 37th pct 99.4% 74th pct

Walk to school in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +91.0 pts higher in Bundaberg

8.0% 4th pct 99.0% 85th pct

Walk to a park in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +18.2 pts higher in Bundaberg

81.8% 28th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +60.7 pts higher in Bundaberg

33.2% 38th pct 93.8% 87th pct

Amenities/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +51.1 more in Bundaberg

13.9 48th pct 65.0 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +362 higher in Bundaberg

12 27th pct 374 88th pct

Mean slope in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg +0.4 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

5.1% 46th pct 4.7% 38th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/vs/319011495/bundaberg