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Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg East - Kalkie

Name: Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg East - Kalkie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Bargara - Burnett Heads profile · Bundaberg East - Kalkie profile

Bargara - Burnett Heads Bundaberg East - Kalkie

Bargara - Burnett Heads and Bundaberg East - Kalkie are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Bargara - Burnett Heads is far older, with a typical resident aged 51 and 29.9% of people aged 65 and over. This is consistent with the area being more affluent, as it has far higher rates of outright home ownership at 44.2% and higher access to money and resources. In contrast, Bundaberg East - Kalkie is much more walkable (very walkable) and has a higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 20.2%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people who speak little or no English. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes, both around $1,300. However, some gaps are widening; the age difference between the two has grown to 10 years since 2011. The gap in outright home ownership has also increased, and the difference in the number of people born overseas has narrowed slightly.

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Where they differ most

Population: 13,204 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads Median age: 10 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads Owned outright: 10.8 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads Recent arrivals: 10.8 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie Under 15: 3.9 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +13,204 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

19,008 88th pct 5,804 27th pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +10 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

51 yrs 91st pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

29.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +8.1 pts 21.8%

28.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 23.8%

18.4% Young adults (25–44) +4.5 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.5% Children (0–14) +3.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

8.3% Youth (15–24) +3.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

Marital status

55.3% Married ◂ +8.2 pts 47.1%

24.1% Never married +8.4 pts ▸ 32.5%

10.3% Divorced even 10.3%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.1%

3.7% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Bargara - Burnett Heads Bundaberg East - Kalkie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.1% Australia +3.0 pts ▸ 82.1%

5.1% England ◂ +3.0 pts 2.0%

2.9% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.2% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

44.7% English ◂ +3.5 pts 41.2%

38.4% Australian +2.9 pts ▸ 41.3%

12.4% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 10.0%

12.2% Irish ◂ +3.0 pts 9.3%

8.7% German even 8.7%

2.4% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

0.4% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +3.0 pts 87.7%

0.3% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Italian even 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.6% Christianity ◂ +1.3 pts 51.3%

39.6% No religion ◂ +0.6 pts 39.0%

6.2% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.7% Buddhism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie even

4 57th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +2.20 more in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

1.36 27th pct 3.56 75th pct

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

16 43rd pct 19 49th pct

Students in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +773 more in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

948 35th pct 1,721 56th pct

Avg size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +193 larger in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

237 25th pct 430 51st pct

ICSEA in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +57 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

981 33rd pct 1,038 60th pct

Highest year of school

44.2% Year 12 +1.4 pts ▸ 45.6%

30.4% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 28.3%

12.2% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV +4.8 pts ▸ 40.8%

21.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.8 pts 17.6%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 13.3%

5.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

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

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

16.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.3 pts 15.9%

15.8% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

13.9% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 12.6%

10.7% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.3% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 10.2%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

1.8% Creative arts even 1.8%

0.9% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$15 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie gap narrowing

$646 19th pct $661 22nd pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$9 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap narrowing

$1,310 22nd pct $1,301 21st pct

Family income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$76 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie gap narrowing

$1,566 17th pct $1,642 22nd pct

Household income distribution

33.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 31.0%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 27.1%

18.9% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 20.4%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 5.2%

Personal income distribution

47.3% Under $650 ◂ +1.2 pts 46.1%

29.0% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

15.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 12.8%

2.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 12.9%

10.4% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.1% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.6% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 9.3%

5.9% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%

4.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%

3.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.1% Dementia even 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.2% None +2.9 pts ▸ 58.1%

23.4% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 20.6%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 8.4%

4.9% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +363 larger in Bargara - Burnett Heads

653 86th pct 290 64th pct

Median age in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +5 yrs older in Bargara - Burnett Heads

24 yrs 43rd pct 19 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$54 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$629 49th pct $575 37th pct

Household income in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$226 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

$1,576 43rd pct $1,350 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +0.2 larger in Bundaberg East - Kalkie gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

45.0% Couples with children +4.5 pts ▸ 49.5%

41.6% Couples without children ◂ +11.9 pts 29.6%

12.9% One-parent families +7.0 pts ▸ 19.9%

0.5% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

45.5% 2 people ◂ +9.6 pts 35.9%

24.2% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 26.4%

12.0% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.4% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

4.5% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.4% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$30 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap steady

$320 33rd pct $290 24th pct

Mortgage in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +$176 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads gap widening

$1,500 27th pct $1,324 16th pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.2% Owned outright ◂ +10.8 pts 33.4%

22.6% Rented +9.8 pts ▸ 32.4%

28.9% Owned with a mortgage +2.7 pts ▸ 31.6%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

1.2% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

87.2% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 84.5%

6.1% Flat or apartment +3.8 pts ▸ 9.9%

4.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

1.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Bedrooms per home

41.8% 3 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 43.9%

31.7% 4 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

16.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 10.1%

2.2% 1 bedroom +4.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

49.0% $200–$349 +18.9 pts ▸ 68.0%

36.2% $350–$549 ◂ +18.0 pts 18.2%

9.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 8.8%

2.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.0% $1,000–$1,799 +9.5 pts ▸ 51.5%

23.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 18.6%

21.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.3 pts 20.0%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +74 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

89 85th pct 15 24th pct

Stops/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +2.10 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4.68 56th pct 2.58 26th pct

Departures/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +11.0 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

180.2 24th pct 169.2 24th pct

PT routes in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +1 more in Bargara - Burnett Heads

3 21st pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +30 longer in Bargara - Burnett Heads

35 88th pct 5 50th pct

How people get to work

71.3% Car (driver) +2.7 pts ▸ 74.0%

7.3% Worked at home ◂ +3.2 pts 4.2%

5.2% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

0.4% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 37.1%

38.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 36.1%

12.2% 3 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

3.4% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.8 pts 20.6%

8.6% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.9% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 9.1%

8.6% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 7.0%

7.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +0.9 pts 6.1%

6.7% Accommodation & food +0.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.8% Manufacturing +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

4.0% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%

3.5% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Professionals ◂ +5.7 pts 16.4%

13.8% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

12.7% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.4% Managers ◂ +3.5 pts 9.9%

10.7% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

11.7% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

7.9% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +2 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +3 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +3 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +2 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +51 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

965 36th pct 914 16th pct

ERP in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +15,716 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

21,697 87th pct 5,981 26th pct

Growth in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +10.5 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

12.7% 86th pct 2.3% 30th pct

Businesses in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +920 higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

1,394 73rd pct 474 23rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +29 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

763 41st pct 792 44th pct

Max temp in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie even

27.7 87th pct 27.7 87th pct

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

17.5 90th pct 17.4 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +2.5 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

3.6 26th pct 6.1 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +3.2 more in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

3.4 24th pct 6.6 70th pct

15-min city in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +52.6 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

32.0% 22nd pct 84.6% 66th pct

Walk to shops in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +40.0 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

37.2% 27th pct 77.2% 63rd pct

Walk to transit in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +7.7 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

77.3% 37th pct 69.5% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +73.7 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

8.0% 4th pct 81.8% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +8.6 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

81.8% 28th pct 90.4% 38th pct

Walk to health in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +42.5 pts higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

33.2% 38th pct 75.7% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +17.3 more in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

13.9 48th pct 31.2 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +60 higher in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

12 27th pct 73 45th pct

Mean slope in Bargara - Burnett Heads in Bundaberg East - Kalkie +0.3 pts higher in Bargara - Burnett Heads

5.1% 46th pct 4.8% 41st pct

Compare Bargara - Burnett Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Bundaberg East - Kalkie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bargara - Burnett Heads vs Bundaberg East - Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/vs/319011496/bundaberg-east-kalkie