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Branyan - Kensington vs Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

Name: Branyan - Kensington vs Bundaberg North - Gooburrum — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Branyan - Kensington profile · Bundaberg North - Gooburrum profile

Branyan - Kensington Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

Bundaberg North - Gooburrum and Branyan - Kensington are nearby areas with very different profiles. Residents are far older in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum, where the typical age is 49 and 29.9% are aged 65 or over. This contrasts with Branyan - Kensington, where the typical resident is 39 and only 17.4% are seniors. Bundaberg North - Gooburrum is also more walkable (mostly car-dependent) than Branyan - Kensington (car-dependent), with more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, parks and public transport. Conversely, Branyan - Kensington has a higher share of detached houses (94.2%) and larger homes, with 88.4% having three or more bedrooms.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally grown. The age difference has more than doubled from 4 years to 10 years, and the gap in home ownership and education has also widened. Despite these shifting trends, they share some fundamentals: both have similar proportions of First Nations people (around 5%) and very few people who use a language other than English at home. They also share the same level of low public transport use, with only 0.4% of residents commuting by transit.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 17.5 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington Median age: 10 yrs older in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum 3+ bedrooms: 15.9 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington Participation: 15.9 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington No car: 5.8 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

Demographics & Identity

Population in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2,064 larger in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum gap narrowing

5,384 25th pct 7,448 37th pct

Median age in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +10 yrs older in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 49 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

17.4% Seniors (65+) +12.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 25.1%

23.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.3 pts 19.4%

21.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.0 pts 14.9%

12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%

Marital status

54.1% Married ◂ +9.2 pts 44.9%

29.6% Never married +2.2 pts ▸ 31.8%

8.2% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.0% Widowed +3.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.0% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Branyan - Kensington Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.5% Australia ◂ +4.0 pts 81.6%

2.3% England +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.3% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.4% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.8% English +1.1 pts ▸ 42.9%

41.8% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 38.8%

10.4% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.6% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.6% German +0.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.5% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

0.7% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

91.2% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 88.8%

0.5% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.9% Christianity +0.7 pts ▸ 49.6%

43.2% No religion ◂ +4.5 pts 38.7%

6.5% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.9% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +4 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

1 0th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +3.61 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

0.89 11th pct 4.50 83rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +14 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

9 21st pct 23 57th pct

Students in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +877 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

453 15th pct 1,330 47th pct

Avg size in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +187 larger in Branyan - Kensington

453 54th pct 266 28th pct

ICSEA in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +35 higher in Branyan - Kensington

974 30th pct 939 14th pct

Highest year of school

46.2% Year 12 ◂ +10.9 pts 35.3%

29.4% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 30.8%

11.6% Year 9 or below +6.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

7.3% Year 11 even 7.3%

Highest qualification level

44.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.9 pts 41.6%

16.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.6 pts 14.1%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 12.5%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 17.3%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 12.9%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 12.1%

12.3% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 10.6%

9.3% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 8.0%

6.0% Architecture & building even 6.0%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.6%

2.3% Agriculture & environment even 2.3%

1.0% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$146 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$715 31st pct $569 10th pct

Household income in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$588 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,616 42nd pct $1,028 4th pct

Family income in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$533 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,846 34th pct $1,313 6th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $650–$1,499 +5.6 pts ▸ 35.6%

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.6 pts 21.3%

13.1% Under $650 +12.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

11.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 5.5%

5.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.1%

Personal income distribution

43.5% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 51.2%

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 29.7%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 8.9%

2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.3% Arthritis +4.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

9.6% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

9.6% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.1% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.6% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Cancer +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.7% Lung condition +1.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +9.4 pts 51.0%

21.4% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 23.5%

6.4% Two conditions +3.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

3.9% Three or more +2.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +127 larger in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

266 62nd pct 393 73rd pct

Median age in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2 yrs older in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

21 yrs 21st pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$62 higher in Branyan - Kensington

$580 38th pct $518 24th pct

Household income in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$158 higher in Branyan - Kensington

$1,447 34th pct $1,289 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +0.5 larger in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

2.8 79th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

58.1% Couples with children ◂ +17.8 pts 40.2%

28.8% Couples without children +10.7 pts ▸ 39.5%

12.7% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 18.7%

0.5% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

37.5% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 40.6%

15.6% 1 person +14.6 pts ▸ 30.2%

17.2% 4 people ◂ +7.9 pts 9.3%

16.8% 3 people ◂ +4.5 pts 12.3%

8.1% 5 people ◂ +3.5 pts 4.7%

4.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$50 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$330 36th pct $280 22nd pct

Mortgage in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +$462 higher in Branyan - Kensington gap widening

$1,600 34th pct $1,138 9th pct

People / bedroom in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.9% Owned outright +8.7 pts ▸ 45.5%

41.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.6 pts 22.3%

18.2% Rented +8.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

1.9% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

94.2% Separate house ◂ +17.5 pts 76.7%

0.3% Flat or apartment +17.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

4.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

0.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Bedrooms per home

44.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +19.9 pts 24.2%

34.4% 3 bedrooms +8.8 pts ▸ 43.3%

6.5% 2 bedrooms +11.8 pts ▸ 18.3%

9.9% 5 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 5.0%

3.0% 1 bedroom +3.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.8% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

45.9% $200–$349 +14.6 pts ▸ 60.6%

44.7% $350–$549 ◂ +27.2 pts 17.6%

6.6% Under $200 +9.7 pts ▸ 16.3%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.6% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 43.6%

18.4% Under $1,000 +18.3 pts ▸ 36.7%

27.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.8 pts 11.8%

5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +20 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

1 2nd pct 21 31st pct

Stops/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2.63 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

0.19 2nd pct 2.82 28th pct

Departures/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +49.9 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

10.2 7th pct 60.2 17th pct

PT routes in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

Stop walk in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +41 longer in Branyan - Kensington

66 97th pct 25 83rd pct

How people get to work

73.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.7 pts 71.1%

5.7% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.3% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

24.5% 1 vehicle +16.8 pts ▸ 41.3%

40.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 30.8%

19.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.6 pts 12.1%

13.9% 4 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 8.0%

1.6% No vehicle +5.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 19.5%

11.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 11.3%

9.5% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

5.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.3% Education & training even 7.3%

6.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

5.6% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.7% Other services ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%

4.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

3.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

3.2% Transport & warehousing even 3.2%

2.5% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

11.2% Labourers +6.2 pts ▸ 17.4%

16.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 14.7%

15.9% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 13.4%

13.5% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.7 pts 10.7%

10.2% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.5% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2 higher in Branyan - Kensington

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +4 higher in Branyan - Kensington

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +5 higher in Branyan - Kensington

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +1 higher in Branyan - Kensington

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +81 higher in Branyan - Kensington

950 30th pct 869 7th pct

ERP in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +1,966 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

5,969 26th pct 7,935 37th pct

Growth in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +4.3 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

10.1% 80th pct 5.8% 61st pct

Businesses in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +120 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

388 18th pct 508 26th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +89 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

792 44th pct 881 51st pct

Max temp in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +0.1 higher in Branyan - Kensington

28.0 88th pct 27.9 87th pct

Min temp in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +0.4 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

17.0 88th pct 17.4 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2.4 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

1.1 5th pct 3.6 25th pct

Types ≤15 min in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2.2 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

1.2 5th pct 3.4 24th pct

15-min city in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +33.2 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

7.8% 5th pct 41.0% 30th pct

Walk to shops in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +20.8 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

20.3% 13th pct 41.1% 30th pct

Walk to transit in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +64.2 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

3.6% 3rd pct 67.8% 32nd pct

Walk to school in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +30.2 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

20.4% 11th pct 50.6% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +28.8 pts higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

43.5% 11th pct 72.3% 24th pct

Walk to health in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +2.1 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

8.4% 15th pct 6.3% 13th pct

Amenities/1k in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +5.3 more in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

6.1 4th pct 11.4 33rd pct

Intersections/km² in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +1 higher in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum

16 29th pct 17 29th pct

Mean slope in Branyan - Kensington in Bundaberg North - Gooburrum +0.5 pts higher in Branyan - Kensington

5.4% 52nd pct 4.9% 42nd pct

Compare Branyan - Kensington with nearby areas

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Compare Bundaberg North - Gooburrum with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Branyan - Kensington vs Bundaberg North - Gooburrum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/vs/319011497/bundaberg-north-gooburrum