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Bundaberg vs Bundaberg East - Kalkie
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Bundaberg profile · Bundaberg East - Kalkie profile
Bundaberg Bundaberg East - Kalkie
Bundaberg and Bundaberg East - Kalkie are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Bundaberg is a walker's paradise with more public transport, more recent overseas arrivals, and a high number of renters, at 60.2%. It also has a much higher share of people living alone (42.9%) and a First Nations unemployment rate of 28.3%, which is far above the national figure. In contrast, Bundaberg East - Kalkie is dominated by separate houses (84.5%) and larger homes, with 80.9% having three or more bedrooms.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people with a long-term health condition, at around 34%. They also share similar rates of full-time employment and a similar proportion of adults with a bachelor degree. However, the gap in home ownership has widened since 2011, with Bundaberg East - Kalkie seeing a growing lead in homes owned outright. The difference in housing types has also increased, as Bundaberg East - Kalkie has become even more dominated by detached houses compared to Bundaberg.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,178
- First area, 2016: 6,116
- First area, 2021: 6,247
- Second area, 2011: 5,216
- Second area, 2016: 5,475
- Second area, 2021: 5,804
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bundaberg: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 1.0% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Bundaberg: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 1.1% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Bundaberg: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Bundaberg: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Bundaberg: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Bundaberg: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Bundaberg: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Bundaberg: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Bundaberg: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Bundaberg: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Bundaberg: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Bundaberg: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Bundaberg: 4.6% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Bundaberg: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 20–24 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Bundaberg: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Bundaberg: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Bundaberg: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.6% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Bundaberg: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Bundaberg East - Kalkie: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $394
- First area, 2016: $478
- First area, 2021: $606
- Second area, 2011: $492
- Second area, 2016: $561
- Second area, 2021: $661
- First area, 2011: $673
- First area, 2016: $782
- First area, 2021: $972
- Second area, 2011: $965
- Second area, 2016: $1,099
- Second area, 2021: $1,301
- First area, 2011: $926
- First area, 2016: $1,095
- First area, 2021: $1,346
- Second area, 2011: $1,217
- Second area, 2016: $1,318
- Second area, 2021: $1,642
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $225
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $243
- Second area, 2016: $275
- Second area, 2021: $290
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,192
- First area, 2021: $1,118
- Second area, 2011: $1,560
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,324
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bundaberg vs Bundaberg East - Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319011495/bundaberg/vs/319011496/bundaberg-east-kalkie