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Booral - River Heads vs Granville

Name: Booral - River Heads vs Granville — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Booral - River Heads profile · Granville profile

Booral - River Heads Granville

Booral - River Heads and Granville are two nearby Queensland areas with very different living patterns. Booral - River Heads has seen rapid growth, with a 35.6% population increase since 2021 and 47.9% of people moving in within the last five years. In contrast, Granville is more concentrated and walkable; for example, 61.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 4.4% in Booral - River Heads. There are also notable gaps in housing and income, with the typical weekly household income in Booral - River Heads being well higher at $1,402, compared to $1,033 in Granville.

These gaps in income and housing have widened since 2011, and the difference in the share of people living alone has also grown to 13.3%. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas share many similarities. They both have a similar share of children under 15 and almost identical rates of full-time employment. Both areas also struggle with accessibility, as both are considered mostly car-dependent or car-dependent and have no public transport stops per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

No car: 6.9 pts higher in Granville Recent movers: 14.7 pts higher in Booral - River Heads Renting: 14.1 pts higher in Granville Living alone: 13.3 pts higher in Granville Population: 2,724 larger in Booral - River Heads

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2,724 larger in Booral - River Heads gap widening

5,775 27th pct 3,051 12th pct

Median age in Booral - River Heads in Granville +1 yrs older in Booral - River Heads gap steady

49 yrs 88th pct 48 yrs 87th pct

Age structure

33.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.0 pts 27.2%

22.6% Seniors (65+) +4.2 pts ▸ 26.9%

18.4% Young adults (25–44) +0.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

16.0% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.6% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

Marital status

53.9% Married ◂ +8.7 pts 45.2%

26.7% Never married +5.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

10.2% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.6% Widowed +2.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.6% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Booral - River Heads Granville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia +4.6 pts ▸ 84.3%

4.9% England ◂ +2.4 pts 2.5%

3.5% New Zealand ◂ +2.2 pts 1.3%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% English ◂ +2.9 pts 44.2%

38.9% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 42.1%

7.3% German +3.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.6% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 10.4%

10.5% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 9.4%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

1.8% Italian even 1.7%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +1.0 pts 91.3%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.9% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 48.3%

44.9% No religion ◂ +2.9 pts 42.0%

5.8% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.3% Other religions even 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

1 0th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Booral - River Heads in Granville +0.92 more in Granville

1.08 18th pct 2.00 48th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Booral - River Heads in Granville +1 more in Granville

10 25th pct 11 29th pct

Students in Booral - River Heads in Granville +70 more in Granville

142 4th pct 212 7th pct

Avg size in Booral - River Heads in Granville +70 larger in Granville

142 14th pct 212 22nd pct

ICSEA in Booral - River Heads in Granville +20 higher in Granville

882 7th pct 902 10th pct

Highest year of school

40.9% Year 12 ◂ +8.4 pts 32.5%

33.3% Year 10 +1.4 pts ▸ 34.7%

12.4% Year 9 or below +4.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

8.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

46.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 45.8%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.4%

14.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.6 pts 10.6%

2.8% Certificate I / II +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%

3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

19.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.8 pts 18.3%

14.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 14.1%

11.5% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.0% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 7.9%

8.7% Architecture & building ◂ +3.2 pts 5.4%

8.1% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 6.4%

6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.2% Information technology even 1.2%

0.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$105 higher in Booral - River Heads gap widening

$607 13th pct $502 4th pct

Household income in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$369 higher in Booral - River Heads gap widening

$1,402 29th pct $1,033 5th pct

Family income in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$281 higher in Booral - River Heads gap widening

$1,511 14th pct $1,230 3rd pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $650–$1,499 +6.4 pts ▸ 39.3%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.0 pts 20.6%

15.7% Under $650 +8.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

6.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 4.6%

6.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 2.3%

Personal income distribution

49.2% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 55.6%

30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 27.3%

11.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.5 pts 7.3%

2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.1% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

13.3% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.7% Asthma +3.4 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.5% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.6% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.1% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.6% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.0% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.7% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.3% None ◂ +8.1 pts 46.2%

23.1% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 25.0%

9.4% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

5.6% Three or more +1.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Booral - River Heads in Granville +95 larger in Booral - River Heads

276 63rd pct 181 50th pct

Median age in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2 yrs older in Granville

22 yrs 29th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$33 higher in Booral - River Heads

$492 18th pct $459 12th pct

Household income in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$359 higher in Booral - River Heads

$1,666 48th pct $1,307 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Booral - River Heads in Granville +0.2 larger in Booral - River Heads gap steady

2.6 57th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

47.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.2 pts 46.7%

38.5% Couples without children ◂ +5.1 pts 33.4%

13.1% One-parent families +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.4% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

44.5% 2 people ◂ +6.2 pts 38.3%

16.0% 1 person +13.3 pts ▸ 29.3%

15.6% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 12.8%

12.5% 4 people ◂ +2.1 pts 10.5%

6.6% 5 people ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

4.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$90 higher in Booral - River Heads gap widening

$330 36th pct $240 13th pct

Mortgage in Booral - River Heads in Granville +$477 higher in Booral - River Heads gap widening

$1,560 31st pct $1,083 7th pct

People / bedroom in Booral - River Heads in Granville even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.5 pts 43.0%

41.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.4 pts 28.3%

12.0% Rented +14.1 pts ▸ 26.1%

1.1% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

98.4% Separate house ◂ +8.4 pts 89.9%

0.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.0% 3 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 53.8%

36.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 21.4%

11.4% 2 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

9.9% 5 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 4.0%

2.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

41.8% $200–$349 +14.0 pts ▸ 55.8%

41.4% $350–$549 ◂ +32.7 pts 8.7%

7.8% Under $200 +23.6 pts ▸ 31.4%

5.7% $550–$749 ◂ +5.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.7% $1,000–$1,799 +3.9 pts ▸ 42.6%

18.4% Under $1,000 +19.5 pts ▸ 37.9%

29.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +19.5 pts 9.5%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 3.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

67.4% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 68.5%

9.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 4.7%

4.5% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.6% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.7 pts 32.6%

22.6% 1 vehicle +16.2 pts ▸ 38.7%

19.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.6 pts 14.3%

13.5% 4 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 7.9%

1.1% No vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 17.8%

12.8% Construction ◂ +5.4 pts 7.4%

11.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 10.4%

4.7% Manufacturing +6.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.5% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.9% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

2.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

15.5% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.7 pts 14.4%

12.1% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.6% Professionals ◂ +3.6 pts 11.0%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.8% Managers ◂ +1.6 pts 8.2%

9.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Booral - River Heads in Granville +1 higher in Booral - River Heads

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2 higher in Booral - River Heads

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Booral - River Heads in Granville +5 higher in Booral - River Heads

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Booral - River Heads in Granville +1 higher in Booral - River Heads

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Booral - River Heads in Granville +86 higher in Booral - River Heads

924 20th pct 838 1st pct

ERP in Booral - River Heads in Granville +4,660 higher in Booral - River Heads

7,887 37th pct 3,227 12th pct

Growth in Booral - River Heads in Granville +30.5 pts higher in Booral - River Heads

35.6% 97th pct 5.0% 55th pct

Businesses in Booral - River Heads in Granville +447 higher in Booral - River Heads

537 27th pct 90 4th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Booral - River Heads in Granville +79 higher in Granville

884 52nd pct 963 58th pct

Max temp in Booral - River Heads in Granville +0.9 higher in Granville

27.1 85th pct 28.0 88th pct

Min temp in Booral - River Heads in Granville +1.1 higher in Booral - River Heads

16.7 88th pct 15.6 84th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2.0 higher in Granville

0.3 0th pct 2.3 14th pct

Types ≤15 min in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2.1 more in Granville

0.3 0th pct 2.4 14th pct

15-min city in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Booral - River Heads in Granville +57.3 pts higher in Granville

4.4% 3rd pct 61.7% 49th pct

Walk to transit in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Booral - River Heads in Granville +49.8 pts higher in Granville

0.9% 0th pct 50.7% 31st pct

Walk to a park in Booral - River Heads in Granville +54.6 pts higher in Granville

11.6% 0th pct 66.2% 21st pct

Walk to health in Booral - River Heads in Granville +4.4 pts higher in Booral - River Heads

4.4% 9th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Booral - River Heads in Granville +0.3 more in Granville

2.9 0th pct 3.3 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Booral - River Heads in Granville even

3 16th pct 3 16th pct

Mean slope in Booral - River Heads in Granville +2.5 pts higher in Booral - River Heads

6.3% 65th pct 3.8% 24th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booral - River Heads vs Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041516/booral-river-heads/vs/319051523/granville