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Booral - River Heads vs Maryborough Surrounds - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 50 km apart · Booral - River Heads profile · Maryborough Surrounds - South profile
Booral - River Heads Maryborough Surrounds - South
Maryborough Surrounds - South and Booral - River Heads are two regional Queensland areas with distinct profiles. Booral - River Heads is more affluent, with a typical First Nations household income of $1,666 compared to just $1,024 in Maryborough Surrounds - South. It also has a higher share of larger homes, with 84.9% having three or more bedrooms, while that figure is 67.4% in Maryborough Surrounds - South. In contrast, Maryborough Surrounds - South has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children, at 5.77 compared to 1.08 in Booral - River Heads.
Since 2011, the gaps between the two have often widened. This is seen in the rising difference in home sizes, the share of people living alone, and the number of adults working or looking for work. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas share a similar reliance on cars, with almost no one using public transport to commute. They also have nearly identical rates of people providing unpaid care and a similar share of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,159
- First area, 2016: 4,602
- First area, 2021: 5,775
- Second area, 2011: 7,647
- Second area, 2016: 8,395
- Second area, 2021: 9,548
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 55 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 Booral - River Heads: 0.3% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Booral - River Heads: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.4% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Booral - River Heads: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Booral - River Heads: 4.3% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 5.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Booral - River Heads: 4.4% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 6.4% males, 5.5% females
- 60–64 in Booral - River Heads: 5.0% males, 4.9% females; 60–64 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 6.1% males, 5.9% females
- 55–59 in Booral - River Heads: 4.3% males, 5.0% females; 55–59 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 4.5% males, 4.7% females
- 50–54 in Booral - River Heads: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Booral - River Heads: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Booral - River Heads: 2.2% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Booral - River Heads: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Booral - River Heads: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Booral - River Heads: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Booral - River Heads: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Booral - River Heads: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Booral - River Heads: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Booral - River Heads: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 0–4 in Booral - River Heads: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.7% 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: $401
- First area, 2016: $472
- First area, 2021: $607
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $429
- Second area, 2021: $471
- First area, 2011: $909
- First area, 2016: $1,079
- First area, 2021: $1,402
- Second area, 2011: $742
- Second area, 2016: $812
- Second area, 2021: $959
- First area, 2011: $972
- First area, 2016: $1,168
- First area, 2021: $1,511
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $976
- Second area, 2021: $1,176
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $275
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2011: $180
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,487
- First area, 2016: $1,514
- First area, 2021: $1,560
- Second area, 2011: $1,100
- Second area, 2016: $1,105
- Second area, 2021: $1,170
- 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). Booral - River Heads vs Maryborough Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041516/booral-river-heads/vs/319051525/maryborough-surrounds-south