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Craignish - Dundowran Beach vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

Name: Craignish - Dundowran Beach vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Craignish - Dundowran Beach profile · Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan profile

Craignish - Dundowran Beach Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan and Craignish - Dundowran Beach are two nearby Queensland areas with very different housing and financial profiles. Craignish - Dundowran Beach is far more affluent, with 18.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to just 7.7% in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan. This is reflected in the homes; 93.5% of houses in Craignish - Dundowran Beach have three or more bedrooms, while that figure is 70.6% in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan. Rental properties are also far more common in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, where 34.1% of homes are rented, compared to only 9.2% in Craignish - Dundowran Beach.

Both areas are very similar in other ways, such as having about the same share of people born overseas and a nearly identical percentage of residents who do not have a religion. Life in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan is more walkable, as it is mostly car-dependent while Craignish - Dundowran Beach is simply car-dependent. Over time, the gap in household wealth and the number of large homes has widened, and the typical resident in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan has become noticeably older than those in Craignish - Dundowran Beach.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,212 larger in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan Separate houses: 25.9 pts higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach Renting: 24.8 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan 3+ bedrooms: 22.9 pts higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach Living alone: 21.3 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +10,212 larger in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan gap steady

5,574 26th pct 15,786 79th pct

Median age in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +4 yrs older in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan gap widening

48 yrs 87th pct 52 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

23.1% Seniors (65+) +10.0 pts ▸ 33.1%

31.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.2 pts 25.5%

18.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 18.1%

17.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.5 pts 14.3%

8.8% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

Marital status

59.2% Married ◂ +16.4 pts 42.8%

23.7% Never married +5.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

9.9% Divorced +4.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

3.6% Widowed +5.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.6% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Craignish - Dundowran Beach Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.7% Australia ◂ +3.3 pts 75.4%

5.4% England ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

3.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% South Africa even 0.7%

0.2% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

47.8% English ◂ +2.9 pts 44.9%

37.9% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 37.0%

12.0% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 11.3%

10.8% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.3% German +0.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.6% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.4%

0.7% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.1% English only ◂ +3.4 pts 88.7%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.4% Christianity ◂ +3.0 pts 47.4%

42.5% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 41.6%

5.6% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

0.4% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

— 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

— 1.33 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +6 more in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

6 12th pct 12 31st pct

Students in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

— 1,165 42nd pct

Avg size in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

— 388 45th pct

ICSEA in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

— 960 23rd pct

Highest year of school

46.3% Year 12 ◂ +7.2 pts 39.1%

30.9% Year 10 ◂ +1.3 pts 29.7%

9.8% Year 9 or below +4.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.4 pts 38.1%

18.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.4 pts 15.1%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.7 pts 15.1%

4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

18.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.1 pts 14.4%

14.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 13.4%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 13.7%

11.5% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.4% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 8.6%

7.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences even 1.6%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$127 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap widening

$664 22nd pct $537 7th pct

Household income in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$561 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap widening

$1,563 39th pct $1,002 3rd pct

Family income in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$390 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap widening

$1,679 24th pct $1,289 5th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $650–$1,499 +5.3 pts ▸ 36.8%

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 20.6%

12.7% Under $650 +13.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 4.5%

8.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

46.7% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 54.0%

29.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 27.0%

15.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.1 pts 8.8%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis +4.8 pts ▸ 17.0%

10.3% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.7% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.2% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.3% Heart disease +2.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.4% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.1% Lung condition +2.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.4% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.2% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None ◂ +10.2 pts 49.4%

21.4% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 23.3%

8.0% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.0% Three or more +3.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +567 larger in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

218 57th pct 785 86th pct

Median age in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +5 yrs older in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

18 yrs 5th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$13 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

$450 11th pct $463 12th pct

Household income in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$449 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

$1,583 43rd pct $1,134 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.5 larger in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap steady

2.7 71st pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children ◂ +11.8 pts 39.2%

37.8% Couples without children +1.1 pts ▸ 38.9%

10.6% One-parent families +10.0 pts ▸ 20.7%

0.3% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

47.4% 2 people ◂ +7.3 pts 40.1%

12.0% 1 person +21.3 pts ▸ 33.3%

15.1% 4 people ◂ +6.9 pts 8.2%

14.2% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 12.2%

7.5% 5 people ◂ +3.7 pts 3.8%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$70 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap steady

$375 52nd pct $305 28th pct

Mortgage in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$433 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach gap widening

$1,733 43rd pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.3% Owned outright ◂ +6.0 pts 39.2%

43.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +21.5 pts 21.4%

9.2% Rented +24.8 pts ▸ 34.1%

0.9% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

98.7% Separate house ◂ +25.9 pts 72.9%

0.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.8 pts ▸ 18.4%

0.5% Flat or apartment +4.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +24.6 pts 25.6%

30.8% 3 bedrooms +10.3 pts ▸ 41.1%

4.2% 2 bedrooms +16.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

12.5% 5 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 3.9%

0.7% 1 bedroom +5.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.4% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

58.2% $350–$549 ◂ +27.6 pts 30.7%

23.1% $200–$349 +28.8 pts ▸ 51.9%

2.2% Under $200 +10.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.4% $550–$749 ◂ +9.2 pts 1.2%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 +12.8 pts ▸ 47.9%

32.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.4 pts 17.5%

16.2% Under $1,000 +9.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

7.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 3.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

69.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.0 pts 68.8%

10.1% Worked at home ◂ +4.3 pts 5.8%

4.8% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.7% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.2 pts 31.4%

22.5% 1 vehicle +23.8 pts ▸ 46.3%

18.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +9.7 pts 9.2%

10.6% 4 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 4.3%

0.5% No vehicle +8.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.7% Health care & social assistance +3.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

10.2% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.1% Construction ◂ +2.4 pts 8.7%

6.6% Accommodation & food +4.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%

7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 5.3%

5.1% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 3.3%

4.0% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Mining ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

20.0% Professionals ◂ +2.2 pts 17.8%

16.3% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 19.2%

14.7% Technicians & trades even 14.7%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.8 pts 10.5%

11.8% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 8.2%

9.0% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.8% Labourers +3.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +4 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +3 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

5 43rd pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +6 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

8 71st pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +86 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

974 40th pct 888 10th pct

ERP in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +10,480 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

6,235 27th pct 16,715 77th pct

Growth in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +6.4 pts higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

11.2% 84th pct 4.8% 53rd pct

Businesses in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +336 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

480 24th pct 816 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +68 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

821 46th pct 889 52nd pct

Max temp in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.4 higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

27.4 86th pct 27.0 84th pct

Min temp in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.3 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

16.5 87th pct 16.8 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.4 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

0.9 4th pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.6 more in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

0.9 3rd pct 3.5 25th pct

15-min city in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +38.6 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

0.0% 0th pct 38.6% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +34.5 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

14.7% 9th pct 49.3% 38th pct

Walk to transit in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +56.1 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

4.9% 3rd pct 60.9% 39th pct

Walk to a park in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +72.8 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

25.8% 5th pct 98.6% 54th pct

Walk to health in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +11.8 pts higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

15.0% 21st pct 3.2% 7th pct

Amenities/1k in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.8 more in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

2.2 0th pct 4.9 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +84 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

7 21st pct 91 49th pct

Mean slope in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.4 pts higher in Craignish - Dundowran Beach

6.4% 67th pct 4.1% 28th pct

Compare Craignish - Dundowran Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Craignish - Dundowran Beach vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041517/craignish-dundowran-beach/vs/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan