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Pialba - Eli Waters vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

Name: Pialba - Eli Waters vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Pialba - Eli Waters profile · Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan profile

Pialba - Eli Waters Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

Pialba - Eli Waters and Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes. Pialba - Eli Waters is more walkable, with 56.4% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 38.6% in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan. It also has a much larger school presence, with six schools and a total of 5,086 enrolments, while Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan has three schools and 1,165 enrolments. Additionally, separate houses are far more common in Pialba - Eli Waters at 84.8%, compared to 72.9% in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan.

These two neighbours have tracked in the same direction since 2011, though some gaps have widened. Separate houses and the share of people born overseas have both become more common in Pialba - Eli Waters relative to its neighbour. Despite these shifts, they share many core traits: both have a typical resident age of 52 and a First Nations population of 5.0%. They also have very similar typical household incomes, sitting around $1,000 to $1,014 a week.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 11.9 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters 3+ bedrooms: 7.2 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters Renting: 6.0 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan Living alone: 5.2 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan Owned outright: 5.4 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +70 larger in Pialba - Eli Waters gap narrowing

15,856 79th pct 15,786 79th pct

Median age in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even gap narrowing

52 yrs 93rd pct 52 yrs 93rd pct

Age structure

35.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.7 pts 33.1%

21.9% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 25.5%

18.1% Young adults (25–44) even 18.1%

15.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 14.3%

8.7% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

Marital status

47.6% Married ◂ +4.9 pts 42.8%

26.9% Never married +2.3 pts ▸ 29.1%

11.5% Divorced +2.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.8% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%

4.2% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Pialba - Eli Waters Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.3% Australia +2.1 pts ▸ 75.4%

6.4% England ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

3.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.9% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.6% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% China even 0.2%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

44.5% English +0.4 pts ▸ 44.9%

35.8% Australian +1.2 pts ▸ 37.0%

10.3% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

9.7% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.8% German +0.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.6% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 88.7%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.8% Christianity ◂ +1.4 pts 47.4%

40.4% No religion +1.3 pts ▸ 41.6%

7.7% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +3 more in Pialba - Eli Waters

6 71st pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +1.11 more in Pialba - Eli Waters

2.43 59th pct 1.33 26th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +1 more in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

11 29th pct 12 31st pct

Students in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +3,921 more in Pialba - Eli Waters

5,086 89th pct 1,165 42nd pct

Avg size in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +459 larger in Pialba - Eli Waters

848 87th pct 388 45th pct

ICSEA in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +31 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

991 38th pct 960 23rd pct

Highest year of school

40.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.6 pts 39.1%

29.1% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 29.7%

14.1% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

7.9% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

37.3% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

16.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 15.1%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 3.5%

2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

14.5% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 11.9%

14.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.0 pts 13.4%

14.3% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.0% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

7.7% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

5.7% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$2 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan gap steady

$535 7th pct $537 7th pct

Household income in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$12 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters gap narrowing

$1,014 4th pct $1,002 3rd pct

Family income in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$50 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan gap widening

$1,239 3rd pct $1,289 5th pct

Household income distribution

38.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 36.8%

23.7% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 26.7%

21.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 20.6%

4.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

53.5% Under $650 +0.5 pts ▸ 54.0%

26.8% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

9.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 8.8%

1.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

17.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 17.0%

12.7% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.1% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%

10.0% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 7.8%

7.3% Diabetes even 7.2%

5.7% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

5.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

2.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.9% None ◂ +0.4 pts 49.4%

23.2% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

10.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 10.3%

7.7% Three or more even 7.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2 larger in Pialba - Eli Waters

787 86th pct 785 86th pct

Median age in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +4 yrs older in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

19 yrs 10th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$42 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

$505 21st pct $463 12th pct

Household income in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$53 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

$1,187 14th pct $1,134 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.1 larger in Pialba - Eli Waters gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

40.7% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 38.9%

38.8% Couples with children +0.4 pts ▸ 39.2%

19.5% One-parent families +1.2 pts ▸ 20.7%

1.0% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

43.5% 2 people ◂ +3.4 pts 40.1%

28.1% 1 person +5.2 pts ▸ 33.3%

12.3% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 12.2%

9.2% 4 people ◂ +1.0 pts 8.2%

4.0% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 3.8%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$45 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters gap widening

$350 43rd pct $305 28th pct

Mortgage in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +$100 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters gap widening

$1,400 21st pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.6% Owned outright ◂ +5.4 pts 39.2%

28.1% Rented +6.0 pts ▸ 34.1%

20.7% Owned with a mortgage +0.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

4.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

84.8% Separate house ◂ +11.9 pts 72.9%

12.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 18.4%

1.7% Flat or apartment +2.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.6% Other dwelling +2.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Bedrooms per home

36.4% 3 bedrooms +4.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

37.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.0 pts 25.6%

18.2% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

1.7% 1 bedroom +4.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.7% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.3% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

34.3% $200–$349 +17.6 pts ▸ 51.9%

50.9% $350–$549 ◂ +20.3 pts 30.7%

9.0% Under $200 +3.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

1.2% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.5 pts 47.9%

22.2% Under $1,000 +2.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

15.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 17.5%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

69.7% Car (driver) ◂ +0.9 pts 68.8%

6.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 5.7%

5.4% Worked at home +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.7% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

0.7% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 46.3%

32.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.4 pts 31.4%

8.7% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.4% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.7% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

27.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.0 pts 24.4%

13.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 11.6%

9.4% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.9% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%

7.8% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.4% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

3.2% Professional & technical +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Rental & real estate +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Professionals ◂ +2.8 pts 17.8%

18.3% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 19.2%

12.5% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

11.7% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 11.0%

10.9% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.0% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.6% Managers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +1 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +1 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +13 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

901 13th pct 888 10th pct

ERP in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +1,039 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

17,754 81st pct 16,715 77th pct

Growth in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +6.0 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

10.8% 83rd pct 4.8% 53rd pct

Businesses in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +458 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

1,274 69th pct 816 44th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +43 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

846 49th pct 889 52nd pct

Max temp in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.2 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

27.2 86th pct 27.0 84th pct

Min temp in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.1 higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

16.7 88th pct 16.8 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.4 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

3.7 26th pct 3.3 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.9 more in Pialba - Eli Waters

4.3 36th pct 3.5 25th pct

15-min city in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +17.8 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

56.4% 43rd pct 38.6% 28th pct

Walk to shops in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +11.8 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

61.1% 49th pct 49.3% 38th pct

Walk to transit in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.5 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

63.4% 41st pct 60.9% 39th pct

Walk to a park in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +6.9 pts higher in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan

91.7% 39th pct 98.6% 54th pct

Walk to health in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +40.7 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

43.9% 48th pct 3.2% 7th pct

Amenities/1k in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +2.2 more in Pialba - Eli Waters

7.1 8th pct 4.9 0th pct

Intersections/km² in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +30 higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

121 55th pct 91 49th pct

Mean slope in Pialba - Eli Waters in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan +0.6 pts higher in Pialba - Eli Waters

4.7% 39th pct 4.1% 28th pct

Compare Pialba - Eli Waters 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). Pialba - Eli Waters vs Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041518/pialba-eli-waters/vs/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan