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Pialba - Eli Waters vs Maryborough
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Pialba - Eli Waters profile · Maryborough profile
Pialba - Eli Waters Maryborough
Maryborough (Qld) and Pialba - Eli Waters are two nearby Queensland areas with different profiles. Pialba - Eli Waters is more diverse, with 20.9% of people born overseas compared to 9.0% in Maryborough (Qld). It also has a higher share of university degrees (13.0% versus 7.9%) and more people moving in over the last five years. In contrast, Maryborough (Qld) has more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (75.4% versus 63.4%) and health services (59.4% versus 43.9%).
Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,000. They also have nearly identical shares of children under 15 and people with long-term health conditions. However, some gaps are growing. Pialba - Eli Waters has become noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 47 in Maryborough (Qld). The gap in the number of seniors has also widened, with 35.7% of people aged 65 and over in Pialba - Eli Waters compared to 26.3% in Maryborough (Qld).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,596
- First area, 2016: 13,948
- First area, 2021: 15,856
- Second area, 2011: 18,179
- Second area, 2016: 18,238
- Second area, 2021: 18,558
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Pialba - Eli Waters: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 85+ in Maryborough: 1.3% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 80–84 in Maryborough: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 75–79 in Maryborough: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 4.5% males, 5.4% females; 70–74 in Maryborough: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 3.4% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Maryborough: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.8% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Maryborough: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.3% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Maryborough: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.0% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Maryborough: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in Maryborough: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Pialba - Eli Waters: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Maryborough: 2.2% males, 2.0% 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: $387
- First area, 2016: $470
- First area, 2021: $535
- Second area, 2011: $405
- Second area, 2016: $463
- Second area, 2021: $517
- First area, 2011: $758
- First area, 2016: $896
- First area, 2021: $1,014
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $862
- Second area, 2021: $977
- First area, 2011: $865
- First area, 2016: $1,061
- First area, 2021: $1,239
- Second area, 2011: $945
- Second area, 2016: $1,090
- Second area, 2021: $1,273
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $210
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $255
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,474
- First area, 2021: $1,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,191
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pialba - Eli Waters vs Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041518/pialba-eli-waters/vs/319051524/maryborough