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Point Vernon vs Tinana
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 36 km apart · Point Vernon profile · Tinana profile
Point Vernon Tinana
Tinana and Point Vernon are two nearby Queensland areas with similar populations, but they offer very different lifestyles. Point Vernon is far more walkable, with 91.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 15.7% in Tinana. Point Vernon also has a much higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 44.8%, while Tinana's is 34.8%. In contrast, Tinana has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (11.6% versus 7.6% in Point Vernon) and more homes owned outright.
Since 2011, the two areas have seen some gaps narrow while others have grown. The age gap has shrunk, though residents remain noticeably older in Point Vernon, where the typical age is 52. Both areas share several traits, such as having roughly the same proportion of children under 15 and similar levels of First Nations populations. They also both have a high proportion of older residents compared to the national figure, with Point Vernon's 32.6% and Tinana's 28.5% both sitting well above the Australian average.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,692
- First area, 2016: 5,699
- First area, 2021: 5,718
- Second area, 2011: 4,877
- Second area, 2016: 5,476
- Second area, 2021: 5,872
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Point Vernon: 1.3% males, 2.2% females; 85+ in Tinana: 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Point Vernon: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Tinana: 1.5% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Point Vernon: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 75–79 in Tinana: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Point Vernon: 4.8% males, 4.8% females; 70–74 in Tinana: 4.9% males, 4.9% females
- 65–69 in Point Vernon: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 65–69 in Tinana: 4.0% males, 4.9% females
- 60–64 in Point Vernon: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Tinana: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Point Vernon: 3.0% males, 3.9% females; 55–59 in Tinana: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Point Vernon: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Tinana: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Point Vernon: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Tinana: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Point Vernon: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Tinana: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Point Vernon: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Tinana: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Point Vernon: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Tinana: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Point Vernon: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 25–29 in Tinana: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Point Vernon: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Tinana: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Point Vernon: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Tinana: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Point Vernon: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Tinana: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Point Vernon: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Tinana: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Point Vernon: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Tinana: 2.1% males, 2.2% 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: $391
- First area, 2016: $462
- First area, 2021: $534
- Second area, 2011: $514
- Second area, 2016: $524
- Second area, 2021: $581
- First area, 2011: $774
- First area, 2016: $924
- First area, 2021: $1,077
- Second area, 2011: $1,016
- Second area, 2016: $1,157
- Second area, 2021: $1,255
- First area, 2011: $876
- First area, 2016: $1,068
- First area, 2021: $1,250
- Second area, 2011: $1,227
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,431
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $295
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,358
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,439
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,310
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Point Vernon vs Tinana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/vs/319051526/tinana