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Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan vs Maryborough
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 29 km apart · Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan profile · Maryborough profile
Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan Maryborough
Maryborough (Qld) and Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan are nearby areas with distinct layouts and services. Maryborough (Qld) is more established as a service hub, with far more schools and a higher share of separate houses at 86.3%. It also offers much better local access, with 59.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 3.2% in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan. In contrast, Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan has a more qualified workforce, with 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and it is more diverse, with 17.4% of people born overseas.
The gap in the age of residents has widened since 2011, with Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan now noticeably older; its typical resident is 52, while the typical person in Maryborough (Qld) is 47. Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,000 and have similar rates of people with long-term health conditions. They also both sit far below the national figure for people born overseas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,513
- First area, 2016: 14,999
- First area, 2021: 15,786
- Second area, 2011: 18,179
- Second area, 2016: 18,238
- Second area, 2021: 18,558
- First area, 2011: 46 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 Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 1.7% males, 3.0% females; 85+ in Maryborough: 1.3% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.0% males, 2.5% females; 80–84 in Maryborough: 1.6% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 75–79 in Maryborough: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 4.1% males, 4.6% females; 70–74 in Maryborough: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 3.9% males, 4.7% females; 65–69 in Maryborough: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 3.2% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Maryborough: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.9% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Maryborough: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.0% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Maryborough: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Maryborough: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan: 2.0% males, 1.9% 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: $395
- First area, 2016: $470
- First area, 2021: $537
- Second area, 2011: $405
- Second area, 2016: $463
- Second area, 2021: $517
- First area, 2011: $724
- First area, 2016: $834
- First area, 2021: $1,002
- Second area, 2011: $770
- Second area, 2016: $862
- Second area, 2021: $977
- First area, 2011: $877
- First area, 2016: $1,055
- First area, 2021: $1,289
- 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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $231
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $305
- Second area, 2011: $210
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $255
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,404
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan vs Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319041520/torquay-scarness-kawungan/vs/319051524/maryborough