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Richmond Valley - Hinterland vs Gold Coast Hinterland
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 80 km apart · Richmond Valley - Hinterland profile · Gold Coast Hinterland profile
Richmond Valley - Hinterland Gold Coast Hinterland
Richmond Valley - Hinterland and Gold Coast Hinterland are both regional areas, though they differ significantly in their layout and populations. Gold Coast Hinterland is far more international, with 21.9% of people born overseas compared to just 9.2% in Richmond Valley - Hinterland. There is also a notable gap in education; 57% of residents in Gold Coast Hinterland finished Year 12, which is far higher than the 41.5% in Richmond Valley - Hinterland. However, Richmond Valley - Hinterland is much more walkable, with 60.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while Gold Coast Hinterland has none.
Both areas share a very similar proportion of children under 15, sitting at around 17%. This commonality exists alongside other differences that are shifting over time. The gap in Year 12 completion has widened since 2011, and more people in Gold Coast Hinterland now earn over $3,000 a week. Meanwhile, the share of people born overseas is far higher in Gold Coast Hinterland, although this gap has narrowed slightly in recent years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 69,286
- First area, 2016: 69,950
- First area, 2021: 71,896
- Second area, 2011: 17,135
- Second area, 2016: 18,512
- Second area, 2021: 20,113
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Gold Coast Hinterland: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 1.2% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 4.0% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Gold Coast Hinterland: 2.5% 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: $440
- First area, 2016: $516
- First area, 2021: $641
- Second area, 2011: $538
- Second area, 2016: $639
- Second area, 2021: $737
- First area, 2011: $852
- First area, 2016: $1,004
- First area, 2021: $1,224
- Second area, 2011: $1,128
- Second area, 2016: $1,417
- Second area, 2021: $1,743
- First area, 2011: $1,045
- First area, 2016: $1,265
- First area, 2021: $1,571
- Second area, 2011: $1,314
- Second area, 2016: $1,621
- Second area, 2021: $1,975
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: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $310
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $1,346
- First area, 2016: $1,330
- First area, 2021: $1,452
- Second area, 2011: $1,900
- Second area, 2016: $1,820
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Richmond Valley - Hinterland vs Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/vs/30904/gold-coast-hinterland