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Richmond Valley - Hinterland vs Beaudesert
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 70 km apart · Richmond Valley - Hinterland profile · Beaudesert profile
Richmond Valley - Hinterland Beaudesert
Richmond Valley - Hinterland and Beaudesert are both regional areas, but they differ significantly in growth and accessibility. Beaudesert has seen far higher population growth since 2021 at 11.6%, compared to a 0.3% fall in Richmond Valley - Hinterland. Accessibility is much higher in Richmond Valley - Hinterland, where 60.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas only 16.0% of Beaudesert homes have that access. Richmond Valley - Hinterland also has far more schools and public transport stops, with 61 routes compared to just one in Beaudesert.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have the same typical resident age of 45 and very similar shares of children and retirees. Both areas also have typical weekly household incomes that sit near each other, at $1,224 for Richmond Valley - Hinterland and $1,199 for Beaudesert. Over time, some gaps have widened; for example, the difference in adults with a bachelor degree or higher has grown to 7.5%, and more people in Richmond Valley - Hinterland now own their homes outright compared to those in Beaudesert.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 69,286
- First area, 2016: 69,950
- First area, 2021: 71,896
- Second area, 2011: 12,380
- Second area, 2016: 13,915
- Second area, 2021: 14,674
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Beaudesert: 1.1% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Beaudesert: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Beaudesert: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 65–69 in Beaudesert: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Beaudesert: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Beaudesert: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Beaudesert: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Beaudesert: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Beaudesert: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Beaudesert: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Beaudesert: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Beaudesert: 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Beaudesert: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Beaudesert: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Beaudesert: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Richmond Valley - Hinterland: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Beaudesert: 2.6% males, 2.4% 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: $466
- Second area, 2016: $524
- Second area, 2021: $605
- First area, 2011: $852
- First area, 2016: $1,004
- First area, 2021: $1,224
- Second area, 2011: $938
- Second area, 2016: $1,088
- Second area, 2021: $1,199
- First area, 2011: $1,045
- First area, 2016: $1,265
- First area, 2021: $1,571
- Second area, 2011: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,283
- Second area, 2021: $1,471
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: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $288
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,346
- First area, 2016: $1,330
- First area, 2021: $1,452
- Second area, 2011: $1,690
- Second area, 2016: $1,550
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- 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 Beaudesert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/vs/31101/beaudesert