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Sandgate vs Bribie - Beachmere
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Sandgate profile · Bribie - Beachmere profile
Sandgate Bribie - Beachmere
Bribie - Beachmere and Sandgate are two nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Bribie - Beachmere is a much older community where the typical resident is 59, and 40.4% of people are aged 65 and over. It is also more likely for homes to be owned outright (50.1%). In contrast, Sandgate is younger, with a typical age of 39, and has a more qualified workforce; 25.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher compared to 11.8% in Bribie - Beachmere. Sandgate also has higher typical weekly household incomes, which are $1,736 compared to $1,033 in Bribie - Beachmere.
Many of these gaps have widened since 2011, including the 20-year difference in typical age and the gap in weekly household incomes. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain similar in their proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, both sitting around 3% to 3.5%. They also share similar typical weekly rents and nearly identical rates of volunteering.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 52,824
- First area, 2016: 57,993
- First area, 2021: 61,171
- Second area, 2011: 30,534
- Second area, 2016: 33,043
- Second area, 2021: 37,081
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 59 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 Sandgate: 0.8% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Sandgate: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 75–79 in Sandgate: 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Bribie - Beachmere: 4.4% males, 4.5% females
- 70–74 in Sandgate: 2.0% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Bribie - Beachmere: 5.8% males, 6.0% females
- 65–69 in Sandgate: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Bribie - Beachmere: 5.2% males, 5.9% females
- 60–64 in Sandgate: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Bribie - Beachmere: 4.1% males, 4.9% females
- 55–59 in Sandgate: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Bribie - Beachmere: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Sandgate: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Sandgate: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Sandgate: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in Sandgate: 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Sandgate: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 25–29 in Sandgate: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 20–24 in Sandgate: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.6% males, 1.3% females
- 15–19 in Sandgate: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Sandgate: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Bribie - Beachmere: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Sandgate: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Sandgate: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Bribie - Beachmere: 1.4% males, 1.5% 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: $627
- First area, 2016: $701
- First area, 2021: $821
- Second area, 2011: $421
- Second area, 2016: $489
- Second area, 2021: $545
- First area, 2011: $1,286
- First area, 2016: $1,468
- First area, 2021: $1,736
- Second area, 2011: $801
- Second area, 2016: $932
- Second area, 2021: $1,033
- First area, 2011: $1,569
- First area, 2016: $1,787
- First area, 2021: $2,137
- Second area, 2011: $949
- Second area, 2016: $1,152
- Second area, 2021: $1,294
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $355
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $305
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,603
- Second area, 2021: $1,647
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Sandgate vs Bribie - Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/30204/sandgate/vs/31301/bribie-beachmere