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Sherwood - Indooroopilly vs Forest Lake - Oxley

Name: Sherwood - Indooroopilly vs Forest Lake - Oxley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Sherwood - Indooroopilly profile · Forest Lake - Oxley profile

Sherwood - Indooroopilly Forest Lake - Oxley

Forest Lake - Oxley and Sherwood - Indooroopilly are two nearby Brisbane areas with very different housing and social profiles. Forest Lake - Oxley is a hub for larger family homes, where 87.6% of houses have three or more bedrooms and 79.9% are separate houses. In contrast, Sherwood - Indooroopilly has a much higher share of flats or apartments (42.4%) and a more highly qualified workforce, with 50.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 21.1% in Forest Lake - Oxley. This difference extends to income, as 31.3% of households in Sherwood - Indooroopilly earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 16.4% do so in Forest Lake - Oxley.

Since 2011, the gap between these two areas has widened across several key measures. While they share similar rates of renting and unpaid care, they have diverged in language and belief; the share of people using a language other than English is now far higher in Forest Lake - Oxley, while those with no religion are far more common in Sherwood - Indooroopilly. This shift is mirrored in their lifestyles, as Sherwood - Indooroopilly has become a walker's paradise with a score of 8.0, whereas Forest Lake - Oxley remains somewhat walkable at 5.7.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 25.5 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly Bachelor+: 29.4 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly Separate houses: 31.1 pts higher in Forest Lake - Oxley 3+ bedrooms: 26.6 pts higher in Forest Lake - Oxley One-parent: 9.2 pts higher in Forest Lake - Oxley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +24,426 larger in Forest Lake - Oxley gap widening

54,285 43rd pct 78,711 65th pct

Median age in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +1 yrs older in Forest Lake - Oxley gap narrowing

33 yrs 7th pct 34 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

28.5% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 31.0%

20.7% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 22.7%

21.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.4 pts 13.7%

16.2% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 20.5%

13.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.4 pts 12.1%

Marital status

45.7% Never married ◂ +6.3 pts 39.4%

42.6% Married +0.1 pts ▸ 42.6%

6.2% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.3% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Sherwood - Indooroopilly Forest Lake - Oxley

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

62.5% Australia ◂ +7.4 pts 55.1%

0.9% Vietnam +9.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

2.2% New Zealand +2.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.5% China ◂ +3.5 pts 1.0%

3.8% England ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

2.9% India +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.6% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

34.2% English ◂ +11.1 pts 23.1%

27.7% Australian ◂ +7.0 pts 20.7%

1.4% Vietnamese +12.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.4% Irish ◂ +7.4 pts 5.9%

12.2% Scottish ◂ +6.4 pts 5.7%

10.1% Chinese ◂ +5.8 pts 4.3%

5.6% German ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

3.7% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

0.9% Filipino +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

71.6% English only ◂ +20.1 pts 51.5%

1.1% Vietnamese +13.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.3% Mandarin ◂ +4.7 pts 1.6%

0.3% Punjabi +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.6% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.7% No religion ◂ +14.9 pts 30.8%

39.4% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 39.7%

5.4% Not stated +5.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

2.6% Buddhism +5.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.5% Islam +3.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

0.7% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +3 more in Forest Lake - Oxley

15 23rd pct 18 31st pct

Schools/1k kids in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +0.59 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

1.70 33rd pct 1.11 9th pct

Students in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +4,399 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

16,018 74th pct 11,619 59th pct

Avg size in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +422 larger in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

1,068 100th pct 646 79th pct

ICSEA in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +152 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

1,135 94th pct 982 32nd pct

Highest year of school

85.1% Year 12 ◂ +25.5 pts 59.6%

6.2% Year 10 +11.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

2.1% Year 9 or below +9.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.6% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

Highest qualification level

41.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.4 pts 26.7%

9.7% Certificate III / IV +16.4 pts ▸ 26.2%

23.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +14.1 pts 8.9%

10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

5.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.1 pts 3.4%

1.3% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

21.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 19.3%

15.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 13.1%

11.4% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.0% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

7.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +4.3 pts 3.3%

7.4% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%

2.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

4.7% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.5% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$190 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap widening

$881 68th pct $691 24th pct

Household income in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$492 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap widening

$2,078 76th pct $1,586 42nd pct

Family income in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$934 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap widening

$2,732 86th pct $1,798 31st pct

Household income distribution

28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 32.5%

21.2% $650–$1,499 +7.3 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +13.8 pts 7.0%

12.8% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

10.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 9.3%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 42.4%

25.8% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 31.2%

20.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 13.4%

9.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.1 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.2% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 8.2%

8.0% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 7.9%

7.7% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.0% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% Diabetes +2.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.9% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.0% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.8% None ◂ +7.3 pts 63.6%

18.0% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 16.7%

4.4% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.6% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +2,729 larger in Forest Lake - Oxley

456 17th pct 3,185 76th pct

Median age in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +4 yrs older in Forest Lake - Oxley

23 yrs 29th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$141 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

$645 60th pct $504 19th pct

Household income in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$513 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

$1,868 72nd pct $1,355 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +0.3 larger in Forest Lake - Oxley gap steady

2.5 57th pct 2.8 86th pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 59.2%

26.7% Couples without children ◂ +7.3 pts 19.4%

10.6% One-parent families +9.2 pts ▸ 19.8%

2.2% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Household size

34.4% 2 people ◂ +5.0 pts 29.4%

25.3% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 21.8%

17.0% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

16.0% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

5.6% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

1.7% 6 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$55 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap narrowing

$410 74th pct $355 49th pct

Mortgage in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +$537 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,630 36th pct

People / bedroom in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +0.10 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.9% Rented ◂ +0.1 pts 40.8%

27.7% Owned with a mortgage +6.2 pts ▸ 33.9%

28.8% Owned outright ◂ +7.7 pts 21.1%

1.8% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

48.8% Separate house +31.1 pts ▸ 79.9%

42.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +40.6 pts 1.8%

8.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.0 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

30.7% 3 bedrooms +20.7 pts ▸ 51.4%

33.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +25.3 pts 7.8%

19.5% 4 bedrooms +10.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

10.7% 5 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 6.2%

5.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.3% $350–$549 ◂ +1.1 pts 53.2%

19.1% $200–$349 +7.1 pts ▸ 26.2%

6.4% Under $200 +7.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.4% $550–$749 ◂ +10.5 pts 1.9%

6.0% $750 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.5% $1,000–$1,799 +18.4 pts ▸ 40.9%

28.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 30.7%

30.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +22.5 pts 7.6%

12.7% Under $1,000 +2.2 pts ▸ 14.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +12 more in Forest Lake - Oxley

286 52nd pct 298 53rd pct

Stops/1k in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +1.48 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

5.27 69th pct 3.79 37th pct

Departures/1k in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +745.7 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

1,667.9 78th pct 922.2 55th pct

PT routes in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +21 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

86 87th pct 65 86th pct

Stop walk in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +13 longer in Forest Lake - Oxley

2 14th pct 15 73rd pct

Drive to city in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +10 longer in Forest Lake - Oxley

8 7th pct 18 31st pct

How people get to work

36.7% Car (driver) +23.2 pts ▸ 59.9%

28.7% Worked at home ◂ +15.5 pts 13.1%

2.5% Car (passenger) +3.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.8% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 3.0%

3.3% Bus ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

3.2% Walked ◂ +2.3 pts 0.9%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

44.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.7 pts 37.0%

33.9% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 38.1%

8.6% 3 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.2% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

3.7% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.4% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

15.2% Education & training ◂ +7.0 pts 8.2%

15.1% Professional & technical ◂ +8.8 pts 6.3%

3.3% Manufacturing +6.7 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.1% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +3.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.4% Construction +1.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Public administration & safety even 5.8%

2.7% Other services +2.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.8 pts 2.5%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

41.0% Professionals ◂ +20.7 pts 20.3%

10.6% Community & personal service +3.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.6% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.9%

11.4% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.5% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.3% Technicians & trades +5.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

2.4% Machinery operators & drivers +7.6 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.7% Sales workers even 7.7%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +24,430 higher in Forest Lake - Oxley

61,850 45th pct 86,280 63rd pct

Growth in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +4.5 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

12.1% 87th pct 7.6% 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +40 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

1,144 72nd pct 1,105 69th pct

Max temp in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +0.3 higher in Forest Lake - Oxley

27.3 84th pct 27.6 86th pct

Min temp in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +1.1 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

15.3 82nd pct 14.2 75th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +2.3 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

8.0 89th pct 5.7 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +2.0 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

7.6 91st pct 5.6 62nd pct

15-min city in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +22.4 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

95.5% 86th pct 73.2% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +24.7 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

91.9% 85th pct 67.3% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +5.6 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

98.2% 81st pct 92.6% 64th pct

Walk to school in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +12.9 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

96.5% 88th pct 83.6% 70th pct

Walk to a park in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +1.0 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

99.3% 77th pct 98.3% 69th pct

Walk to health in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +45.4 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

90.6% 92nd pct 45.3% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +7.5 more in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

17.4 63rd pct 9.9 9th pct

Intersections/km² in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +167 higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

286 88th pct 119 67th pct

Mean slope in Sherwood - Indooroopilly in Forest Lake - Oxley +1.3 pts higher in Sherwood - Indooroopilly

6.8% 73rd pct 5.5% 50th pct

Compare Sherwood - Indooroopilly with nearby areas

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Compare Forest Lake - Oxley with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sherwood - Indooroopilly vs Forest Lake - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/30403/sherwood-indooroopilly/vs/31001/forest-lake-oxley