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Gladstone vs Gympie - Cooloola

Name: Gladstone vs Gympie - Cooloola — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 254 km apart · Gladstone profile · Gympie - Cooloola profile

Gladstone Gympie - Cooloola

Gladstone and Gympie - Cooloola are two Queensland regions with very different populations. Gladstone is younger and more workforce-oriented, with a typical resident aged 38 and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (61.8% compared to 48.7% in Gympie - Cooloola). This is reflected in the pay, with typical weekly household incomes well higher in Gladstone at $1,639, while Gympie - Cooloola sits among the lowest at $1,115. In contrast, Gympie - Cooloola is a much older area, where the typical age is 48 and a quarter of residents are seniors aged 65 and over.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the number of public transport stops and the share of people who speak little or no English. They also share a similar housing scale, with about 2.4 to 2.5 people per home. While Gladstone has a higher rate of renting and Gympie - Cooloola has far more homes owned outright, the gap in typical weekly rents is small. Over time, some of these differences have shifted, with the typical income gap and the age difference between the two areas narrowing since 2016.

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Where they differ most

Full-time: 9.8 pts higher in Gladstone Median age: 10 yrs older in Gympie - Cooloola Aged 65+: 11.4 pts higher in Gympie - Cooloola Unpaid carers: 3.3 pts higher in Gympie - Cooloola Owned outright: 14.8 pts higher in Gympie - Cooloola

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +10,374 larger in Gladstone gap narrowing

63,515 54th pct 53,141 42nd pct

Median age in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +10 yrs older in Gympie - Cooloola gap narrowing

38 yrs 36th pct 48 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

27.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.9 pts ▸ 28.8%

25.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.9 pts 19.5%

13.8% Seniors (65+) +11.4 pts ▸ 25.3%

21.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 16.6%

11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 9.8%

Marital status

46.1% Married +1.0 pts ▸ 47.1%

35.4% Never married ◂ +5.3 pts 30.2%

10.0% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

4.0% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.5% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Gladstone Gympie - Cooloola

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.6% Australia +1.5 pts ▸ 81.0%

2.3% England +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

1.4% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% China even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.9% English +4.5 pts ▸ 44.4%

41.3% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 41.0%

9.8% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.1% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

6.8% German +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.8% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

1.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

87.4% English only +3.1 pts ▸ 90.6%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.1%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion ◂ +2.0 pts 43.8%

43.1% Christianity +2.4 pts ▸ 45.5%

8.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +2 more in Gladstone

34 65th pct 32 61st pct

Schools/1k kids in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +1.15 more in Gympie - Cooloola

2.49 58th pct 3.64 76th pct

Students in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +4,364 more in Gladstone

12,418 62nd pct 8,054 37th pct

Avg size in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +114 larger in Gladstone

365 39th pct 252 24th pct

ICSEA in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +9 higher in Gympie - Cooloola

966 23rd pct 974 28th pct

Highest year of school

45.3% Year 12 ◂ +6.4 pts 38.9%

27.5% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 31.6%

9.8% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 8.0%

Highest qualification level

45.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 41.6%

15.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 13.5%

11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 14.1%

3.6% Certificate I / II even 3.5%

2.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

26.0% Engineering & related ◂ +9.2 pts 16.8%

14.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.9 pts 13.0%

8.2% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.6% Health +2.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

8.2% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.8% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +2.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$204 higher in Gladstone gap steady

$758 41st pct $554 1st pct

Household income in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$524 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$1,639 46th pct $1,115 5th pct

Family income in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$689 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$2,048 52nd pct $1,359 3rd pct

Household income distribution

25.3% $650–$1,499 +10.5 pts ▸ 35.8%

29.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 24.1%

17.0% Under $650 +5.9 pts ▸ 22.9%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 5.2%

9.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 3.4%

Personal income distribution

41.0% Under $650 +11.0 pts ▸ 52.0%

26.2% $650–$1,499 +2.5 pts ▸ 28.8%

19.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 9.4%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Arthritis +5.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.6% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.6% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.0% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.6% Heart disease +2.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.6% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.7% Cancer +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.3% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.8% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +8.0 pts 54.3%

18.5% One condition +3.4 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.9% Two conditions +2.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.1% Three or more +2.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +1,621 larger in Gladstone

3,946 82nd pct 2,325 66th pct

Median age in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +3 yrs older in Gympie - Cooloola

20 yrs 0th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$80 higher in Gladstone

$546 30th pct $466 12th pct

Household income in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$188 higher in Gladstone

$1,448 36th pct $1,260 15th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.1 larger in Gladstone gap narrowing

2.5 57th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

55.9% Couples with children ◂ +9.1 pts 46.9%

27.7% Couples without children +8.2 pts ▸ 35.9%

15.5% One-parent families +0.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

0.8% Other families even 0.9%

Household size

35.6% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 40.3%

25.6% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

14.7% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 13.0%

14.6% 4 people ◂ +3.7 pts 10.9%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

3.3% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$15 higher in Gympie - Cooloola gap widening

$275 21st pct $290 26th pct

Mortgage in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +$274 higher in Gladstone gap narrowing

$1,600 34th pct $1,326 16th pct

People / bedroom in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.3% Owned outright +14.8 pts ▸ 42.1%

36.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.2 pts 32.2%

33.4% Rented ◂ +11.4 pts 22.0%

1.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

85.5% Separate house +5.7 pts ▸ 91.2%

7.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.1 pts 1.9%

6.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 4.6%

1.2% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Bedrooms per home

38.8% 3 bedrooms +5.1 pts ▸ 44.0%

36.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.5 pts 28.1%

12.6% 2 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

6.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

3.2% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.6% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.2% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 58.6%

21.2% $350–$549 +1.3 pts ▸ 22.5%

21.8% Under $200 ◂ +7.4 pts 14.4%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.2% $750 or more even 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.7% $1,000–$1,799 +7.6 pts ▸ 44.3%

29.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 18.6%

19.4% Under $1,000 +6.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

8.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 4.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +9 more in Gladstone

182 34th pct 173 32nd pct

Stops/1k in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.39 more in Gympie - Cooloola

2.87 24th pct 3.26 28th pct

Departures/1k in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +55.0 more in Gladstone

143.4 23rd pct 88.3 18th pct

PT routes in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +13 more in Gympie - Cooloola

8 16th pct 21 40th pct

Drive to city in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola

— 127 88th pct

How people get to work

68.6% Car (driver) ◂ +3.0 pts 65.5%

5.5% Worked at home +4.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

4.9% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.4% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.5% Bus even 0.5%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 37.9%

33.1% 1 vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 14.9%

7.7% 4 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.2% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.7% Manufacturing ◂ +5.5 pts 8.2%

9.8% Health care & social assistance +3.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.9% Construction ◂ +0.5 pts 10.4%

9.0% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.1% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.8 pts 4.0%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.3 pts 6.9%

4.7% Public administration & safety even 4.7%

3.8% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Mining ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

20.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.3 pts 15.3%

12.4% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.4% Professionals ◂ +2.0 pts 12.4%

10.8% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.3% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

12.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 9.0%

10.2% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.0% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +10,641 higher in Gladstone

69,046 52nd pct 58,405 42nd pct

Growth in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +1.2 pts higher in Gympie - Cooloola

7.4% 67th pct 8.7% 74th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +104 higher in Gympie - Cooloola

758 39th pct 863 49th pct

Max temp in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.7 higher in Gladstone

28.5 88th pct 27.8 86th pct

Min temp in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +3.2 higher in Gladstone

16.7 89th pct 13.5 69th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.8 higher in Gladstone

3.3 21st pct 2.5 11th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.9 more in Gladstone

3.3 19th pct 2.5 9th pct

15-min city in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +9.3 pts higher in Gladstone

36.2% 18th pct 26.9% 10th pct

Walk to shops in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +9.4 pts higher in Gladstone

37.0% 18th pct 27.6% 9th pct

Walk to transit in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +9.8 pts higher in Gladstone

52.8% 28th pct 43.1% 22nd pct

Walk to school in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +11.9 pts higher in Gladstone

42.3% 20th pct 30.4% 10th pct

Walk to a park in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +18.4 pts higher in Gladstone

69.5% 26th pct 51.1% 9th pct

Walk to health in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +11.8 pts higher in Gladstone

28.6% 23rd pct 16.8% 9th pct

Amenities/1k in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +1.5 more in Gympie - Cooloola

11.8 22nd pct 13.2 34th pct

Intersections/km² in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola even

1 16th pct 1 22nd pct

Mean slope in Gladstone in Gympie - Cooloola +0.9 pts higher in Gympie - Cooloola

7.7% 80th pct 8.6% 86th pct

Compare Gladstone with nearby areas

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Compare Gympie - Cooloola with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gladstone vs Gympie - Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/30805/gladstone/vs/31903/gympie-cooloola