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Booerie Creek vs Loftville

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Booerie Creek profile · Loftville profile

Booerie Creek Loftville

Loftville and Booerie Creek are neighbouring areas with very different housing and financial profiles. Loftville is dominated by small rental properties, with 77.7% of people living alone and 54.2% of homes being rented. In contrast, Booerie Creek consists almost entirely of separate houses (98.1%), where typical weekly household incomes are far higher at $1,458, compared to just $570 in Loftville. This gap extends to education and employment, with Booerie Creek having far more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (16.7% vs 5.6%) and a much higher rate of people working or looking for work.

Both areas share a similar proportion of First Nations residents, at about 8% each. They also both lack easy access to everyday services, as neither has a school, park or grocery store within a 15-minute walk. While Loftville has a much higher unemployment rate of 21.1% compared to 0.0% in Booerie Creek, the two areas have both maintained these distinct social and economic patterns since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 135 larger in Loftville Living alone: 57.3 pts higher in Loftville Renting: 44.9 pts higher in Loftville Separate houses: 87.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek 3+ bedrooms: 69.4 pts higher in Booerie Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booerie Creekin Loftville +135 larger in Loftville gap widening
130 45th pct 265 58th pct
Median age in Booerie Creekin Loftville +5 yrs older in Loftville gap widening
49 yrs 67th pct 54 yrs 83rd pct
First Nations in Booerie Creekin Loftville +0.9 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
8.5% 86th pct 7.5% 84th pct
Aged 65+ in Booerie Creekin Loftville +3.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap steady
25.4% 75th pct 21.9% 64th pct
Under 15 in Booerie Creekin Loftville +10.1 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
16.9% 49th pct 6.8% 10th pct
De facto in Booerie Creekin Loftville +10.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
17.8% 82nd pct 7.2% 18th pct

Age structure

30.0% Older adults (45–64) +16.8 pts ▸ 46.8%
25.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.5 pts 21.9%
14.6% Young adults (25–44) +4.3 pts ▸ 18.9%
16.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.1 pts 6.8%
7.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.8 pts 4.9%

Marital status

42.1% Never married +5.3 pts ▸ 47.4%
34.2% Married ◂ +17.1 pts 17.1%
15.8% Divorced +7.3 pts ▸ 23.1%
2.6% Separated +5.3 pts ▸ 8.0%
3.5% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Booerie Creek Loftville

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Booerie Creekin Loftville +3.7 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
14.6% 63rd pct 10.9% 48th pct

Country of birth

85.4% Australia ◂ +9.5 pts 75.8%
4.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 3.8%
2.3% England ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.4% Australian ◂ +6.1 pts 39.2%
34.6% English +6.9 pts ▸ 41.5%
22.3% Irish ◂ +8.7 pts 13.6%
13.1% Scottish ◂ +4.0 pts 9.1%
3.1% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%
3.1% German ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%
3.1% Dutch ◂ +3.1 pts 0.0%
2.3% Filipino ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Booerie Creekin Loftville +1.6 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
6.2% 66th pct 4.5% 58th pct
Limited English in Booerie Creekin Loftville +1.5 pts higher in Loftville gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 1.5% 81st pct

Language used at home

92.3% English only ◂ +5.5 pts 86.8%
2.3% Italian ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Booerie Creekin Loftville +5.9 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
50.8% 81st pct 44.9% 64th pct

Religious affiliation

50.8% No religion ◂ +5.9 pts 44.9%
44.6% Christianity ◂ +3.9 pts 40.8%
5.4% Not stated +7.4 pts ▸ 12.8%
3.1% Buddhism ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Booerie Creekin Loftville +22.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
44.8% 50th pct 22.3% 5th pct
Bachelor+ in Booerie Creekin Loftville +11.1 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
16.7% 58th pct 5.6% 13th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Booerie Creekin Loftville +4 more in Loftville
7 75th pct 11 81st pct
Avg size in Booerie Creekin Loftville +54 larger in Booerie Creek
344 53rd pct 290 47th pct
ICSEA in Booerie Creekin Loftville +22 higher in Booerie Creek
1,021 68th pct 999 56th pct

Highest year of school

44.8% Year 12 ◂ +22.5 pts 22.3%
35.3% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 32.7%
9.5% Year 9 or below +15.6 pts ▸ 25.1%
0.0% Year 11 +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Highest qualification level

30.6% Certificate III / IV +11.2 pts ▸ 41.7%
22.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.0 pts 12.2%
18.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.0 pts 13.0%
5.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%
4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%

Field of qualification

19.4% Society & culture ◂ +5.5 pts 13.9%
16.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 14.8%
11.1% Health ◂ +8.5 pts 2.6%
9.7% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.3% Creative arts ◂ +4.9 pts 3.5%
5.6% Education ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Information technology +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%
0.0% Architecture & building +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$182 higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
$679 37th pct $497 12th pct
Household income in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$888 higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
$1,458 45th pct $570 0th pct
Family income in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$236 higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
$1,593 32nd pct $1,357 18th pct
High earners in Booerie Creekin Loftville +2.3 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap steady
3.5% 25th pct 1.2% 18th pct
High-income homes in Booerie Creekin Loftville +13.1 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
14.8% 47th pct 1.7% 5th pct

Household income distribution

11.1% Under $650 +47.0 pts ▸ 58.1%
35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 27.4%
18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.5 pts 5.0%
9.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 0.0%
5.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 1.7%

Personal income distribution

40.4% Under $650 +22.6 pts ▸ 62.9%
40.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +17.6 pts 22.7%
11.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 4.4%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Booerie Creekin Loftville +1.4 pts higher in Loftville
46.2% 98th pct 47.5% 100th pct
Mental health in Booerie Creekin Loftville +4.6 pts higher in Loftville
15.4% 93rd pct 20.0% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Booerie Creekin Loftville +3.6 pts higher in Loftville gap narrowing
7.7% 79th pct 11.3% 92nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.4% Mental health +4.6 pts ▸ 20.0%
19.2% Asthma ◂ +8.3 pts 10.9%
14.6% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 15.1%
9.2% Other condition +3.6 pts ▸ 12.8%
2.3% Diabetes +9.0 pts ▸ 11.3%
2.3% Heart disease +7.5 pts ▸ 9.8%
2.3% Cancer +6.4 pts ▸ 8.7%
3.1% Lung condition +4.1 pts ▸ 7.2%
2.3% Stroke even 2.3%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.8% None ◂ +11.1 pts 39.6%
32.3% One condition ◂ +7.0 pts 25.3%
11.5% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 12.8%
0.0% Three or more +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Booerie Creekin Loftville +8.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
18.4% 52nd pct 10.0% 13th pct
Unpaid carers in Booerie Creekin Loftville +7.2 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
17.5% 86th pct 10.4% 27th pct
Unpaid child care in Booerie Creekin Loftville +12.7 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
21.1% 30th pct 8.4% 5th pct
Defence service in Booerie Creekin Loftville +3.4 pts higher in Loftville
2.6% 49th pct 6.0% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Booerie Creekin Loftville +17.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap steady
25.4% 58th pct 8.0% 5th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Booerie Creekin Loftville +9 larger in Loftville
11 60th pct 20 68th pct
Median age in Booerie Creekin Loftville +21 yrs older in Loftville
27 yrs 54th pct 48 yrs 86th pct
Median income in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$61 higher in Loftville
$450 25th pct $511 34th pct
Household income in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$1,188 higher in Booerie Creek
$1,875 57th pct $687 8th pct
Indigenous language in Booerie Creekin Loftville
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Booerie Creekin Loftville +1.3 larger in Booerie Creek gap widening
2.6 57th pct 1.3 0th pct
One-parent in Booerie Creekin Loftville +3.3 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
20.2% 87th pct 16.9% 79th pct
Living alone in Booerie Creekin Loftville +57.3 pts higher in Loftville gap widening
20.4% 38th pct 77.7% 100th pct

Family composition

47.1% Couples with children ◂ +13.4 pts 33.7%
34.6% Couples without children +11.2 pts ▸ 45.8%
20.2% One-parent families ◂ +3.3 pts 16.9%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

20.4% 1 person +57.3 pts ▸ 77.7%
25.9% 2 people ◂ +9.7 pts 16.2%
20.4% 3 people ◂ +18.7 pts 1.7%
14.8% 4 people ◂ +12.0 pts 2.8%
9.3% 5 people ◂ +9.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$30 higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
$245 39th pct $215 29th pct
Mortgage in Booerie Creekin Loftville +$1,400 higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
$1,478 40th pct $78 0th pct
People / bedroom in Booerie Creekin Loftville +0.20 higher in Loftville gap widening
0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Booerie Creekin Loftville +44.9 pts higher in Loftville gap widening
9.3% 24th pct 54.2% 94th pct
Owned outright in Booerie Creekin Loftville +9.7 pts higher in Loftville gap steady
27.8% 18th pct 37.4% 39th pct
Separate houses in Booerie Creekin Loftville +87.5 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap steady
98.1% 57th pct 10.6% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Booerie Creekin Loftville +69.4 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
77.8% 45th pct 8.4% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

9.3% Rented +44.9 pts ▸ 54.2%
27.8% Owned outright +9.7 pts ▸ 37.4%
35.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +35.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Not stated +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house ◂ +87.5 pts 10.6%
0.0% Other dwelling +86.6 pts ▸ 86.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

0.0% 1 bedroom +48.6 pts ▸ 48.6%
35.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +31.8 pts 3.4%
31.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +26.5 pts 5.0%
11.1% 2 bedrooms +10.7 pts ▸ 21.8%
0.0% Studio / none +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%
11.1% 5 or more ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

100.0% $200–$349 ◂ +27.8 pts 72.2%
0.0% Under $200 +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Booerie Creekin Loftville +13.1 pts higher in Loftville gap narrowing
10.0% 87th pct 23.1% 98th pct
Work from home in Booerie Creekin Loftville +1.6 pts higher in Loftville gap steady
11.6% 33rd pct 13.2% 39th pct
PT commute in Booerie Creekin Loftville even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Booerie Creekin Loftville +2 more in Booerie Creek
6 76th pct 4 73rd pct
Stops/1k in Booerie Creekin Loftville +31.06 more in Booerie Creek
46.15 100th pct 15.09 90th pct
Departures/1k in Booerie Creekin Loftville +134.7 more in Loftville
461.5 78th pct 596.2 80th pct
PT routes in Booerie Creekin Loftville +4 more in Loftville
2 75th pct 6 86th pct
Stop walk in Booerie Creekin Loftville +13 longer in Booerie Creek
17 56th pct 4 29th pct

How people get to work

59.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.2 pts 59.2%
11.6% Worked at home +1.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
5.8% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

14.0% 1 vehicle +46.4 pts ▸ 60.4%
38.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +22.6 pts 15.4%
10.0% No vehicle +13.1 pts ▸ 23.1%
14.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +12.2 pts 1.8%
12.0% 4 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Booerie Creekin Loftville +9.4 pts higher in Loftville gap narrowing
26.5% 34th pct 35.9% 67th pct
Recent arrivals in Booerie Creekin Loftville
— 10.3% 65th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Booerie Creekin Loftville +21.1 pts higher in Loftville gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 21.1% 100th pct
Participation in Booerie Creekin Loftville +23.6 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap narrowing
61.4% 53rd pct 37.8% 7th pct
Full-time in Booerie Creekin Loftville +13.4 pts higher in Booerie Creek gap widening
59.4% 57th pct 46.1% 10th pct

Industries people work in

8.7% Accommodation & food +8.4 pts ▸ 17.1%
15.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 14.5%
15.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 11.8%
14.5% Construction ◂ +7.9 pts 6.6%
4.3% Manufacturing +8.8 pts ▸ 13.2%
10.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +4.9 pts 5.3%
8.7% Professional & technical ◂ +8.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Public administration & safety +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

13.0% Labourers +21.2 pts ▸ 34.2%
17.4% Managers ◂ +8.2 pts 9.2%
13.0% Professionals ◂ +7.8 pts 5.3%
13.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.8 pts 9.2%
4.3% Community & personal service +7.5 pts ▸ 11.8%
10.1% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +3.4 pts 5.3%
4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Booerie Creekin Loftville +0.7 higher in Loftville
0.2 45th pct 0.9 59th pct
Types ≤15 min in Booerie Creekin Loftville +0.4 more in Loftville
0.1 42nd pct 0.5 51st pct
15-min city in Booerie Creekin Loftville even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Booerie Creekin Loftville even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Booerie Creekin Loftville +39.8 pts higher in Loftville
5.0% 59th pct 44.8% 72nd pct
Walk to school in Booerie Creekin Loftville even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Booerie Creekin Loftville even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Booerie Creekin Loftville even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Booerie Creekin Loftville +31.1 more in Booerie Creek
46.2 80th pct 15.1 54th pct
Intersections/km² in Booerie Creekin Loftville +10 higher in Loftville
0 36th pct 10 72nd pct
Mean slope in Booerie Creekin Loftville +13.0 pts higher in Booerie Creek
16.4% 94th pct 3.4% 19th pct

Compare Booerie Creek with nearby areas

Tuncester South Lismore North Lismore Blakebrook Lismore Girards Hill Goolmangar Loftville

Compare Loftville with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booerie Creek vs Loftville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10473/booerie-creek/vs/SAL12381/loftville