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Breakfast Creek vs Rylstone
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Breakfast Creek profile · Rylstone profile
Breakfast Creek Rylstone
Rylstone and Breakfast Creek are two different kinds of rural settings. Rylstone is a more developed hub with 904 people and a "somewhat walkable" environment where many homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries. Breakfast Creek is sparsely populated with only 44 residents and is "car-dependent". There are sharp contrasts in their populations; Rylstone has far more children (14.4% compared to 0.0%), while Breakfast Creek has a much higher share of people born overseas (22.7% versus 9.3%) and a higher percentage of volunteers (43.6% compared to 21.3%).
Both areas have followed similar patterns since 2011, though they remain distinct. They share very similar typical weekly personal incomes, with Rylstone at $579 and Breakfast Creek at $537. They also both have almost no residents who speak little or no English. While Rylstone has far more people working from home than Breakfast Creek, both areas rely heavily on the car to get to work, with about 57% of people in each area acting as the driver.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 273
- First area, 2016: 48
- First area, 2021: 44
- Second area, 2011: 874
- Second area, 2016: 920
- Second area, 2021: 904
- First area, 2011: 49 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 54 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 Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Rylstone: 1.2% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Rylstone: 2.3% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Rylstone: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 70–74 in Breakfast Creek: 12.2% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Rylstone: 4.7% males, 3.9% females
- 65–69 in Breakfast Creek: 16.3% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Rylstone: 5.1% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Breakfast Creek: 8.2% males, 14.3% females; 60–64 in Rylstone: 4.2% males, 4.7% females
- 55–59 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 6.1% females; 55–59 in Rylstone: 5.0% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Breakfast Creek: 6.1% males, 10.2% females; 50–54 in Rylstone: 3.0% males, 4.7% females
- 45–49 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 8.2% females; 45–49 in Rylstone: 2.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Rylstone: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Rylstone: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 30–34 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Rylstone: 2.2% males, 1.6% females
- 25–29 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Rylstone: 2.0% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Rylstone: 2.3% males, 0.9% females
- 15–19 in Breakfast Creek: 10.2% males, 8.2% females; 15–19 in Rylstone: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Rylstone: 1.8% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Rylstone: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Breakfast Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Rylstone: 1.5% males, 2.6% 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: $394
- First area, 2016: $474
- First area, 2021: $537
- Second area, 2011: $412
- Second area, 2016: $474
- Second area, 2021: $579
- First area, 2011: $712
- First area, 2016: $1,187
- First area, 2021: $1,093
- Second area, 2011: $836
- Second area, 2016: $856
- Second area, 2021: $1,113
- First area, 2011: $877
- First area, 2016: $1,375
- First area, 2021: $1,062
- Second area, 2011: $1,271
- Second area, 2016: $1,136
- Second area, 2021: $1,674
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,650
- First area, 2021: $1,534
- Second area, 2011: $1,387
- Second area, 2016: $1,495
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Breakfast Creek vs Rylstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10553/breakfast-creek/vs/SAL13472/rylstone