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Karabar vs Queanbeyan East

Name: Karabar vs Queanbeyan East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Karabar profile · Queanbeyan East profile

Karabar Queanbeyan East

Karabar and Queanbeyan East are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Karabar is dominated by separate houses, with 80.4% being detached homes and 83.5% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Queanbeyan East is much more dense; it is very walkable, with 44.9% of people living alone and 49.2% of households renting. Education levels are also notably different, as 28.0% of adults in Queanbeyan East hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 17.2% in Karabar.

Both areas sit near the national figure for people who need help with daily activities. They also share similar typical weekly family incomes of around $2,300 and a similar proportion of people who speak little or no English. While Karabar has more people who have lived there longer, Queanbeyan East has seen a more recent influx of residents, with 55.2% moving in during the last five years and a higher share of recent arrivals from overseas.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 52.3 pts higher in Karabar 3+ bedrooms: 46.6 pts higher in Karabar Recent movers: 23.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan East Renting: 20.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan East Living alone: 20.3 pts higher in Queanbeyan East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +4,277 larger in Karabar gap narrowing

8,517 87th pct 4,240 86th pct

Median age in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +4 yrs older in Karabar gap widening

38 yrs 23rd pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

28.2% Young adults (25–44) +11.8 pts ▸ 39.9%

26.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 23.4%

19.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.1 pts 16.0%

14.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.1 pts 10.5%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 10.1%

Marital status

38.6% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 44.8%

44.1% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 35.8%

8.8% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%

3.4% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Karabar Queanbeyan East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.6% Australia ◂ +7.9 pts 68.7%

1.6% India +3.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

1.5% England +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Philippines +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.5% Nepal +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.1% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

37.5% Australian ◂ +5.3 pts 32.1%

32.0% English +1.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

10.4% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.0% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 8.7%

5.2% Italian ◂ +2.1 pts 3.1%

1.4% Indian +3.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% German +0.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.4% Filipino +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.3% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

79.3% English only ◂ +8.0 pts 71.3%

1.0% Punjabi +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.3% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.5% Christianity ◂ +10.3 pts 42.1%

35.3% No religion +2.6 pts ▸ 37.9%

7.6% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%

1.6% Hinduism +3.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.6% Islam +3.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.4% Other religions +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.0% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +1.10 more in Queanbeyan East

1.85 26th pct 2.95 42nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +2 more in Karabar

11 81st pct 9 78th pct

Avg size in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +39 larger in Karabar

424 62nd pct 385 57th pct

ICSEA in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +25 higher in Karabar

1,023 69th pct 998 55th pct

Highest year of school

53.7% Year 12 +10.4 pts ▸ 64.1%

22.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 17.1%

10.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.8 pts 6.9%

5.7% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Highest qualification level

34.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.9 pts 27.2%

18.5% Bachelor degree +7.1 pts ▸ 25.6%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 14.6%

8.0% Postgraduate degree +4.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.0% Management & commerce +1.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.1% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.2% Engineering & related even 13.2%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +3.1 pts 4.6%

6.8% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.5% Information technology +2.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.5% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 5.9%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$104 higher in Queanbeyan East gap widening

$975 80th pct $1,079 87th pct

Household income in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$302 higher in Karabar gap widening

$1,989 75th pct $1,687 59th pct

Family income in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$83 higher in Karabar gap narrowing

$2,334 75th pct $2,251 72nd pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 36.9%

22.0% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 27.5%

13.4% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 7.5%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 10.0%

Personal income distribution

33.1% $650–$1,499 +5.6 pts ▸ 38.6%

33.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 26.7%

23.4% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 25.7%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%

10.2% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 9.6%

8.6% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%

2.2% Lung condition even 2.1%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None +4.2 pts ▸ 63.8%

20.7% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 19.4%

7.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 6.8%

3.9% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +460 larger in Karabar

617 87th pct 157 86th pct

Median age in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +2 yrs older in Queanbeyan East

23 yrs 38th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$370 higher in Queanbeyan East

$672 53rd pct $1,042 81st pct

Household income in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$103 higher in Queanbeyan East

$1,789 54th pct $1,892 58th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +0.6 larger in Karabar gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.0 14th pct

Family composition

57.6% Couples with children ◂ +4.7 pts 52.9%

23.9% Couples without children +4.5 pts ▸ 28.4%

17.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.7 pts 16.7%

1.0% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

24.6% 1 person +20.3 pts ▸ 44.9%

31.7% 2 people ◂ +4.0 pts 27.7%

17.6% 3 people ◂ +3.6 pts 14.0%

16.6% 4 people ◂ +7.4 pts 9.2%

6.4% 5 people ◂ +3.4 pts 2.9%

3.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$40 higher in Karabar gap widening

$350 71st pct $310 60th pct

Mortgage in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +$303 higher in Karabar gap widening

$1,950 69th pct $1,647 51st pct

People / bedroom in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +0.10 higher in Queanbeyan East gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.6% Rented +20.6 pts ▸ 49.2%

40.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.0 pts 30.3%

29.1% Owned outright ◂ +10.7 pts 18.4%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.6% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

80.4% Separate house ◂ +52.3 pts 28.1%

2.8% Flat or apartment +34.5 pts ▸ 37.3%

16.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.2 pts ▸ 34.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.5 pts 23.7%

12.0% 2 bedrooms +33.4 pts ▸ 45.4%

28.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.7 pts 11.5%

2.7% 1 bedroom +13.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

7.1% 5 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 1.7%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

28.2% $200–$349 +21.2 pts ▸ 49.5%

38.5% $350–$549 ◂ +4.6 pts 33.9%

20.2% Under $200 ◂ +10.3 pts 9.9%

9.3% $550–$749 ◂ +4.7 pts 4.6%

1.0% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 30.5%

27.9% $1,000–$1,799 +13.1 pts ▸ 41.0%

12.4% Under $1,000 +3.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 7.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +17 more in Karabar

33 86th pct 16 86th pct

Stops/1k in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +0.10 more in Karabar

3.87 73rd pct 3.77 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +338.6 more in Karabar

503.5 78th pct 164.9 72nd pct

PT routes in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +2 more in Queanbeyan East

3 79th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +4 longer in Queanbeyan East

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

How people get to work

72.8% Car (driver) ◂ +1.6 pts 71.1%

6.7% Worked at home +0.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 4.7%

1.1% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.7% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.1% 1 vehicle +18.1 pts ▸ 51.2%

37.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.8 pts 30.2%

15.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.4 pts 8.2%

9.2% 4 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 3.7%

4.8% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 6.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.5% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 23.7%

14.3% Construction ◂ +5.3 pts 9.0%

9.9% Health care & social assistance +2.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.7% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.3% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.8% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 6.7%

6.3% Professional & technical +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.9% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.7% Wholesale trade even 1.7%

Occupations people work in

16.5% Professionals +3.8 pts ▸ 20.2%

17.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 15.9%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 13.5%

11.6% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

11.8% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.2% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 8.7%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%

6.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +2.7 higher in Queanbeyan East

4.6 81st pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +3.2 more in Queanbeyan East

4.3 79th pct 7.5 97th pct

15-min city in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +52.4 pts higher in Queanbeyan East

41.5% 77th pct 93.9% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +52.2 pts higher in Queanbeyan East

36.2% 76th pct 88.4% 94th pct

Walk to transit in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +1.8 pts higher in Karabar

99.9% 100th pct 98.1% 94th pct

Walk to school in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +30.5 pts higher in Queanbeyan East

65.3% 80th pct 95.8% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +4.5 pts higher in Karabar

99.9% 95th pct 95.3% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +85.6 pts higher in Queanbeyan East

0.0% 0th pct 85.6% 95th pct

Amenities/1k in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +8.1 more in Queanbeyan East

8.5 38th pct 16.5 57th pct

Intersections/km² in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +128 higher in Queanbeyan East

131 87th pct 259 93rd pct

Mean slope in Karabar in Queanbeyan East +2.4 pts higher in Karabar

7.4% 66th pct 5.0% 42nd pct

Compare Karabar with nearby areas

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Compare Queanbeyan East with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Karabar vs Queanbeyan East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12079/karabar/vs/SAL13305/queanbeyan-east