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Kincumber South vs Macmasters Beach
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Kincumber South profile · Macmasters Beach profile
Kincumber South Macmasters Beach
Macmasters Beach and Kincumber South are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Macmasters Beach is a wealthier area where typical household incomes are far higher at $2,190 per week, compared to $721 in Kincumber South. Education levels are also far higher in Macmasters Beach, where 36.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, while only 12.6% do in Kincumber South. Housing differs sharply too; Macmasters Beach has far more large homes, with 87.6% having three or more bedrooms, whereas only 34.1% of homes in Kincumber South reach that size.
Both areas are mostly car-dependent and share a similar lack of nearby groceries and health services. However, the gap in age structure remains stark, with residents far older in Kincumber South, where 58% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over. This higher proportion of seniors helps explain why 53.1% of people there live alone and 54% have a long-term health condition, compared to 18% living alone and 26.2% with health conditions in Macmasters Beach.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 681
- First area, 2016: 684
- First area, 2021: 721
- Second area, 2011: 1,217
- Second area, 2016: 1,294
- Second area, 2021: 1,399
- First area, 2011: 64 yrs
- First area, 2016: 66 yrs
- First area, 2021: 68 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Kincumber South: 2.2% males, 4.8% females; 85+ in Macmasters Beach: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Kincumber South: 4.2% males, 3.8% females; 80–84 in Macmasters Beach: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Kincumber South: 5.5% males, 5.6% females; 75–79 in Macmasters Beach: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Kincumber South: 9.7% males, 11.0% females; 70–74 in Macmasters Beach: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Kincumber South: 4.8% males, 7.5% females; 65–69 in Macmasters Beach: 3.7% males, 4.2% females
- 60–64 in Kincumber South: 3.6% males, 4.5% females; 60–64 in Macmasters Beach: 3.7% males, 5.2% females
- 55–59 in Kincumber South: 2.0% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Macmasters Beach: 4.1% males, 5.1% females
- 50–54 in Kincumber South: 2.3% males, 1.9% females; 50–54 in Macmasters Beach: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Kincumber South: 3.0% males, 2.2% females; 45–49 in Macmasters Beach: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Kincumber South: 1.9% males, 1.2% females; 40–44 in Macmasters Beach: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Kincumber South: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 35–39 in Macmasters Beach: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Kincumber South: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Macmasters Beach: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 25–29 in Kincumber South: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 25–29 in Macmasters Beach: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Kincumber South: 1.6% males, 0.7% females; 20–24 in Macmasters Beach: 1.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Kincumber South: 0.4% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Macmasters Beach: 3.7% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Kincumber South: 0.6% males, 1.6% females; 10–14 in Macmasters Beach: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Kincumber South: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 5–9 in Macmasters Beach: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Kincumber South: 1.2% males, 0.9% females; 0–4 in Macmasters Beach: 2.3% 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: $390
- First area, 2016: $461
- First area, 2021: $556
- Second area, 2011: $636
- Second area, 2016: $720
- Second area, 2021: $958
- First area, 2011: $547
- First area, 2016: $645
- First area, 2021: $721
- Second area, 2011: $1,377
- Second area, 2016: $1,755
- Second area, 2021: $2,190
- First area, 2011: $821
- First area, 2016: $868
- First area, 2021: $1,183
- Second area, 2011: $1,478
- Second area, 2016: $1,916
- Second area, 2021: $2,403
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: 1.7
- First area, 2016: 1.6
- First area, 2021: 1.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $310
- Second area, 2016: $433
- Second area, 2021: $500
- First area, 2011: $1,388
- First area, 2016: $1,713
- First area, 2021: $2,006
- Second area, 2011: $1,850
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,468
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
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). Kincumber South vs Macmasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12150/kincumber-south/vs/SAL12441/macmasters-beach