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Anstead vs Karana Downs

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Anstead profile · Karana Downs profile

Anstead Karana Downs

Karana Downs and Anstead are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different local layouts. Karana Downs is more walkable, with 83.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 35.3% near groceries, compared to 31.3% and 0% in Anstead. However, Anstead has a higher concentration of wealthy households, with 46.2% earning $3,000 or more a week and 41.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, while these figures are 31.4% and 30.2% in Karana Downs.

Both areas share a very similar family feel, with about 20% of their populations being children under 15. They also track closely on several daily realities, including similar unemployment rates and almost identical numbers of people per bedroom. While Anstead has a higher share of people born overseas, both areas sit well above the national figure for the number of residents who do not follow a religion.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,278 larger in Karana Downs Separate houses: 5.9 pts higher in Anstead Bachelor+: 11.4 pts higher in Anstead Work from home: 9.7 pts higher in Anstead Year 12: 8.7 pts higher in Anstead

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2,278 larger in Karana Downs gap steady
1,522 76th pct 3,800 86th pct
Median age in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2 yrs older in Anstead gap narrowing
43 yrs 43rd pct 41 yrs 33rd pct
First Nations in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.1 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
0.7% 37th pct 2.8% 59th pct
Aged 65+ in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.1 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
16.9% 41st pct 14.8% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.0 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
20.4% 72nd pct 19.4% 66th pct
De facto in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.5 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
7.6% 20th pct 11.1% 41st pct

Age structure

32.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.5 pts 29.5%
18.2% Young adults (25–44) +6.4 pts ▸ 24.6%
20.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 19.4%
16.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 14.8%
13.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 11.5%

Marital status

60.0% Married ◂ +2.9 pts 57.1%
27.5% Never married +1.9 pts ▸ 29.4%
6.6% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 7.9%
3.4% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%
2.1% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Anstead Karana Downs

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.3 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
26.9% 87th pct 22.6% 81st pct

Country of birth

70.2% Australia +5.4 pts ▸ 75.6%
7.5% England ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%
3.9% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.1% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%
1.1% India ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%
0.8% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.1% English +3.5 pts ▸ 46.6%
32.7% Australian +4.1 pts ▸ 36.8%
15.8% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 13.6%
14.3% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 13.8%
7.0% German +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%
2.3% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%
2.9% Chinese ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%
2.1% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%
0.4% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.1 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
8.8% 74th pct 5.7% 63rd pct
Limited English in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.4 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
0.7% 73rd pct 0.3% 65th pct

Language used at home

88.4% English only +4.1 pts ▸ 92.4%
1.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.2 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
45.9% 67th pct 50.1% 79th pct

Religious affiliation

45.9% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 50.1%
45.7% Christianity ◂ +1.3 pts 44.4%
4.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%
1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.7% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.6% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Ansteadin Karana Downs +8.7 pts higher in Anstead gap narrowing
78.9% 98th pct 70.2% 91st pct
Bachelor+ in Ansteadin Karana Downs +11.4 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
41.6% 94th pct 30.2% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Ansteadin Karana Downs
— 1.35 15th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1 more in Anstead
3 67th pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Ansteadin Karana Downs +9 larger in Karana Downs
546 78th pct 556 79th pct
ICSEA in Ansteadin Karana Downs +42 higher in Anstead
1,086 88th pct 1,045 76th pct

Highest year of school

78.9% Year 12 ◂ +8.7 pts 70.2%
11.2% Year 10 +7.3 pts ▸ 18.5%
3.3% Year 11 +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
2.2% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Highest qualification level

33.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.1 pts 27.2%
17.9% Certificate III / IV +11.1 pts ▸ 29.0%
18.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +8.1 pts 9.9%
13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.7 pts ▸ 16.3%
5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.0% Certificate I / II +1.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

18.4% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 19.6%
14.3% Engineering & related +1.9 pts ▸ 16.1%
13.9% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 11.8%
12.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%
8.1% Education +2.9 pts ▸ 10.9%
6.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%
5.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%
2.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.8% Information technology ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%
2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$126 higher in Anstead gap widening
$1,074 87th pct $948 77th pct
Household income in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$671 higher in Anstead gap widening
$2,926 95th pct $2,255 86th pct
Family income in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$556 higher in Anstead gap widening
$2,982 90th pct $2,426 78th pct
High earners in Ansteadin Karana Downs +6.1 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
22.2% 91st pct 16.1% 82nd pct
High-income homes in Ansteadin Karana Downs +14.9 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
46.2% 98th pct 31.4% 85th pct

Household income distribution

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 35.0%
29.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +14.0 pts 15.9%
15.3% $650–$1,499 +4.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
16.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 15.5%
5.4% Under $650 +3.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

Personal income distribution

35.7% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 36.8%
24.5% $650–$1,499 +6.2 pts ▸ 30.7%
24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 25.4%
10.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 4.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.6 pts higher in Karana Downs
27.2% 42nd pct 30.8% 60th pct
Mental health in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.2 pts higher in Karana Downs
8.2% 51st pct 10.4% 72nd pct
Needs assistance in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.3 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
4.0% 42nd pct 4.3% 45th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.2% Mental health +2.2 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.7% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 10.1%
7.6% Asthma +1.9 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.5% Arthritis ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%
4.3% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
3.2% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.2% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.6% Lung condition even 1.6%
0.9% Stroke even 0.9%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +2.4 pts 64.3%
19.3% One condition +2.8 pts ▸ 22.2%
5.5% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.6% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.9 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
22.0% 67th pct 17.1% 45th pct
Unpaid carers in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.2 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
15.0% 73rd pct 12.8% 50th pct
Unpaid child care in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.1 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
30.0% 73rd pct 33.1% 85th pct
Defence service in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.4 pts higher in Karana Downs
3.8% 68th pct 6.2% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.3 pts higher in Anstead gap narrowing
27.4% 68th pct 27.0% 66th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Ansteadin Karana Downs +96 larger in Karana Downs
11 60th pct 107 86th pct
Median age in Ansteadin Karana Downs +5 yrs older in Anstead
26 yrs 50th pct 21 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Ansteadin Karana Downs
— 60.7% 87th pct
Unemployment in Ansteadin Karana Downs
— 13.0% 63rd pct
Median income in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$113 higher in Karana Downs
$612 47th pct $725 58th pct
Household income in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$976 higher in Anstead
$3,250 89th pct $2,274 72nd pct
Indigenous language in Ansteadin Karana Downs
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.3 larger in Anstead gap widening
3.1 88th pct 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.6 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
8.4% 35th pct 11.0% 51st pct
Living alone in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.1 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
10.3% 8th pct 13.4% 14th pct

Family composition

66.3% Couples with children ◂ +4.3 pts 62.0%
24.4% Couples without children +2.6 pts ▸ 26.9%
8.4% One-parent families +2.6 pts ▸ 11.0%
0.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 36.5%
22.2% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 19.7%
17.4% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 19.9%
10.3% 1 person +3.1 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.9% 5 people ◂ +4.9 pts 7.0%
3.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$90 higher in Anstead gap widening
$490 91st pct $400 82nd pct
Mortgage in Ansteadin Karana Downs +$583 higher in Anstead gap steady
$2,383 86th pct $1,800 61st pct
People / bedroom in Ansteadin Karana Downs even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.7 pts higher in Karana Downs gap narrowing
6.9% 16th pct 11.6% 32nd pct
Owned outright in Ansteadin Karana Downs +8.6 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
38.1% 41st pct 29.5% 22nd pct
Separate houses in Ansteadin Karana Downs +5.9 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
100.0% 100th pct 94.1% 42nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.5 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
96.7% 93rd pct 95.2% 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

55.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.6 pts ▸ 57.6%
38.1% Owned outright ◂ +8.6 pts 29.5%
6.9% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 11.6%
1.0% Not stated even 1.1%
0.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Types of homes

100.4% Separate house ◂ +6.3 pts 94.1%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.0% Flat or apartment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

51.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 47.9%
17.6% 3 bedrooms +13.0 pts ▸ 30.5%
27.2% 5 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 16.8%
1.3% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.5% $350–$549 +8.9 pts ▸ 57.4%
15.2% $200–$349 +11.3 pts ▸ 26.5%
15.2% $550–$749 ◂ +5.5 pts 9.7%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.1% $1,800–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 39.7%
17.1% $1,000–$1,799 +14.7 pts ▸ 31.8%
30.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +22.6 pts 8.2%
13.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.3 pts 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.3 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
1.1% 50th pct 0.8% 48th pct
Work from home in Ansteadin Karana Downs +9.7 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
29.9% 80th pct 20.3% 61st pct
PT commute in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.4 pts higher in Anstead gap narrowing
1.4% 75th pct 1.0% 72nd pct
PT stops in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Ansteadin Karana Downs
34 70th pct —
Drive to city in Ansteadin Karana Downs +6 longer in Karana Downs
21 18th pct 27 23rd pct
Reach 30 min in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

49.8% Car (driver) +9.4 pts ▸ 59.2%
29.9% Worked at home ◂ +9.7 pts 20.3%
2.2% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.4% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%
1.2% Walked ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
0.0% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

44.2% 2 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 47.6%
23.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 17.3%
15.3% 1 vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 21.0%
17.6% 4 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 13.2%
1.1% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.4 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
31.6% 52nd pct 31.2% 51st pct
Recent arrivals in Ansteadin Karana Downs +3.8 pts higher in Karana Downs gap widening
4.2% 39th pct 7.9% 56th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.9 pts higher in Anstead gap steady
4.7% 65th pct 3.8% 53rd pct
Participation in Ansteadin Karana Downs +2.6 pts higher in Karana Downs gap steady
67.0% 73rd pct 69.6% 80th pct
Full-time in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.4 pts higher in Anstead gap widening
60.0% 60th pct 58.6% 53rd pct

Industries people work in

13.7% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 15.3%
13.5% Professional & technical ◂ +5.4 pts 8.1%
12.5% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 12.9%
10.8% Construction ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%
6.1% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 8.0%
7.2% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.5% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.4% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.6% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.6% Finance & insurance +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%
2.7% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

34.8% Professionals ◂ +8.4 pts 26.5%
19.7% Managers ◂ +5.2 pts 14.5%
12.4% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 14.5%
10.7% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 13.7%
5.8% Community & personal service +5.1 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.4 pts 7.4%
4.9% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.3 higher in Karana Downs
0.7 57th pct 2.0 66th pct
Types ≤15 min in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.3 more in Karana Downs
0.6 54th pct 1.9 65th pct
15-min city in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.3 pts higher in Karana Downs
0.0% 0th pct 4.3% 61st pct
Walk to shops in Ansteadin Karana Downs +35.3 pts higher in Karana Downs
0.0% 0th pct 35.3% 76th pct
Walk to transit in Ansteadin Karana Downs +1.8 pts higher in Anstead
1.8% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Ansteadin Karana Downs +29.7 pts higher in Karana Downs
0.0% 0th pct 29.7% 68th pct
Walk to a park in Ansteadin Karana Downs +52.6 pts higher in Karana Downs
31.3% 58th pct 83.9% 77th pct
Walk to health in Ansteadin Karana Downs even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Ansteadin Karana Downs +4.6 more in Karana Downs
4.6 28th pct 9.2 39th pct
Intersections/km² in Ansteadin Karana Downs +19 higher in Karana Downs
13 72nd pct 32 75th pct
Mean slope in Ansteadin Karana Downs +0.4 pts higher in Anstead
8.4% 73rd pct 8.1% 71st pct

Compare Anstead with nearby areas

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Compare Karana Downs with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Anstead vs Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30065/anstead/vs/SAL31486/karana-downs