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Arana Hills vs McDowall

Name: Arana Hills vs McDowall — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Arana Hills profile · McDowall profile

Arana Hills McDowall

McDowall and Arana Hills are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ in their demographics and services. McDowall has a more diverse and highly qualified population, with 24.2% born overseas and 35.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. It also has more high-income households, with 36.9% earning $3,000 or more a week. Arana Hills is far more likely to have residents with no religion (46.7%) and more people in de facto relationships (14.0%). It also provides better access to transport, with 99.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.

Both areas are very similar in their age profile, with about 20% of the population being children under 15. They also share a typical weekly personal income of around $1,000 to $1,060. While they have similar levels of volunteering and caregiving, the gap in transport access is stark; Arana Hills has far more public transport stops, though McDowall has a higher number of weekly departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 12.0 pts higher in Arana Hills Other language: 9.9 pts higher in McDowall De facto: 4.0 pts higher in Arana Hills One-parent: 5.2 pts higher in Arana Hills Born overseas: 7.3 pts higher in McDowall

Demographics & Identity

Population in Arana Hills in McDowall +641 larger in McDowall gap widening

6,971 87th pct 7,612 87th pct

Median age in Arana Hills in McDowall +1 yrs older in McDowall gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

28.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 25.7%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 25.8%

20.2% Children (0–14) +0.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

14.0% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.0% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

Marital status

48.6% Married +8.6 pts ▸ 57.2%

36.6% Never married ◂ +5.8 pts 30.9%

8.6% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 6.5%

3.2% Widowed even 3.3%

3.0% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Arana Hills McDowall

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.8% Australia ◂ +7.1 pts 73.7%

3.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

0.4% India +2.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.3% China +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Italy +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Philippines even 0.8%

0.1% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.3% English ◂ +7.9 pts 35.4%

39.0% Australian ◂ +3.7 pts 35.4%

14.9% Irish ◂ +2.2 pts 12.8%

13.0% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 10.8%

3.4% Italian +4.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.2% German ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

2.1% Chinese +2.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.0% Indian +3.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.3% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

90.8% English only ◂ +9.9 pts 80.9%

0.4% Mandarin +2.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.5% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.8% Christianity +9.2 pts ▸ 57.0%

46.7% No religion ◂ +12.0 pts 34.6%

3.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

0.4% Hinduism +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.07 more in Arana Hills

0.71 2nd pct 0.64 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Arana Hills in McDowall +10 more in McDowall

19 86th pct 29 88th pct

Avg size in Arana Hills in McDowall +111 larger in Arana Hills

721 91st pct 610 85th pct

ICSEA in Arana Hills in McDowall +4 higher in Arana Hills

1,080 87th pct 1,076 86th pct

Highest year of school

70.0% Year 12 +4.7 pts ▸ 74.7%

16.9% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.6%

5.6% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 4.5%

4.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

Highest qualification level

30.6% Bachelor degree +2.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

27.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.3 pts 21.7%

17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 16.1%

8.0% Postgraduate degree +4.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 5.5%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

20.3% Management & commerce +5.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

14.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 13.2%

11.8% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.7 pts 11.5%

10.1% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 9.4%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

4.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

3.3% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Arana Hills in McDowall +$54 higher in McDowall gap widening

$1,005 82nd pct $1,059 86th pct

Household income in Arana Hills in McDowall +$259 higher in McDowall gap widening

$2,227 85th pct $2,486 89th pct

Family income in Arana Hills in McDowall +$249 higher in McDowall gap steady

$2,480 81st pct $2,729 87th pct

Household income distribution

34.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 31.3%

21.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 17.9%

14.2% $4,000 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 20.4%

17.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 16.6%

9.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 7.8%

Personal income distribution

33.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.3 pts 33.5%

33.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.7 pts 30.8%

25.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 25.8%

4.1% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 8.7%

8.8% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 7.9%

8.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

4.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

2.9% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None +3.2 pts ▸ 68.2%

20.9% One condition ◂ +1.0 pts 19.8%

6.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 5.0%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Arana Hills in McDowall +20 larger in Arana Hills

137 86th pct 117 86th pct

Median age in Arana Hills in McDowall +2 yrs older in McDowall

22 yrs 33rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Arana Hills in McDowall +$141 higher in McDowall

$778 63rd pct $919 74th pct

Household income in Arana Hills in McDowall +$16 higher in McDowall

$2,265 72nd pct $2,281 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.2 larger in McDowall gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

60.9% Couples with children +6.2 pts ▸ 67.0%

24.6% Couples without children ◂ +0.9 pts 23.8%

13.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.2 pts 8.6%

0.7% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Household size

34.2% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 33.9%

19.4% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 22.3%

19.6% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 19.1%

17.8% 1 person ◂ +3.7 pts 14.1%

6.8% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.4% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Arana Hills in McDowall +$30 higher in McDowall gap narrowing

$440 87th pct $470 90th pct

Mortgage in Arana Hills in McDowall +$217 higher in McDowall gap widening

$1,950 69th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.10 higher in Arana Hills gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.7 pts 40.3%

30.8% Owned outright +5.7 pts ▸ 36.5%

20.4% Rented +2.2 pts ▸ 22.5%

0.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Other tenure even 0.4%

Types of homes

86.9% Separate house +0.8 pts ▸ 87.7%

13.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.0 pts 10.0%

0.2% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

50.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 33.6%

34.4% 4 bedrooms +14.0 pts ▸ 48.5%

8.1% 5 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 3.3%

0.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

63.7% $350–$549 ◂ +17.7 pts 46.0%

16.1% $550–$749 +10.8 pts ▸ 26.9%

13.9% $200–$349 +8.8 pts ▸ 22.7%

6.5% Under $200 ◂ +5.5 pts 1.0%

1.2% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 42.7%

28.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +8.5 pts 20.2%

10.1% $3,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

12.6% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Arana Hills in McDowall +16 more in Arana Hills

36 87th pct 20 86th pct

Stops/1k in Arana Hills in McDowall +2.54 more in Arana Hills

5.16 78th pct 2.63 68th pct

Departures/1k in Arana Hills in McDowall +214.3 more in McDowall

414.6 77th pct 628.9 81st pct

PT routes in Arana Hills in McDowall +3 more in McDowall

3 79th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in Arana Hills in McDowall +1 longer in McDowall

4 29th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Arana Hills in McDowall +2 longer in Arana Hills

16 13th pct 14 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Arana Hills in McDowall +7,918 more in McDowall

0 0th pct 7,918 55th pct

Reach 45 min in Arana Hills in McDowall +566 more in McDowall

24,313 52nd pct 24,879 52nd pct

Transit to city in Arana Hills in McDowall +10 longer in Arana Hills

79 87th pct 69 73rd pct

How people get to work

53.7% Car (driver) +1.0 pts ▸ 54.7%

20.8% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 22.0%

3.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.4% Train ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

0.2% Bus +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.4% Bicycle even 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

44.4% 2 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 48.1%

31.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 27.2%

15.2% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 15.6%

6.5% 4 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

10.1% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

11.2% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 10.4%

8.5% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.4% Construction ◂ +2.3 pts 7.1%

7.9% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

3.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

28.7% Professionals +3.3 pts ▸ 32.0%

15.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 15.1%

12.5% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 10.0%

10.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 10.6%

8.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 7.9%

6.4% Labourers ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

4.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Arana Hills in McDowall +1.0 higher in Arana Hills

6.5 90th pct 5.5 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Arana Hills in McDowall +1.2 more in Arana Hills

6.3 90th pct 5.1 83rd pct

15-min city in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.9 pts higher in Arana Hills

71.6% 85th pct 70.8% 85th pct

Walk to shops in Arana Hills in McDowall +6.9 pts higher in McDowall

63.4% 83rd pct 70.3% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Arana Hills in McDowall +10.4 pts higher in Arana Hills

99.7% 99th pct 89.3% 84th pct

Walk to school in Arana Hills in McDowall +7.2 pts higher in Arana Hills

88.1% 91st pct 80.9% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.5 pts higher in Arana Hills

100.0% 99th pct 99.5% 86th pct

Walk to health in Arana Hills in McDowall +4.7 pts higher in McDowall

65.2% 89th pct 70.0% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Arana Hills in McDowall +4.3 more in Arana Hills

15.6 55th pct 11.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Arana Hills in McDowall +2 higher in McDowall

198 90th pct 199 90th pct

Mean slope in Arana Hills in McDowall +0.8 pts higher in Arana Hills

8.1% 71st pct 7.2% 65th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Arana Hills vs McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30074/arana-hills/vs/SAL31790/mcdowall