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Aspley vs Zillmere
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Aspley profile · Zillmere profile
Aspley Zillmere
Aspley and Zillmere are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different profiles. Aspley has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 43 and a high share of people aged 65 and over (23.7%). It is also more affluent; 25.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, and homes are more likely to be large, separate houses owned outright. In contrast, Zillmere is much younger, with a typical age of 34, and is dominated by renters, who make up 53.0% of the area. Zillmere also has a higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals (22.3%) and one-parent families (21.8%).
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including almost identical shares of children under 15 (16.9%) and the same 15-minute drive time to the city. They are also alike in their housing density, with about 2.3 to 2.4 people per home. While Aspley is generally wealthier, Zillmere has more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. Both areas have seen a steady flow of new residents, though Zillmere's share of people who moved in the last five years is higher at 48.5%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,594
- First area, 2016: 12,108
- First area, 2021: 12,871
- Second area, 2011: 8,105
- Second area, 2016: 8,967
- Second area, 2021: 9,323
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Aspley: 1.6% males, 3.0% females; 85+ in Zillmere: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Aspley: 1.5% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Zillmere: 0.6% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Aspley: 1.9% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Zillmere: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Aspley: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Zillmere: 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Aspley: 2.3% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Zillmere: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Aspley: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Zillmere: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Aspley: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Zillmere: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 50–54 in Aspley: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Zillmere: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Aspley: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Zillmere: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Aspley: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Zillmere: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Aspley: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Zillmere: 4.5% males, 4.2% females
- 30–34 in Aspley: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Zillmere: 5.4% males, 5.4% females
- 25–29 in Aspley: 2.8% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Zillmere: 4.9% males, 5.6% females
- 20–24 in Aspley: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Zillmere: 4.0% males, 4.3% females
- 15–19 in Aspley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Zillmere: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Aspley: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Zillmere: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Aspley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Zillmere: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Aspley: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Zillmere: 3.4% males, 3.2% 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: $659
- First area, 2016: $729
- First area, 2021: $846
- Second area, 2011: $565
- Second area, 2016: $651
- Second area, 2021: $788
- First area, 2011: $1,371
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,818
- Second area, 2011: $1,052
- Second area, 2016: $1,221
- Second area, 2021: $1,426
- First area, 2011: $1,750
- First area, 2016: $1,955
- First area, 2021: $2,320
- Second area, 2011: $1,297
- Second area, 2016: $1,404
- Second area, 2021: $1,756
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $385
- First area, 2021: $415
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $340
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,800
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,677
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Aspley vs Zillmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30095/aspley/vs/SAL33232/zillmere