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Avoca vs Millbank

Name: Avoca vs Millbank — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Avoca profile · Millbank profile

Avoca Millbank

Avoca (Qld) and Millbank (Qld) are neighbouring areas in Queensland with different residential profiles. Millbank (Qld) has a much higher share of renters at 36.6%, compared to 21.7% in Avoca (Qld). Life in Millbank (Qld) is more connected to local services, with 69.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, while only 21.4% of homes in Avoca (Qld) have the same access. However, Avoca (Qld) has a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 48.1%, compared to 28.4% in Millbank (Qld).

Both areas share a very similar feel in many ways, with nearly identical rates of volunteering and people providing unpaid care. They also have almost the same number of people per home, averaging around 2.2 to 2.3. While Millbank (Qld) generally has more public transport stops and a slightly higher walkability score, both are described as somewhat walkable. The two areas have also tracked similarly over time, with both seeing a high number of people moving into the area over the last five years.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 0.7 pts higher in Avoca Renting: 15.0 pts higher in Millbank Population: 2,413 larger in Avoca Full-time: 4.8 pts higher in Avoca Needs assistance: 4.9 pts higher in Millbank

Demographics & Identity

Population in Avoca in Millbank +2,413 larger in Avoca gap steady

4,912 86th pct 2,499 81st pct

Median age in Avoca in Millbank +1 yrs older in Avoca gap narrowing

48 yrs 62nd pct 47 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

31.0% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 32.8%

21.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 20.2%

19.3% Young adults (25–44) +1.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

16.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 15.4%

11.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 10.7%

Marital status

48.0% Married ◂ +9.2 pts 38.7%

28.3% Never married +4.6 pts ▸ 32.9%

10.8% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.6% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

3.0% Separated +2.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Age & sex structure

Avoca Millbank

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

85.4% Australia ◂ +2.5 pts 82.9%

2.6% England ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.5% India +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Vietnam even 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

44.2% English +0.4 pts ▸ 44.6%

42.5% Australian ◂ +1.9 pts 40.7%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +1.9 pts 9.5%

9.0% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%

2.6% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.4%

0.9% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.9% English only ◂ +2.6 pts 89.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.5% Christianity ◂ +2.8 pts 50.7%

39.1% No religion +0.2 pts ▸ 39.3%

5.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.2% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Avoca in Millbank

1.23 12th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Avoca in Millbank +3 more in Millbank

11 81st pct 14 84th pct

Avg size in Avoca in Millbank +32 larger in Avoca

514 74th pct 482 70th pct

ICSEA in Avoca in Millbank +6 higher in Avoca

976 41st pct 969 37th pct

Highest year of school

40.0% Year 12 ◂ +2.8 pts 37.1%

29.6% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 30.6%

16.7% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 18.4%

7.6% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

41.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.6 pts 40.7%

16.3% Bachelor degree +0.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 11.3%

2.1% Postgraduate degree +2.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 2.7%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 16.4%

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.7 pts 12.7%

11.3% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.8% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.9% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

2.2% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.1% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Avoca in Millbank +$102 higher in Avoca gap widening

$619 27th pct $517 14th pct

Household income in Avoca in Millbank +$172 higher in Avoca gap widening

$1,169 23rd pct $997 13th pct

Family income in Avoca in Millbank +$165 higher in Avoca gap widening

$1,474 25th pct $1,309 15th pct

Household income distribution

34.3% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

26.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 23.8%

22.6% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 25.8%

5.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%

3.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

Personal income distribution

48.9% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 55.9%

32.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 27.6%

11.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 8.9%

1.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

17.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.1 pts 17.3%

12.1% Mental health even 12.0%

10.8% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

10.8% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.9% Heart disease +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.2% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.4% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

3.4% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Dementia +2.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.1% None ◂ +1.7 pts 49.4%

24.4% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 24.9%

9.9% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.9% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Avoca in Millbank +104 larger in Avoca

264 86th pct 160 86th pct

Median age in Avoca in Millbank +1 yrs older in Millbank

21 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Avoca in Millbank +$34 higher in Avoca

$526 36th pct $492 31st pct

Household income in Avoca in Millbank +$243 higher in Avoca

$1,451 40th pct $1,208 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Avoca in Millbank +0.1 larger in Avoca gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

44.4% Couples with children ◂ +2.9 pts 41.5%

36.8% Couples without children ◂ +2.6 pts 34.2%

17.7% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

1.0% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

39.8% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 37.9%

30.2% 1 person +2.3 pts ▸ 32.5%

11.9% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.7% 4 people ◂ +2.3 pts 8.4%

5.5% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 3.9%

2.4% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Avoca in Millbank +$35 higher in Avoca gap narrowing

$305 59th pct $270 47th pct

Mortgage in Avoca in Millbank +$112 higher in Avoca gap narrowing

$1,300 29th pct $1,188 23rd pct

People / bedroom in Avoca in Millbank even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 36.9%

21.7% Rented +15.0 pts ▸ 36.6%

26.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.7 pts 23.2%

9.5% Other tenure ◂ +8.8 pts 0.7%

2.8% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

77.3% Separate house ◂ +1.5 pts 75.8%

21.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.1 pts 13.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.8% Other dwelling +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

Bedrooms per home

47.5% 3 bedrooms +4.7 pts ▸ 52.2%

28.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 18.7%

14.8% 2 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

3.4% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

61.5% $200–$349 +9.0 pts ▸ 70.5%

23.4% $350–$549 ◂ +13.4 pts 10.0%

9.9% Under $200 +6.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

1.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.4 pts 47.9%

23.4% Under $1,000 +8.6 pts ▸ 32.1%

12.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 9.8%

1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Avoca in Millbank +4 more in Millbank

10 80th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Avoca in Millbank +3.57 more in Millbank

2.04 65th pct 5.60 80th pct

Departures/1k in Avoca in Millbank +92.8 more in Millbank

154.1 72nd pct 246.9 74th pct

PT routes in Avoca in Millbank +1 more in Avoca

6 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Avoca in Millbank +2 longer in Avoca

6 36th pct 4 29th pct

How people get to work

75.6% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 78.0%

5.2% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

1.7% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 1 vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 44.0%

33.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 32.5%

10.0% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.2% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 24.3%

13.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 11.7%

9.0% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

6.0% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.4% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 7.3%

4.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.0 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.8% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.1% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

3.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

3.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

2.6% Mining ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

Occupations people work in

14.5% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.9% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.6 pts 11.1%

12.4% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

13.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 12.2%

11.5% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.8% Managers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.8%

7.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Avoca in Millbank +1.4 higher in Millbank

4.0 78th pct 5.4 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Avoca in Millbank +1.8 more in Millbank

3.8 76th pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Avoca in Millbank +38.8 pts higher in Millbank

27.1% 74th pct 65.9% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Avoca in Millbank +15.6 pts higher in Avoca

71.1% 85th pct 55.5% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Avoca in Millbank +22.6 pts higher in Millbank

76.1% 80th pct 98.7% 96th pct

Walk to school in Avoca in Millbank +10.7 pts higher in Millbank

33.1% 69th pct 43.8% 73rd pct

Walk to a park in Avoca in Millbank +9.4 pts higher in Millbank

89.7% 80th pct 99.1% 85th pct

Walk to health in Avoca in Millbank +47.7 pts higher in Millbank

21.4% 77th pct 69.1% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Avoca in Millbank +2.1 more in Millbank

7.5 35th pct 9.6 40th pct

Intersections/km² in Avoca in Millbank +4 higher in Avoca

63 80th pct 59 80th pct

Mean slope in Avoca in Millbank +0.6 pts higher in Avoca

5.2% 45th pct 4.6% 37th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Avoca vs Millbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30107/avoca/vs/SAL31838/millbank