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Bangalee vs Cooee Bay
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.8 km apart · Bangalee profile · Cooee Bay profile
Bangalee Cooee Bay
Cooee Bay and Bangalee (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Cooee Bay is more walkable and has a mix of housing, with 40.7% of homes rented and 18.7% of residents being recent arrivals from overseas. In contrast, Bangalee (Qld) consists entirely of separate houses, where 45.9% are owned outright and 97.3% have three or more bedrooms. The two areas also differ for First Nations residents; those in Bangalee (Qld) have a typical household income of $2,124, while those in Cooee Bay earn $1,125.
Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, including typical weekly personal incomes of around $760 and very similar unemployment rates of about 4%. They also have roughly the same share of adults who finished Year 12 and similar rates of people using other languages at home. While Cooee Bay remains more walkable, Bangalee (Qld) has a younger population, with children under 15 making up 22.2% of its residents compared to 13.7% in Cooee Bay.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 189
- First area, 2016: 186
- First area, 2021: 225
- Second area, 2011: 1,255
- Second area, 2016: 913
- Second area, 2021: 942
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Bangalee: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Cooee Bay: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Bangalee: 1.3% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Cooee Bay: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Bangalee: 0.0% males, 4.4% females; 75–79 in Cooee Bay: 1.7% males, 2.8% females
- 70–74 in Bangalee: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Cooee Bay: 2.2% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in Bangalee: 6.1% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Cooee Bay: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Bangalee: 4.8% males, 1.3% females; 60–64 in Cooee Bay: 5.0% males, 5.1% females
- 55–59 in Bangalee: 2.2% males, 4.4% females; 55–59 in Cooee Bay: 3.9% males, 5.1% females
- 50–54 in Bangalee: 3.1% males, 5.2% females; 50–54 in Cooee Bay: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Bangalee: 2.6% males, 5.7% females; 45–49 in Cooee Bay: 3.9% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Bangalee: 1.7% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Cooee Bay: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Bangalee: 4.4% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Cooee Bay: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Bangalee: 0.0% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Cooee Bay: 1.7% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Bangalee: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Cooee Bay: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Bangalee: 0.0% males, 1.3% females; 20–24 in Cooee Bay: 2.9% males, 4.3% females
- 15–19 in Bangalee: 4.8% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Cooee Bay: 3.7% males, 1.8% females
- 10–14 in Bangalee: 3.9% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Cooee Bay: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Bangalee: 4.8% males, 5.7% females; 5–9 in Cooee Bay: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 0–4 in Bangalee: 3.5% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Cooee Bay: 2.1% males, 3.1% 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: $614
- First area, 2016: $680
- First area, 2021: $768
- Second area, 2011: $587
- Second area, 2016: $645
- Second area, 2021: $762
- First area, 2011: $1,402
- First area, 2016: $1,775
- First area, 2021: $1,821
- Second area, 2011: $982
- Second area, 2016: $1,088
- Second area, 2021: $1,210
- First area, 2011: $1,392
- First area, 2016: $1,924
- First area, 2021: $1,854
- Second area, 2011: $1,214
- Second area, 2016: $1,323
- Second area, 2021: $1,808
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $310
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $2,123
- First area, 2016: $2,149
- First area, 2021: $1,928
- Second area, 2011: $1,856
- Second area, 2016: $1,729
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Bangalee vs Cooee Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30143/bangalee/vs/SAL30673/cooee-bay