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Barney Point vs Telina
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Barney Point profile · Telina profile
Barney Point Telina
Telina and Barney Point are neighbouring areas in Gladstone, but they differ sharply in wealth and family life. Telina is a more affluent area where typical household incomes are far higher at $1,927 per week, compared to $908 in Barney Point. This contrast is clear in the housing and workforce; Telina has far more adults working or looking for work (64.8% versus 47.2%) and far more homes with three or more bedrooms. Barney Point has a much higher share of renters (51.0%) and more one-parent families (25.6%), while Telina has a higher proportion of children under 15.
Both areas are mostly car-dependent and share similar rates of overseas births and de facto relationships. These similarities exist even as the gap in education levels remains wide, with Year 12 completion far higher in Telina (47.7%) than in Barney Point (31.8%). While Telina is more walkable, with 36.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 3.5% in Barney Point, both areas have seen their residents' typical monthly mortgage payments stay within a similar range.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,156
- First area, 2016: 1,093
- First area, 2021: 1,065
- Second area, 2011: 2,179
- Second area, 2016: 2,143
- Second area, 2021: 2,197
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Barney Point: 0.5% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Telina: 0.3% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Barney Point: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Telina: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Barney Point: 2.0% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Telina: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Barney Point: 3.2% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Telina: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Barney Point: 4.0% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Telina: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Barney Point: 4.9% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Telina: 3.5% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Barney Point: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Telina: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Barney Point: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Telina: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Barney Point: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Telina: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Barney Point: 3.8% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Telina: 3.2% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Barney Point: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Telina: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Barney Point: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Telina: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Barney Point: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Telina: 2.5% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Barney Point: 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Telina: 2.5% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Barney Point: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Telina: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Barney Point: 2.2% males, 1.7% females; 10–14 in Telina: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Barney Point: 3.5% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Telina: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Barney Point: 2.9% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Telina: 2.8% males, 3.7% 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: $548
- First area, 2016: $485
- First area, 2021: $539
- Second area, 2011: $793
- Second area, 2016: $751
- Second area, 2021: $825
- First area, 2011: $1,090
- First area, 2016: $935
- First area, 2021: $908
- Second area, 2011: $2,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,911
- Second area, 2021: $1,927
- First area, 2011: $1,187
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,146
- Second area, 2011: $2,335
- Second area, 2016: $2,131
- Second area, 2021: $2,344
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $255
- First area, 2011: $1,560
- First area, 2016: $1,600
- First area, 2021: $1,466
- Second area, 2011: $1,900
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $1,545
- 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: 0.70
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). Barney Point vs Telina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30168/barney-point/vs/SAL32767/telina