Compare

Basin Pocket vs Newtown

Name: Basin Pocket vs Newtown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Basin Pocket profile · Newtown profile

Basin Pocket Newtown

Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) and Basin Pocket are neighbouring areas in Queensland with distinct profiles. Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) is more walkable and has higher educational levels, with 21.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree compared to 10.7% in Basin Pocket. This is reflected in higher incomes; the typical household in Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) earns $1,753 a week, which is well higher than the $1,286 seen in Basin Pocket. Newtown (Ipswich - Qld) is also much more convenient for daily needs, as every home is within a 15-minute walk of health services and schools, while only 47.4% of homes in Basin Pocket have similar access.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people who have completed Year 12. They also share a very similar housing landscape, with about 92% of homes being separate detached houses and typical weekly rents around $280 to $295. While Basin Pocket has a higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and more people in de facto relationships, the two areas remain alike in their proportion of children under 15 and people with no religion.

Open map →

Where they differ most

Limited English: 0.7 pts higher in Newtown Population: 567 larger in Newtown De facto: 7.0 pts higher in Basin Pocket Year 12: 11.8 pts higher in Newtown Bachelor+: 10.8 pts higher in Newtown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Basin Pocket in Newtown +567 larger in Newtown gap steady

931 72nd pct 1,498 76th pct

Median age in Basin Pocket in Newtown +3 yrs older in Newtown gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

25.9% Older adults (45–64) +5.4 pts ▸ 31.2%

26.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.6 pts 26.1%

18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 18.4%

14.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 12.8%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%

Marital status

33.4% Married +11.3 pts ▸ 44.6%

42.2% Never married ◂ +2.5 pts 39.7%

12.6% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 9.8%

7.3% Widowed ◂ +4.2 pts 3.1%

5.3% Separated ◂ +2.3 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Basin Pocket Newtown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.8% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 84.1%

4.4% New Zealand ◂ +1.8 pts 2.6%

1.9% England +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% English +2.6 pts ▸ 43.7%

38.8% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 39.5%

11.2% Irish +3.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.1% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.1% German ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%

2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.0% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.4% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 91.2%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.8% Christianity +5.1 pts ▸ 46.9%

46.3% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 45.8%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +3.7 pts 5.2%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Basin Pocket in Newtown +2 more in Newtown

22 87th pct 24 87th pct

Avg size in Basin Pocket in Newtown +29 larger in Newtown

520 74th pct 548 78th pct

ICSEA in Basin Pocket in Newtown +7 higher in Basin Pocket

1,003 58th pct 997 54th pct

Highest year of school

46.1% Year 12 +11.8 pts ▸ 57.9%

25.6% Year 10 ◂ +3.3 pts 22.3%

11.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.7 pts 9.0%

8.3% Year 11 ◂ +2.3 pts 6.0%

Highest qualification level

42.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.5 pts 35.3%

12.3% Bachelor degree +10.5 pts ▸ 22.8%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +4.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%

Field of qualification

17.2% Society & culture ◂ +3.0 pts 14.2%

12.9% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.6% Engineering & related ◂ +3.2 pts 12.4%

6.0% Education +6.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.5% Architecture & building ◂ +3.6 pts 6.9%

7.6% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.5% Creative arts even 4.5%

0.9% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$103 higher in Newtown gap narrowing

$741 48th pct $844 65th pct

Household income in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$467 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,286 31st pct $1,753 63rd pct

Family income in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$434 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,696 38th pct $2,130 65th pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.6 pts 26.8%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 30.6%

19.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 15.4%

4.5% $3,000–$3,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.5% $4,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

Personal income distribution

39.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 36.3%

37.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 31.0%

11.6% $1,500–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 20.6%

1.6% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.2% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 15.2%

15.0% Arthritis ◂ +4.8 pts 10.2%

13.7% Asthma ◂ +1.9 pts 11.8%

12.1% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%

7.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.7 pts 4.4%

4.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

2.5% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.5%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.9% None +8.5 pts ▸ 57.4%

24.8% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 24.6%

9.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.8 pts 8.1%

6.0% Three or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Basin Pocket in Newtown +21 larger in Basin Pocket

91 86th pct 70 81st pct

Median age in Basin Pocket in Newtown +6 yrs older in Newtown

22 yrs 33rd pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$70 higher in Basin Pocket

$669 53rd pct $599 45th pct

Household income in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$355 higher in Newtown

$1,437 39th pct $1,792 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Basin Pocket in Newtown +0.2 larger in Newtown gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

44.0% Couples with children +11.8 pts ▸ 55.9%

29.2% Couples without children ◂ +4.8 pts 24.3%

25.9% One-parent families ◂ +8.2 pts 17.7%

1.3% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

35.0% 1 person ◂ +8.2 pts 26.8%

31.6% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 32.0%

14.1% 3 people +1.9 pts ▸ 15.9%

11.7% 4 people +3.7 pts ▸ 15.4%

4.5% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$20 higher in Newtown gap steady

$275 48th pct $295 55th pct

Mortgage in Basin Pocket in Newtown +$258 higher in Newtown gap widening

$1,259 27th pct $1,517 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Basin Pocket in Newtown even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.7% Owned with a mortgage +8.2 pts ▸ 42.9%

35.5% Rented ◂ +2.4 pts 33.1%

28.1% Owned outright ◂ +4.7 pts 23.4%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

92.3% Separate house +0.4 pts ▸ 92.7%

5.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.3 pts 1.3%

2.9% Flat or apartment +2.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

63.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.5 pts 45.6%

11.1% 4 bedrooms +11.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

15.4% 2 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 22.2%

3.4% 5 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.4 pts 2.1%

1.3% Studio / none ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

78.4% $200–$349 ◂ +14.6 pts 63.8%

5.2% $350–$549 +14.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

14.2% Under $200 ◂ +5.5 pts 8.6%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

62.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.9 pts 46.7%

8.4% $1,800–$2,999 +15.4 pts ▸ 23.8%

20.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.5 pts 17.1%

0.0% $3,000 or more +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Basin Pocket in Newtown +8 more in Basin Pocket

15 85th pct 7 77th pct

Stops/1k in Basin Pocket in Newtown +11.44 more in Basin Pocket

16.11 90th pct 4.67 76th pct

Departures/1k in Basin Pocket in Newtown +438.1 more in Basin Pocket

1,224.5 87th pct 786.4 84th pct

PT routes in Basin Pocket in Newtown +2 more in Newtown

1 71st pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Basin Pocket in Newtown +4 longer in Newtown

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Basin Pocket in Newtown +2 longer in Basin Pocket

32 28th pct 30 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Basin Pocket in Newtown +17,975 more in Newtown

0 0th pct 17,975 72nd pct

Reach 45 min in Basin Pocket in Newtown +42,463 more in Newtown

6,715 37th pct 49,178 64th pct

How people get to work

67.8% Car (driver) ◂ +8.7 pts 59.1%

7.1% Worked at home +7.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

6.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 4.9%

1.5% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Bus ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

33.2% 2 vehicles +5.5 pts ▸ 38.6%

35.0% 1 vehicle even 35.0%

14.2% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.3% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 6.5%

7.5% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance +0.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.2 pts 9.4%

7.3% Public administration & safety +4.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.8% Education & training +4.7 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.1% Construction ◂ +1.9 pts 8.2%

8.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.8 pts 6.0%

7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.9 pts 3.1%

6.0% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 4.6%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

4.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.7 pts 2.3%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

11.6% Professionals +9.1 pts ▸ 20.7%

19.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.8 pts 14.1%

11.3% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.4% Community & personal service even 13.3%

12.1% Sales workers ◂ +4.2 pts 7.9%

10.3% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.3% Labourers +0.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.1 pts 5.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Basin Pocket in Newtown +2.3 higher in Newtown

5.3 84th pct 7.6 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Basin Pocket in Newtown +3.5 more in Newtown

4.4 80th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Basin Pocket in Newtown +52.6 pts higher in Newtown

47.4% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Basin Pocket in Newtown +8.3 pts higher in Newtown

91.7% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Basin Pocket in Newtown even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Basin Pocket in Newtown +52.6 pts higher in Newtown

47.4% 74th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Basin Pocket in Newtown even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Basin Pocket in Newtown +99.8 pts higher in Newtown

0.2% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Basin Pocket in Newtown +13.3 more in Basin Pocket

19.3 61st pct 6.0 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Basin Pocket in Newtown +68 higher in Newtown

55 79th pct 123 87th pct

Mean slope in Basin Pocket in Newtown +1.2 pts higher in Newtown

3.9% 27th pct 5.1% 44th pct

Compare Basin Pocket with nearby areas

East Ipswich Moores Pocket North Ipswich Tivoli Newtown Woodend North Booval Ipswich

Compare Newtown with nearby areas

Eastern Heights East Ipswich Silkstone Ipswich Booval Moores Pocket Basin Pocket Raceview

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Basin Pocket vs Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/vs/SAL32138/newtown