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Berajondo vs Lowmead

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Berajondo profile · Lowmead profile

Berajondo Lowmead

Lowmead and Berajondo are two sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Lowmead is notably older, with a typical resident aged 57 and 30.2% of people aged 65 and over, compared to a typical age of 48 and 16.1% aged 65 plus in Berajondo. Berajondo has a more qualified workforce, with 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 0.0% in Lowmead. Residents in Lowmead are also far more likely to work from home (31.1% versus 16.2%) and provide unpaid care (20.5% versus 10.2%).

These differences in population age and skills are widening over time, but the two areas share many basic characteristics. Both have a housing market where 100% of homes are separate houses and very few people rent. They are both car-dependent, with no public transport stops or departures. Residents in both places live in homes with about 0.9 bedrooms per person, which is consistent across both areas.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 2.7 pts higher in Berajondo Other language: 8.0 pts higher in Berajondo Unpaid carers: 10.3 pts higher in Lowmead Recent movers: 15.8 pts higher in Berajondo Median age: 9 yrs older in Lowmead

Demographics & Identity

Population in Berajondoin Lowmead +67 larger in Lowmead gap narrowing
112 43rd pct 179 51st pct
Median age in Berajondoin Lowmead +9 yrs older in Lowmead gap widening
48 yrs 62nd pct 57 yrs 89th pct
First Nations in Berajondoin Lowmead +1.1 pts higher in Lowmead gap steady
4.5% 71st pct 5.6% 76th pct
Aged 65+ in Berajondoin Lowmead +14.1 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
16.1% 38th pct 30.2% 86th pct
Under 15 in Berajondoin Lowmead +7.9 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
19.6% 68th pct 11.7% 22nd pct
De facto in Berajondoin Lowmead +9.7 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
5.3% 12th pct 15.1% 71st pct

Age structure

34.8% Older adults (45–64) +8.2 pts ▸ 43.0%
16.1% Seniors (65+) +14.1 pts ▸ 30.2%
19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.9 pts 11.7%
17.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +9.1 pts 7.8%
17.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.6 pts 8.4%

Marital status

53.4% Married ◂ +15.7 pts 37.7%
33.0% Never married ◂ +7.8 pts 25.2%
15.9% Divorced +7.9 pts ▸ 23.8%
4.5% Separated +4.7 pts ▸ 9.3%
6.8% Widowed ◂ +3.5 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Berajondo Lowmead

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Berajondoin Lowmead +6.2 pts higher in Berajondo gap steady
15.2% 65th pct 8.9% 38th pct

Country of birth

75.0% Australia ◂ +5.2 pts 69.8%
0.0% England +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.7% China ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.0% English ◂ +0.6 pts 41.3%
28.6% Australian +7.7 pts ▸ 36.3%
11.6% Irish ◂ +4.3 pts 7.3%
9.8% German ◂ +3.7 pts 6.1%
3.6% Scottish +5.4 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.3% Italian ◂ +4.6 pts 1.7%
3.6% Dutch ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%
2.7% Chinese ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Berajondoin Lowmead +8.0 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
8.0% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Berajondoin Lowmead +2.7 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
2.7% 87th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

80.4% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 79.9%
2.7% Mandarin ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese 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%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Berajondoin Lowmead +3.3 pts higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
44.6% 63rd pct 41.3% 52nd pct

Religious affiliation

44.6% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 41.3%
33.0% Christianity +4.4 pts ▸ 37.4%
16.1% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 18.4%
2.7% Buddhism ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Berajondoin Lowmead +14.9 pts higher in Berajondo gap steady
32.6% 18th pct 17.7% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Berajondoin Lowmead +13.6 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
13.6% 46th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Schools/1k kids in Berajondoin Lowmead
— 47.62 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Berajondoin Lowmead +1 more in Lowmead
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Berajondoin Lowmead
— 13 1st pct
ICSEA in Berajondoin Lowmead
— 908 13th pct

Highest year of school

34.8% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 38.1%
32.6% Year 12 ◂ +14.9 pts 17.7%
13.5% Year 9 or below +0.8 pts ▸ 14.3%
7.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

49.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +10.9 pts 38.1%
15.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +15.7 pts 0.0%
9.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 10.7%
7.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%

Field of qualification

13.7% Engineering & related +5.3 pts ▸ 19.0%
15.7% Health ◂ +15.7 pts 0.0%
11.8% Education ◂ +5.8 pts 6.0%
11.8% Society & culture ◂ +7.0 pts 4.8%
9.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%
9.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +6.2 pts 3.6%
5.9% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Berajondoin Lowmead +$60 higher in Berajondo gap widening
$506 13th pct $446 8th pct
Household income in Berajondoin Lowmead +$137 higher in Berajondo gap widening
$1,017 14th pct $880 9th pct
Family income in Berajondoin Lowmead +$124 higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
$1,166 11th pct $1,042 8th pct
High earners in Berajondoin Lowmead +4.2 pts higher in Berajondo gap steady
14.8% 79th pct 10.6% 63rd pct
High-income homes in Berajondoin Lowmead even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $650–$1,499 +7.2 pts ▸ 40.6%
28.6% Under $650 ◂ +15.5 pts 13.0%
11.9% $1,500–$2,999 +6.9 pts ▸ 18.8%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

53.4% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 55.0%
15.9% $650–$1,499 +4.6 pts ▸ 20.5%
8.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 4.0%
6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Berajondoin Lowmead +4.5 pts higher in Berajondo
28.6% 49th pct 24.0% 27th pct
Mental health in Berajondoin Lowmead +1.3 pts higher in Berajondo
8.0% 49th pct 6.7% 37th pct
Needs assistance in Berajondoin Lowmead +1.1 pts higher in Lowmead gap narrowing
4.5% 48th pct 5.6% 61st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Asthma ◂ +4.6 pts 6.1%
8.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.8 pts 6.1%
8.0% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%
8.0% Other condition ◂ +3.6 pts 4.5%
7.1% Heart disease ◂ +1.6 pts 5.6%
3.6% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.7% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.7% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Stroke +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None +0.2 pts ▸ 56.4%
19.6% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 19.0%
7.1% Two conditions ◂ +4.3 pts 2.8%
2.7% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Berajondoin Lowmead +10.3 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
10.2% 13th pct 20.5% 61st pct
Unpaid carers in Berajondoin Lowmead +10.3 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
10.2% 27th pct 20.5% 91st pct
Unpaid child care in Berajondoin Lowmead +8.0 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
23.9% 42nd pct 15.9% 14th pct
Defence service in Berajondoin Lowmead +3.7 pts higher in Lowmead
3.3% 60th pct 7.0% 89th pct
Housework 15h+ in Berajondoin Lowmead +2.9 pts higher in Lowmead gap steady
21.6% 35th pct 24.5% 52nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Berajondoin Lowmead +5 larger in Lowmead
5 49th pct 10 59th pct
Median age in Berajondoin Lowmead +10 yrs older in Berajondo
57 yrs 92nd pct 47 yrs 85th pct
Median income in Berajondoin Lowmead +$242 higher in Berajondo
$575 43rd pct $333 10th pct
Household income in Berajondoin Lowmead +$350 higher in Berajondo
$949 16th pct $599 5th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.2 larger in Berajondo gap widening
2.3 29th pct 2.1 19th pct
One-parent in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.9 pts higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
27.3% 95th pct 26.4% 94th pct
Living alone in Berajondoin Lowmead +12.3 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
16.7% 25th pct 29.0% 68th pct

Family composition

28.6% Couples without children +9.2 pts ▸ 37.7%
36.4% Couples with children ◂ +2.4 pts 34.0%
27.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 26.4%
0.0% Other families +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Household size

35.7% 2 people +3.4 pts ▸ 39.1%
16.7% 1 person +12.3 pts ▸ 29.0%
19.0% 3 people ◂ +7.5 pts 11.6%
16.7% 4 people ◂ +9.4 pts 7.2%
0.0% 5 people +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Berajondoin Lowmead +$75 higher in Berajondo
$225 32nd pct $150 14th pct
Mortgage in Berajondoin Lowmead +$150 higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
$1,192 23rd pct $1,042 16th pct
People / bedroom in Berajondoin Lowmead even gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.3 pts higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
11.9% 34th pct 11.6% 32nd pct
Owned outright in Berajondoin Lowmead +6.5 pts higher in Lowmead gap narrowing
50.0% 75th pct 56.5% 87th pct
Separate houses in Berajondoin Lowmead even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Berajondoin Lowmead +9.2 pts higher in Berajondo gap narrowing
64.3% 19th pct 55.1% 11th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.0% Owned outright +6.5 pts ▸ 56.5%
33.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.6 pts 21.7%
16.7% Other tenure ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%
11.9% Rented ◂ +0.3 pts 11.6%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

40.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.3 pts 23.2%
21.4% 2 bedrooms +7.6 pts ▸ 29.0%
23.8% 4 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 24.6%
9.5% 1 bedroom +6.4 pts ▸ 15.9%
0.0% Studio / none +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% 5 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% Under $1,000 +60.0 pts ▸ 60.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more +40.0 pts ▸ 40.0%
28.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +28.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Berajondoin Lowmead even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Berajondoin Lowmead +14.9 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
16.2% 49th pct 31.1% 82nd pct
PT commute in Berajondoin Lowmead even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) ◂ +23.9 pts 41.0%
16.2% Worked at home +14.9 pts ▸ 31.1%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

25.0% 1 vehicle +13.8 pts ▸ 38.8%
38.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 37.3%
13.6% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 14.9%
13.6% 4 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 7.5%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Berajondoin Lowmead +15.8 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
35.0% 64th pct 19.2% 14th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Berajondoin Lowmead +7.9 pts higher in Lowmead gap widening
9.5% 89th pct 17.4% 100th pct
Participation in Berajondoin Lowmead +2.0 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
47.7% 17th pct 45.7% 14th pct
Full-time in Berajondoin Lowmead +11.3 pts higher in Berajondo gap widening
70.3% 88th pct 59.0% 55th pct

Industries people work in

16.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +19.8 pts ▸ 36.1%
13.5% Education & training ◂ +5.3 pts 8.2%
10.8% Administrative & support ◂ +10.8 pts 0.0%
8.1% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%
8.1% Mining ◂ +8.1 pts 0.0%
8.1% Retail trade ◂ +8.1 pts 0.0%
8.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +8.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food +6.6 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.0% Construction +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Other services +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Managers +16.6 pts ▸ 32.8%
8.1% Machinery operators & drivers +11.6 pts ▸ 19.7%
18.9% Professionals ◂ +18.9 pts 0.0%
16.2% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 16.4%
16.2% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 14.8%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +13.1 pts ▸ 13.1%
8.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 6.6%
8.1% Sales workers ◂ +8.1 pts 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.5 higher in Lowmead
0.0 24th pct 0.5 51st pct
Types ≤15 min in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.5 more in Lowmead
0.0 30th pct 0.5 52nd pct
15-min city in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Berajondoin Lowmead +5.2 pts higher in Lowmead
0.0% 0th pct 5.2% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Berajondoin Lowmead +13.1 pts higher in Lowmead
1.3% 35th pct 14.4% 49th pct
Walk to health in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Berajondoin Lowmead +15.7 more in Lowmead
17.9 59th pct 33.5 74th pct
Intersections/km² in Berajondoin Lowmead even
0 8th pct 0 7th pct
Mean slope in Berajondoin Lowmead +0.9 pts higher in Lowmead
8.0% 71st pct 9.0% 76th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berajondo vs Lowmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30237/berajondo/vs/SAL31699/lowmead