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Blackbutt North vs Teelah
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Blackbutt North profile · Teelah profile
Blackbutt North Teelah
Blackbutt North and Teelah are two nearby Queensland areas with very different age profiles. Blackbutt North is a retirement-heavy area where the typical resident is 58 and seniors make up 36.8% of the population. In contrast, Teelah is much younger, with a typical age of 45 and a significantly higher share of children under 15 (28.9% compared to 14.4% in Blackbutt North). This difference is reflected in family life, with 32.3% of people in Teelah caring for children unpaid, which is far higher than the 12.6% in Blackbutt North.
Everyday life is similar in both places, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $800 and almost no one within walking distance of public transport. Both areas are also far more likely to own their homes outright than the national figure, though this is far higher in Teelah at 82.8%. While Blackbutt North has more people born overseas and a slightly higher share of renters, both areas share a similar proportion of First Nations people.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 388
- First area, 2016: 438
- First area, 2021: 451
- Second area, 2016: 68
- Second area, 2021: 90
- First area, 2011: 50 yrs
- First area, 2016: 55 yrs
- First area, 2021: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 Blackbutt North: 0.6% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Blackbutt North: 2.5% males, 0.8% females; 80–84 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Blackbutt North: 3.6% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Teelah: 6.3% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Blackbutt North: 9.3% males, 4.9% females; 70–74 in Teelah: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Blackbutt North: 5.7% males, 5.3% females; 65–69 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 12.7% females
- 60–64 in Blackbutt North: 6.2% males, 6.4% females; 60–64 in Teelah: 5.1% males, 5.1% females
- 55–59 in Blackbutt North: 4.2% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Teelah: 7.6% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Blackbutt North: 2.8% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Blackbutt North: 2.1% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Blackbutt North: 2.5% males, 2.1% females; 40–44 in Teelah: 3.8% males, 6.3% females
- 35–39 in Blackbutt North: 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 35–39 in Teelah: 7.6% males, 5.1% females
- 30–34 in Blackbutt North: 0.6% males, 1.5% females; 30–34 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Blackbutt North: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Blackbutt North: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 20–24 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Blackbutt North: 1.7% males, 1.1% females; 15–19 in Teelah: 0.0% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Blackbutt North: 2.5% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Teelah: 7.6% males, 3.8% females
- 5–9 in Blackbutt North: 3.8% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Teelah: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Blackbutt North: 1.3% males, 0.8% females; 0–4 in Teelah: 3.8% males, 6.3% 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: $309
- First area, 2016: $409
- First area, 2021: $428
- Second area, 2016: $417
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $578
- First area, 2016: $719
- First area, 2021: $787
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $820
- First area, 2011: $579
- First area, 2016: $878
- First area, 2021: $1,048
- Second area, 2016: $780
- Second area, 2021: $949
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: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $215
- First area, 2016: $228
- First area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $874
- First area, 2021: $867
- Second area, 2016: $1,263
- Second area, 2021: $823
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Blackbutt North vs Teelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30273/blackbutt-north/vs/SAL32765/teelah