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Bloomfield vs Hope Vale

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 93 km apart · Bloomfield profile · Hope Vale profile

Bloomfield Hope Vale

Hope Vale and Bloomfield are two rural Queensland areas with very different profiles. Hope Vale is a young community where 28.9% of people are children under 15, and 86.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In contrast, Bloomfield is much older; the typical resident is 53, compared to 29 in Hope Vale, and a quarter of its population is aged 65 and over. These differences extend to the home, where renting is far more common in Hope Vale (81.0%) than in Bloomfield (13.5%), while Bloomfield has far more homes owned outright (41.6%).

Both areas share a similar economic baseline, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $827 in Hope Vale and $855 in Bloomfield. They are also alike in that almost no one uses public transport to get to work and neither area has any homes within a 15-minute walk of health services. This shared car-dependency exists alongside a growing gap in how people work, as those working from home are far more common in Bloomfield (23.6%) than in Hope Vale (3.8%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 776 larger in Hope Vale Median age: 24 yrs older in Bloomfield First Nations: 65.6 pts higher in Hope Vale Other language: 53.4 pts higher in Hope Vale No religion: 25.1 pts higher in Bloomfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +776 larger in Hope Vale gap widening
228 57th pct 1,004 73rd pct
Median age in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +24 yrs older in Bloomfield gap widening
53 yrs 80th pct 29 yrs 4th pct
First Nations in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +65.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
21.1% 93rd pct 86.7% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +18.7 pts higher in Bloomfield gap widening
25.0% 74th pct 6.3% 9th pct
Under 15 in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +16.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap widening
12.3% 24th pct 28.9% 93rd pct
De facto in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +7.0 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
24.3% 93rd pct 31.3% 100th pct

Age structure

39.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +19.0 pts 20.9%
12.3% Children (0–14) +16.6 pts ▸ 28.9%
21.1% Young adults (25–44) +7.1 pts ▸ 28.2%
25.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +18.7 pts 6.3%
5.3% Youth (15–24) +9.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

45.5% Never married +32.3 pts ▸ 77.7%
32.8% Married ◂ +19.4 pts 13.4%
16.2% Divorced ◂ +12.6 pts 3.5%
4.0% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.0% Separated ◂ +1.9 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Bloomfield Hope Vale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +10.4 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
12.3% 54th pct 1.9% 9th pct

Country of birth

62.7% Australia +30.4 pts ▸ 93.1%
3.1% England ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%
2.2% New Zealand ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China 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

28.5% English ◂ +23.5 pts 5.0%
19.7% Australian ◂ +14.0 pts 5.8%
14.5% Irish ◂ +13.5 pts 1.0%
9.2% Scottish ◂ +8.4 pts 0.8%
3.1% German ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%
2.2% Dutch ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%
0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +53.4 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
5.7% 63rd pct 59.1% 100th pct
Limited English in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +2.9 pts higher in Hope Vale gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 2.9% 87th pct

Language used at home

71.9% English only ◂ +37.4 pts 34.6%
0.0% Mandarin even 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 Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +25.1 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
36.0% 37th pct 10.9% 1st pct

Religious affiliation

35.5% Christianity +44.4 pts ▸ 79.9%
36.0% No religion ◂ +25.1 pts 10.9%
26.3% Not stated ◂ +16.7 pts 9.7%
1.3% Other religions ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +4.4 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
37.9% 31st pct 33.4% 20th pct
Bachelor+ in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +4.8 pts higher in Bloomfield gap steady
10.6% 32nd pct 5.8% 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +32.27 more in Bloomfield
35.71 97th pct 3.45 47th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +79 larger in Hope Vale
67 19th pct 146 32nd pct
ICSEA in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +46 higher in Hope Vale
661 0th pct 707 0th pct

Highest year of school

37.9% Year 12 ◂ +4.4 pts 33.4%
17.7% Year 10 +6.3 pts ▸ 24.0%
10.1% Year 9 or below +8.6 pts ▸ 18.7%
3.5% Year 11 +10.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

Highest qualification level

26.1% Certificate III / IV +18.7 pts ▸ 44.8%
15.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.4 pts 9.8%
8.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +4.0 pts 3.9%
6.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

17.4% Engineering & related ◂ +3.4 pts 14.0%
8.0% Education +3.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
2.9% Architecture & building +6.6 pts ▸ 9.5%
9.4% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 7.8%
8.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 7.3%
6.5% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.0% Agriculture & environment +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%
2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%
2.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%
0.0% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$166 higher in Bloomfield gap widening
$556 19th pct $390 3rd pct
Household income in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$28 higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
$855 8th pct $827 7th pct
Family income in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$558 higher in Bloomfield gap widening
$1,437 23rd pct $879 3rd pct
High earners in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +0.2 pts higher in Hope Vale gap steady
3.0% 24th pct 3.2% 24th pct
High-income homes in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +1.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap steady
4.5% 14th pct 6.1% 19th pct

Household income distribution

23.6% Under $650 +14.8 pts ▸ 38.4%
25.8% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 29.9%
24.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 19.4%
4.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Personal income distribution

40.9% Under $650 +23.7 pts ▸ 64.6%
22.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 17.6%
10.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 5.4%
0.0% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +11.4 pts higher in Bloomfield
29.4% 53rd pct 18.0% 11th pct
Mental health in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +2.7 pts higher in Bloomfield
5.3% 26th pct 2.6% 14th pct
Needs assistance in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +1.4 pts higher in Bloomfield gap steady
3.9% 42nd pct 2.6% 28th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

3.9% Diabetes +6.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
9.2% Arthritis ◂ +7.7 pts 1.5%
7.5% Asthma ◂ +4.6 pts 2.9%
6.6% Other condition ◂ +3.5 pts 3.1%
6.1% Lung condition ◂ +5.2 pts 0.9%
5.3% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 2.6%
3.1% Heart disease even 3.1%
3.1% Stroke ◂ +2.8 pts 0.3%
2.6% Cancer ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%
0.0% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

44.3% None +27.1 pts ▸ 71.4%
20.6% One condition ◂ +7.3 pts 13.3%
4.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%
4.4% Three or more ◂ +3.0 pts 1.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +9.6 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
14.6% 33rd pct 5.1% 5th pct
Unpaid carers in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +2.1 pts higher in Bloomfield gap widening
9.6% 23rd pct 7.5% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +16.3 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
15.7% 14th pct 32.0% 81st pct
Defence service in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +3.8 pts higher in Bloomfield
5.6% 86th pct 1.8% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +6.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
20.7% 30th pct 27.3% 68th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +822 larger in Hope Vale
48 77th pct 870 87th pct
Median age in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +2 yrs older in Bloomfield
28 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 50th pct
Year 12 in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +3.8 pts higher in Bloomfield
36.4% 40th pct 32.6% 32nd pct
Unemployment in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +17.6 pts higher in Bloomfield
42.9% 100th pct 25.3% 90th pct
Median income in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$234 higher in Bloomfield
$593 45th pct $359 12th pct
Household income in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$311 higher in Bloomfield
$1,083 22nd pct $772 10th pct
Indigenous language in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +57.8 pts higher in Hope Vale
6.3% 62nd pct 64.0% 95th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +1.0 larger in Hope Vale gap narrowing
2.0 14th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +24.1 pts higher in Hope Vale gap widening
12.6% 60th pct 36.7% 100th pct
Living alone in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +12.0 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
38.2% 89th pct 26.2% 59th pct

Family composition

37.0% Couples with children +10.1 pts ▸ 47.0%
45.4% Couples without children ◂ +33.2 pts 12.2%
12.6% One-parent families +24.1 pts ▸ 36.7%
0.0% Other families +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Household size

38.2% 1 person ◂ +12.0 pts 26.2%
32.6% 2 people ◂ +9.1 pts 23.5%
10.1% 3 people +4.5 pts ▸ 14.6%
0.0% 6 or more +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% 4 people +11.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
5.6% 5 people +4.2 pts ▸ 9.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$35 higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
$155 14th pct $120 9th pct
Mortgage in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +$325 higher in Bloomfield gap widening
$1,300 29th pct $975 14th pct
People / bedroom in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +0.10 higher in Hope Vale gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +67.5 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
13.5% 39th pct 81.0% 100th pct
Owned outright in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +34.1 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
41.6% 51st pct 7.5% 1st pct
Separate houses in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +0.7 pts higher in Hope Vale gap steady
92.1% 37th pct 92.9% 39th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +34.7 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
33.7% 1st pct 68.4% 25th pct

How homes are owned or rented

13.5% Rented +67.5 pts ▸ 81.0%
41.6% Owned outright ◂ +34.1 pts 7.5%
21.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.9 pts 3.4%
10.1% Not stated ◂ +5.7 pts 4.4%
6.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house +0.7 pts ▸ 92.9%
4.5% Other dwelling ◂ +2.5 pts 2.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Flat or apartment +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Bedrooms per home

27.0% 3 bedrooms +16.2 pts ▸ 43.2%
32.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.6 pts 17.0%
6.7% 4 bedrooms +15.0 pts ▸ 21.8%
20.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +13.1 pts 7.1%
0.0% 5 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%

Weekly rent distribution

108.3% Under $200 ◂ +15.1 pts 93.3%
33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +29.6 pts 3.8%
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

31.6% Under $1,000 +8.4 pts ▸ 40.0%
21.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +21.1 pts 0.0%
21.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +21.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +17.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
6.2% 78th pct 23.8% 98th pct
Work from home in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +19.9 pts higher in Bloomfield gap widening
23.6% 69th pct 3.8% 8th pct
PT commute in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

51.4% Car (driver) +9.0 pts ▸ 60.4%
23.6% Worked at home ◂ +19.9 pts 3.8%
4.2% Walked +8.3 pts ▸ 12.5%
0.0% Car (passenger) +8.8 pts ▸ 8.8%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.1 pts 42.6%
33.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.7 pts 21.6%
6.2% No vehicle +17.6 pts ▸ 23.8%
17.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +11.3 pts 6.0%
9.9% 4 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +15.6 pts higher in Bloomfield gap narrowing
27.9% 39th pct 12.4% 7th pct
Recent arrivals in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale
0.0% 0th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +6.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
14.3% 96th pct 20.9% 100th pct
Participation in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +0.1 pts higher in Hope Vale gap narrowing
42.4% 11th pct 42.5% 11th pct
Full-time in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +2.6 pts higher in Hope Vale gap widening
61.1% 65th pct 63.7% 75th pct

Industries people work in

30.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.0 pts 24.6%
18.1% Construction ◂ +13.1 pts 5.0%
18.1% Education & training ◂ +4.7 pts 13.3%
12.5% Health care & social assistance +4.2 pts ▸ 16.7%
12.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +7.1 pts 5.4%
0.0% Mining +11.7 pts ▸ 11.7%
6.9% Retail trade ◂ +3.2 pts 3.8%
6.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +6.9 pts 0.0%
5.6% Professional & technical ◂ +5.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Administrative & support +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
4.2% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%
0.0% Other services +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

25.0% Managers ◂ +18.8 pts 6.3%
25.0% Professionals ◂ +8.3 pts 16.7%
20.8% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 24.6%
18.1% Labourers ◂ +10.1 pts 7.9%
6.9% Machinery operators & drivers +6.8 pts ▸ 13.8%
6.9% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
6.9% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%
0.0% Sales workers +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +0.8 higher in Hope Vale
1.2 60th pct 2.0 65th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +1.5 more in Hope Vale
1.1 60th pct 2.6 70th pct
15-min city in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +33.6 pts higher in Hope Vale
32.4% 75th pct 66.0% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +64.3 pts higher in Hope Vale
1.8% 58th pct 66.0% 81st pct
Walk to a park in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +48.4 pts higher in Hope Vale
16.6% 51st pct 64.9% 68th pct
Walk to health in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +42.3 more in Bloomfield
48.2 81st pct 6.0 32nd pct
Intersections/km² in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale even
0 15th pct 0 33rd pct
Mean slope in Bloomfieldin Hope Vale +4.9 pts higher in Bloomfield
9.1% 76th pct 4.1% 31st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bloomfield vs Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30288/bloomfield/vs/SAL31357/hope-vale