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Booubyjan vs Cobbs Hill

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Booubyjan profile · Cobbs Hill profile

Booubyjan Cobbs Hill

Booubyjan and Cobbs Hill are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. There are significant differences in wealth and age between them; the typical resident in Cobbs Hill is far older at 50, compared to 40 in Booubyjan. Incomes are also much higher in Cobbs Hill, where the typical weekly household income is $2,750, while in Booubyjan it is $1,416. Additionally, Booubyjan has more people per home, with a typical 3.0 compared to 2.3 in Cobbs Hill.

These two areas have tracked very differently over time, and the income gap between them remains wide. They share a similar landscape and are both car-dependent, with no residents living within walking distance of a school, park or grocery store. Both areas also sit well below the national figure for typical home-loan payments.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +85 larger in Booubyjan gap steady
98 41st pct 13 9th pct
  • First area, 2016: 109
  • First area, 2021: 98
  • Second area, 2016: 22
  • Second area, 2021: 13
Median age in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +10 yrs older in Cobbs Hill gap narrowing
40 yrs 29th pct 50 yrs 71st pct
  • First area, 2016: 40 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 40 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 17 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 50 yrs
7.1% 82nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 7.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
9.2% 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 14.7%
  • First area, 2021: 9.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.6%
14.3% 32nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 22.0%
  • First area, 2021: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 45.5%
13.2% 58th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.4%
  • First area, 2021: 13.2%

Age structure

31.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.6 pts 23.1%
9.2% Seniors (65+) +13.9 pts ▸ 23.1%
15.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.3 pts 0.0%
14.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%
13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +13.3 pts 0.0%

Marital status

56.2% Married ◂ +25.4 pts 30.8%
42.5% Never married ◂ +42.5 pts 0.0%
5.5% Divorced ◂ +5.5 pts 0.0%
4.1% Widowed ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Country of birth

96.9% Australia ◂ +27.7 pts 69.2%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand 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

52.0% Australian ◂ +29.0 pts 23.1%
50.0% English ◂ +50.0 pts 0.0%
16.3% Irish ◂ +16.3 pts 0.0%
10.2% Scottish ◂ +10.2 pts 0.0%
8.2% German ◂ +8.2 pts 0.0%
7.1% Italian ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
Limited English in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +76.9 pts 23.1%
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

34.7% 33rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 19.3%
  • First area, 2021: 34.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Religious affiliation

60.2% Christianity ◂ +37.1 pts 23.1%
9.2% Not stated +29.3 pts ▸ 38.5%
34.7% No religion ◂ +34.7 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%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

59.4% 79th pct
  • First area, 2016: 39.7%
  • First area, 2021: 59.4%
15.1% 52nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 8.6%
  • First area, 2021: 15.1%
Schools ≤3 km in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

59.4% Year 12 ◂ +19.4 pts 40.0%
24.6% Year 10 ◂ +24.6 pts 0.0%
10.1% Year 11 ◂ +10.1 pts 0.0%
7.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.2 pts 0.0%

Highest qualification level

20.6% Certificate III / IV +79.4 pts ▸ 100.0%
20.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +20.6 pts 0.0%
17.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
11.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

17.6% Engineering & related +82.4 pts ▸ 100.0%
14.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%
14.7% Health ◂ +14.7 pts 0.0%
8.8% Management & commerce ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% Society & culture ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +$375 higher in Cobbs Hill gap widening
$525 14th pct $900 73rd pct
  • First area, 2016: $456
  • First area, 2021: $525
  • Second area, 2016: $474
  • Second area, 2021: $900
Household income in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +$1,334 higher in Cobbs Hill
$1,416 42nd pct $2,750 93rd pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,125
  • First area, 2021: $1,416
  • Second area, 2021: $2,750
Family income in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +$1,188 higher in Cobbs Hill
$1,562 30th pct $2,750 88th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,292
  • First area, 2021: $1,562
  • Second area, 2021: $2,750
9.6% 58th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 9.6%
High-income homes in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
8.8% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 8.8%

Household income distribution

23.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +23.5 pts 0.0%
11.8% Under $650 ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
8.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

67.1% Under $650 ◂ +36.4 pts 30.8%
30.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +30.1 pts 0.0%
20.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +20.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
18.4% 12th pct
4.1% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.8%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

5.1% Arthritis ◂ +5.1 pts 0.0%
5.1% Other condition ◂ +5.1 pts 0.0%
4.1% Heart disease ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%
4.1% Mental health ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%
3.1% Asthma ◂ +3.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Diabetes even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.5% None ◂ +5.3 pts 69.2%
10.2% One condition ◂ +10.2 pts 0.0%
5.1% Two conditions ◂ +5.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

27.4% 81st pct
  • First area, 2016: 35.8%
  • First area, 2021: 27.4%
8.2% 16th pct
  • First area, 2016: 11.1%
  • First area, 2021: 8.2%
Unpaid child care in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
34.2% 87th pct
  • First area, 2016: 33.3%
  • First area, 2021: 34.2%
Defence service in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
30.1% 79th pct
  • First area, 2016: 18.5%
  • First area, 2021: 30.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +7 larger in Booubyjan
7 54th pct 0 0th pct
13 yrs 9th pct
$325 10th pct
Household income in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
$1,249 29th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +0.7 larger in Booubyjan gap narrowing
3.0 86th pct 2.3 29th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.4
  • First area, 2021: 3.0
  • Second area, 2016: 6.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.3
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
8.8% 5th pct
  • First area, 2016: 32.4%
  • First area, 2021: 8.8%

Family composition

75.3% Couples with children ◂ +32.4 pts 42.9%
22.5% Couples without children +49.0 pts ▸ 71.4%
0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

26.5% 3 people ◂ +26.5 pts 0.0%
20.6% 2 people ◂ +20.6 pts 0.0%
20.6% 4 people ◂ +20.6 pts 0.0%
17.6% 6 or more ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
8.8% 1 person ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$200 25th pct
Mortgage in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +$380 higher in Booubyjan
$1,680 54th pct $1,300 29th pct
  • First area, 2016: $2,000
  • First area, 2021: $1,680
  • Second area, 2021: $1,300
People / bedroom in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +0.20 higher in Cobbs Hill gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 1.10 93rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.00
  • First area, 2021: 0.90
  • Second area, 2016: 2.00
  • Second area, 2021: 1.10
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 24.3%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Owned outright in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
38.2% 41st pct
  • First area, 2016: 43.2%
  • First area, 2021: 38.2%
Separate houses in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
79.4% 50th pct
  • First area, 2016: 59.5%
  • First area, 2021: 79.4%

How homes are owned or rented

38.2% Owned outright ◂ +38.2 pts 0.0%
38.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +38.2 pts 0.0%
11.8% Other tenure ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%
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

38.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +38.2 pts 0.0%
23.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +23.5 pts 0.0%
17.6% 5 or more ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
8.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Work from home in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill
45.3% 94th pct
  • First area, 2016: 42.1%
  • First area, 2021: 45.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

40.6% Car (driver) +34.4 pts ▸ 75.0%
45.3% Worked at home ◂ +45.3 pts 0.0%
4.7% Walked ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
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%

Motor vehicles per home

26.5% 2 vehicles +73.5 pts ▸ 100.0%
29.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +29.4 pts 0.0%
23.5% 4 or more ◂ +23.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 1 vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

31.5% 52nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 20.6%
  • First area, 2021: 31.5%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
93.2% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 79.0%
  • First area, 2021: 93.2%
79.7% 97th pct
  • First area, 2016: 80.7%
  • First area, 2021: 79.7%

Industries people work in

4.7% Other services +120.3 pts ▸ 125.0%
60.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +60.9 pts 0.0%
10.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +10.9 pts 0.0%
7.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%
4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
4.7% Retail trade ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
4.7% Education & training ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

0.0% Technicians & trades +125.0 pts ▸ 125.0%
4.7% Community & personal service +95.3 pts ▸ 100.0%
46.9% Managers ◂ +46.9 pts 0.0%
17.2% Labourers ◂ +17.2 pts 0.0%
7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%
4.7% Sales workers ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Clerical & administrative even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0 24th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0 30th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +10.2 more in Booubyjan
10.2 42nd pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill even
0 5th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Booubyjanin Cobbs Hill +0.4 pts higher in Booubyjan
15.5% 93rd pct 15.1% 92nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Booubyjan vs Cobbs Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30331/booubyjan/vs/SAL30639/cobbs-hill