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Caldervale vs Tambo
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 57 km apart · Caldervale profile · Tambo profile
Caldervale Tambo
Tambo and Caldervale are both remote Queensland areas, but they differ significantly in layout and wealth. Tambo is a small town where 72.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, and it is mostly car-dependent. In contrast, Caldervale is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of a school or park. There is also a stark contrast in income; the typical family in Caldervale earns $3,750 a week, which is far higher than the $1,357 typical for families in Tambo.
These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with both remaining without any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport or health services. While Tambo has a larger population of 318 people and includes 32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, Caldervale is much smaller with only 16 people. Caldervale's households are also larger, with a typical 3.2 people per home compared to 2.2 in Tambo.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 11
- First area, 2021: 16
- Second area, 2011: 611
- Second area, 2016: 367
- Second area, 2021: 318
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tambo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tambo: 3.2% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Tambo: 4.2% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Tambo: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Tambo: 6.1% males, 5.4% females
- 60–64 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 33.3% females; 60–64 in Tambo: 6.1% males, 6.1% females
- 55–59 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Tambo: 5.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Caldervale: 33.3% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Tambo: 1.6% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Tambo: 3.5% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 33.3% females; 40–44 in Tambo: 2.9% males, 1.6% females
- 35–39 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Tambo: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Tambo: 3.8% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Tambo: 1.9% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Tambo: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Tambo: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Tambo: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Tambo: 3.5% males, 1.0% females
- 0–4 in Caldervale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Tambo: 3.5% males, 1.6% 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, 2016: $1,062
- First area, 2021: $1,124
- Second area, 2011: $562
- Second area, 2016: $640
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2021: $2,499
- Second area, 2011: $874
- Second area, 2016: $1,030
- Second area, 2021: $1,272
- First area, 2021: $3,750
- Second area, 2011: $1,166
- Second area, 2016: $1,229
- Second area, 2021: $1,357
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, 2016: 4.0
- First area, 2021: 3.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $60
- Second area, 2016: $80
- Second area, 2021: $144
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $820
- Second area, 2021: $729
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Caldervale vs Tambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30483/caldervale/vs/SAL32730/tambo