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Canal Creek vs Stanage
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 73 km apart · Canal Creek profile · Stanage profile
Canal Creek Stanage
Stanage and Canal Creek are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. There is a large gap in wealth between them; typical household income in Canal Creek is $2,250 a week, which is far higher than the $669 seen in Stanage. This difference extends to personal income, which is far higher in Canal Creek at $900 compared to $443 in Stanage. Residents in Stanage are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 60 compared to 57 in Canal Creek.
Both areas are car-dependent and have almost no access to public transport or nearby schools. The gap in household income has widened since 2011, showing the two areas are moving further apart financially. They share similar housing patterns, with about two people per home in both places. While Stanage has a few more amenity types within a 15-minute walk, both areas sit well below the national figure for typical incomes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 8
- First area, 2021: 11
- Second area, 2011: 468
- Second area, 2016: 83
- Second area, 2021: 78
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 60 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 Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Stanage: 8.7% males, 8.7% females
- 65–69 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Stanage: 15.9% males, 11.6% females
- 60–64 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Stanage: 13.0% males, 4.3% females
- 55–59 in Canal Creek: 66.7% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Stanage: 4.3% males, 5.8% females
- 50–54 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Stanage: 4.3% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Stanage: 5.8% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 4.3% females
- 35–39 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Canal Creek: 33.3% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Stanage: 4.3% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Stanage: 4.3% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Canal Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Stanage: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $725
- First area, 2021: $900
- Second area, 2011: $363
- Second area, 2016: $494
- Second area, 2021: $443
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2011: $866
- Second area, 2016: $939
- Second area, 2021: $669
- First area, 2021: $1,499
- Second area, 2011: $966
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $743
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, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,650
- Second area, 2021: $1,092
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Canal Creek vs Stanage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30511/canal-creek/vs/SAL32653/stanage