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Carmila vs Koumala
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Carmila profile · Koumala profile
Carmila Koumala
Koumala and Carmila are two nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Koumala is a younger community where 20.9% of residents are children under 15, and typical weekly household incomes are far higher at $1,833. In contrast, Carmila is far older, with a typical resident aged 54 and a much lower typical weekly household income of $966. These financial differences are stark, with 25.6% of Koumala households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to just 8.9% in Carmila.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people providing unpaid care. They also share a similar lack of public transport and have identical rates of people moving in the last five years. While Carmila has a far higher share of people living alone at 37.0%, Koumala has more larger households, with 2.7 people per home compared to 2.1 in Carmila.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 398
- First area, 2016: 333
- First area, 2021: 340
- Second area, 2011: 789
- Second area, 2016: 831
- Second area, 2021: 772
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 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 Carmila: 1.8% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Koumala: 0.0% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Carmila: 2.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Koumala: 0.0% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Carmila: 0.0% males, 4.1% females; 75–79 in Koumala: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Carmila: 4.7% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Koumala: 3.9% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Carmila: 5.3% males, 4.1% females; 65–69 in Koumala: 5.8% males, 4.1% females
- 60–64 in Carmila: 6.4% males, 5.0% females; 60–64 in Koumala: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Carmila: 6.4% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Koumala: 4.6% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Carmila: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Koumala: 4.4% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Carmila: 2.6% males, 2.0% females; 45–49 in Koumala: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in Carmila: 2.9% males, 0.9% females; 40–44 in Koumala: 3.2% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Carmila: 1.2% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Koumala: 4.0% males, 4.4% females
- 30–34 in Carmila: 1.8% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Koumala: 1.2% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Carmila: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Koumala: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Carmila: 3.5% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Koumala: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in Carmila: 3.2% males, 1.5% females; 15–19 in Koumala: 2.4% males, 1.0% females
- 10–14 in Carmila: 0.9% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Koumala: 4.1% males, 4.3% females
- 5–9 in Carmila: 5.0% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Koumala: 3.1% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Carmila: 2.0% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Koumala: 3.2% males, 2.7% 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: $405
- First area, 2016: $513
- First area, 2021: $675
- Second area, 2011: $608
- Second area, 2016: $651
- Second area, 2021: $774
- First area, 2011: $811
- First area, 2016: $949
- First area, 2021: $966
- Second area, 2011: $1,369
- Second area, 2016: $1,452
- Second area, 2021: $1,833
- First area, 2011: $1,107
- First area, 2016: $1,430
- First area, 2021: $1,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,769
- Second area, 2016: $1,726
- Second area, 2021: $1,929
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $70
- First area, 2021: $175
- Second area, 2011: $25
- Second area, 2016: $125
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,777
- Second area, 2021: $1,667
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
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). Carmila vs Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30541/carmila/vs/SAL31574/koumala