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Cawarral vs Coowonga

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.8 km apart · Cawarral profile · Coowonga profile

Cawarral Coowonga

Cawarral and Coowonga are neighbouring areas in Queensland with distinct profiles. Cawarral is a younger, wealthier area where the typical weekly household income is $1,758 and 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work. It also offers better walkability, with 42.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. In contrast, Coowonga is far older, with a typical resident aged 51 and 27.5% of the population aged 65 and over. Income is also lower there, with a typical weekly household earning $1,292.

Both areas are effectively identical in their housing style, as every single home in both Cawarral and Coowonga is a separate detached house. They also share similar levels of education, with about 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While Cawarral has more children and higher incomes, Coowonga has a much larger share of First Nations people, which is consistent with the typical First Nations resident there being far younger at 21 compared to 36 in Cawarral.

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Where they differ most

Population: 576 larger in Cawarral Median age: 8 yrs older in Coowonga Participation: 11.6 pts higher in Cawarral Aged 65+: 11.1 pts higher in Coowonga Personal income: $237 higher in Cawarral

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cawarralin Coowonga +576 larger in Cawarral gap widening
831 72nd pct 255 58th pct
Median age in Cawarralin Coowonga +8 yrs older in Coowonga gap narrowing
43 yrs 43rd pct 51 yrs 74th pct
First Nations in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap widening
4.6% 71st pct 8.6% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Cawarralin Coowonga +11.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap widening
16.4% 39th pct 27.5% 81st pct
Under 15 in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.8 pts higher in Cawarral gap widening
18.2% 58th pct 13.3% 27th pct
De facto in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.4 pts higher in Cawarral gap widening
13.5% 60th pct 11.1% 41st pct

Age structure

31.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 29.0%
16.4% Seniors (65+) +11.1 pts ▸ 27.5%
20.8% Young adults (25–44) even 20.8%
18.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.8 pts 13.3%
12.5% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

Marital status

49.9% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 53.5%
30.8% Never married ◂ +1.4 pts 29.4%
10.8% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 11.4%
4.7% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%
4.0% Widowed ◂ +2.7 pts 1.3%

Age & sex structure

Cawarral Coowonga

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.8 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
8.2% 35th pct 9.0% 39th pct

Country of birth

84.5% Australia ◂ +0.6 pts 83.9%
2.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%
2.0% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%
0.0% South Africa +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% India ◂ +0.4 pts 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%

Ancestry

49.6% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 45.1%
38.0% English +7.1 pts ▸ 45.1%
10.2% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%
10.8% Scottish ◂ +5.3 pts 5.5%
6.7% German +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
2.6% Dutch +1.7 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.2% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.6% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.3 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
1.7% 38th pct 2.0% 39th pct
Limited English in Cawarralin Coowonga even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

91.5% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 90.6%
0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
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%

Religion

No religion in Cawarralin Coowonga +1.0 pts higher in Cawarral gap narrowing
41.0% 51st pct 40.0% 48th pct

Religious affiliation

48.9% Christianity ◂ +1.4 pts 47.5%
41.0% No religion ◂ +1.0 pts 40.0%
9.7% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 11.4%
0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 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 Cawarralin Coowonga +0.9 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
40.1% 37th pct 40.9% 39th pct
Bachelor+ in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.5 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
10.5% 32nd pct 11.0% 34th pct
Schools/1k kids in Cawarralin Coowonga +22.79 more in Coowonga
6.62 65th pct 29.41 94th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Cawarralin Coowonga +2 more in Coowonga
1 43rd pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Cawarralin Coowonga +85 larger in Cawarral
135 31st pct 50 16th pct
ICSEA in Cawarralin Coowonga even
952 28th pct 952 28th pct

Highest year of school

40.1% Year 12 +0.9 pts ▸ 40.9%
33.2% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 30.7%
11.2% Year 9 or below +2.3 pts ▸ 13.5%
7.6% Year 11 ◂ +3.9 pts 3.7%

Highest qualification level

44.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.5 pts 36.5%
11.7% Bachelor degree +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.5 pts 7.1%
4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%
2.1% Certificate I / II +2.6 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Field of qualification

24.7% Engineering & related ◂ +5.6 pts 19.0%
9.3% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 8.7%
8.2% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 10.3%
10.1% Society & culture ◂ +3.7 pts 6.3%
6.6% Architecture & building +2.9 pts ▸ 9.5%
4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.4% Agriculture & environment even 2.4%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
2.1% Creative arts ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Cawarralin Coowonga +$237 higher in Cawarral gap widening
$812 61st pct $575 21st pct
Household income in Cawarralin Coowonga +$466 higher in Cawarral gap widening
$1,758 63rd pct $1,292 32nd pct
Family income in Cawarralin Coowonga +$365 higher in Cawarral gap widening
$2,052 60th pct $1,687 37th pct
High earners in Cawarralin Coowonga +3.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap steady
9.1% 56th pct 12.3% 71st pct
High-income homes in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.6 pts higher in Cawarral gap narrowing
20.4% 63rd pct 15.8% 50th pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 31.6%
29.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.6 pts 15.8%
13.6% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
13.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +9.1 pts 4.2%
7.2% $4,000 or more +4.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

38.3% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 44.7%
31.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.7 pts 22.4%
16.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.0%
3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cawarralin Coowonga +6.0 pts higher in Coowonga
27.3% 42nd pct 33.3% 72nd pct
Mental health in Cawarralin Coowonga +3.7 pts higher in Coowonga
6.5% 35th pct 10.2% 70th pct
Needs assistance in Cawarralin Coowonga +3.0 pts higher in Coowonga gap widening
4.5% 48th pct 7.5% 77th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 16.1%
7.0% Asthma +3.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
6.5% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 10.2%
5.4% Diabetes +3.2 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.3% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.9% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.5%
2.5% Lung condition +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.4% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.3% Stroke ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.2% None ◂ +9.5 pts 53.7%
17.0% One condition +3.8 pts ▸ 20.8%
6.3% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%
3.9% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Cawarralin Coowonga +1.9 pts higher in Coowonga gap widening
15.6% 38th pct 17.5% 47th pct
Unpaid carers in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.0 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
12.2% 44th pct 16.2% 80th pct
Unpaid child care in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.7 pts higher in Cawarral gap steady
25.0% 49th pct 22.4% 36th pct
Defence service in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.5 pts higher in Cawarral
4.3% 74th pct 1.8% 39th pct
Housework 15h+ in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap steady
28.1% 72nd pct 30.3% 79th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Cawarralin Coowonga +16 larger in Cawarral
38 74th pct 22 70th pct
Median age in Cawarralin Coowonga +15 yrs older in Cawarral
36 yrs 74th pct 21 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Cawarralin Coowonga
32.1% 31st pct —
Median income in Cawarralin Coowonga +$362 higher in Cawarral
$687 55th pct $325 10th pct
Household income in Cawarralin Coowonga +$250 higher in Cawarral
$1,937 60th pct $1,687 50th pct
Indigenous language in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.3 larger in Cawarral gap widening
2.8 76th pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.9 pts higher in Cawarral gap narrowing
10.3% 47th pct 9.4% 41st pct
Living alone in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.2 pts higher in Coowonga gap steady
15.8% 22nd pct 20.0% 37th pct

Family composition

57.7% Couples with children ◂ +12.4 pts 45.3%
32.2% Couples without children +9.5 pts ▸ 41.7%
10.3% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%
0.7% Other families +3.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Household size

41.2% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 41.1%
15.8% 1 person +4.2 pts ▸ 20.0%
14.7% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 16.8%
14.0% 4 people ◂ +5.6 pts 8.4%
7.9% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 6.3%
6.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 5.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cawarralin Coowonga +$35 higher in Cawarral gap widening
$300 57th pct $265 45th pct
Mortgage in Cawarralin Coowonga +$260 higher in Coowonga gap widening
$1,733 57th pct $1,993 71st pct
People / bedroom in Cawarralin Coowonga even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Cawarralin Coowonga +3.7 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
5.7% 13th pct 9.5% 25th pct
Owned outright in Cawarralin Coowonga +6.8 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
43.7% 58th pct 50.5% 76th pct
Separate houses in Cawarralin Coowonga even gap narrowing
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.4 pts higher in Cawarral gap steady
82.4% 58th pct 80.0% 51st pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.7% Owned outright +6.8 pts ▸ 50.5%
44.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.9 pts 38.9%
5.7% Rented +3.7 pts ▸ 9.5%
1.8% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.2% Other tenure ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

100.4% Separate house ◂ +0.4 pts 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

46.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 45.3%
26.9% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 29.5%
13.6% 2 bedrooms +2.2 pts ▸ 15.8%
9.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 5.3%
2.2% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

93.8% $200–$349 +17.4 pts ▸ 111.1%
50.0% $350–$549 ◂ +50.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.2% $1,800–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 37.8%
36.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +15.2 pts 21.6%
18.4% Under $1,000 +5.9 pts ▸ 24.3%
7.2% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap steady
1.1% 50th pct 3.2% 63rd pct
Work from home in Cawarralin Coowonga +2.3 pts higher in Cawarral gap widening
9.5% 25th pct 7.2% 16th pct
PT commute in Cawarralin Coowonga even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

69.4% Car (driver) ◂ +9.1 pts 60.4%
3.0% Car (passenger) +6.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
9.5% Worked at home ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%
0.8% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 43.2%
16.5% 1 vehicle +2.5 pts ▸ 18.9%
18.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 14.7%
17.6% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 17.9%
1.1% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.8 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
25.8% 31st pct 26.7% 34th pct
Recent arrivals in Cawarralin Coowonga even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.1 pts higher in Coowonga gap narrowing
4.3% 60th pct 4.4% 61st pct
Participation in Cawarralin Coowonga +11.6 pts higher in Cawarral gap widening
61.6% 53rd pct 50.0% 22nd pct
Full-time in Cawarralin Coowonga +4.8 pts higher in Coowonga gap widening
57.4% 46th pct 62.2% 70th pct

Industries people work in

14.0% Health care & social assistance +4.0 pts ▸ 18.0%
8.5% Mining +8.6 pts ▸ 17.1%
9.3% Construction +5.1 pts ▸ 14.4%
10.3% Retail trade ◂ +5.8 pts 4.5%
8.5% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 8.1%
7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%
5.8% Other services ◂ +5.8 pts 0.0%
1.0% Wholesale trade +4.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%
5.3% Manufacturing ◂ +5.3 pts 0.0%
4.5% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%
4.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 17.1%
15.8% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 14.4%
10.5% Labourers +4.8 pts ▸ 15.3%
14.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 14.4%
10.8% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.8% Managers ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%
8.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.0 pts 6.3%
7.3% Sales workers ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.8 higher in Cawarral
0.8 58th pct 0.0 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Cawarralin Coowonga +0.9 more in Cawarral
1.0 59th pct 0.1 35th pct
15-min city in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Cawarralin Coowonga +23.0 pts higher in Cawarral
29.3% 68th pct 6.3% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Cawarralin Coowonga +42.1 pts higher in Cawarral
42.1% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Cawarralin Coowonga even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Cawarralin Coowonga +12.9 more in Cawarral
16.8 58th pct 3.9 26th pct
Intersections/km² in Cawarralin Coowonga +1 higher in Cawarral
1 51st pct 0 37th pct
Mean slope in Cawarralin Coowonga +1.0 pts higher in Coowonga
8.7% 74th pct 9.7% 79th pct

Compare Cawarral with nearby areas

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Compare Coowonga with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cawarral vs Coowonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30564/cawarral/vs/SAL30711/coowonga