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Centenary Heights vs Harristown

Name: Centenary Heights vs Harristown — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Centenary Heights profile · Harristown profile

Centenary Heights Harristown

Harristown and Centenary Heights are neighbouring areas in Toowoomba with different housing and education profiles. Centenary Heights has a much higher share of people who finished Year 12 (59.4% compared to 45.9% in Harristown) and more large homes, with 80.1% having three or more bedrooms against 68.7% in Harristown. Harristown is more diverse, with a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 34.0% compared to 21.6% in Centenary Heights, and it has many more public transport departures per 1,000 people.

Both areas share a very similar proportion of children under 15. This commonality sits alongside other similarities, such as almost identical rates of full-time employment and a similar share of people who have moved recently. While both are mostly walkable, Centenary Heights is more convenient for daily needs, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 82.4% in Harristown.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 13.5 pts higher in Centenary Heights Recent arrivals: 12.4 pts higher in Harristown Population: 2,929 larger in Harristown 3+ bedrooms: 11.5 pts higher in Centenary Heights Participation: 9.4 pts higher in Centenary Heights

Demographics & Identity

Population in Centenary Heights in Harristown +2,929 larger in Harristown gap widening

6,152 86th pct 9,081 87th pct

Median age in Centenary Heights in Harristown +1 yrs older in Harristown gap narrowing

37 yrs 20th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

26.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 25.8%

19.4% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 22.5%

22.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.7 pts 19.5%

18.3% Children (0–14) +0.2 pts ▸ 18.5%

13.4% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 13.6%

Marital status

43.8% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 37.8%

36.6% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 37.7%

10.0% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.6% Widowed +3.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Centenary Heights Harristown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.7% Australia ◂ +2.2 pts 77.5%

1.7% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.1% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% China ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

39.1% English ◂ +1.7 pts 37.4%

36.7% Australian ◂ +1.0 pts 35.7%

14.5% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 11.7%

13.2% Scottish ◂ +3.6 pts 9.6%

10.5% German ◂ +0.4 pts 10.0%

2.6% Chinese ◂ +1.5 pts 1.1%

1.6% Italian even 1.6%

1.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.3% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

85.3% English only ◂ +3.9 pts 81.5%

1.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.7% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Punjabi even 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Italian even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity ◂ +2.4 pts 51.3%

34.9% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 34.0%

5.2% Not stated +2.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.6% Other religions +2.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.7% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.28 more in Centenary Heights

2.67 38th pct 2.38 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Centenary Heights in Harristown +4 more in Harristown

26 88th pct 30 88th pct

Avg size in Centenary Heights in Harristown +91 larger in Centenary Heights

637 87th pct 546 78th pct

ICSEA in Centenary Heights in Harristown +20 higher in Centenary Heights

1,027 70th pct 1,007 60th pct

Highest year of school

59.4% Year 12 ◂ +13.5 pts 45.9%

21.6% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

8.9% Year 9 or below +6.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

5.7% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

Highest qualification level

32.0% Certificate III / IV +4.4 pts ▸ 36.5%

26.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.4 pts 18.7%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 13.3%

7.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

2.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

16.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 14.9%

14.5% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 11.2%

14.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 14.0%

13.8% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 13.6%

11.0% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 8.9%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

2.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.7% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$114 higher in Centenary Heights gap widening

$751 50th pct $637 30th pct

Household income in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$274 higher in Centenary Heights gap widening

$1,432 43rd pct $1,158 23rd pct

Family income in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$271 higher in Centenary Heights gap widening

$1,761 41st pct $1,490 26th pct

Household income distribution

34.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 27.9%

30.8% $650–$1,499 +2.8 pts ▸ 33.6%

18.3% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 24.8%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 4.8%

3.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

Personal income distribution

41.8% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 47.0%

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 33.9%

16.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 10.6%

1.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.7% Mental health +3.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

10.2% Arthritis +3.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.0% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.2% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.4% Diabetes +1.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.7% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

1.8% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.1% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.7% None ◂ +7.8 pts 53.9%

21.1% One condition +1.2 pts ▸ 22.3%

7.4% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

3.8% Three or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Centenary Heights in Harristown +324 larger in Harristown

241 86th pct 565 87th pct

Median age in Centenary Heights in Harristown +5 yrs older in Centenary Heights

24 yrs 43rd pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$99 higher in Centenary Heights

$642 50th pct $543 38th pct

Household income in Centenary Heights in Harristown even

$1,398 37th pct $1,397 37th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.1 larger in Centenary Heights gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

50.4% Couples with children ◂ +4.6 pts 45.8%

29.2% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 29.0%

19.0% One-parent families +4.5 pts ▸ 23.5%

1.3% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

32.3% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 37.3%

35.2% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 32.8%

14.0% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 12.4%

11.6% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 9.7%

4.3% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.7% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$25 higher in Centenary Heights gap steady

$320 63rd pct $295 55th pct

Mortgage in Centenary Heights in Harristown +$108 higher in Centenary Heights gap steady

$1,408 36th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.10 higher in Harristown gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.5% Rented +2.0 pts ▸ 39.5%

30.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.2 pts 26.3%

30.4% Owned outright ◂ +4.6 pts 25.7%

0.8% Other tenure +5.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.9% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

77.3% Separate house ◂ +7.3 pts 69.9%

20.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.1 pts ▸ 24.3%

2.6% Flat or apartment +2.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

53.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 47.3%

17.1% 2 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 24.1%

23.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 18.6%

1.6% 1 bedroom +3.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

55.6% $200–$349 +3.7 pts ▸ 59.4%

34.7% $350–$549 ◂ +10.3 pts 24.4%

8.3% Under $200 +4.1 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.1% $1,000–$1,799 +7.2 pts ▸ 60.3%

19.1% Under $1,000 +3.6 pts ▸ 22.7%

19.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.1 pts 10.7%

3.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 1.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Centenary Heights in Harristown +25 more in Harristown

31 86th pct 56 88th pct

Stops/1k in Centenary Heights in Harristown +1.13 more in Harristown

5.04 78th pct 6.17 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Centenary Heights in Harristown +320.1 more in Harristown

325.7 75th pct 645.9 81st pct

PT routes in Centenary Heights in Harristown +3 more in Harristown

2 75th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Centenary Heights in Harristown +7 longer in Harristown

0 0th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Centenary Heights in Harristown +3 longer in Harristown

86 60th pct 89 62nd pct

How people get to work

70.6% Car (driver) even 70.6%

6.4% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 4.8%

1.7% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.8% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 44.8%

36.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.7 pts 30.4%

5.5% No vehicle +6.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 8.7%

4.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

23.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 20.6%

11.7% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 10.0%

8.8% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.6% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.4% Manufacturing +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.5% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

4.3% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%

3.9% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.2% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

23.6% Professionals ◂ +8.1 pts 15.6%

14.4% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.0% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 12.4%

10.1% Labourers +3.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.9% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Managers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.7%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.1 higher in Centenary Heights

6.8 92nd pct 6.6 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.2 more in Centenary Heights

6.7 92nd pct 6.5 92nd pct

15-min city in Centenary Heights in Harristown +10.5 pts higher in Centenary Heights

100.0% 100th pct 89.5% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Centenary Heights in Harristown +17.6 pts higher in Centenary Heights

100.0% 100th pct 82.4% 90th pct

Walk to transit in Centenary Heights in Harristown +9.1 pts higher in Centenary Heights

100.0% 100th pct 90.9% 84th pct

Walk to school in Centenary Heights in Harristown +13.9 pts higher in Centenary Heights

99.7% 100th pct 85.8% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Centenary Heights in Harristown +0.3 pts higher in Centenary Heights

100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 89th pct

Walk to health in Centenary Heights in Harristown +5.0 pts higher in Harristown

51.1% 84th pct 56.1% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Centenary Heights in Harristown +4.0 more in Harristown

10.4 42nd pct 14.4 52nd pct

Intersections/km² in Centenary Heights in Harristown +22 higher in Centenary Heights

154 88th pct 132 87th pct

Mean slope in Centenary Heights in Harristown +1.0 pts higher in Centenary Heights

6.0% 53rd pct 4.9% 41st pct

Compare Centenary Heights with nearby areas

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Compare Harristown with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Centenary Heights vs Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30574/centenary-heights/vs/SAL31300/harristown