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Coalfalls vs Wulkuraka

Name: Coalfalls vs Wulkuraka — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Coalfalls profile · Wulkuraka profile

Coalfalls Wulkuraka

Wulkuraka and Coalfalls are neighbouring areas in Ipswich with very different social profiles. Wulkuraka is a much younger place, with a typical resident aged 28 and a higher share of one-parent families (32.8%). It also has a more transient population, with 52.8% of people moving in the last five years and a much higher share of renters at 52.9%. In contrast, residents are far older in Coalfalls, where the typical age is 38 and 31.5% of homes are owned outright.

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including the typical weekly personal income, which sits around $778 to $836. Both areas have the same number of public transport stops and schools within 3km, and typical home sizes are nearly identical. However, they differ in how people get around; those in Wulkuraka rely entirely on trains, while those in Coalfalls use buses. Coalfalls also has much better local access, with 76.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to just 0.4% in Wulkuraka.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.3 pts higher in Wulkuraka Separate houses: 22.7 pts higher in Coalfalls Owned outright: 16.9 pts higher in Coalfalls Median age: 10 yrs older in Coalfalls Recent movers: 13.8 pts higher in Wulkuraka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +427 larger in Wulkuraka gap widening

898 72nd pct 1,325 75th pct

Median age in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +10 yrs older in Coalfalls gap steady

38 yrs 23rd pct 28 yrs 2nd pct

Age structure

25.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.4 pts ▸ 30.8%

20.4% Children (0–14) +5.4 pts ▸ 25.7%

25.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.3 pts 19.2%

17.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.1 pts 8.4%

10.1% Youth (15–24) +7.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

Marital status

33.5% Never married +14.8 pts ▸ 48.3%

47.2% Married ◂ +15.9 pts 31.3%

10.9% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.6% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.6% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Coalfalls Wulkuraka

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.9% Australia ◂ +3.8 pts 81.1%

2.1% New Zealand +1.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

0.4% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.5% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 39.7%

39.6% English ◂ +2.7 pts 36.9%

16.4% Irish ◂ +5.8 pts 10.6%

12.9% German ◂ +5.5 pts 7.4%

12.6% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 10.9%

0.8% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.0% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.7% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.2% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 87.7%

1.2% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.6% Mandarin even 0.6%

0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese 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

Religious affiliation

50.4% Christianity ◂ +8.1 pts 42.3%

42.8% No religion +4.3 pts ▸ 47.0%

5.2% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka even

21 87th pct 21 87th pct

Avg size in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +21 larger in Wulkuraka

590 83rd pct 611 86th pct

ICSEA in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka even

994 53rd pct 994 52nd pct

Highest year of school

56.5% Year 12 ◂ +3.1 pts 53.4%

22.8% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 24.1%

11.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.2 pts 8.4%

7.2% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Certificate III / IV +4.6 pts ▸ 41.0%

22.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.9 pts 13.6%

17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.5 pts 14.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II +4.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.2 pts 1.9%

4.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.7 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 14.8%

17.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 15.5%

16.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 13.7%

9.8% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%

6.9% Health +2.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +3.2 pts 3.7%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.1 pts 2.1%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +3.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.6% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$58 higher in Coalfalls gap narrowing

$836 64th pct $778 55th pct

Household income in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$191 higher in Coalfalls gap widening

$1,731 62nd pct $1,540 50th pct

Family income in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$192 higher in Coalfalls gap widening

$1,991 57th pct $1,799 44th pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 35.7%

27.9% $650–$1,499 +3.6 pts ▸ 31.5%

11.8% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 8.6%

10.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.6 pts 38.7%

32.6% $650–$1,499 +6.5 pts ▸ 39.1%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 13.1%

4.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

15.8% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 14.2%

12.4% Arthritis ◂ +4.6 pts 7.8%

11.7% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.2% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 10.3%

6.7% Diabetes ◂ +2.5 pts 4.2%

6.0% Heart disease ◂ +2.3 pts 3.7%

4.0% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.5% None +3.1 pts ▸ 57.5%

25.6% One condition ◂ +3.9 pts 21.7%

8.8% Two conditions ◂ +2.2 pts 6.6%

5.5% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +66 larger in Wulkuraka

53 78th pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +4 yrs older in Coalfalls

19 yrs 21st pct 15 yrs 11th pct

Median income in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$274 higher in Coalfalls

$849 69th pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$500 higher in Coalfalls

$1,812 55th pct $1,312 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +0.1 larger in Wulkuraka gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.8 pts 49.1%

21.2% One-parent families +11.6 pts ▸ 32.8%

27.5% Couples without children ◂ +10.8 pts 16.7%

0.4% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

37.6% 2 people ◂ +9.0 pts 28.6%

21.8% 1 person +1.6 pts ▸ 23.3%

17.9% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

11.8% 4 people +5.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.2% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.8% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$35 higher in Wulkuraka gap narrowing

$300 57th pct $335 67th pct

Mortgage in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +$217 higher in Coalfalls gap steady

$1,517 43rd pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

25.6% Rented +27.3 pts ▸ 52.9%

40.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.1 pts 30.2%

31.5% Owned outright ◂ +16.9 pts 14.5%

0.0% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

99.1% Separate house ◂ +22.7 pts 76.4%

0.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +18.7 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.7 pts 35.0%

26.5% 4 bedrooms +23.1 pts ▸ 49.6%

7.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

6.2% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

62.1% $200–$349 ◂ +7.9 pts 54.2%

29.9% $350–$549 +11.8 pts ▸ 41.7%

8.0% Under $200 ◂ +8.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.0% $1,000–$1,799 +2.2 pts ▸ 56.2%

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 17.5%

21.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.6 pts 15.3%

3.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka even

2 71st pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +0.72 more in Coalfalls

2.23 66th pct 1.51 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +6.8 more in Coalfalls

271.7 74th pct 264.9 74th pct

PT routes in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +7 more in Wulkuraka

1 71st pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +3 longer in Wulkuraka

6 36th pct 9 44th pct

Drive to city in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +5 longer in Wulkuraka

34 29th pct 39 32nd pct

Reach 30 min in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +6,715 more in Coalfalls

6,715 53rd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +10,562 more in Coalfalls

18,830 48th pct 8,268 39th pct

How people get to work

59.4% Car (driver) +8.9 pts ▸ 68.3%

15.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.4 pts 7.6%

3.3% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.7% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.7% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.1% 1 vehicle +6.8 pts ▸ 40.0%

39.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 37.9%

13.6% 3 vehicles +1.1 pts ▸ 14.7%

8.6% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 6.8%

4.7% No vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.2% Health care & social assistance +5.1 pts ▸ 20.3%

11.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.5 pts 6.3%

10.2% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 7.2%

6.9% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

10.0% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 8.8%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.9 pts 4.2%

4.5% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%

Occupations people work in

19.5% Professionals ◂ +6.8 pts 12.7%

12.4% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.8% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.7% Labourers +4.2 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.5% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.8%

13.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 11.6%

8.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.4% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +1.9 higher in Coalfalls

4.4 80th pct 2.5 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +2.4 more in Coalfalls

4.3 79th pct 1.9 65th pct

15-min city in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +57.3 pts higher in Coalfalls

57.7% 81st pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +57.8 pts higher in Coalfalls

58.2% 82nd pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +21.8 pts higher in Coalfalls

80.4% 81st pct 58.5% 75th pct

Walk to school in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +76.4 pts higher in Coalfalls

76.9% 84th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +4.6 pts higher in Coalfalls

100.0% 100th pct 95.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +4.6 more in Wulkuraka

6.7 33rd pct 11.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +16 higher in Coalfalls

47 78th pct 30 75th pct

Mean slope in Coalfalls in Wulkuraka +3.3 pts higher in Coalfalls

10.0% 81st pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Coalfalls with nearby areas

Sadliers Crossing Woodend Wulkuraka West Ipswich Brassall Leichhardt North Ipswich Ipswich

Compare Wulkuraka with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coalfalls vs Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30637/coalfalls/vs/SAL33173/wulkuraka