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Cooya Beach vs Miallo

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Cooya Beach profile · Miallo profile

Cooya Beach Miallo

Cooya Beach and Miallo are neighbouring areas in Queensland with different housing and family profiles. Cooya Beach has a far higher share of one-parent families (28.2% compared to 8.9% in Miallo) and a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 15.5%. Miallo is more likely to have homes owned outright (44.1% versus 30.4% in Cooya Beach) and a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (50.0% compared to 13.6% in Cooya Beach).

The two areas are almost identical when it comes to typical weekly personal income, which is $717 in both. They also share similar unemployment rates and typical weekly rents. While Cooya Beach has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (99.4% versus 24.7% in Miallo), Miallo has more people working full-time (59.8% compared to 47.8% in Cooya Beach).

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 19.4 pts higher in Cooya Beach PT commute: 1.5 pts higher in Miallo Owned outright: 13.6 pts higher in Miallo Full-time: 12.0 pts higher in Miallo Separate houses: 11.7 pts higher in Miallo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooya Beachin Miallo +117 larger in Cooya Beach gap steady
523 65th pct 406 62nd pct
Median age in Cooya Beachin Miallo +2 yrs older in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
48 yrs 62nd pct 46 yrs 54th pct
First Nations in Cooya Beachin Miallo +10.1 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
15.5% 90th pct 5.4% 75th pct
Aged 65+ in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.8 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
18.4% 48th pct 20.2% 57th pct
Under 15 in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.3 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
15.7% 40th pct 17.0% 49th pct
De facto in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.0 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
18.0% 83rd pct 17.0% 79th pct

Age structure

36.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.1 pts 31.8%
19.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.6 pts ▸ 20.7%
18.4% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 20.2%
15.7% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 17.0%
9.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.0 pts 7.1%

Marital status

33.8% Married +16.4 pts ▸ 50.2%
43.2% Never married ◂ +10.6 pts 32.6%
15.6% Divorced ◂ +6.6 pts 9.1%
5.3% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.5% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Cooya Beach Miallo

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Cooya Beachin Miallo +4.3 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap widening
15.1% 65th pct 10.8% 47th pct

Country of birth

73.0% Australia +1.3 pts ▸ 74.4%
4.0% England ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%
3.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%
0.0% South Africa +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Italy +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

32.7% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 35.5%
34.4% English +1.1 pts ▸ 35.5%
4.2% Italian +8.1 pts ▸ 12.3%
11.7% Irish ◂ +1.6 pts 10.1%
9.6% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.6% German ◂ +3.0 pts 4.7%
0.0% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.8% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.9 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap steady
7.8% 72nd pct 5.9% 64th pct
Limited English in Cooya Beachin Miallo even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

81.5% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 81.0%
0.6% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Tagalog ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.8% Mandarin even 0.7%
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% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Cooya Beachin Miallo +9.6 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
50.5% 80th pct 40.9% 51st pct

Religious affiliation

50.5% No religion ◂ +9.6 pts 40.9%
36.3% Christianity +7.8 pts ▸ 44.1%
12.0% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 14.8%
1.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.8 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
45.8% 52nd pct 44.9% 50th pct
Bachelor+ in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.1 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
10.1% 30th pct 9.1% 26th pct
Schools/1k kids in Cooya Beachin Miallo
— 14.49 82nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1 more in Miallo
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Cooya Beachin Miallo
— 176 35th pct
ICSEA in Cooya Beachin Miallo
— 996 54th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 ◂ +0.8 pts 44.9%
22.5% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 24.4%
10.8% Year 11 ◂ +4.2 pts 6.6%
7.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +6.1 pts ▸ 41.9%
15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.0 pts 11.8%
13.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.5 pts 9.4%
3.7% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

13.4% Engineering & related +4.8 pts ▸ 18.2%
11.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.9 pts 9.9%
11.8% Society & culture ◂ +5.4 pts 6.4%
8.9% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.8% Education ◂ +4.3 pts 5.4%
8.9% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 6.4%
8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 6.9%
2.4% Agriculture & environment +3.0 pts ▸ 5.4%
3.3% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Cooya Beachin Miallo even gap narrowing
$717 43rd pct $717 43rd pct
Household income in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$232 higher in Miallo gap widening
$1,154 22nd pct $1,386 39th pct
Family income in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$305 higher in Miallo gap widening
$1,461 24th pct $1,766 42nd pct
High earners in Cooya Beachin Miallo +4.1 pts higher in Miallo gap widening
2.5% 22nd pct 6.6% 42nd pct
High-income homes in Cooya Beachin Miallo +6.8 pts higher in Miallo gap widening
5.1% 16th pct 11.9% 37th pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 29.4%
23.5% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 26.6%
20.7% Under $650 ◂ +6.1 pts 14.7%
3.7% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.4% $3,000–$3,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

Personal income distribution

39.3% Under $650 ◂ +4.6 pts 34.7%
38.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 32.6%
9.4% $1,500–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 13.3%
1.4% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Cooya Beachin Miallo +3.7 pts higher in Cooya Beach
27.3% 42nd pct 23.6% 25th pct
Mental health in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.3 pts higher in Miallo
6.1% 31st pct 7.4% 43rd pct
Needs assistance in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.2 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
4.2% 45th pct 4.4% 48th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%
6.3% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.1% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.9% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%
4.6% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.9% Cancer +2.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.0%
0.8% Stroke +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
0.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.2% None +1.3 pts ▸ 61.6%
18.7% One condition ◂ +4.5 pts 14.3%
4.8% Two conditions +3.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.5% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Cooya Beachin Miallo +4.3 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
11.7% 19th pct 16.0% 40th pct
Unpaid carers in Cooya Beachin Miallo +4.5 pts higher in Miallo gap steady
10.3% 27th pct 14.8% 72nd pct
Unpaid child care in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.4 pts higher in Miallo gap steady
21.8% 33rd pct 23.3% 40th pct
Defence service in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.5 pts higher in Miallo
2.5% 47th pct 3.0% 55th pct
Housework 15h+ in Cooya Beachin Miallo +3.1 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
23.2% 44th pct 26.3% 62nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Cooya Beachin Miallo +59 larger in Cooya Beach
81 84th pct 22 70th pct
Median age in Cooya Beachin Miallo +3 yrs older in Cooya Beach
34 yrs 72nd pct 31 yrs 66th pct
Year 12 in Cooya Beachin Miallo
47.3% 66th pct —
Unemployment in Cooya Beachin Miallo
8.6% 41st pct —
Median income in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$98 higher in Cooya Beach
$691 55th pct $593 45th pct
Household income in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$74 higher in Cooya Beach
$1,199 27th pct $1,125 23rd pct
Indigenous language in Cooya Beachin Miallo +36.4 pts higher in Miallo
13.6% 85th pct 50.0% 93rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.3 larger in Miallo gap steady
2.2 24th pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Cooya Beachin Miallo +19.4 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap widening
28.2% 96th pct 8.9% 38th pct
Living alone in Cooya Beachin Miallo +9.9 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
30.9% 74th pct 21.0% 40th pct

Family composition

35.8% Couples with children +15.7 pts ▸ 51.5%
33.9% Couples without children +3.5 pts ▸ 37.4%
28.2% One-parent families ◂ +19.4 pts 8.9%
0.0% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

42.4% 2 people +1.7 pts ▸ 44.1%
30.9% 1 person ◂ +9.9 pts 21.0%
11.5% 3 people +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%
6.9% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 9.8%
4.6% 5 people +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.8% 6 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$13 higher in Miallo gap narrowing
$265 45th pct $278 49th pct
Mortgage in Cooya Beachin Miallo +$235 higher in Miallo gap narrowing
$1,325 30th pct $1,560 46th pct
People / bedroom in Cooya Beachin Miallo even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Cooya Beachin Miallo +4.3 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
30.9% 79th pct 26.6% 74th pct
Owned outright in Cooya Beachin Miallo +13.6 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
30.4% 23rd pct 44.1% 59th pct
Separate houses in Cooya Beachin Miallo +11.7 pts higher in Miallo gap steady
83.4% 23rd pct 95.1% 45th pct
3+ bedrooms in Cooya Beachin Miallo +10.4 pts higher in Miallo gap widening
70.0% 27th pct 80.4% 53rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.4% Owned outright +13.6 pts ▸ 44.1%
35.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.2 pts 23.8%
30.9% Rented ◂ +4.3 pts 26.6%
1.8% Other tenure +3.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

83.4% Separate house +11.7 pts ▸ 95.1%
10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.1 pts 3.5%
6.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +3.8 pts 51.0%
27.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +12.5 pts 14.7%
15.2% 4 bedrooms +7.2 pts ▸ 22.4%
0.0% 5 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

55.2% $200–$349 +7.9 pts ▸ 63.2%
32.8% $350–$549 ◂ +24.9 pts 7.9%
4.5% Under $200 +13.9 pts ▸ 18.4%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.2 pts 38.2%
16.7% $1,800–$2,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 20.6%
20.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.8 pts 14.7%
3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.9 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
5.5% 76th pct 3.6% 66th pct
Work from home in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.6 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
9.7% 25th pct 11.3% 32nd pct
PT commute in Cooya Beachin Miallo +1.5 pts higher in Miallo gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.5% 76th pct
PT stops in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

73.7% Car (driver) ◂ +5.6 pts 68.0%
9.7% Worked at home +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%
2.0% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
0.0% Bus +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 36.7%
35.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 28.1%
11.4% 3 vehicles +11.6 pts ▸ 23.0%
4.6% 4 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 11.5%
5.5% No vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Cooya Beachin Miallo +7.4 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
32.9% 57th pct 25.5% 30th pct
Recent arrivals in Cooya Beachin Miallo +3.8 pts higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing
3.8% 38th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.3 pts higher in Miallo gap narrowing
1.2% 34th pct 1.5% 36th pct
Participation in Cooya Beachin Miallo +3.1 pts higher in Miallo gap widening
57.0% 38th pct 60.1% 48th pct
Full-time in Cooya Beachin Miallo +12.0 pts higher in Miallo gap widening
47.8% 12th pct 59.8% 59th pct

Industries people work in

13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 11.3%
11.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 9.3%
2.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.9 pts ▸ 11.3%
8.1% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
10.1% Construction ◂ +0.3 pts 9.8%
9.3% Administrative & support ◂ +5.2 pts 4.1%
8.5% Education & training ◂ +2.8 pts 5.7%
7.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.6 pts 4.1%
4.0% Public administration & safety +3.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
3.6% Manufacturing +2.5 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Mining +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
4.0% Other services ◂ +2.5 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

19.0% Community & personal service ◂ +9.2 pts 9.8%
15.8% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 16.5%
7.7% Clerical & administrative +8.3 pts ▸ 16.0%
14.6% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 9.3%
14.2% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 13.9%
6.9% Managers +7.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +7.6 pts ▸ 12.9%
11.7% Sales workers ◂ +4.0 pts 7.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.8 higher in Cooya Beach
1.1 60th pct 0.4 49th pct
Types ≤15 min in Cooya Beachin Miallo +0.5 more in Cooya Beach
1.0 59th pct 0.5 50th pct
15-min city in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Cooya Beachin Miallo +21.5 pts higher in Miallo
0.0% 0th pct 21.5% 65th pct
Walk to a park in Cooya Beachin Miallo +74.7 pts higher in Cooya Beach
99.4% 86th pct 24.7% 55th pct
Walk to health in Cooya Beachin Miallo even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Cooya Beachin Miallo +8.2 more in Miallo
11.5 45th pct 19.7 61st pct
Intersections/km² in Cooya Beachin Miallo +8 higher in Cooya Beach
10 72nd pct 2 59th pct
Mean slope in Cooya Beachin Miallo +6.2 pts higher in Miallo
2.9% 11th pct 9.1% 76th pct

Compare Cooya Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Miallo with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooya Beach vs Miallo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30712/cooya-beach/vs/SAL31818/miallo