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Cushnie vs Tingoora
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Cushnie profile · Tingoora profile
Cushnie Tingoora
Tingoora and Cushnie are neighbouring rural areas in Queensland with very different demographics. Tingoora is a much older community, where the typical resident is 57 and 33.8% are seniors. In contrast, Cushnie is younger, with a typical age of 48 and a much higher share of children under 15 (20.7%). These age differences are reflected in the homes; Cushnie has a far higher share of large houses with three or more bedrooms (92.0%), while Tingoora has more people with long-term health conditions (41.2%) and more homes owned outright (57.1%).
Both areas are similarly positioned relative to the national figure for people providing unpaid care, which sits around 15%. They also share a similar reliance on cars and a lack of public transport. While Tingoora is more walkable, with some residents living within a 15-minute walk of a school or park, Cushnie is completely car-dependent. This difference in layout is consistent with a gap in incomes; typical weekly household income is far higher in Cushnie ($1,312) than in Tingoora ($790).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 235
- First area, 2016: 135
- First area, 2021: 145
- Second area, 2011: 332
- Second area, 2016: 273
- Second area, 2021: 272
- First area, 2011: 49 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 57 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 Cushnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tingoora: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cushnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tingoora: 3.2% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Cushnie: 4.5% males, 3.0% females; 75–79 in Tingoora: 3.6% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Cushnie: 4.5% males, 7.6% females; 70–74 in Tingoora: 5.4% males, 7.1% females
- 65–69 in Cushnie: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Tingoora: 5.0% males, 5.0% females
- 60–64 in Cushnie: 2.3% males, 6.8% females; 60–64 in Tingoora: 5.4% males, 6.4% females
- 55–59 in Cushnie: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Tingoora: 2.9% males, 5.0% females
- 50–54 in Cushnie: 0.0% males, 2.3% females; 50–54 in Tingoora: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Cushnie: 4.5% males, 6.8% females; 45–49 in Tingoora: 3.9% males, 1.4% females
- 40–44 in Cushnie: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Tingoora: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in Cushnie: 6.8% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in Tingoora: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 30–34 in Cushnie: 0.0% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Tingoora: 2.5% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Cushnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Tingoora: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 20–24 in Cushnie: 2.3% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Tingoora: 1.4% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Cushnie: 6.1% males, 6.8% females; 15–19 in Tingoora: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 10–14 in Cushnie: 5.3% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Tingoora: 4.3% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Cushnie: 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 5–9 in Tingoora: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Cushnie: 0.0% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Tingoora: 3.2% males, 0.0% 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: $279
- First area, 2016: $575
- First area, 2021: $496
- Second area, 2011: $419
- Second area, 2016: $440
- Second area, 2021: $463
- First area, 2011: $593
- First area, 2016: $1,583
- First area, 2021: $1,312
- Second area, 2011: $771
- Second area, 2016: $746
- Second area, 2021: $790
- First area, 2011: $581
- First area, 2016: $1,924
- First area, 2021: $1,562
- Second area, 2011: $944
- Second area, 2016: $971
- Second area, 2021: $962
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $175
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $225
- First area, 2011: $780
- First area, 2016: $1,409
- First area, 2021: $1,114
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,207
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Cushnie vs Tingoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30778/cushnie/vs/SAL32832/tingoora