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Dakabin vs Petrie

Name: Dakabin vs Petrie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Dakabin profile · Petrie profile

Dakabin Petrie

Petrie and Dakabin are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different housing and age profiles. Residents in Petrie are far older, with a typical age of 38 compared to just 30 in Dakabin. Petrie has far more separate houses (86.4%) and a much higher share of homes owned outright (25.2%). In contrast, Dakabin is a younger area where renting is far more common (61.4%) and many more people have moved in during the last five years (60.6%).

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as a typical weekly rent of $360 and about 30 minutes of drive time to the city. Petrie offers much better connectivity, with far more public transport stops and departures. This is consistent with Petrie having a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (79.4%) and a higher share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed (84.0%).

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Where they differ most

Renting: 31.7 pts higher in Dakabin Separate houses: 28.7 pts higher in Petrie Recent movers: 24.1 pts higher in Dakabin Population: 3,447 larger in Petrie Owned outright: 13.8 pts higher in Petrie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dakabin in Petrie +3,447 larger in Petrie gap narrowing

5,275 86th pct 8,722 87th pct

Median age in Dakabin in Petrie +8 yrs older in Petrie gap widening

30 yrs 5th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

34.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.9 pts 25.9%

19.9% Older adults (45–64) +7.7 pts ▸ 27.6%

22.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.0 pts 19.7%

15.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 13.9%

7.2% Seniors (65+) +5.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

36.3% Married +11.0 pts ▸ 47.3%

45.8% Never married ◂ +9.3 pts 36.5%

9.3% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 9.0%

6.1% Separated ◂ +2.1 pts 4.0%

2.2% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Dakabin Petrie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.0% Australia +6.2 pts ▸ 78.2%

6.9% New Zealand ◂ +2.1 pts 4.8%

3.0% England +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.4% India ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

39.9% English +4.8 pts ▸ 44.7%

36.1% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 39.6%

9.2% Irish +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.2% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.5% German +1.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

2.6% Indian ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%

1.6% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

0.9% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

82.4% English only +8.5 pts ▸ 91.0%

1.0% Punjabi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 49.5%

40.6% Christianity +3.1 pts ▸ 43.7%

7.8% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 4.9%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Dakabin in Petrie +0.66 more in Petrie

1.67 22nd pct 2.33 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Dakabin in Petrie +6 more in Petrie

14 84th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Dakabin in Petrie +148 larger in Dakabin

865 98th pct 717 91st pct

ICSEA in Dakabin in Petrie +17 higher in Dakabin

1,017 65th pct 1,000 56th pct

Highest year of school

60.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.3 pts 59.1%

18.1% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

8.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%

6.1% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.3 pts 36.3%

18.7% Bachelor degree +2.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma even 17.4%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

12.6% Engineering & related +2.3 pts ▸ 14.9%

13.5% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.2% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 9.9%

7.1% Education +2.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

4.7% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.4% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Information technology ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Dakabin in Petrie +$66 higher in Dakabin gap widening

$877 70th pct $811 60th pct

Household income in Dakabin in Petrie +$164 higher in Petrie gap widening

$1,689 59th pct $1,853 68th pct

Family income in Dakabin in Petrie +$190 higher in Petrie gap widening

$1,896 50th pct $2,086 62nd pct

Household income distribution

38.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 37.4%

32.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.6 pts 25.6%

9.3% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.6% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.7% $4,000 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

Personal income distribution

42.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.2 pts 34.9%

33.2% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 39.5%

16.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 18.6%

1.5% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 13.4%

9.6% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.5% Asthma even 10.5%

6.3% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.1% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.6% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.7% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.6% None ◂ +0.8 pts 60.8%

20.6% One condition +2.3 pts ▸ 22.9%

6.3% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Dakabin in Petrie +83 larger in Petrie

213 86th pct 296 86th pct

Median age in Dakabin in Petrie +1 yrs older in Dakabin

22 yrs 33rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Dakabin in Petrie +$10 higher in Dakabin

$672 53rd pct $662 52nd pct

Household income in Dakabin in Petrie +$322 higher in Petrie

$1,511 43rd pct $1,833 56th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dakabin in Petrie +0.1 larger in Petrie gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

51.5% Couples with children +6.3 pts ▸ 57.8%

22.3% Couples without children +3.8 pts ▸ 26.0%

24.9% One-parent families ◂ +9.6 pts 15.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.7% 2 people ◂ +0.3 pts 34.4%

21.9% 1 person ◂ +2.9 pts 19.0%

18.0% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

15.9% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 17.7%

5.4% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dakabin in Petrie even gap narrowing

$360 73rd pct $360 73rd pct

Mortgage in Dakabin in Petrie +$75 higher in Dakabin gap narrowing

$1,800 61st pct $1,725 57th pct

People / bedroom in Dakabin in Petrie even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.4% Rented ◂ +31.7 pts 29.7%

25.7% Owned with a mortgage +17.7 pts ▸ 43.4%

11.4% Owned outright +13.8 pts ▸ 25.2%

0.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Types of homes

57.7% Separate house +28.7 pts ▸ 86.4%

36.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +28.6 pts 8.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.6% Other dwelling ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.2% 3 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 47.3%

38.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 36.0%

9.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

4.2% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.4 pts 1.9%

0.9% Studio / none ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

66.8% $350–$549 ◂ +11.7 pts 55.1%

29.8% $200–$349 ◂ +0.7 pts 29.2%

1.3% Under $200 +7.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.0% $550–$749 +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 34.6%

41.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.2 pts 39.9%

7.1% Under $1,000 +7.3 pts ▸ 14.4%

6.1% $3,000 or more even 6.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Dakabin in Petrie +24 more in Petrie

5 74th pct 29 86th pct

Stops/1k in Dakabin in Petrie +2.38 more in Petrie

0.95 61st pct 3.32 71st pct

Departures/1k in Dakabin in Petrie +432.1 more in Petrie

116.6 70th pct 548.7 79th pct

PT routes in Dakabin in Petrie +59 more in Petrie

3 79th pct 62 88th pct

Stop walk in Dakabin in Petrie even

7 39th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Dakabin in Petrie +2 longer in Dakabin

31 27th pct 29 25th pct

Reach 30 min in Dakabin in Petrie +3,460 more in Petrie

5,275 51st pct 8,735 56th pct

Reach 45 min in Dakabin in Petrie +10,555 more in Petrie

5,275 35th pct 15,830 46th pct

Transit to city in Dakabin in Petrie

— 80 89th pct

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.3 pts 58.5%

12.3% Worked at home +2.9 pts ▸ 15.2%

4.3% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

0.7% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles +4.1 pts ▸ 42.8%

42.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.3 pts 31.2%

10.8% 3 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

4.8% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.8% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 14.2%

13.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 11.4%

9.3% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 10.5%

7.1% Education & training +2.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.8% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 6.2%

5.2% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.4% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.2% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

2.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

17.4% Professionals +1.7 pts ▸ 19.1%

15.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 15.4%

13.6% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +2.3 pts 12.1%

11.4% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 9.9%

8.0% Managers +2.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.9% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Dakabin in Petrie +0.8 higher in Petrie

5.7 86th pct 6.5 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dakabin in Petrie +1.1 more in Petrie

5.3 85th pct 6.4 91st pct

15-min city in Dakabin in Petrie +20.9 pts higher in Petrie

63.1% 83rd pct 84.0% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Dakabin in Petrie +15.3 pts higher in Dakabin

93.7% 97th pct 78.4% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Dakabin in Petrie +3.3 pts higher in Petrie

95.8% 86th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in Dakabin in Petrie +0.8 pts higher in Dakabin

97.1% 98th pct 96.3% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Dakabin in Petrie +0.8 pts higher in Petrie

99.2% 85th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Dakabin in Petrie +17.5 pts higher in Petrie

61.9% 87th pct 79.4% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Dakabin in Petrie +1.8 more in Petrie

9.1 39th pct 10.9 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Dakabin in Petrie +54 higher in Petrie

110 86th pct 163 89th pct

Mean slope in Dakabin in Petrie +1.6 pts higher in Petrie

5.2% 45th pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Dakabin with nearby areas

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Compare Petrie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dakabin vs Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30789/dakabin/vs/SAL32303/petrie