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Fairymead vs Moore Park Beach

Name: Fairymead vs Moore Park Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Fairymead profile · Moore Park Beach profile

Fairymead Moore Park Beach

Moore Park Beach and Fairymead are two nearby Queensland areas with very different populations. Moore Park Beach is a larger residential hub where nearly half the people (47.4%) have moved in within the last five years. Fairymead is sparsely populated and has a much older feel, with 46.4% of residents aged 65 or over compared to 26.3% in Moore Park Beach. There are also sharp contrasts in housing and services; typical monthly home-loan payments are far higher in Fairymead ($2,500 versus $1,430), while Moore Park Beach is mostly car-dependent but still has a walkability score of 2.6, whereas Fairymead is car-dependent with a score of 0.0.

These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, with Moore Park Beach seeing a much higher rate of recent arrivals. Despite this, they share a few common traits, such as having the same typical number of people per home (2.4). Both areas also have a high proportion of residents who do not follow a religion, sitting well above the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,862 larger in Moore Park Beach Recent movers: 30.7 pts higher in Moore Park Beach Needs assistance: 8.5 pts higher in Moore Park Beach Aged 65+: 20.1 pts higher in Fairymead De facto: 18.0 pts higher in Fairymead

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +2,862 larger in Moore Park Beach gap steady

28 18th pct 2,890 83rd pct

Median age in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +5 yrs older in Fairymead gap widening

56 yrs 87th pct 51 yrs 74th pct

Age structure

46.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +20.1 pts 26.3%

25.0% Older adults (45–64) +6.5 pts ▸ 31.5%

21.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.4 pts 16.0%

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +16.0 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.0% Youth (15–24) +10.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

Marital status

42.9% Married +7.8 pts ▸ 50.6%

32.1% Divorced ◂ +19.7 pts 12.5%

10.7% Never married +16.8 pts ▸ 27.5%

0.0% Widowed +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Separated +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Fairymead Moore Park Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.4% Australia +5.9 pts ▸ 77.3%

0.0% England +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% New Zealand +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

64.3% English ◂ +18.9 pts 45.4%

17.9% Australian +20.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.5%

0.0% Irish +10.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

0.0% German +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.0% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.0% Dutch +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

117.9% English only ◂ +27.7 pts 90.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.0% Christianity ◂ +7.0 pts 43.0%

50.0% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 46.7%

0.0% Not stated +9.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

0.0% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach

— 2.16 31st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +1 more in Fairymead

2 62nd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +6 larger in Moore Park Beach

120 29th pct 126 30th pct

ICSEA in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +52 higher in Fairymead

982 45th pct 930 18th pct

Highest year of school

46.2% Year 10 ◂ +12.3 pts 33.9%

26.9% Year 12 +7.8 pts ▸ 34.8%

15.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 13.2%

0.0% Year 11 +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Highest qualification level

50.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.1 pts 42.9%

0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +15.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.0% Bachelor degree +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.0% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

28.6% Engineering & related ◂ +11.4 pts 17.2%

21.4% Education ◂ +14.8 pts 6.6%

0.0% Management & commerce +13.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

0.0% Health +12.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.0% Society & culture +12.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

0.0% Architecture & building +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% Agriculture & environment +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Creative arts +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +$48 higher in Fairymead gap narrowing

$575 21st pct $527 15th pct

Household income in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +$330 higher in Fairymead gap narrowing

$1,375 38th pct $1,045 16th pct

Family income in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +$145 higher in Fairymead gap widening

$1,375 19th pct $1,230 13th pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +40.8 pts ▸ 40.8%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +21.1 pts ▸ 21.1%

0.0% Under $650 +19.1 pts ▸ 19.1%

0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.0% $4,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Personal income distribution

46.4% Under $650 +6.4 pts ▸ 52.8%

17.9% $650–$1,499 +9.4 pts ▸ 27.3%

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

21.4% Arthritis ◂ +7.4 pts 14.0%

0.0% Mental health +11.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%

0.0% Other condition +9.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

0.0% Heart disease +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.0% Diabetes +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.0% Cancer +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Lung condition +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Stroke +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.1% None ◂ +3.7 pts 53.5%

35.7% One condition ◂ +12.8 pts 22.9%

0.0% Two conditions +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.0% Three or more +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +137 larger in Moore Park Beach

4 46th pct 141 86th pct

Median age in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +11 yrs older in Moore Park Beach

7 yrs 0th pct 18 yrs 18th pct

Median income in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach

— $391 15th pct

Household income in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach

— $1,295 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach even gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples without children ◂ +17.6 pts 41.0%

10.3% Couples with children +30.6 pts ▸ 40.9%

13.8% One-parent families +3.5 pts ▸ 17.3%

0.0% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Household size

38.5% 2 people +7.6 pts ▸ 46.1%

23.1% 4 people ◂ +14.0 pts 9.1%

0.0% 1 person +22.3 pts ▸ 22.3%

0.0% 3 people +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%

0.0% 5 people +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.0% 6 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +$50 higher in Moore Park Beach

$260 43rd pct $310 60th pct

Mortgage in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +$1,070 higher in Fairymead

$2,500 88th pct $1,430 37th pct

People / bedroom in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +0.10 higher in Moore Park Beach gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

23.1% Owned outright +19.3 pts ▸ 42.4%

30.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.9 pts 26.8%

0.0% Rented +28.2 pts ▸ 28.2%

0.0% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +7.3 pts 92.7%

0.0% Flat or apartment +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

76.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +36.4 pts 40.5%

30.8% 4 bedrooms +2.2 pts ▸ 33.0%

0.0% 2 bedrooms +14.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.0% 5 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +45.4 pts ▸ 45.4%

0.0% Under $1,000 +19.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +19.5 pts ▸ 19.5%

0.0% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +7 more in Moore Park Beach

0 0th pct 7 77th pct

Stops/1k in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +2.42 more in Moore Park Beach

0.00 0th pct 2.42 67th pct

Departures/1k in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +29.1 more in Moore Park Beach

0.0 0th pct 29.1 60th pct

PT routes in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +1 more in Moore Park Beach

0 0th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach

— 30 67th pct

How people get to work

50.0% Car (driver) +20.0 pts ▸ 70.0%

0.0% Worked at home +7.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.0% Car (passenger) +5.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.0% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

54.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +15.6 pts 39.0%

36.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +20.5 pts 15.8%

27.3% 1 vehicle +8.3 pts ▸ 35.6%

0.0% 4 or more +7.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.0% No vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

42.9% Manufacturing ◂ +36.7 pts 6.2%

0.0% Health care & social assistance +21.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

21.4% Other services ◂ +18.2 pts 3.2%

0.0% Retail trade +11.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +10.4 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.0% Education & training +7.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.0% Construction +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.0% Public administration & safety +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% Accommodation & food +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Administrative & support +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Transport & warehousing +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.0% Professional & technical +3.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

35.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +25.0 pts 10.7%

28.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +16.0 pts 12.6%

21.4% Labourers ◂ +6.0 pts 15.4%

0.0% Professionals +15.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.0% Community & personal service +14.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.0% Sales workers +10.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +9.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.0% Managers +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +2.6 higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0 0th pct 2.6 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +2.8 more in Moore Park Beach

0.0 0th pct 2.8 71st pct

15-min city in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +13.9 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 13.9% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +14.4 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 14.4% 68th pct

Walk to transit in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +54.5 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 54.5% 74th pct

Walk to school in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +26.0 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 26.0% 67th pct

Walk to a park in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +57.4 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 57.4% 66th pct

Walk to health in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +13.2 pts higher in Moore Park Beach

0.0% 0th pct 13.2% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +58.6 more in Fairymead

71.4 86th pct 12.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +3 higher in Moore Park Beach

1 49th pct 4 64th pct

Mean slope in Fairymead in Moore Park Beach +0.2 pts higher in Fairymead

4.9% 40th pct 4.7% 38th pct

Compare Fairymead with nearby areas

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Compare Moore Park Beach with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fairymead vs Moore Park Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31018/fairymead/vs/SAL31905/moore-park-beach