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Flaxton vs Mapleton

Name: Flaxton vs Mapleton — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Flaxton profile · Mapleton profile

Flaxton Mapleton

Mapleton and Flaxton are neighbouring Queensland areas with distinct differences in layout and income. Mapleton is more walkable (mostly car-dependent) than Flaxton (car-dependent), with 61.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 64.5% near a park. In contrast, Flaxton has far more large homes, with 86.1% having three or more bedrooms compared to 71.1% in Mapleton. Income also differs; the typical weekly household income in Flaxton is $1,431, which is well higher than the $1,089 seen in Mapleton.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have the same typical resident age of 59 and almost identical proportions of people aged 65 and over. Both areas also have similar rates of people using another language at home and nearly the same number of people who have served in the Defence Force. While Mapleton has a higher share of people living alone at 29.5%, and Flaxton has more people who completed Year 12 at 60.5%, both areas track closely across dozens of other measures.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Mapleton PT commute: 0.7 pts higher in Flaxton Population: 669 larger in Mapleton 3+ bedrooms: 15.0 pts higher in Flaxton Separate houses: 10.3 pts higher in Flaxton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Flaxton in Mapleton +669 larger in Mapleton gap widening

992 73rd pct 1,661 76th pct

Median age in Flaxton in Mapleton even gap narrowing

59 yrs 91st pct 59 yrs 91st pct

Age structure

36.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.7 pts 36.1%

31.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.8 pts 30.8%

13.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.2% Children (0–14) +1.6 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.1 pts 6.4%

Marital status

57.4% Married ◂ +7.4 pts 50.0%

21.6% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 24.4%

12.4% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

5.4% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.6% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Flaxton Mapleton

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.0% Australia ◂ +1.0 pts 70.0%

8.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

2.8% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% South Africa ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.9% English +0.1 pts ▸ 51.0%

33.3% Australian ◂ +1.8 pts 31.5%

17.0% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 16.0%

16.2% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 14.0%

6.5% German +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.9% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.5% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 88.0%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

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

Religious affiliation

45.1% Christianity ◂ +0.2 pts 44.9%

45.1% No religion ◂ +3.8 pts 41.2%

8.2% Not stated +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Flaxton in Mapleton

— 5.13 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Flaxton in Mapleton even

2 62nd pct 2 62nd pct

Avg size in Flaxton in Mapleton +9 larger in Mapleton

134 30th pct 143 31st pct

ICSEA in Flaxton in Mapleton +12 higher in Flaxton

1,056 80th pct 1,045 76th pct

Highest year of school

60.5% Year 12 ◂ +8.4 pts 52.1%

20.8% Year 10 +4.1 pts ▸ 24.9%

7.0% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.6% Year 9 or below +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

25.0% Certificate III / IV +0.6 pts ▸ 25.6%

24.2% Bachelor degree +0.3 pts ▸ 24.5%

18.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.6 pts 16.3%

10.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

12.0% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.1 pts 12.7%

13.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 12.2%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 12.0%

12.4% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 10.2%

6.4% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 5.4%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 3.9%

5.0% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Flaxton in Mapleton +$66 higher in Flaxton gap widening

$657 33rd pct $591 24th pct

Household income in Flaxton in Mapleton +$342 higher in Flaxton gap widening

$1,431 43rd pct $1,089 18th pct

Family income in Flaxton in Mapleton +$260 higher in Flaxton gap widening

$1,650 35th pct $1,390 20th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 38.4%

26.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 21.4%

17.0% Under $650 +6.3 pts ▸ 23.4%

10.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 4.0%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 5.3%

Personal income distribution

46.7% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 50.9%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 29.5%

13.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 9.1%

4.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.4% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

10.5% Other condition +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.2% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.0% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.7% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.6% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

2.6% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.5% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.0% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.8% None ◂ +6.8 pts 53.0%

21.5% One condition +1.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

8.1% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.3% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Flaxton in Mapleton +14 larger in Mapleton

14 63rd pct 28 72nd pct

Median age in Flaxton in Mapleton +1 yrs older in Mapleton

29 yrs 60th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct

Median income in Flaxton in Mapleton +$313 higher in Flaxton

$575 43rd pct $262 5th pct

Household income in Flaxton in Mapleton +$1,849 higher in Flaxton

$2,749 86th pct $900 14th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Flaxton in Mapleton +0.2 larger in Flaxton gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

54.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.9 pts 51.8%

35.6% Couples with children ◂ +0.2 pts 35.4%

8.4% One-parent families +3.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.4% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

57.1% 2 people ◂ +8.0 pts 49.1%

20.1% 1 person +9.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

9.8% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 9.5%

7.0% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

2.6% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.4% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Flaxton in Mapleton +$12 higher in Mapleton gap steady

$338 68th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Flaxton in Mapleton +$274 higher in Flaxton gap widening

$1,808 61st pct $1,534 44th pct

People / bedroom in Flaxton in Mapleton even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.5% Owned outright +1.2 pts ▸ 53.7%

33.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +10.7 pts 22.4%

13.7% Rented +6.2 pts ▸ 19.9%

0.0% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

96.6% Separate house ◂ +10.3 pts 86.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

2.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Bedrooms per home

46.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.6 pts 43.4%

30.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.0 pts 20.7%

7.7% 2 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

9.4% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 7.0%

3.8% 1 bedroom +3.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.7% Studio / none +1.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Weekly rent distribution

22.8% $350–$549 +21.9 pts ▸ 44.8%

33.3% $200–$349 +5.8 pts ▸ 39.2%

15.8% $550–$749 ◂ +10.9 pts 4.9%

7.0% Under $200 ◂ +4.9 pts 2.1%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 31.1%

31.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 26.7%

17.4% Under $1,000 +6.2 pts ▸ 23.6%

10.9% $3,000 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 14.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Flaxton in Mapleton even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Flaxton in Mapleton even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Flaxton in Mapleton even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Flaxton in Mapleton even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Flaxton in Mapleton even

80 57th pct 80 57th pct

How people get to work

55.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.5 pts 51.6%

23.8% Worked at home ◂ +3.7 pts 20.1%

2.7% Walked +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.7 pts 37.0%

32.5% 1 vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 41.1%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 11.2%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 6.3%

1.0% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.0% Education & training ◂ +1.2 pts 10.8%

10.0% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.6% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%

8.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 6.6%

6.9% Retail trade ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%

5.1% Other services ◂ +1.4 pts 3.7%

3.9% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

3.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

1.7% Administrative & support +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.7% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

23.5% Professionals +0.8 pts ▸ 24.3%

16.9% Managers ◂ +1.1 pts 15.9%

15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.0 pts 13.5%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 12.3%

9.1% Clerical & administrative +2.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.6% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

5.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

4.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Flaxton in Mapleton +2.8 higher in Mapleton

0.5 53rd pct 3.4 74th pct

Types ≤15 min in Flaxton in Mapleton +3.5 more in Mapleton

0.6 53rd pct 4.1 78th pct

15-min city in Flaxton in Mapleton +57.7 pts higher in Mapleton

0.0% 0th pct 57.7% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Flaxton in Mapleton +61.6 pts higher in Mapleton

0.0% 0th pct 61.6% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Flaxton in Mapleton even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Flaxton in Mapleton +51.1 pts higher in Mapleton

0.0% 0th pct 51.1% 76th pct

Walk to a park in Flaxton in Mapleton +64.4 pts higher in Mapleton

0.2% 29th pct 64.5% 68th pct

Walk to health in Flaxton in Mapleton +58.1 pts higher in Mapleton

0.0% 0th pct 58.1% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Flaxton in Mapleton +9.4 more in Mapleton

2.0 20th pct 11.4 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Flaxton in Mapleton +1 higher in Mapleton

6 70th pct 7 71st pct

Mean slope in Flaxton in Mapleton +1.2 pts higher in Flaxton

13.5% 90th pct 12.3% 88th pct

Compare Flaxton with nearby areas

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Compare Mapleton with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Flaxton vs Mapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31050/flaxton/vs/SAL31757/mapleton