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Goombungee vs Kilbirnie
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.6 km apart · Goombungee profile · Kilbirnie profile
Goombungee Kilbirnie
Goombungee and Kilbirnie are neighbouring areas in Queensland, though they differ in size and population. Goombungee is more developed, with a walkability score of 2.7 (mostly car-dependent) and 61.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of local amenities. In contrast, Kilbirnie is car-dependent and has no such walkable services. There are also stark differences in employment and health: 69.6% of adults in Kilbirnie are working or looking for work, compared to 54.0% in Goombungee, while long-term health conditions are far higher in Kilbirnie at 50.0% versus 35.4% in Goombungee.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical shares of people born overseas and those in de facto relationships. They also share a similar housing profile, with typical weekly rents around $250 to $260 and about 2.5 people per home. Both areas are entirely without public transport and have similar proportions of First Nations residents. While Goombungee has seen more people move in over the last five years, both areas remain predominantly residential with very few transport stops.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,032
- First area, 2016: 1,026
- First area, 2021: 1,066
- Second area, 2016: 60
- Second area, 2021: 68
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Goombungee: 0.7% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Goombungee: 1.0% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Goombungee: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Kilbirnie: 5.4% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Goombungee: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Kilbirnie: 5.4% males, 5.4% females
- 65–69 in Goombungee: 4.4% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 5.4% females
- 60–64 in Goombungee: 4.4% males, 5.3% females; 60–64 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Goombungee: 2.9% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Kilbirnie: 7.1% males, 5.4% females
- 50–54 in Goombungee: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Kilbirnie: 8.9% males, 7.1% females
- 45–49 in Goombungee: 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Kilbirnie: 8.9% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Goombungee: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Goombungee: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Kilbirnie: 5.4% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Goombungee: 1.9% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 5.4% females
- 25–29 in Goombungee: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Kilbirnie: 7.1% males, 7.1% females
- 20–24 in Goombungee: 3.4% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Goombungee: 3.4% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Goombungee: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 7.1% females
- 5–9 in Goombungee: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Kilbirnie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Goombungee: 3.8% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Kilbirnie: 8.9% 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: $464
- First area, 2016: $517
- First area, 2021: $595
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $762
- First area, 2011: $943
- First area, 2016: $1,046
- First area, 2021: $1,218
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $1,562
- First area, 2011: $1,133
- First area, 2016: $1,210
- First area, 2021: $1,405
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $1,812
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $195
- First area, 2016: $230
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2021: $260
- First area, 2011: $1,257
- First area, 2016: $1,192
- First area, 2021: $1,257
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Goombungee vs Kilbirnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31195/goombungee/vs/SAL31526/kilbirnie