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Grantham vs Lilydale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.0 km apart · Grantham profile · Lilydale profile
Grantham Lilydale
Grantham and Lilydale (Qld) are neighbouring Queensland areas with very different profiles. Grantham is larger and more mobile, with 39.2% of people moving in during the last five years, while Lilydale (Qld) is sparsely populated and more stable. There are stark contrasts in their residents: children under 15 are far more common in Lilydale (Qld) at 36.4%, compared to 18.0% in Grantham. Lilydale (Qld) also has a far higher share of university graduates (18.0% versus 6.6%) and people working from home (26.5% versus 5.7%).
These differences are widening in areas like connectivity and transport. Grantham has a far higher share of people using public transport to get to work (14.7% versus 0.0%) and many more homes within walking distance of parks, schools, and groceries. Despite this, the two areas remain similar in some ways, such as their typical weekly rent and the proportion of First Nations residents, which is about 5% in both.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 492
- First area, 2016: 634
- First area, 2021: 796
- Second area, 2016: 83
- Second area, 2021: 77
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Grantham: 0.0% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Grantham: 0.5% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Lilydale: 6.7% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Grantham: 0.8% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 6.7% females
- 70–74 in Grantham: 3.1% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Lilydale: 8.3% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Grantham: 1.7% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 5.0% females
- 60–64 in Grantham: 3.6% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Grantham: 4.6% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 6.7% females
- 50–54 in Grantham: 3.4% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Lilydale: 5.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Grantham: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 5.0% females
- 40–44 in Grantham: 2.0% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Grantham: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Lilydale: 5.0% males, 11.7% females
- 30–34 in Grantham: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Lilydale: 6.7% males, 6.7% females
- 25–29 in Grantham: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Grantham: 5.1% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Grantham: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 15–19 in Lilydale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Grantham: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Lilydale: 5.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Grantham: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Lilydale: 8.3% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Grantham: 3.4% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in Lilydale: 8.3% males, 5.0% 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: $462
- First area, 2016: $516
- First area, 2021: $634
- Second area, 2016: $739
- Second area, 2021: $678
- First area, 2011: $1,097
- First area, 2016: $1,215
- First area, 2021: $1,406
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,687
- First area, 2011: $1,031
- First area, 2016: $1,356
- First area, 2021: $1,562
- Second area, 2016: $1,937
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $290
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $275
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,717
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Grantham vs Lilydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31227/grantham/vs/SAL31657/lilydale