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Guanaba vs Wongawallan

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.6 km apart · Guanaba profile · Wongawallan profile

Guanaba Wongawallan

Wongawallan and Guanaba are neighbouring rural areas in Queensland with similar population sizes. Wongawallan is a younger area, with a typical resident aged 43 and 21.4% of people being children under 15, compared to a typical age of 46 and 16.3% children in Guanaba. This helps explain why people caring for children unpaid is well higher in Wongawallan at 32.5%. There are also more people with university degrees in Wongawallan (21.4%) than in Guanaba (18.1%), and homes in Guanaba are more likely to be owned outright (38.1% compared to 30.3%).

Daily life is very similar in both places, as they share nearly identical typical household incomes and the same number of schools within 3 km. Both areas lack public transport and have a similar proportion of people who do not follow a religion. While Guanaba has a higher typical personal income for First Nations residents ($1,042 compared to $593), the overall gap in weekly household income between the two areas is small.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 0.7 pts higher in Wongawallan Population: 563 larger in Wongawallan Separate houses: 1.9 pts higher in Guanaba Under 15: 5.1 pts higher in Wongawallan Recent arrivals: 2.2 pts higher in Guanaba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Guanabain Wongawallan +563 larger in Wongawallan gap widening
852 72nd pct 1,415 75th pct
Median age in Guanabain Wongawallan +3 yrs older in Guanaba gap narrowing
46 yrs 54th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.8 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
2.1% 52nd pct 2.9% 59th pct
Aged 65+ in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.1 pts higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
15.8% 37th pct 13.7% 28th pct
Under 15 in Guanabain Wongawallan +5.1 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
16.3% 44th pct 21.4% 77th pct
De facto in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.9 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
14.3% 66th pct 12.4% 52nd pct

Age structure

36.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 32.8%
16.3% Children (0–14) +5.1 pts ▸ 21.4%
20.8% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 21.3%
15.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 13.7%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

50.7% Married +2.9 pts ▸ 53.6%
34.5% Never married ◂ +3.6 pts 30.9%
8.7% Divorced even 8.6%
4.1% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%
3.4% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Guanaba Wongawallan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.6 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
21.8% 80th pct 23.5% 83rd pct

Country of birth

74.2% Australia ◂ +4.2 pts 70.0%
5.5% England +1.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.5% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.1% English ◂ +3.9 pts 45.2%
35.7% Australian ◂ +3.5 pts 32.2%
14.2% Scottish ◂ +2.0 pts 12.2%
11.5% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%
4.6% German +2.0 pts ▸ 6.6%
2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%
1.1% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Greek even 0.4%
0.0% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.7 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
4.1% 55th pct 5.8% 64th pct
Limited English in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.7 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.7% 73rd pct

Language used at home

91.9% English only ◂ +5.0 pts 86.9%
0.5% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.5 pts 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% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 pts higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
46.7% 70th pct 46.6% 70th pct

Religious affiliation

46.7% No religion ◂ +0.1 pts 46.6%
46.2% Christianity ◂ +1.8 pts 44.5%
4.8% Not stated +3.5 pts ▸ 8.3%
1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.9 pts higher in Wongawallan gap widening
57.1% 75th pct 60.0% 80th pct
Bachelor+ in Guanabain Wongawallan +3.4 pts higher in Wongawallan gap widening
18.1% 62nd pct 21.4% 71st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Guanabain Wongawallan even
3 67th pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Guanabain Wongawallan +261 larger in Wongawallan
541 77th pct 802 95th pct
ICSEA in Guanabain Wongawallan +7 higher in Guanaba
1,044 76th pct 1,038 74th pct

Highest year of school

57.1% Year 12 +2.9 pts ▸ 60.0%
26.5% Year 10 ◂ +5.8 pts 20.7%
6.5% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 7.4%
5.0% Year 9 or below even 5.0%

Highest qualification level

38.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.6 pts 34.4%
18.5% Bachelor degree +1.5 pts ▸ 20.0%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 17.9%
5.8% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.1 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

14.8% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 18.1%
15.1% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 16.8%
11.6% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 9.7%
11.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 9.6%
10.8% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.4%
7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 5.8%
5.4% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 6.8%
5.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.0 pts 2.2%
5.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 3.2%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Guanabain Wongawallan +$39 higher in Wongawallan gap narrowing
$840 65th pct $879 70th pct
Household income in Guanabain Wongawallan +$133 higher in Wongawallan gap widening
$2,250 86th pct $2,383 88th pct
Family income in Guanabain Wongawallan +$160 higher in Wongawallan gap widening
$2,293 73rd pct $2,453 80th pct
High earners in Guanabain Wongawallan +3.0 pts higher in Wongawallan gap widening
13.3% 74th pct 16.3% 83rd pct
High-income homes in Guanabain Wongawallan even gap narrowing
31.9% 86th pct 31.9% 86th pct

Household income distribution

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 33.8%
18.1% $650–$1,499 +1.7 pts ▸ 19.9%
18.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 18.0%
13.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 7.8%

Personal income distribution

35.7% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 37.2%
32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.7 pts 29.3%
17.8% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 20.1%
5.7% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.5 pts higher in Guanaba
27.1% 41st pct 26.6% 39th pct
Mental health in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.4 pts higher in Guanaba
9.3% 61st pct 6.9% 38th pct
Needs assistance in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
5.2% 57th pct 5.0% 55th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Arthritis ◂ +0.9 pts 8.3%
9.3% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 6.9%
6.5% Asthma +2.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.3% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%
3.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%
2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%
1.4% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.4% None ◂ +3.2 pts 62.2%
18.9% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 19.9%
6.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.0 pts 4.5%
1.9% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.5 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
13.6% 27th pct 12.1% 20th pct
Unpaid carers in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.4 pts higher in Wongawallan gap steady
12.6% 48th pct 15.0% 73rd pct
Unpaid child care in Guanabain Wongawallan +6.4 pts higher in Wongawallan gap widening
26.1% 54th pct 32.5% 83rd pct
Defence service in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.2 pts higher in Guanaba
2.7% 50th pct 2.4% 46th pct
Housework 15h+ in Guanabain Wongawallan even gap narrowing
28.0% 71st pct 28.0% 71st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Guanabain Wongawallan +23 larger in Wongawallan
18 66th pct 41 75th pct
Median age in Guanabain Wongawallan +3 yrs older in Guanaba
27 yrs 54th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Guanabain Wongawallan
— 55.6% 80th pct
Median income in Guanabain Wongawallan +$449 higher in Guanaba
$1,042 81st pct $593 45th pct
Household income in Guanabain Wongawallan +$437 higher in Guanaba
$3,249 89th pct $2,812 86th pct
Indigenous language in Guanabain Wongawallan
— 14.6% 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 larger in Wongawallan gap narrowing
3.0 86th pct 3.1 88th pct
One-parent in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.5 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
11.5% 54th pct 10.1% 45th pct
Living alone in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.6 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
11.5% 10th pct 9.9% 7th pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children +9.8 pts ▸ 66.9%
31.2% Couples without children ◂ +9.1 pts 22.1%
11.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.5 pts 10.1%
0.7% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

39.6% 2 people ◂ +8.0 pts 31.7%
16.7% 4 people +7.0 pts ▸ 23.6%
18.9% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 20.1%
11.5% 1 person ◂ +1.6 pts 9.9%
8.5% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%
8.1% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Guanabain Wongawallan +$55 higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
$475 90th pct $420 86th pct
Mortgage in Guanabain Wongawallan +$183 higher in Wongawallan gap widening
$2,167 80th pct $2,350 86th pct
People / bedroom in Guanabain Wongawallan even gap narrowing
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.3 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
8.1% 20th pct 6.9% 16th pct
Owned outright in Guanabain Wongawallan +7.9 pts higher in Guanaba gap widening
38.1% 41st pct 30.3% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.9 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 98.1% 57th pct
3+ bedrooms in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.7 pts higher in Wongawallan gap narrowing
88.9% 75th pct 89.6% 77th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.3% Owned with a mortgage +10.6 pts ▸ 59.8%
38.1% Owned outright ◂ +7.9 pts 30.3%
8.1% Rented ◂ +1.3 pts 6.9%
3.7% Other tenure ◂ +2.3 pts 1.4%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.7% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 98.1%
0.0% Flat or apartment +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.1% 4 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 44.7%
30.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 22.9%
20.4% 5 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 22.0%
8.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 6.1%
3.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.3 pts 2.4%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

40.9% $350–$549 +3.9 pts ▸ 44.8%
27.3% $550–$749 ◂ +16.9 pts 10.3%
0.0% $750 or more +24.1 pts ▸ 24.1%
0.0% $200–$349 +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 32.0%
29.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 29.2%
20.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.5 pts 19.8%
12.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.1 pts 5.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Guanabain Wongawallan even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.0 pts higher in Guanaba gap widening
20.0% 60th pct 18.0% 55th pct
PT commute in Guanabain Wongawallan even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Guanabain Wongawallan +1 longer in Guanaba
49 38th pct 48 37th pct

How people get to work

61.0% Car (driver) +0.6 pts ▸ 61.6%
20.0% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 18.0%
3.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%
0.0% Walked +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.8% 2 vehicles +2.0 pts ▸ 36.8%
25.5% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 26.8%
25.1% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 24.0%
13.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 13.5%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Guanabain Wongawallan +3.4 pts higher in Wongawallan gap narrowing
31.0% 50th pct 34.4% 62nd pct
Recent arrivals in Guanabain Wongawallan +2.2 pts higher in Guanaba gap steady
2.2% 32nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 pts higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
4.9% 68th pct 4.7% 66th pct
Participation in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.4 pts higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
66.0% 69th pct 64.5% 64th pct
Full-time in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.2 pts higher in Guanaba gap narrowing
57.7% 47th pct 57.4% 46th pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 15.7%
14.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 11.0%
7.0% Retail trade +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.6% Education & training +3.5 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 7.7%
6.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 4.9%
6.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%
5.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
2.5% Wholesale trade +2.6 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%
4.7% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%
3.4% Rental & real estate ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Professionals +1.9 pts ▸ 20.3%
19.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 17.7%
11.3% Managers +4.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
15.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.7 pts 13.8%
11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%
10.6% Labourers ◂ +4.8 pts 5.8%
7.0% Sales workers +2.8 pts ▸ 9.7%
4.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 higher in Wongawallan
0.1 33rd pct 0.2 44th pct
Types ≤15 min in Guanabain Wongawallan +0.1 more in Wongawallan
0.1 34th pct 0.2 43rd pct
15-min city in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Guanabain Wongawallan +5.0 pts higher in Wongawallan
5.1% 44th pct 10.1% 47th pct
Walk to health in Guanabain Wongawallan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Guanabain Wongawallan +1.9 more in Wongawallan
2.3 21st pct 4.2 27th pct
Intersections/km² in Guanabain Wongawallan +2 higher in Wongawallan
2 58th pct 4 63rd pct
Mean slope in Guanabain Wongawallan +6.7 pts higher in Wongawallan
15.8% 93rd pct 22.5% 100th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Guanaba vs Wongawallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31260/guanaba/vs/SAL33125/wongawallan