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Hendra vs Wooloowin
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Hendra profile · Wooloowin profile
Hendra Wooloowin
Hendra and Wooloowin are neighbouring Brisbane areas with very different housing and income profiles. Hendra is dominated by separate houses, with 80.1% of homes being detached and 86.1% having three or more bedrooms. It is also wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,989 and 46.5% of households earning over $3,000 a week. In contrast, Wooloowin has a much higher share of renters (49.4%) and flats or apartments (48.0%), with a typical weekly household income of $2,113.
These two areas have tracked in opposite directions regarding overseas arrivals, a gap that is widening. Recent arrivals from overseas now make up 27.1% of Wooloowin compared to 10.3% of Hendra. They do share a similar proportion of First Nations residents and nearly identical school advantage scores. Both areas are also more diverse than the national figure, though Wooloowin has a higher share of people born overseas and those using another language at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,417
- First area, 2016: 4,625
- First area, 2021: 4,914
- Second area, 2011: 5,942
- Second area, 2016: 3,938
- Second area, 2021: 4,029
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Hendra: 0.3% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Wooloowin: 0.3% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Hendra: 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Wooloowin: 0.4% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Hendra: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Wooloowin: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Hendra: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Wooloowin: 1.5% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Hendra: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Wooloowin: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Hendra: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Wooloowin: 2.6% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Hendra: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Wooloowin: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Hendra: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Wooloowin: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Hendra: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Wooloowin: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Hendra: 3.6% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Wooloowin: 4.0% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Hendra: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Wooloowin: 4.7% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Hendra: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Wooloowin: 5.6% males, 5.1% females
- 25–29 in Hendra: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Wooloowin: 5.1% males, 5.7% females
- 20–24 in Hendra: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Wooloowin: 3.5% males, 4.5% females
- 15–19 in Hendra: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Wooloowin: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Hendra: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Wooloowin: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Hendra: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Wooloowin: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Hendra: 3.9% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Wooloowin: 3.0% males, 2.9% 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: $827
- First area, 2016: $992
- First area, 2021: $1,216
- Second area, 2011: $842
- Second area, 2016: $849
- Second area, 2021: $1,113
- First area, 2011: $1,894
- First area, 2016: $2,274
- First area, 2021: $2,989
- Second area, 2011: $1,757
- Second area, 2016: $1,727
- Second area, 2021: $2,113
- First area, 2011: $2,415
- First area, 2016: $2,727
- First area, 2021: $3,633
- Second area, 2011: $2,421
- Second area, 2016: $2,278
- Second area, 2021: $2,940
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, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $410
- First area, 2016: $493
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2011: $305
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,427
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,855
- Second area, 2011: $2,300
- Second area, 2016: $2,220
- Second area, 2021: $2,275
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Hendra vs Wooloowin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31320/hendra/vs/SAL33149/wooloowin