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Hope Island vs Runaway Bay

Name: Hope Island vs Runaway Bay — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.4 km apart · Hope Island profile · Runaway Bay profile

Hope Island Runaway Bay

Hope Island and Runaway Bay are neighbouring Gold Coast areas with very different layouts. Hope Island is more car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.7 and a higher share of separate houses (59.4%) and large homes with three or more bedrooms (80.5%). It also has a more mobile population, with 59.3% of people moving in the last five years, and higher typical household incomes of $1,934 per week. In contrast, Runaway Bay is very walkable (score of 6.3), where 83.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 94.1% are near public transport.

Daily life in both places is similar in many ways, such as having almost identical unemployment rates (around 5.3%) and very similar proportions of people who do not follow a religion. Both areas are also far older than the national figure, though Runaway Bay has a noticeably older population with a typical age of 54 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (33.8%).

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 15.9 pts higher in Hope Island Separate houses: 14.1 pts higher in Hope Island 3+ bedrooms: 12.2 pts higher in Hope Island Living alone: 9.8 pts higher in Runaway Bay Population: 5,214 larger in Hope Island

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +5,214 larger in Hope Island gap widening

14,522 88th pct 9,308 87th pct

Median age in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +4 yrs older in Runaway Bay gap steady

50 yrs 71st pct 54 yrs 83rd pct

Age structure

27.9% Seniors (65+) +6.0 pts ▸ 33.8%

30.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.5 pts 29.5%

19.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.0 pts 16.4%

12.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 11.6%

9.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 8.7%

Marital status

56.2% Married ◂ +5.2 pts 51.0%

23.9% Never married +0.8 pts ▸ 24.8%

11.1% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.4% Widowed +3.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.3% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Hope Island Runaway Bay

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

58.7% Australia +6.1 pts ▸ 64.8%

8.3% England ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

7.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 7.0%

3.2% South Africa ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

2.3% China ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

0.5% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Italy even 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.2% English +1.2 pts ▸ 44.4%

25.9% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

10.4% Irish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.8% Scottish +0.2 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.4% German +0.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.5% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 2.9%

2.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

1.8% Dutch even 1.8%

0.9% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.7% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

81.7% English only +1.8 pts ▸ 83.6%

2.9% Mandarin ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

0.1% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Cantonese even 0.4%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.3% Arabic even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.0% Christianity +2.6 pts ▸ 54.6%

35.9% No religion ◂ +0.3 pts 35.6%

8.0% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 6.4%

1.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Hope Island in Runaway Bay

— 0.92 6th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +3 more in Hope Island

9 78th pct 6 74th pct

Avg size in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +42 larger in Hope Island

966 100th pct 924 100th pct

ICSEA in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +19 higher in Runaway Bay

1,026 70th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

59.8% Year 12 ◂ +6.3 pts 53.5%

20.0% Year 10 +3.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

6.1% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

24.8% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 29.8%

24.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.9 pts 21.3%

19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 18.8%

8.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.9 pts 6.5%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

26.6% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 22.1%

13.1% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 14.9%

9.2% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.1% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.7% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.5% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 2.9%

1.9% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.0% Agriculture & environment even 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$138 higher in Hope Island gap steady

$865 68th pct $727 45th pct

Household income in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$552 higher in Hope Island gap widening

$1,934 72nd pct $1,382 39th pct

Family income in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$360 higher in Hope Island gap narrowing

$2,212 69th pct $1,852 47th pct

Household income distribution

24.4% $650–$1,499 +7.4 pts ▸ 31.7%

28.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 24.8%

12.8% Under $650 +6.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

17.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +7.0 pts 10.5%

9.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 8.2%

Personal income distribution

36.6% Under $650 +6.1 pts ▸ 42.7%

28.3% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 29.4%

18.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 15.9%

8.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 5.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis +3.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

7.8% Other condition +1.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.5% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.8% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.4% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.9% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.9% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.3% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.8% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

1.0% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.7% None ◂ +3.9 pts 58.7%

19.6% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

5.9% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +39 larger in Hope Island

167 86th pct 128 86th pct

Median age in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +1 yrs older in Runaway Bay

30 yrs 63rd pct 31 yrs 66th pct

Median income in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$181 higher in Hope Island

$743 60th pct $562 41st pct

Household income in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$500 higher in Hope Island

$2,166 68th pct $1,666 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +0.2 larger in Hope Island gap steady

2.4 43rd pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

46.7% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 41.9%

42.3% Couples without children +1.4 pts ▸ 43.7%

10.3% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

0.7% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

47.7% 2 people ◂ +3.7 pts 44.1%

18.9% 1 person +9.8 pts ▸ 28.8%

15.5% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 13.0%

12.5% 4 people ◂ +3.4 pts 9.1%

3.6% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

1.7% 6 or more even 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$115 higher in Hope Island gap widening

$550 96th pct $435 87th pct

Mortgage in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +$200 higher in Hope Island gap narrowing

$2,200 81st pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Hope Island in Runaway Bay even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.1% Owned outright +2.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

30.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 27.7%

27.4% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 24.3%

1.4% Other tenure +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.9% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

59.4% Separate house ◂ +14.1 pts 45.3%

18.0% Flat or apartment +10.3 pts ▸ 28.2%

19.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.3 pts ▸ 26.4%

2.1% Other dwelling ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 37.5%

28.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.9 pts 24.0%

16.1% 2 bedrooms +8.8 pts ▸ 24.9%

8.3% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 6.8%

1.9% 1 bedroom +3.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

42.0% $350–$549 +10.5 pts ▸ 52.5%

31.2% $550–$749 ◂ +13.0 pts 18.2%

18.9% $750 or more ◂ +9.5 pts 9.3%

4.0% $200–$349 +9.0 pts ▸ 13.1%

1.0% Under $200 +3.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 28.9%

29.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.2 pts 23.6%

20.1% $1,000–$1,799 +3.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

10.9% Under $1,000 +5.7 pts ▸ 16.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +13 more in Runaway Bay

21 86th pct 34 87th pct

Stops/1k in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +2.21 more in Runaway Bay

1.45 63rd pct 3.65 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +1,175.4 more in Runaway Bay

209.3 73rd pct 1,384.7 88th pct

PT routes in Hope Island in Runaway Bay even

4 82nd pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +32 longer in Hope Island

36 71st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +6 longer in Runaway Bay

41 33rd pct 47 37th pct

How people get to work

59.4% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 62.0%

23.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.6 pts 17.8%

3.1% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.6 pts 37.2%

33.8% 1 vehicle +7.6 pts ▸ 41.5%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 10.4%

6.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%

1.6% No vehicle +4.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.4% Health care & social assistance +2.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.4% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.7% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 10.4%

8.9% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 6.4%

7.0% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Accommodation & food even 7.0%

5.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.7%

4.9% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

3.4% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

4.0% Other services even 4.0%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Managers ◂ +5.4 pts 16.7%

20.6% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 19.7%

14.4% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

10.2% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 11.2%

9.4% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

5.9% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +2.6 higher in Runaway Bay

3.7 76th pct 6.3 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +2.8 more in Runaway Bay

3.1 73rd pct 6.0 88th pct

15-min city in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +73.9 pts higher in Runaway Bay

5.4% 61st pct 79.3% 88th pct

Walk to shops in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +26.1 pts higher in Runaway Bay

53.9% 81st pct 80.0% 89th pct

Walk to transit in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +30.8 pts higher in Runaway Bay

63.3% 77th pct 94.1% 85th pct

Walk to school in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +83.8 pts higher in Runaway Bay

0.0% 0th pct 83.8% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +4.7 pts higher in Runaway Bay

92.9% 82nd pct 97.6% 85th pct

Walk to health in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +39.2 pts higher in Runaway Bay

5.9% 73rd pct 45.2% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Hope Island in Runaway Bay even

10.1 41st pct 10.1 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +46 higher in Runaway Bay

92 85th pct 137 88th pct

Mean slope in Hope Island in Runaway Bay +1.9 pts higher in Runaway Bay

3.8% 26th pct 5.8% 51st pct

Compare Hope Island with nearby areas

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Compare Runaway Bay with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hope Island vs Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31356/hope-island/vs/SAL32490/runaway-bay