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Iama Island vs Warraber Islet

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 34 km apart · Iama Island profile · Warraber Islet profile

Iama Island Warraber Islet

Warraber Islet and Iama Island are two nearby Queensland areas with similar populations, but they differ in several key ways. Warraber Islet has a far higher share of people who speak little or no English (24.4%) and a much higher unemployment rate (15.2%) compared to Iama Island's 3.6%. Life in Warraber Islet also involves more unpaid work, with far more people caring for children (36.4%) and doing housework (31.0%) than in Iama Island. Additionally, Warraber Islet has far more people living alone (27.9%) and a higher share of large homes with three or more bedrooms (96.7%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people providing unpaid care, though Warraber Islet's 14.4% is well higher than Iama Island's 6.6%. They are effectively alike in other ways, such as the proportion of adults working or looking for work (around 42%) and the very low share of people with bachelor degrees (around 1.5%). While both are far more likely than the national average to have homes with no motor vehicle, this is even more common on Iama Island, where 70.0% of homes have none.

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Where they differ most

Limited English: 16.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet Living alone: 15.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet Housework 15h+: 12.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet Separate houses: 6.6 pts higher in Iama Island Unpaid carers: 7.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet

Demographics & Identity

Population in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +12 larger in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
275 58th pct 287 59th pct
Median age in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +3 yrs older in Iama Island gap widening
29 yrs 4th pct 26 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +8.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
87.3% 100th pct 95.5% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
4.0% 6th pct 4.2% 6th pct
Under 15 in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +6.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
28.7% 93rd pct 35.5% 100th pct
De facto in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2.5 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
26.3% 96th pct 28.8% 99th pct

Age structure

28.7% Children (0–14) +6.8 pts ▸ 35.5%
31.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 34.5%
24.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +9.0 pts 15.0%
13.8% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 13.9%
4.0% Seniors (65+) +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Marital status

61.7% Never married +4.0 pts ▸ 65.8%
28.1% Married ◂ +6.1 pts 21.9%
8.7% Widowed ◂ +3.9 pts 4.8%
3.1% Separated +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.1% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Iama Island Warraber Islet

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +5.8 pts higher in Iama Island gap widening
5.8% 24th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Country of birth

86.5% Australia +9.3 pts ▸ 95.8%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

2.5% Australian ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
1.5% English ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%
0.0% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.1% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% German even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
90.2% 100th pct 92.3% 100th pct
Limited English in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +16.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
7.6% 96th pct 24.4% 100th pct

Language used at home

3.6% English only ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%
0.0% Mandarin even 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% Greek 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 Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +12.0 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
5.5% 0th pct 17.4% 7th pct

Religious affiliation

87.3% Christianity ◂ +11.3 pts 76.0%
5.5% No religion +12.0 pts ▸ 17.4%
5.5% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.8 pts higher in Iama Island gap narrowing
51.6% 65th pct 50.8% 64th pct
Bachelor+ in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.1 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
1.5% 4th pct 1.6% 4th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

51.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.8 pts 50.8%
19.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.3 pts 17.1%
11.1% Year 9 or below +6.6 pts ▸ 17.7%
9.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

54.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.7 pts 51.0%
15.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.3 pts 13.0%
11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.7 pts 3.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

21.9% Management & commerce ◂ +8.9 pts 13.0%
13.9% Society & culture +3.1 pts ▸ 17.0%
15.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.3 pts 14.0%
7.3% Education +6.7 pts ▸ 14.0%
3.6% Creative arts +5.4 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.8% Architecture & building ◂ +2.8 pts 6.0%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.6 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.6% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$40 higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
$346 0th pct $386 3rd pct
Household income in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$240 higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
$885 9th pct $1,125 21st pct
Family income in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$217 higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
$819 2nd pct $1,036 7th pct
High earners in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +1.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 1.6% 19th pct
High-income homes in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +3.7 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
4.5% 14th pct 8.2% 24th pct

Household income distribution

46.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 45.9%
35.8% Under $650 ◂ +19.4 pts 16.4%
29.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 24.6%
4.5% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

70.9% Under $650 +2.3 pts ▸ 73.3%
20.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.4 pts 15.0%
2.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2.6 pts higher in Iama Island
19.6% 13th pct 17.1% 10th pct
Mental health in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2.4 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 2.4% 27th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.0% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
6.9% Heart disease ◂ +3.8 pts 3.1%
1.8% Other condition +4.1 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.5% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%
1.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Mental health even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.4% None +5.0 pts ▸ 77.4%
17.5% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 14.6%
1.5% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +1.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
13.3% 26th pct 14.4% 32nd pct
Unpaid carers in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +7.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
6.6% 12th pct 14.4% 68th pct
Unpaid child care in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +13.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
22.4% 36th pct 36.4% 89th pct
Defence service in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +1.6 pts higher in Iama Island
8.1% 91st pct 6.5% 88th pct
Housework 15h+ in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +12.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
18.4% 20th pct 31.0% 82nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +34 larger in Warraber Islet
240 86th pct 274 86th pct
Median age in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2 yrs older in Iama Island
27 yrs 54th pct 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +4.5 pts higher in Iama Island
60.7% 87th pct 56.2% 81st pct
Unemployment in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +11.1 pts higher in Warraber Islet
4.1% 25th pct 15.2% 72nd pct
Median income in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$35 higher in Warraber Islet
$346 11th pct $381 14th pct
Household income in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$178 higher in Warraber Islet
$900 14th pct $1,078 22nd pct
Indigenous language in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +1.3 pts higher in Iama Island
98.3% 100th pct 97.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.6 larger in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
3.3 91st pct 3.9 100th pct
One-parent in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +5.3 pts higher in Iama Island gap narrowing
34.2% 100th pct 28.9% 97th pct
Living alone in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +15.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
11.9% 11th pct 27.9% 64th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children +13.2 pts ▸ 64.0%
34.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 28.9%
14.0% Couples without children ◂ +7.0 pts 7.0%
1.3% Other families +1.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

Household size

29.9% 2 people ◂ +18.4 pts 11.5%
11.9% 1 person +15.9 pts ▸ 27.9%
16.4% 6 or more +11.5 pts ▸ 27.9%
14.9% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 13.1%
11.9% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 11.5%
10.4% 5 people ◂ +3.9 pts 6.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +$25 higher in Iama Island gap widening
$150 14th pct $125 10th pct
People / bedroom in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.10 higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +2.1 pts higher in Iama Island gap narrowing
95.5% 100th pct 93.4% 100th pct
Owned outright in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Separate houses in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +6.6 pts higher in Iama Island gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 93.4% 40th pct
3+ bedrooms in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +11.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
85.1% 65th pct 96.7% 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

95.5% Rented ◂ +2.1 pts 93.4%
0.0% Not stated +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.5% Other tenure ◂ +7.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Owned outright even 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +6.6 pts 93.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

31.3% 3 bedrooms +14.6 pts ▸ 45.9%
25.4% 5 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 34.4%
28.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.0 pts 16.4%
16.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 13.1%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

101.6% Under $200 +3.7 pts ▸ 105.3%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +10.7 pts higher in Iama Island gap widening
70.0% 100th pct 59.3% 100th pct
Work from home in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

53.8% Walked +15.3 pts ▸ 69.1%
26.9% Car (driver) ◂ +4.9 pts 22.1%
7.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 5.9%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Worked at home even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

70.0% No vehicle ◂ +10.7 pts 59.3%
28.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 27.1%
0.0% 2 vehicles +5.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +6.0 pts higher in Iama Island gap steady
26.0% 32nd pct 20.0% 15th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +11.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
3.6% 51st pct 15.2% 97th pct
Participation in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.1 pts higher in Iama Island gap narrowing
42.3% 11th pct 42.2% 11th pct
Full-time in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +4.2 pts higher in Iama Island gap widening
61.5% 67th pct 57.4% 46th pct

Industries people work in

28.2% Public administration & safety +14.4 pts ▸ 42.6%
23.1% Education & training +3.4 pts ▸ 26.5%
11.5% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
12.8% Retail trade ◂ +4.0 pts 8.8%
7.7% Electricity, gas & water ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
6.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%
3.8% Arts & recreation ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

25.6% Professionals ◂ +9.5 pts 16.2%
16.7% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 19.1%
9.0% Labourers +10.1 pts ▸ 19.1%
14.1% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 14.7%
10.3% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%
9.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 8.8%
7.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.5 higher in Iama Island
1.3 61st pct 0.9 58th pct
Types ≤15 min in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +0.9 more in Iama Island
1.9 65th pct 1.0 59th pct
15-min city in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +7.3 more in Iama Island
7.3 35th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +108 higher in Warraber Islet
9 72nd pct 117 87th pct
Mean slope in Iama Islandin Warraber Islet +4.2 pts higher in Iama Island
7.7% 68th pct 3.5% 20th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Iama Island vs Warraber Islet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31379/iama-island/vs/SAL32995/warraber-islet