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Ilkley vs Mooloolah Valley
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Ilkley profile · Mooloolah Valley profile
Ilkley Mooloolah Valley
Mooloolah Valley and Ilkley are neighbouring areas on the Sunshine Coast with very different levels of accessibility. Mooloolah Valley is more connected, with a mostly car-dependent walkability score of 2.9 and 37% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Ilkley is car-dependent, with 0% of homes within walking distance of groceries or parks. This difference is reflected in the infrastructure; Mooloolah Valley has a far higher number of public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people, while Ilkley has none. Other gaps include home ownership, with 42.2% of Ilkley homes owned outright compared to 27.0% in Mooloolah Valley.
Everyday life is similar in both places when it comes to typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $2,000. They also share similar proportions of adults with a bachelor degree or higher and a nearly identical share of people aged 65 and over. While Mooloolah Valley has seen more movement recently—with 39.3% of residents moving in since 2011 compared to 27.3% in Ilkley—both areas maintain a high proportion of large homes, with over 83% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 684
- First area, 2016: 827
- First area, 2021: 812
- Second area, 2011: 3,263
- Second area, 2016: 3,321
- Second area, 2021: 3,629
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Ilkley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Mooloolah Valley: 0.2% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Ilkley: 0.9% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Mooloolah Valley: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Ilkley: 0.6% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Mooloolah Valley: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Ilkley: 3.0% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.6% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Ilkley: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 65–69 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Ilkley: 4.4% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.4% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Ilkley: 4.8% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Mooloolah Valley: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Ilkley: 4.9% males, 4.8% females; 50–54 in Mooloolah Valley: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Ilkley: 3.4% males, 5.4% females; 45–49 in Mooloolah Valley: 4.1% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Ilkley: 2.5% males, 1.8% females; 40–44 in Mooloolah Valley: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Ilkley: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.8% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Ilkley: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Ilkley: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Ilkley: 2.3% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Ilkley: 3.5% males, 4.3% females; 15–19 in Mooloolah Valley: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 10–14 in Ilkley: 3.7% males, 4.7% females; 10–14 in Mooloolah Valley: 4.3% males, 3.7% females
- 5–9 in Ilkley: 4.2% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Mooloolah Valley: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Ilkley: 2.5% males, 1.5% females; 0–4 in Mooloolah Valley: 2.8% males, 2.6% 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: $576
- First area, 2016: $700
- First area, 2021: $725
- Second area, 2011: $554
- Second area, 2016: $621
- Second area, 2021: $768
- First area, 2011: $1,460
- First area, 2016: $1,702
- First area, 2021: $2,062
- Second area, 2011: $1,239
- Second area, 2016: $1,453
- Second area, 2021: $1,931
- First area, 2011: $1,529
- First area, 2016: $1,837
- First area, 2021: $2,198
- Second area, 2011: $1,363
- Second area, 2016: $1,561
- Second area, 2021: $2,109
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $305
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $330
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,647
- First area, 2016: $1,800
- First area, 2021: $2,288
- Second area, 2011: $1,800
- Second area, 2016: $1,848
- Second area, 2021: $1,996
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Ilkley vs Mooloolah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31384/ilkley/vs/SAL31896/mooloolah-valley