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Jandowae vs Jimbour West
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Jandowae profile · Jimbour West profile
Jandowae Jimbour West
Jandowae and Jimbour West are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Jandowae is a larger community where residents are far older, with a typical age of 53 and 31.2% aged 65 and over. Jimbour West is sparsely populated and much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 and a far higher share of children under 15 (27.8%). This contrast extends to income and health, as typical weekly personal income is far higher in Jimbour West ($1,010) than in Jandowae ($495), while people with long-term health conditions are far more common in Jandowae (41.6%).
These two areas have drifted further apart in their housing and work patterns since 2011. While both are mostly car-dependent, Jandowae has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. In contrast, the gap in working arrangements has widened, with people working from home far more common in Jimbour West (33.3%). Both areas share a similar lack of public transport and have the same average school size and advantage scores.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,246
- First area, 2016: 1,047
- First area, 2021: 1,004
- Second area, 2016: 56
- Second area, 2021: 97
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 53 yrs
- First area, 2021: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 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 Jandowae: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 85+ in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Jandowae: 1.8% males, 2.6% females; 80–84 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 3.8% females
- 75–79 in Jandowae: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Jandowae: 4.3% males, 4.2% females; 70–74 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 5.1% females
- 65–69 in Jandowae: 2.8% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Jandowae: 4.2% males, 4.8% females; 60–64 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Jandowae: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Jandowae: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Jandowae: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Jandowae: 1.6% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Jandowae: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 35–39 in Jimbour West: 5.1% males, 11.4% females
- 30–34 in Jandowae: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 30–34 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 7.6% females
- 25–29 in Jandowae: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Jimbour West: 6.3% males, 5.1% females
- 20–24 in Jandowae: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 6.3% females
- 15–19 in Jandowae: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Jimbour West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Jandowae: 3.4% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 10.1% females
- 5–9 in Jandowae: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Jimbour West: 5.1% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Jandowae: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Jimbour West: 3.8% males, 0.0% 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: $397
- First area, 2016: $473
- First area, 2021: $495
- Second area, 2016: $634
- Second area, 2021: $1,010
- First area, 2011: $688
- First area, 2016: $834
- First area, 2021: $959
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $1,666
- First area, 2011: $915
- First area, 2016: $1,169
- First area, 2021: $1,204
- Second area, 2016: $1,375
- Second area, 2021: $1,724
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $113
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2016: $81
- Second area, 2021: $165
- First area, 2011: $867
- First area, 2016: $953
- First area, 2021: $940
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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). Jandowae vs Jimbour West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31429/jandowae/vs/SAL31442/jimbour-west