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Kawungan vs Urraween

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Kawungan profile · Urraween profile

Kawungan Urraween

Urraween and Kawungan are neighbouring areas in Queensland with populations of 7,951 and 5,460. Urraween is far more walkable, with 48.5% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to just 6.5% in Kawungan. Residents in Urraween also have much easier access to essentials, as 48.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 56.6% are near health services, while only 8.7% and 9.6% of Kawungan homes share those benefits. Urraween is also older, with a typical resident aged 55, and it has a higher share of people born overseas at 23.0%.

Both areas sit around the national figure for the share of people with no religion. They are also very similar in other ways, with nearly the same typical weekly household incomes and a similar number of children under 15. While Urraween has more people who have moved in the last five years, and residents are noticeably older, both areas are far older than the national average. The gap in the share of people aged 65 and over is well higher in Urraween, where 39.6% of residents are seniors.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,491 larger in Urraween Separate houses: 8.7 pts higher in Urraween Median age: 5 yrs older in Urraween Aged 65+: 7.3 pts higher in Urraween Born overseas: 6.6 pts higher in Urraween

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kawunganin Urraween +2,491 larger in Urraween gap widening
5,460 86th pct 7,951 87th pct
Median age in Kawunganin Urraween +5 yrs older in Urraween gap narrowing
50 yrs 71st pct 55 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Kawunganin Urraween +0.4 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
4.0% 67th pct 3.6% 64th pct
Aged 65+ in Kawunganin Urraween +7.3 pts higher in Urraween gap narrowing
32.3% 88th pct 39.6% 95th pct
Under 15 in Kawunganin Urraween +0.7 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
15.6% 40th pct 14.9% 36th pct
De facto in Kawunganin Urraween +0.8 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
11.3% 42nd pct 10.5% 36th pct

Age structure

32.3% Seniors (65+) +7.3 pts ▸ 39.6%
24.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.8 pts 20.4%
18.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 17.0%
15.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 14.9%
9.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 7.9%

Marital status

47.9% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 51.4%
27.0% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 24.0%
10.6% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.1% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 9.8%
3.5% Separated even 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Kawungan Urraween

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kawunganin Urraween +6.6 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
16.4% 69th pct 23.0% 82nd pct

Country of birth

78.4% Australia ◂ +5.9 pts 72.5%
4.6% England +2.7 pts ▸ 7.2%
3.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%
0.2% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Italy even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.9% English ◂ +1.3 pts 44.5%
37.5% Australian ◂ +2.7 pts 34.8%
11.4% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%
10.0% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 9.4%
7.3% German ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%
2.0% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%
1.4% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.7% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.3% Filipino even 1.3%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Kawunganin Urraween +3.6 pts higher in Urraween gap widening
5.0% 60th pct 8.6% 73rd pct
Limited English in Kawunganin Urraween +0.4 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
0.5% 69th pct 0.9% 75th pct

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +3.2 pts 87.1%
0.3% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%
0.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Kawunganin Urraween +3.3 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
41.6% 53rd pct 38.3% 43rd pct

Religious affiliation

49.1% Christianity +2.2 pts ▸ 51.3%
41.6% No religion ◂ +3.3 pts 38.3%
7.0% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%
1.1% Buddhism even 1.2%
0.4% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kawunganin Urraween +1.5 pts higher in Urraween gap narrowing
39.7% 36th pct 41.1% 40th pct
Bachelor+ in Kawunganin Urraween +3.0 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
11.2% 35th pct 14.2% 48th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kawunganin Urraween +0.19 more in Urraween
2.34 34th pct 2.53 36th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Kawunganin Urraween even
11 81st pct 11 81st pct
Avg size in Kawunganin Urraween +22 larger in Kawungan
695 90th pct 673 89th pct
ICSEA in Kawunganin Urraween +8 higher in Urraween
991 50th pct 998 55th pct

Highest year of school

39.7% Year 12 +1.5 pts ▸ 41.1%
30.5% Year 10 ◂ +1.7 pts 28.8%
14.6% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 14.9%
8.7% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.6%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.0 pts 36.8%
14.8% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 18.0%
16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 14.8%
2.8% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Field of qualification

12.1% Health +4.3 pts ▸ 16.3%
15.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.0 pts 14.8%
14.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 14.4%
12.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 10.8%
8.9% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 8.6%
6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%
6.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.9%
2.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%
2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Kawunganin Urraween +$11 higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
$550 18th pct $539 16th pct
Household income in Kawunganin Urraween +$85 higher in Kawungan gap widening
$1,148 22nd pct $1,063 17th pct
Family income in Kawunganin Urraween +$88 higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
$1,357 18th pct $1,269 14th pct
High earners in Kawunganin Urraween +1.0 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
4.5% 29th pct 5.5% 35th pct
High-income homes in Kawunganin Urraween +0.2 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
9.6% 28th pct 9.4% 28th pct

Household income distribution

38.2% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 38.4%
23.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 21.6%
21.4% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 21.8%
5.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 4.8%
3.9% $4,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

Personal income distribution

53.6% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 53.2%
28.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.3 pts 26.0%
9.7% $1,500–$2,999 even 9.7%
1.2% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kawunganin Urraween +1.8 pts higher in Urraween
40.8% 90th pct 42.7% 93rd pct
Mental health in Kawunganin Urraween +0.3 pts higher in Urraween
11.6% 80th pct 11.8% 82nd pct
Needs assistance in Kawunganin Urraween +0.6 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
12.9% 96th pct 12.3% 95th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.8% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 18.9%
11.6% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.0% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.0% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%
7.8% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%
5.4% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%
4.8% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%
2.8% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%
2.1% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.0% None ◂ +1.2 pts 49.9%
22.8% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 23.4%
10.2% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 11.2%
7.7% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kawunganin Urraween +0.1 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
12.2% 21st pct 12.1% 20th pct
Unpaid carers in Kawunganin Urraween +1.4 pts higher in Kawungan gap widening
15.0% 73rd pct 13.6% 59th pct
Unpaid child care in Kawunganin Urraween +2.2 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
21.3% 31st pct 19.1% 23rd pct
Defence service in Kawunganin Urraween +0.7 pts higher in Urraween
5.5% 85th pct 6.2% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Kawunganin Urraween +1.4 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
22.3% 39th pct 23.7% 47th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Kawunganin Urraween +67 larger in Urraween
217 86th pct 284 86th pct
Median age in Kawunganin Urraween +1 yrs older in Urraween
19 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 25th pct
Year 12 in Kawunganin Urraween +1.8 pts higher in Kawungan
39.1% 47th pct 37.3% 42nd pct
Unemployment in Kawunganin Urraween +6.9 pts higher in Kawungan
15.8% 74th pct 8.9% 43rd pct
Median income in Kawunganin Urraween +$108 higher in Urraween
$433 22nd pct $541 38th pct
Household income in Kawunganin Urraween +$235 higher in Urraween
$1,140 24th pct $1,375 35th pct
Indigenous language in Kawunganin Urraween +1.1 pts higher in Urraween
2.8% 42nd pct 3.9% 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kawunganin Urraween +0.1 larger in Kawungan gap narrowing
2.4 43rd pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Kawunganin Urraween +0.9 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
17.2% 80th pct 16.3% 77th pct
Living alone in Kawunganin Urraween +0.3 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
26.3% 59th pct 26.0% 58th pct

Family composition

45.5% Couples with children ◂ +5.8 pts 39.7%
36.9% Couples without children +6.2 pts ▸ 43.0%
17.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 16.3%
0.6% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

41.6% 2 people +2.9 pts ▸ 44.5%
26.3% 1 person ◂ +0.3 pts 26.0%
13.0% 3 people even 12.9%
10.6% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 9.9%
5.3% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%
3.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kawunganin Urraween +$40 higher in Urraween gap widening
$340 69th pct $380 78th pct
Mortgage in Kawunganin Urraween +$92 higher in Urraween gap narrowing
$1,408 36th pct $1,500 42nd pct
People / bedroom in Kawunganin Urraween even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Kawunganin Urraween +1.9 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
22.7% 66th pct 20.8% 61st pct
Owned outright in Kawunganin Urraween +5.5 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
43.2% 56th pct 48.8% 72nd pct
Separate houses in Kawunganin Urraween +8.7 pts higher in Urraween gap widening
84.0% 24th pct 92.7% 39th pct
3+ bedrooms in Kawunganin Urraween +3.8 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
85.8% 67th pct 81.9% 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.2% Owned outright +5.5 pts ▸ 48.8%
27.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.0 pts 21.8%
22.7% Rented ◂ +1.9 pts 20.8%
4.6% Other tenure +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%
1.6% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

84.0% Separate house +8.7 pts ▸ 92.7%
13.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.0 pts 6.5%
1.6% Other dwelling ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 4 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 43.7%
39.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +5.5 pts 34.0%
9.9% 2 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 16.2%
5.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%
2.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.7% $350–$549 +23.1 pts ▸ 66.8%
42.9% $200–$349 ◂ +18.8 pts 24.1%
7.8% Under $200 ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%
3.6% $550–$749 ◂ +3.1 pts 0.5%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.2 pts 49.5%
20.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.5 pts 17.9%
19.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 19.5%
1.4% $3,000 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kawunganin Urraween +0.3 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
6.0% 78th pct 6.4% 79th pct
Work from home in Kawunganin Urraween +0.5 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
5.3% 11th pct 4.8% 10th pct
PT commute in Kawunganin Urraween +0.2 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
0.4% 63rd pct 0.2% 60th pct
PT stops in Kawunganin Urraween even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Kawunganin Urraween even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Kawunganin Urraween even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Kawunganin Urraween even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

71.1% Car (driver) +0.3 pts ▸ 71.5%
6.5% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%
1.2% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.9% 1 vehicle +7.4 pts ▸ 47.3%
36.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 33.1%
12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.2 pts 8.9%
6.0% No vehicle +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kawunganin Urraween +4.2 pts higher in Urraween gap narrowing
43.8% 86th pct 48.0% 89th pct
Recent arrivals in Kawunganin Urraween +1.7 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
6.3% 48th pct 8.0% 56th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kawunganin Urraween +0.1 pts higher in Kawungan gap steady
6.6% 81st pct 6.5% 81st pct
Participation in Kawunganin Urraween +5.9 pts higher in Kawungan gap narrowing
45.0% 13th pct 39.1% 8th pct
Full-time in Kawunganin Urraween +0.6 pts higher in Urraween gap steady
53.7% 28th pct 54.3% 30th pct

Industries people work in

23.8% Health care & social assistance +5.8 pts ▸ 29.6%
12.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 12.0%
9.1% Education & training +1.0 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.8% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%
8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%
5.0% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.8% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%
3.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
3.2% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.1% Professional & technical even 3.2%
2.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%
1.9% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Professionals +8.2 pts ▸ 23.9%
18.4% Community & personal service even 18.4%
15.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.5 pts 11.7%
11.8% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 9.5%
11.1% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 10.9%
10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 9.8%
9.0% Managers ◂ +0.1 pts 8.9%
5.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Kawunganin Urraween +1.6 higher in Urraween
1.6 63rd pct 3.2 73rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Kawunganin Urraween +2.1 more in Urraween
1.8 64th pct 3.9 77th pct
15-min city in Kawunganin Urraween +42.0 pts higher in Urraween
6.5% 62nd pct 48.5% 79th pct
Walk to shops in Kawunganin Urraween +40.0 pts higher in Urraween
8.7% 64th pct 48.7% 79th pct
Walk to transit in Kawunganin Urraween even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Kawunganin Urraween +17.0 pts higher in Urraween
40.1% 72nd pct 57.0% 78th pct
Walk to a park in Kawunganin Urraween +6.2 pts higher in Kawungan
92.5% 82nd pct 86.3% 78th pct
Walk to health in Kawunganin Urraween +46.9 pts higher in Urraween
9.6% 74th pct 56.6% 86th pct
Amenities/1k in Kawunganin Urraween +4.8 more in Urraween
1.3 18th pct 6.0 32nd pct
Intersections/km² in Kawunganin Urraween +57 higher in Urraween
77 82nd pct 134 87th pct
Mean slope in Kawunganin Urraween +0.9 pts higher in Urraween
4.3% 33rd pct 5.2% 45th pct

Compare Kawungan with nearby areas

Scarness Wondunna Urraween Torquay Pialba Nikenbah Urangan Eli Waters

Compare Urraween with nearby areas

Pialba Kawungan Nikenbah Eli Waters Scarness Point Vernon Wondunna Torquay

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kawungan vs Urraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31495/kawungan/vs/SAL32923/urraween