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Kooroongarra vs Mount Emlyn

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.3 km apart · Kooroongarra profile · Mount Emlyn profile

Kooroongarra Mount Emlyn

Kooroongarra and Mount Emlyn are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Kooroongarra has a larger First Nations community, with five people compared to none in Mount Emlyn. Those First Nations residents in Kooroongarra are far older, with a typical age of 48, and their typical household income is well higher at $2,250. Mount Emlyn has slightly more people per home, with 2.5 people per household compared to 2.0 in Kooroongarra.

Both areas are almost identical in their lack of walkable services. Both are completely car-dependent, with no public transport, schools, or shops within a 15-minute walk. They also share the same typical weekly household and family incomes of $1,624.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +34 larger in Kooroongarra gap narrowing
45 26th pct 11 8th pct
  • First area, 2016: 58
  • First area, 2021: 45
  • Second area, 2016: 16
  • Second area, 2021: 11
Median age in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +2 yrs older in Kooroongarra gap narrowing
55 yrs 86th pct 53 yrs 80th pct
  • First area, 2016: 51 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 55 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 53 yrs
11.1% 87th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 5.2%
  • First area, 2021: 11.1%
24.4% 73rd pct —
  • First area, 2016: 15.5%
  • First area, 2021: 24.4%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 10.3%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
30.6% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 17.8%
  • First area, 2021: 30.6%

Age structure

0.0% Young adults (25–44) +54.5 pts ▸ 54.5%
51.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +14.7 pts 36.4%
0.0% Children (0–14) +45.5 pts ▸ 45.5%
24.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +24.4 pts 0.0%
13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +13.3 pts 0.0%

Marital status

48.9% Married +12.6 pts ▸ 61.5%
33.3% Never married +12.8 pts ▸ 46.2%
15.6% Divorced ◂ +15.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Kooroongarra Mount Emlyn

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

  • 85+ in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 80–84 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 75–79 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 70–74 in Kooroongarra: 8.5% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 65–69 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 60–64 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 55–59 in Kooroongarra: 21.3% males, 8.5% females; 55–59 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 100.0% females
  • 50–54 in Kooroongarra: 14.9% males, 17.0% females; 50–54 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 45–49 in Kooroongarra: 6.4% males, 12.8% females; 45–49 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 40–44 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 35–39 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 30–34 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 25–29 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 20–24 in Kooroongarra: 10.6% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 15–19 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 10–14 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 5–9 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 0–4 in Kooroongarra: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Mount Emlyn: 0.0% males, 0.0% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Country of birth

91.1% Australia +8.9 pts ▸ 100.0%
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

11.1% Irish +43.4 pts ▸ 54.5%
35.6% English +9.9 pts ▸ 45.5%
35.6% Australian ◂ +35.6 pts 0.0%
11.1% Scottish ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
6.7% German ◂ +6.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian 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

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

84.4% English only ◂ +20.8 pts 63.6%
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

17.8% 7th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 13.8%
  • First area, 2021: 17.8%

Religious affiliation

60.0% Christianity +40.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
24.4% Not stated ◂ +24.4 pts 0.0%
17.8% No religion ◂ +17.8 pts 0.0%
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

32.6% 18th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 21.3%
  • First area, 2021: 32.6%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 8.2%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

37.2% Year 10 ◂ +14.1 pts 23.1%
32.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 30.8%
14.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +14.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Year 11 even 0.0%

Highest qualification level

66.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.7 pts 60.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree even 0.0%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

16.7% Engineering & related +63.3 pts ▸ 80.0%
22.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +22.2 pts 0.0%
22.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +22.2 pts 0.0%
16.7% Architecture & building ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +$103 higher in Kooroongarra gap widening
$828 63rd pct $725 45th pct
  • First area, 2016: $525
  • First area, 2021: $828
  • Second area, 2016: $450
  • Second area, 2021: $725
Household income in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even gap steady
$1,624 56th pct $1,624 56th pct
  • First area, 2016: $900
  • First area, 2021: $1,624
  • Second area, 2016: $899
  • Second area, 2021: $1,624
Family income in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
$1,624 34th pct $1,624 34th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,416
  • First area, 2021: $1,624
  • Second area, 2021: $1,624
22.2% 91st pct —
  • First area, 2016: 8.2%
  • First area, 2021: 22.2%
High-income homes in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +100.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
18.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +18.2 pts 0.0%
13.6% Under $650 ◂ +13.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

37.8% Under $650 ◂ +37.8 pts 0.0%
31.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +31.1 pts 0.0%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +22.2 pts 0.0%
8.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

42.2% 92nd pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

17.8% Arthritis ◂ +17.8 pts 0.0%
15.6% Asthma ◂ +15.6 pts 0.0%
11.1% Diabetes ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
11.1% Other condition ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
8.9% Cancer ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Heart disease even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Mental health even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.6% None +26.3 pts ▸ 81.8%
22.2% One condition +14.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
8.9% Two conditions ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

8.9% 11th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 20.4%
  • First area, 2021: 8.9%
8.9% 19th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 10.2%
  • First area, 2021: 8.9%
Unpaid child care in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn
8.9% 6th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 12.2%
  • First area, 2021: 8.9%
0.0% 0th pct —
33.3% 87th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 46.9%
  • First area, 2021: 33.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +5 larger in Kooroongarra
5 49th pct 0 0th pct
Median age in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +10 yrs older in Kooroongarra
48 yrs 86th pct 38 yrs 76th pct
Median income in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +$49 higher in Mount Emlyn
$900 73rd pct $949 76th pct
Household income in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +$625 higher in Kooroongarra
$2,250 71st pct $1,625 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +0.5 larger in Mount Emlyn gap narrowing
2.0 14th pct 2.5 50th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.1
  • First area, 2021: 2.0
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 8.1%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
22.7% 47th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 20.0%
  • First area, 2021: 22.7%

Family composition

78.1% Couples without children ◂ +50.9 pts 27.3%
12.5% Couples with children +33.0 pts ▸ 45.5%
0.0% One-parent families even 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

59.1% 2 people ◂ +59.1 pts 0.0%
22.7% 1 person ◂ +22.7 pts 0.0%
18.2% 3 people ◂ +18.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% 4 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

— $180 20th pct
$2,167 80th pct —
  • First area, 2016: $1,407
  • First area, 2021: $2,167
People / bedroom in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.70
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 12.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
40.9% 49th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 76.0%
  • First area, 2021: 40.9%
100.0% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 92.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
50.0% 9th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 80.0%
  • First area, 2021: 50.0%

How homes are owned or rented

40.9% Owned outright +59.1 pts ▸ 100.0%
22.7% Other tenure ◂ +22.7 pts 0.0%
13.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

27.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +27.3 pts 0.0%
22.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +22.7 pts 0.0%
22.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +22.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
25.9% 74th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 13.3%
  • First area, 2021: 25.9%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

74.1% Car (driver) ◂ +31.2 pts 42.9%
25.9% Worked at home ◂ +25.9 pts 0.0%
18.5% Walked ◂ +18.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.9% 2 vehicles +109.1 pts ▸ 150.0%
31.8% 4 or more ◂ +31.8 pts 0.0%
22.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +22.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

17.8% 12th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 27.6%
  • First area, 2021: 17.8%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
64.4% 64th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 71.4%
  • First area, 2021: 64.4%
59.3% 56th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 66.7%
  • First area, 2021: 59.3%

Industries people work in

29.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +27.5 pts ▸ 57.1%
18.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +18.5 pts 0.0%
11.1% Mining ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
11.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

25.9% Managers +59.8 pts ▸ 85.7%
22.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +22.2 pts 0.0%
14.8% Labourers ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%
11.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Clerical & administrative even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn even
0 15th pct 0 28th pct
Mean slope in Kooroongarrain Mount Emlyn +1.7 pts higher in Mount Emlyn
4.4% 34th pct 6.1% 55th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kooroongarra vs Mount Emlyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31573/kooroongarra/vs/SAL31959/mount-emlyn