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Kuraby vs Woodridge

Name: Kuraby vs Woodridge — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Kuraby profile · Woodridge profile

Kuraby Woodridge

Woodridge and Kuraby are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Kuraby has far higher levels of education and income, with 37.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 8.7% in Woodridge. This is reflected in the typical weekly household income, which is $2,136 in Kuraby but much lower at $1,043 in Woodridge. Housing also differs sharply; 59.8% of households in Woodridge rent their homes, while 33.2% of Kuraby homes are owned outright.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who have served in the Defence Force. They also share a similar family makeup in terms of children, with both having about 23% of their population under 15. While they are close in these respects, other gaps remain large. For example, Kuraby has a far higher share of people born overseas at 51.6%, compared to 38.2% in Woodridge.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 34.4 pts higher in Kuraby Bachelor+: 28.6 pts higher in Kuraby Renting: 35.4 pts higher in Woodridge Separate houses: 26.3 pts higher in Kuraby 3+ bedrooms: 29.6 pts higher in Kuraby

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kuraby in Woodridge +4,245 larger in Woodridge gap narrowing

8,737 87th pct 12,982 88th pct

Median age in Kuraby in Woodridge +1 yrs older in Kuraby gap narrowing

34 yrs 13th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

28.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 27.4%

23.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 23.0%

23.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 20.6%

11.1% Seniors (65+) +3.3 pts ▸ 14.5%

14.3% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

59.7% Married ◂ +27.7 pts 32.0%

30.6% Never married +14.2 pts ▸ 44.9%

5.0% Divorced +6.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.7% Widowed +3.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Separated +3.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

Age & sex structure

Kuraby Woodridge

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.4% Australia +4.5 pts ▸ 49.9%

2.6% New Zealand +4.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.2% India ◂ +4.7 pts 1.5%

5.2% China ◂ +4.7 pts 0.6%

3.3% South Africa ◂ +3.2 pts 0.1%

1.5% England +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

15.0% English +7.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

14.5% Australian +6.7 pts ▸ 21.2%

16.3% Chinese ◂ +13.7 pts 2.6%

12.2% Indian ◂ +10.5 pts 1.8%

3.5% Irish +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.2% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% German +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Vietnamese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

1.1% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Greek ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.3% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.6% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

41.7% English only +12.5 pts ▸ 54.2%

9.9% Mandarin ◂ +9.1 pts 0.7%

4.9% Arabic ◂ +3.1 pts 1.8%

4.3% Cantonese ◂ +3.8 pts 0.5%

3.8% Punjabi ◂ +3.1 pts 0.6%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.1%

0.3% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

29.5% Christianity +11.9 pts ▸ 41.5%

32.0% Islam ◂ +19.9 pts 12.2%

23.6% No religion +5.9 pts ▸ 29.5%

4.4% Not stated +8.9 pts ▸ 13.3%

3.9% Buddhism ◂ +2.2 pts 1.7%

3.9% Other religions ◂ +2.8 pts 1.0%

2.6% Hinduism ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kuraby in Woodridge +0.04 more in Woodridge

0.97 7th pct 1.00 8th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kuraby in Woodridge +4 more in Woodridge

22 87th pct 26 88th pct

Avg size in Kuraby in Woodridge +45 larger in Woodridge

729 92nd pct 774 94th pct

ICSEA in Kuraby in Woodridge +43 higher in Kuraby

1,025 69th pct 982 45th pct

Highest year of school

76.4% Year 12 ◂ +34.4 pts 41.9%

9.9% Year 10 +9.1 pts ▸ 19.0%

7.0% Year 9 or below +11.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

3.0% Year 11 +3.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +25.3 pts 12.4%

16.4% Certificate III / IV +14.7 pts ▸ 31.1%

15.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +11.8 pts 4.0%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 12.4%

1.4% Certificate I / II +2.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.2 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

23.8% Management & commerce ◂ +9.5 pts 14.3%

11.4% Society & culture +2.8 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 11.7%

13.6% Health ◂ +7.7 pts 5.9%

7.3% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 4.8%

6.0% Information technology ◂ +3.2 pts 2.7%

3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

3.4% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

0.5% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Kuraby in Woodridge +$230 higher in Kuraby gap widening

$740 48th pct $510 13th pct

Household income in Kuraby in Woodridge +$1,093 higher in Kuraby gap widening

$2,136 81st pct $1,043 16th pct

Family income in Kuraby in Woodridge +$974 higher in Kuraby gap widening

$2,171 67th pct $1,197 12th pct

Household income distribution

21.9% $650–$1,499 +18.1 pts ▸ 40.0%

33.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.9 pts 21.9%

9.7% Under $650 +15.3 pts ▸ 25.0%

14.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 2.2%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 3.3%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 +8.1 pts ▸ 51.9%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.3%

17.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +12.4 pts 5.3%

3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.4% Mental health +6.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

6.3% Asthma +3.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.6% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.9% Arthritis +3.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.8% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.0% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.8% Lung condition +2.0 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.4% Stroke +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.7% None ◂ +17.4 pts 57.2%

15.2% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 17.1%

3.3% Two conditions +3.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

1.5% Three or more +3.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kuraby in Woodridge +745 larger in Woodridge

61 79th pct 806 87th pct

Median age in Kuraby in Woodridge +10 yrs older in Kuraby

30 yrs 63rd pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Kuraby in Woodridge +$364 higher in Kuraby

$814 66th pct $450 25th pct

Household income in Kuraby in Woodridge +$1,169 higher in Kuraby

$2,125 67th pct $956 17th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kuraby in Woodridge +0.6 larger in Kuraby gap widening

3.3 91st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

71.9% Couples with children ◂ +20.3 pts 51.6%

10.4% One-parent families +20.0 pts ▸ 30.5%

16.9% Couples without children ◂ +0.8 pts 16.1%

0.8% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

10.6% 1 person +20.2 pts ▸ 30.8%

25.6% 2 people +1.8 pts ▸ 27.4%

23.5% 4 people ◂ +13.2 pts 10.3%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +4.0 pts 15.7%

12.7% 5 people ◂ +5.5 pts 7.2%

8.0% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kuraby in Woodridge +$120 higher in Kuraby gap steady

$400 82nd pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Kuraby in Woodridge +$900 higher in Kuraby gap widening

$2,100 76th pct $1,200 24th pct

People / bedroom in Kuraby in Woodridge +0.10 higher in Woodridge gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

24.4% Rented +35.4 pts ▸ 59.8%

39.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.8 pts 18.5%

33.2% Owned outright ◂ +15.5 pts 17.6%

1.9% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

86.4% Separate house ◂ +26.3 pts 60.1%

13.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +24.9 pts ▸ 38.5%

0.1% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

26.4% 3 bedrooms +27.4 pts ▸ 53.8%

50.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +41.2 pts 9.3%

2.3% 2 bedrooms +23.8 pts ▸ 26.1%

19.6% 5 or more ◂ +15.8 pts 3.8%

0.1% 1 bedroom +3.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

68.4% $350–$549 ◂ +55.9 pts 12.5%

10.4% $200–$349 +57.3 pts ▸ 67.7%

2.4% Under $200 +13.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

14.2% $550–$749 ◂ +13.9 pts 0.4%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

21.4% $1,000–$1,799 +29.5 pts ▸ 50.9%

42.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +31.6 pts 10.8%

13.1% Under $1,000 +18.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

17.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.1 pts 1.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kuraby in Woodridge +41 more in Woodridge

23 86th pct 64 88th pct

Stops/1k in Kuraby in Woodridge +2.30 more in Woodridge

2.63 68th pct 4.93 77th pct

Departures/1k in Kuraby in Woodridge +379.6 more in Woodridge

405.3 77th pct 784.9 84th pct

PT routes in Kuraby in Woodridge +5 more in Woodridge

12 86th pct 17 86th pct

Stop walk in Kuraby in Woodridge +3 longer in Kuraby

5 32nd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Kuraby in Woodridge +1 longer in Woodridge

16 13th pct 17 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Kuraby in Woodridge +3,957 more in Woodridge

9,025 57th pct 12,982 64th pct

Reach 45 min in Kuraby in Woodridge +6,307 more in Kuraby

42,862 62nd pct 36,555 59th pct

Transit to city in Kuraby in Woodridge +7 longer in Woodridge

57 49th pct 64 64th pct

How people get to work

59.5% Car (driver) +7.2 pts ▸ 66.7%

16.7% Worked at home ◂ +11.3 pts 5.4%

4.2% Car (passenger) +3.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.7% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%

2.1% Train even 2.1%

0.4% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

47.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +19.9 pts 27.3%

26.3% 1 vehicle +18.6 pts ▸ 44.9%

16.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.8 pts 9.5%

1.7% No vehicle +12.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

8.5% 4 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 4.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 13.5%

6.0% Manufacturing +5.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.0% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.0% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.5% Education & training ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%

9.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.4 pts 8.9%

7.8% Professional & technical ◂ +4.7 pts 3.1%

7.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 5.5%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.7 pts 4.0%

2.4% Administrative & support +2.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

30.3% Professionals ◂ +21.3 pts 9.0%

7.7% Labourers +14.2 pts ▸ 21.9%

6.5% Machinery operators & drivers +10.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

10.1% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.2% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.1 pts 9.7%

11.9% Managers ◂ +7.2 pts 4.6%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Kuraby in Woodridge +1.5 higher in Woodridge

5.8 87th pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kuraby in Woodridge +1.2 more in Woodridge

6.1 89th pct 7.3 96th pct

15-min city in Kuraby in Woodridge +28.7 pts higher in Woodridge

68.5% 84th pct 97.2% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Kuraby in Woodridge +19.8 pts higher in Woodridge

66.6% 84th pct 86.4% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Kuraby in Woodridge +13.3 pts higher in Woodridge

86.7% 83rd pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Kuraby in Woodridge +0.3 pts higher in Woodridge

96.7% 97th pct 96.9% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Kuraby in Woodridge even

99.9% 98th pct 99.9% 98th pct

Walk to health in Kuraby in Woodridge +25.7 pts higher in Woodridge

52.1% 85th pct 77.8% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in Kuraby in Woodridge +2.0 more in Woodridge

7.8 36th pct 9.8 41st pct

Intersections/km² in Kuraby in Woodridge +32 higher in Woodridge

127 87th pct 159 89th pct

Mean slope in Kuraby in Woodridge +0.4 pts higher in Kuraby

5.8% 51st pct 5.3% 46th pct

Compare Kuraby with nearby areas

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Compare Woodridge with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kuraby vs Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31588/kuraby/vs/SAL33138/woodridge