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Kurwongbah vs Samsonvale

Name: Kurwongbah vs Samsonvale — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.3 km apart · Kurwongbah profile · Samsonvale profile

Kurwongbah Samsonvale

Kurwongbah and Samsonvale are neighbouring areas in Queensland with distinct profiles. Samsonvale is wealthier, with 44.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 30.5% in Kurwongbah, and a much higher share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (26.6% versus 15.7%). Kurwongbah is more connected, with far more public transport stops and a higher number of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, groceries, and schools. It also has a significantly larger school presence, with 16 schools within 3km compared to just one in Samsonvale.

Both areas share very similar levels of overseas birth, volunteering, and the percentage of people identifying as First Nations. These two neighbours have seen their differences in accessibility and infrastructure persist, as Kurwongbah remains far more walkable and has much shorter drive times to the city. This contrast is clear in their transport links; Kurwongbah has many more weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, while Samsonvale has none.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 2.1 pts higher in Kurwongbah Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Kurwongbah Rent: $210 higher in Samsonvale Population: 878 larger in Kurwongbah No car: 1.8 pts higher in Kurwongbah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +878 larger in Kurwongbah gap steady

1,552 76th pct 674 69th pct

Median age in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +2 yrs older in Kurwongbah gap widening

42 yrs 38th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

28.2% Older adults (45–64) +3.7 pts ▸ 31.9%

19.3% Children (0–14) +3.7 pts ▸ 23.0%

20.5% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

18.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.3 pts 11.3%

13.0% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

56.7% Married +2.4 pts ▸ 59.1%

29.9% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 27.3%

7.4% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

2.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Kurwongbah Samsonvale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

80.0% Australia ◂ +2.3 pts 77.7%

2.6% England +3.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

1.7% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

0.5% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.9% English ◂ +3.8 pts 40.1%

40.9% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

14.2% Scottish ◂ +2.8 pts 11.4%

11.3% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 9.3%

6.1% German +1.7 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.4% Italian ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

2.7% Dutch even 2.7%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.6% English only ◂ +0.2 pts 90.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.7% Christianity ◂ +12.0 pts 41.7%

37.0% No religion +11.2 pts ▸ 48.2%

8.0% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.5% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +15 more in Kurwongbah

16 86th pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +532 larger in Kurwongbah

792 95th pct 260 44th pct

ICSEA in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +62 higher in Samsonvale

1,010 62nd pct 1,072 85th pct

Highest year of school

54.8% Year 12 +10.1 pts ▸ 64.9%

23.5% Year 10 ◂ +6.8 pts 16.7%

9.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.0 pts 3.7%

6.4% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +9.7 pts 30.1%

16.3% Bachelor degree +7.6 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.0 pts 14.9%

5.0% Postgraduate degree +5.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

15.1% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 18.1%

16.3% Engineering & related +1.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

12.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 9.7%

10.5% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 8.9%

9.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 7.6%

9.1% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 7.1%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

2.0% Information technology +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%

2.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$381 higher in Samsonvale gap widening

$774 54th pct $1,155 89th pct

Household income in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$996 higher in Samsonvale gap widening

$2,254 86th pct $3,250 100th pct

Family income in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$952 higher in Samsonvale gap widening

$2,198 69th pct $3,150 93rd pct

Household income distribution

17.2% $4,000 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 34.6%

33.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 22.9%

23.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.0 pts 14.4%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 9.6%

4.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 ◂ +9.4 pts 30.0%

34.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +14.1 pts 20.1%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +11.4 pts ▸ 28.5%

4.1% $3,000 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.6% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 9.1%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 8.9%

9.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.6 pts 6.7%

9.1% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 6.7%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +2.7 pts 2.5%

4.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.8 pts 2.7%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.0%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None +6.0 pts ▸ 65.9%

21.6% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 18.0%

6.3% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 4.5%

3.5% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 0.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +14 larger in Kurwongbah

25 72nd pct 11 60th pct

Median age in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +17 yrs older in Kurwongbah

42 yrs 80th pct 25 yrs 46th pct

Median income in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$599 higher in Samsonvale

$550 39th pct $1,149 86th pct

Household income in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$499 higher in Samsonvale

$2,750 86th pct $3,249 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +0.2 larger in Samsonvale gap steady

3.2 89th pct 3.4 93rd pct

Family composition

60.7% Couples with children +12.0 pts ▸ 72.8%

27.1% Couples without children ◂ +6.3 pts 20.7%

11.0% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 5.4%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Household size

31.1% 2 people ◂ +4.0 pts 27.1%

20.3% 4 people +8.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

17.0% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 19.7%

11.5% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 9.0%

10.8% 1 person ◂ +5.0 pts 5.9%

8.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$210 higher in Samsonvale gap widening

$365 74th pct $575 98th pct

Mortgage in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +$463 higher in Samsonvale gap narrowing

$2,037 73rd pct $2,500 88th pct

People / bedroom in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +0.10 higher in Samsonvale gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.9% Owned with a mortgage +20.7 pts ▸ 68.6%

37.1% Owned outright ◂ +13.1 pts 23.9%

12.1% Rented ◂ +6.3 pts 5.9%

1.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

96.2% Separate house +3.8 pts ▸ 100.0%

1.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.5% 4 bedrooms +4.0 pts ▸ 49.5%

24.3% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 25.0%

22.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 21.8%

5.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

34.5% $350–$549 ◂ +34.5 pts 0.0%

30.9% $200–$349 ◂ +30.9 pts 0.0%

7.3% $750 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.2 pts 31.8%

19.4% $3,000 or more +17.1 pts ▸ 36.4%

27.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.1 pts 27.1%

8.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +2 more in Kurwongbah

2 71st pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +1.29 more in Kurwongbah

1.29 62nd pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +398.2 more in Kurwongbah

398.2 76th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +32 more in Kurwongbah

32 87th pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale

58 84th pct —

Drive to city in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +41 longer in Samsonvale

35 30th pct 76 54th pct

Reach 30 min in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

62.2% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 51.4%

14.4% Worked at home +5.7 pts ▸ 20.2%

3.5% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% Walked +2.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Train ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 2 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 40.5%

19.8% 3 vehicles +7.3 pts ▸ 27.0%

26.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 23.8%

16.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.6 pts 7.6%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.6% Construction +2.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.6% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

9.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 8.0%

6.4% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.6% Public administration & safety +2.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%

5.4% Other services ◂ +2.0 pts 3.4%

4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 4.3%

2.2% Wholesale trade +1.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Professionals +8.3 pts ▸ 26.4%

15.6% Technicians & trades +4.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

15.1% Managers +2.5 pts ▸ 17.6%

12.6% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 9.7%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

9.4% Labourers ◂ +6.6 pts 2.8%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +3.0 pts 5.4%

7.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.4 pts 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +1.0 higher in Kurwongbah

1.0 59th pct 0.0 29th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +1.1 more in Kurwongbah

1.1 60th pct 0.0 30th pct

15-min city in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +14.8 pts higher in Kurwongbah

14.8% 69th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +14.8 pts higher in Kurwongbah

14.8% 68th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +19.9 pts higher in Kurwongbah

19.9% 64th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +20.0 pts higher in Kurwongbah

20.0% 65th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +23.0 pts higher in Kurwongbah

24.5% 55th pct 1.5% 36th pct

Walk to health in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +1.3 pts higher in Kurwongbah

1.3% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +3.0 more in Kurwongbah

4.5 28th pct 1.5 19th pct

Intersections/km² in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +5 higher in Kurwongbah

6 70th pct 2 58th pct

Mean slope in Kurwongbah in Samsonvale +5.1 pts higher in Samsonvale

7.5% 66th pct 12.6% 88th pct

Compare Kurwongbah with nearby areas

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Compare Samsonvale with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kurwongbah vs Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31596/kurwongbah/vs/SAL32507/samsonvale