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Leslie vs Upper Wheatvale

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Leslie profile · Upper Wheatvale profile

Leslie Upper Wheatvale

Upper Wheatvale and Leslie are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Upper Wheatvale is the younger of the two, where the typical resident is 41, compared to 57 in Leslie. There are also stark differences in wealth; the typical weekly family income in Upper Wheatvale is $2,624, which is far higher than the $900 found in Leslie. Upper Wheatvale also has more people per home, with 2.9 residents compared to 1.8 in Leslie.

These financial and age gaps are widening over time. Both areas remain car-dependent, with no homes within walking distance of public transport, parks, or shops. They share similar basics, such as the same average school size and a drive time to the city of around two hours. While Upper Wheatvale is a little above the national figure for people per home, Leslie sits well below it.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +33 larger in Upper Wheatvale gap narrowing
12 9th pct 45 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12
  • First area, 2021: 12
  • Second area, 2016: 51
  • Second area, 2021: 45
Median age in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +16 yrs older in Leslie gap widening
57 yrs 89th pct 41 yrs 33rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 51 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 57 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 15.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
13.3% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Age structure

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% Young adults (25–44) +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% Children (0–14) +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.0% Seniors (65+) even 0.0%

Marital status

83.3% Married ◂ +25.0 pts 58.3%
25.0% Never married +5.6 pts ▸ 30.6%
0.0% Widowed +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.0% Divorced even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

17.8% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.8%

Country of birth

25.0% Australia +52.8 pts ▸ 77.8%
33.3% England ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
33.3% New Zealand ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China 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

66.7% English ◂ +48.9 pts 17.8%
25.0% Australian +19.4 pts ▸ 44.4%
25.0% Scottish ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Irish +11.1 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% German 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

11.1% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.1%
Limited English in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +26.7 pts 73.3%
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

26.7% 17th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 26.7%

Religious affiliation

58.3% Christianity +1.7 pts ▸ 60.0%
0.0% No religion +26.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
0.0% Not stated +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%
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

58.3% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 50.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.3%
22.2% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 13.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
37 13th pct 37 13th pct
958 31st pct 958 31st pct

Highest year of school

25.0% Year 12 +33.3 pts ▸ 58.3%
33.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Year 10 +19.4 pts ▸ 19.4%
0.0% Year 11 even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +$274 higher in Upper Wheatvale gap widening
$350 0th pct $624 28th pct
  • First area, 2016: $575
  • First area, 2021: $350
  • Second area, 2016: $443
  • Second area, 2021: $624
Household income in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +$1,525 higher in Upper Wheatvale
$725 3rd pct $2,250 86th pct
  • First area, 2021: $725
  • Second area, 2016: $1,166
  • Second area, 2021: $2,250
Family income in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +$1,724 higher in Upper Wheatvale gap widening
$900 4th pct $2,624 86th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,124
  • First area, 2021: $900
  • Second area, 2016: $1,166
  • Second area, 2021: $2,624
22.2% 91st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.2%

Household income distribution

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +41.7 pts ▸ 41.7%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

75.0% Under $650 ◂ +47.2 pts 27.8%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% $3,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale
22.2% 20th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Asthma +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% Arthritis even 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Diabetes 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%
0.0% Other condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

25.0% None +39.4 pts ▸ 64.4%
25.0% One condition ◂ +11.7 pts 13.3%
0.0% Two conditions +15.6 pts ▸ 15.6%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

41.7% 95th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 36.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.7%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Unpaid child care in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale
11.1% 8th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 20.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.1%
Defence service in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale
8.1% 91st pct
33.3% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 22.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 33.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +1.1 larger in Upper Wheatvale
1.8 9th pct 2.9 81st pct
  • First area, 2021: 1.8
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.9
13.3% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%

Family composition

44.4% Couples with children +38.9 pts ▸ 83.3%
0.0% Couples without children +23.3 pts ▸ 23.3%
0.0% One-parent families +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

133.3% 1 person ◂ +108.3 pts 25.0%
0.0% 5 people +41.7 pts ▸ 41.7%
0.0% 2 people even 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 4 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +$25 higher in Leslie
$225 32nd pct $200 25th pct
$2,284 85th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,567
  • Second area, 2021: $2,284
People / bedroom in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +0.30 higher in Upper Wheatvale
0.60 7th pct 0.90 86th pct
  • First area, 2021: 0.60
  • Second area, 2016: 1.20
  • Second area, 2021: 0.90

How homes are owned or rented

133.3% Owned outright ◂ +108.3 pts 25.0%
100.0% Rented ◂ +100.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

166.7% Separate house ◂ +66.7 pts 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

0.0% 3 bedrooms +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
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
  • Second area, 2016: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +4 longer in Upper Wheatvale
120 81st pct 124 83rd pct

How people get to work

0.0% Car (driver) +77.3 pts ▸ 77.3%
0.0% Walked +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%
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%
0.0% Worked at home even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

0.0% 2 vehicles +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% 1 vehicle +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

17.1% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 38.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.1%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
61.1% 52nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 68.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 61.1%
54.5% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 53.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 54.5%

Industries people work in

80.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +52.7 pts 27.3%
0.0% Retail trade +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%
0.0% Education & training +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%
0.0% Health care & social assistance +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.0% Mining even 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% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

80.0% Managers ◂ +25.5 pts 54.5%
0.0% Community & personal service +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%
0.0% Technicians & trades +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.0% Sales workers +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.0% Professionals even 0.0%
0.0% Clerical & administrative even 0.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%
0.0% Labourers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0 32nd pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +0.1 more in Leslie
0.1 35th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale even
0 25th pct 0 26th pct
Mean slope in Lesliein Upper Wheatvale +0.3 pts higher in Upper Wheatvale
4.6% 37th pct 4.9% 40th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Leslie vs Upper Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31652/leslie/vs/SAL32920/upper-wheatvale