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Moa Island vs Warraber Islet

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 61 km apart · Moa Island profile · Warraber Islet profile

Moa Island Warraber Islet

Moa Island and Warraber Islet are both Queensland island communities with very high proportions of First Nations people. Warraber Islet has a much higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (97.1%) and those who use another language at home (92.3%). It also has a much higher unemployment rate at 15.2%, compared to 4.7% on Moa Island, and far more people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (31.0% versus 7.4%).

These two areas share many similarities, including very similar typical weekly rents around $120 and typical family incomes just above $1,000. Life in both places is largely car-dependent, with neither area having any public transport stops or residents who commute by bus or train. Both are also very young compared to the national figure, with typical resident ages of 31 on Moa Island and 26 on Warraber Islet.

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Where they differ most

Housework 15h+: 23.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet 3+ bedrooms: 17.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet Other language: 14.3 pts higher in Warraber Islet No religion: 12.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet Limited English: 12.1 pts higher in Warraber Islet

Demographics & Identity

Population in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +145 larger in Moa Island gap narrowing
432 63rd pct 287 59th pct
Median age in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +5 yrs older in Moa Island gap steady
31 yrs 7th pct 26 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +5.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
90.3% 100th pct 95.5% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3.2 pts higher in Moa Island gap steady
7.4% 11th pct 4.2% 6th pct
Under 15 in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +4.3 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
31.3% 97th pct 35.5% 100th pct
De facto in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +4.7 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
24.2% 93rd pct 28.8% 99th pct

Age structure

31.3% Children (0–14) +4.3 pts ▸ 35.5%
29.4% Young adults (25–44) +5.1 pts ▸ 34.5%
22.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.2 pts 15.0%
9.3% Youth (15–24) +4.7 pts ▸ 13.9%
7.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.2 pts 4.2%

Marital status

62.8% Never married +3.0 pts ▸ 65.8%
27.2% Married ◂ +5.3 pts 21.9%
5.7% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%
2.3% Separated +2.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.3% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Moa Island Warraber Islet

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Country of birth

91.4% Australia +4.4 pts ▸ 95.8%
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

3.9% English ◂ +2.9 pts 1.0%
2.8% Australian ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Irish +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.9% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
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

Other language in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +14.3 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
78.0% 100th pct 92.3% 100th pct
Limited English in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +12.1 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
12.3% 100th pct 24.4% 100th pct

Language used at home

11.3% English only ◂ +9.3 pts 2.1%
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

No religion in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +12.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
4.9% 0th pct 17.4% 7th pct

Religious affiliation

84.5% Christianity ◂ +8.5 pts 76.0%
4.9% No religion +12.6 pts ▸ 17.4%
10.4% Not stated ◂ +6.2 pts 4.2%
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

Year 12 in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +6.4 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
44.4% 49th pct 50.8% 64th pct
Bachelor+ in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3.1 pts higher in Moa Island gap steady
4.7% 11th pct 1.6% 4th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

44.4% Year 12 +6.4 pts ▸ 50.8%
15.3% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 17.7%
13.6% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 17.1%
11.9% Year 11 ◂ +4.7 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV +15.0 pts ▸ 51.0%
13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +10.4 pts 3.0%
9.9% Certificate I / II +3.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
5.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.8 pts 0.0%
2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%

Field of qualification

8.1% Society & culture +8.9 pts ▸ 17.0%
8.1% Engineering & related +5.9 pts ▸ 14.0%
9.9% Education +4.1 pts ▸ 14.0%
13.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.4 pts 13.0%
9.9% Architecture & building ◂ +3.9 pts 6.0%
4.7% Creative arts +4.3 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.6% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%
2.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.7 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$86 higher in Moa Island gap widening
$472 10th pct $386 3rd pct
Household income in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$188 higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
$937 11th pct $1,125 21st pct
Family income in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$57 higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
$1,093 9th pct $1,036 7th pct
High earners in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +2.4 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
4.0% 27th pct 1.6% 19th pct
High-income homes in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +5.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
2.4% 8th pct 8.2% 24th pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $650–$1,499 +14.2 pts ▸ 45.9%
26.0% Under $650 ◂ +9.6 pts 16.4%
20.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 24.6%
2.4% $3,000–$3,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

55.7% Under $650 +17.6 pts ▸ 73.3%
20.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.5 pts 15.0%
6.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 3.2%
2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +1.2 pts higher in Moa Island
18.3% 12th pct 17.1% 10th pct
Mental health in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +1.2 pts higher in Moa Island
1.2% 7th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.6 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
3.0% 31st pct 2.4% 27th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%
2.3% Other condition +3.6 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.6% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.3% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
1.2% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.2% None +8.1 pts ▸ 77.4%
15.7% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 14.6%
3.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%
0.9% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +7.0 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
21.5% 65th pct 14.4% 32nd pct
Unpaid carers in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3.7 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
10.7% 30th pct 14.4% 68th pct
Unpaid child care in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.5 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
36.9% 90th pct 36.4% 89th pct
Defence service in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.5 pts higher in Moa Island
7.0% 89th pct 6.5% 88th pct
Housework 15h+ in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +23.6 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
7.4% 4th pct 31.0% 82nd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +116 larger in Moa Island
390 86th pct 274 86th pct
Median age in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3 yrs older in Moa Island
28 yrs 57th pct 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +7.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet
49.0% 69th pct 56.2% 81st pct
Unemployment in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +9.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet
5.3% 28th pct 15.2% 72nd pct
Median income in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$89 higher in Moa Island
$470 28th pct $381 14th pct
Household income in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$166 higher in Warraber Islet
$912 15th pct $1,078 22nd pct
Indigenous language in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +12.5 pts higher in Warraber Islet
84.6% 99th pct 97.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.8 larger in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
3.1 88th pct 3.9 100th pct
One-parent in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +6.2 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
35.1% 100th pct 28.9% 97th pct
Living alone in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +1.0 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
26.8% 61st pct 27.9% 64th pct

Family composition

55.3% Couples with children +8.8 pts ▸ 64.0%
35.1% One-parent families ◂ +6.2 pts 28.9%
8.4% Couples without children ◂ +1.4 pts 7.0%
1.2% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Household size

26.8% 1 person +1.0 pts ▸ 27.9%
7.3% 6 or more +20.6 pts ▸ 27.9%
22.0% 2 people ◂ +10.5 pts 11.5%
17.1% 3 people ◂ +5.6 pts 11.5%
16.3% 5 people ◂ +9.7 pts 6.6%
11.4% 4 people +1.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +$5 higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
$120 9th pct $125 10th pct
People / bedroom in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.10 higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap steady
90.2% 100th pct 93.4% 100th pct
Owned outright in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +8.9 pts higher in Moa Island gap widening
8.9% 2nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Separate houses in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +4.9 pts higher in Moa Island gap steady
98.4% 59th pct 93.4% 40th pct
3+ bedrooms in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +17.9 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
78.9% 48th pct 96.7% 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

90.2% Rented +3.2 pts ▸ 93.4%
0.0% Not stated +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
8.9% Owned outright ◂ +8.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

98.4% Separate house ◂ +4.9 pts 93.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

26.8% 3 bedrooms +19.1 pts ▸ 45.9%
38.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.8 pts 16.4%
13.8% 5 or more +20.6 pts ▸ 34.4%
22.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 13.1%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

96.4% Under $200 +8.9 pts ▸ 105.3%
2.7% $200–$349 ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +2.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap narrowing
56.6% 100th pct 59.3% 100th pct
Work from home in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +3.4 pts higher in Moa Island gap steady
3.4% 7th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

49.6% Walked +19.5 pts ▸ 69.1%
27.4% Car (driver) ◂ +5.3 pts 22.1%
8.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.7 pts 5.9%
3.4% Worked at home ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.6% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 59.3%
33.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.5 pts 27.1%
8.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.1 pts 5.1%
3.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +9.1 pts higher in Moa Island gap widening
29.1% 43rd pct 20.0% 15th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +10.5 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
4.7% 66th pct 15.2% 97th pct
Participation in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.4 pts higher in Moa Island gap narrowing
42.6% 11th pct 42.2% 11th pct
Full-time in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +7.8 pts higher in Warraber Islet gap widening
49.6% 14th pct 57.4% 46th pct

Industries people work in

25.6% Public administration & safety +17.0 pts ▸ 42.6%
23.1% Education & training +3.4 pts ▸ 26.5%
12.0% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 13.2%
12.8% Construction ◂ +12.8 pts 0.0%
11.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.3 pts 8.8%
2.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
2.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
2.6% Administrative & support ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
2.6% Arts & recreation ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing even 0.0%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Professionals ◂ +3.5 pts 16.2%
17.1% Community & personal service +2.0 pts ▸ 19.1%
11.1% Labourers +8.0 pts ▸ 19.1%
12.8% Managers +1.9 pts ▸ 14.7%
13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.9 pts 8.8%
6.8% Sales workers +4.9 pts ▸ 11.8%
6.0% Technicians & trades +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.1 higher in Moa Island
1.0 59th pct 0.9 58th pct
Types ≤15 min in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +0.2 more in Moa Island
1.2 60th pct 1.0 59th pct
15-min city in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +11.2 pts higher in Warraber Islet
88.8% 79th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +9.3 more in Moa Island
9.3 40th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +117 higher in Warraber Islet
1 46th pct 117 87th pct
Mean slope in Moa Islandin Warraber Islet +1.2 pts higher in Moa Island
4.7% 38th pct 3.5% 20th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Moa Island vs Warraber Islet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31868/moa-island/vs/SAL32995/warraber-islet