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Mooroobool vs Woree

Name: Mooroobool vs Woree — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Mooroobool profile · Woree profile

Mooroobool Woree

Mooroobool and Woree are neighbouring areas in Cairns with very different housing and income profiles. Mooroobool has far more separate houses (77.1%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (77.2%), while Woree is far more likely to have renters (51.7%) and a higher share of flats or apartments. Mooroobool is also the wealthier of the two; its typical household income is $1,495 a week, which is well higher than the $1,152 typical in Woree.

Both areas share a very similar age structure and a high proportion of First Nations residents, who have a typical age of 23 in both places. While they are alike in these ways, they differ in accessibility. Woree has far more schools per child and better access to amenities, with 80.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a '15-minute-city' walkshed compared to 54.9% in Mooroobool.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 28.8 pts higher in Mooroobool 3+ bedrooms: 27.4 pts higher in Mooroobool Renting: 19.4 pts higher in Woree People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Woree Year 12: 9.9 pts higher in Mooroobool

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mooroobool in Woree +2,009 larger in Mooroobool gap steady

7,136 87th pct 5,127 86th pct

Median age in Mooroobool in Woree +3 yrs older in Mooroobool gap widening

41 yrs 33rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct

Age structure

27.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 25.7%

23.9% Young adults (25–44) +2.7 pts ▸ 26.5%

18.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 18.4%

17.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 16.6%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

40.5% Never married +6.5 pts ▸ 47.0%

40.5% Married ◂ +9.0 pts 31.5%

9.7% Divorced +2.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%

3.5% Separated +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

Age & sex structure

Mooroobool Woree

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.3% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 65.9%

2.7% England ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

1.9% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

1.7% Nepal ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

0.6% India +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Vietnam even 0.4%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

29.2% English ◂ +1.3 pts 28.0%

27.5% Australian ◂ +1.1 pts 26.3%

9.1% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 7.8%

8.2% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%

5.5% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 4.8%

4.7% German ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%

2.9% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

0.9% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

71.2% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 68.7%

0.2% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.0% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

47.5% Christianity ◂ +3.6 pts 43.9%

36.4% No religion ◂ +1.0 pts 35.4%

8.5% Not stated +7.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

3.6% Hinduism ◂ +3.1 pts 0.5%

2.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

0.7% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mooroobool in Woree +4.57 more in Woree

0.74 2nd pct 5.31 60th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mooroobool in Woree +1 more in Woree

16 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Mooroobool in Woree +4 larger in Woree

879 99th pct 883 99th pct

ICSEA in Mooroobool in Woree +8 higher in Woree

965 35th pct 973 39th pct

Highest year of school

53.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.9 pts 43.4%

19.6% Year 10 +1.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

10.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 10.3%

6.6% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

32.8% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 33.5%

22.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 12.7%

14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 12.6%

4.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 2.8%

2.7% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce ◂ +2.8 pts 14.1%

13.2% Society & culture ◂ +3.2 pts 10.0%

13.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 12.7%

10.7% Health ◂ +3.8 pts 6.9%

8.1% Education ◂ +2.0 pts 6.1%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%

5.4% Architecture & building even 5.4%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

1.3% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Mooroobool in Woree +$55 higher in Mooroobool gap narrowing

$734 47th pct $679 37th pct

Household income in Mooroobool in Woree +$343 higher in Mooroobool gap widening

$1,495 47th pct $1,152 22nd pct

Family income in Mooroobool in Woree +$356 higher in Mooroobool gap widening

$1,773 42nd pct $1,417 22nd pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $650–$1,499 +5.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

29.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.4 pts 25.2%

15.6% Under $650 +5.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

8.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 2.9%

8.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 4.1%

Personal income distribution

41.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 40.0%

33.2% $650–$1,499 +0.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

14.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 8.7%

3.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

7.2% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.2% Arthritis +0.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.1% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.5% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

1.6% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

1.0% Stroke even 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.0% None ◂ +7.6 pts 57.4%

17.6% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 17.1%

5.4% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.6% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mooroobool in Woree +100 larger in Mooroobool

926 87th pct 826 87th pct

Median age in Mooroobool in Woree even

23 yrs 38th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Mooroobool in Woree +$51 higher in Woree

$504 33rd pct $555 40th pct

Household income in Mooroobool in Woree +$304 higher in Mooroobool

$1,322 33rd pct $1,018 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mooroobool in Woree +0.2 larger in Mooroobool gap steady

2.5 50th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

49.7% Couples with children ◂ +6.1 pts 43.5%

22.2% One-parent families +7.7 pts ▸ 29.9%

26.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.8 pts 25.0%

1.4% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

34.5% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 32.6%

26.6% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 33.4%

17.0% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 15.4%

11.5% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 10.3%

5.1% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mooroobool in Woree +$50 higher in Mooroobool gap steady

$330 66th pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Mooroobool in Woree +$217 higher in Mooroobool gap narrowing

$1,517 43rd pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Mooroobool in Woree +0.10 higher in Woree gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.3% Rented +19.4 pts ▸ 51.7%

34.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.1 pts 23.0%

30.8% Owned outright ◂ +8.7 pts 22.1%

1.7% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

77.1% Separate house ◂ +28.8 pts 48.3%

7.0% Flat or apartment +17.8 pts ▸ 24.8%

15.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 32.6%

18.3% 2 bedrooms +22.3 pts ▸ 40.6%

25.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.2 pts 13.7%

7.9% 5 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 3.6%

2.8% 1 bedroom +2.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.0% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.6% $200–$349 +17.3 pts ▸ 59.9%

39.7% $350–$549 ◂ +12.8 pts 27.0%

10.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 9.6%

3.9% $550–$749 ◂ +2.9 pts 0.9%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.2% $1,000–$1,799 +6.0 pts ▸ 49.2%

19.5% Under $1,000 +5.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

24.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 13.3%

7.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mooroobool in Woree +4 more in Woree

14 84th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Mooroobool in Woree +1.55 more in Woree

1.96 65th pct 3.51 71st pct

Departures/1k in Mooroobool in Woree +734.0 more in Woree

305.6 75th pct 1,039.6 86th pct

PT routes in Mooroobool in Woree even

8 86th pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Mooroobool in Woree +5 longer in Woree

2 14th pct 7 39th pct

How people get to work

58.9% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 60.2%

11.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 9.7%

6.6% Car (passenger) +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.7% Bus +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 1 vehicle +6.5 pts ▸ 45.6%

38.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.0 pts 31.2%

11.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 8.9%

5.7% No vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.1 pts 15.8%

9.9% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 9.8%

7.8% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.8% Education & training +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.1% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%

5.7% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

5.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%

4.5% Administrative & support +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.0% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.1% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

19.5% Professionals ◂ +6.3 pts 13.1%

15.0% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.8% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

12.0% Labourers +2.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

12.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 11.8%

9.7% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.4% Managers ◂ +3.3 pts 7.1%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +3.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Mooroobool in Woree +1.0 higher in Woree

5.0 83rd pct 6.0 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mooroobool in Woree +0.9 more in Woree

4.8 82nd pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Mooroobool in Woree +25.4 pts higher in Woree

54.9% 81st pct 80.3% 89th pct

Walk to shops in Mooroobool in Woree +25.1 pts higher in Woree

56.7% 81st pct 81.8% 90th pct

Walk to transit in Mooroobool in Woree +3.1 pts higher in Woree

88.1% 84th pct 91.2% 84th pct

Walk to school in Mooroobool in Woree +5.3 pts higher in Woree

87.0% 90th pct 92.3% 94th pct

Walk to a park in Mooroobool in Woree +3.9 pts higher in Mooroobool

98.2% 85th pct 94.3% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Mooroobool in Woree +27.9 pts higher in Woree

19.1% 76th pct 47.0% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mooroobool in Woree +4.2 more in Woree

6.3 32nd pct 10.5 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Mooroobool in Woree +12 higher in Woree

84 83rd pct 96 85th pct

Mean slope in Mooroobool in Woree +2.9 pts higher in Mooroobool

7.5% 66th pct 4.6% 36th pct

Compare Mooroobool with nearby areas

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Compare Woree with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mooroobool vs Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31909/mooroobool/vs/SAL33165/woree