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Mount Coolum vs Yaroomba

Name: Mount Coolum vs Yaroomba — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Mount Coolum profile · Yaroomba profile

Mount Coolum Yaroomba

Mount Coolum and Yaroomba are neighbouring areas on the Sunshine Coast with very different housing and income profiles. Yaroomba is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,262 compared to $1,690 in Mount Coolum, and a much higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (30.4% vs 17.8%). Yaroomba is also dominated by larger homes, with 92.9% being separate houses and 87.4% having three or more bedrooms. Mount Coolum is more walkable, with 61.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 3.9% of homes in Yaroomba have that same access.

These two areas share many similarities, including almost identical shares of people who use another language at home and those with no religion. They also both have a similar proportion of First Nations residents. While they are alike in these respects, the gaps in their housing and demographics remain distinct; for example, Mount Coolum has a far higher share of people living alone (26.0% vs 15.0%) and a higher number of residents aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 30.5 pts higher in Yaroomba Population: 2,502 larger in Mount Coolum 3+ bedrooms: 11.2 pts higher in Yaroomba Living alone: 11.0 pts higher in Mount Coolum Needs assistance: 3.8 pts higher in Mount Coolum

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +2,502 larger in Mount Coolum gap steady

4,545 86th pct 2,043 79th pct

Median age in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +2 yrs older in Mount Coolum gap narrowing

44 yrs 46th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

30.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 31.4%

24.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.8 pts 24.0%

16.9% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 20.0%

18.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.5 pts 13.8%

9.7% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

45.3% Married +10.5 pts ▸ 55.9%

33.3% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 31.2%

13.3% Divorced ◂ +5.2 pts 8.1%

4.4% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 2.3%

3.8% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Mount Coolum Yaroomba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.5% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 76.7%

5.8% England +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.3% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.3% South Africa +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.4% English +0.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

37.0% Australian ◂ +3.0 pts 34.0%

14.4% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.2% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.0% German +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.5% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.6% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.1% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 91.3%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.0% No religion +0.7 pts ▸ 53.7%

38.3% Christianity +1.9 pts ▸ 40.2%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 5.5%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even

1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even

1,004 100th pct 1,004 100th pct

ICSEA in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even

1,046 77th pct 1,046 77th pct

Highest year of school

60.7% Year 12 +8.9 pts ▸ 69.6%

21.0% Year 10 ◂ +5.4 pts 15.6%

8.0% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 6.7%

4.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

Highest qualification level

25.7% Bachelor degree +6.1 pts ▸ 31.8%

29.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.9 pts 23.8%

17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.3 pts 16.7%

7.9% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

15.4% Management & commerce +5.8 pts ▸ 21.2%

12.7% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 13.3%

13.1% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 11.7%

11.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 10.7%

10.9% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.3% Architecture & building even 8.4%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.9%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$98 higher in Yaroomba gap widening

$808 60th pct $906 73rd pct

Household income in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$572 higher in Yaroomba gap widening

$1,690 59th pct $2,262 86th pct

Family income in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$331 higher in Yaroomba gap widening

$2,100 63rd pct $2,431 79th pct

Household income distribution

32.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 31.6%

26.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.1 pts 20.3%

7.8% $4,000 or more +8.7 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.6 pts 8.4%

10.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.9 pts ▸ 13.9%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 35.9%

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 31.6%

18.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 20.5%

3.4% $3,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Arthritis ◂ +3.6 pts 5.9%

9.4% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 7.0%

9.2% Other condition ◂ +2.3 pts 6.9%

7.9% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 6.2%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

2.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

2.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.4% None +7.7 pts ▸ 71.2%

19.4% One condition ◂ +3.2 pts 16.2%

6.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.2 pts 3.8%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +47 larger in Mount Coolum

80 83rd pct 33 73rd pct

Median age in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +5 yrs older in Yaroomba

23 yrs 38th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$49 higher in Yaroomba

$900 73rd pct $949 76th pct

Household income in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$874 higher in Yaroomba

$1,875 57th pct $2,749 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +0.4 larger in Yaroomba gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

55.0% Couples with children +8.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

31.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 29.5%

13.6% One-parent families ◂ +6.8 pts 6.8%

0.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

38.4% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 36.6%

26.0% 1 person ◂ +11.0 pts 15.0%

14.1% 4 people +6.9 pts ▸ 21.0%

15.9% 3 people +1.4 pts ▸ 17.3%

4.4% 5 people +4.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.5% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$50 higher in Yaroomba gap steady

$450 88th pct $500 92nd pct

Mortgage in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +$241 higher in Yaroomba gap narrowing

$1,863 64th pct $2,104 77th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.3% Owned with a mortgage +4.6 pts ▸ 43.9%

29.4% Owned outright +1.5 pts ▸ 30.9%

29.5% Rented ◂ +7.1 pts 22.4%

0.6% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Types of homes

62.3% Separate house +30.5 pts ▸ 92.9%

28.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +22.3 pts 5.9%

9.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.5 pts 1.6%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.8 pts 30.3%

23.9% 4 bedrooms +23.1 pts ▸ 47.0%

18.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.1 pts 9.6%

4.3% 5 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

58.8% $350–$549 ◂ +16.8 pts 42.0%

13.3% $550–$749 +16.7 pts ▸ 29.9%

6.5% $750 or more +9.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.6% $200–$349 ◂ +1.7 pts 8.9%

8.2% Under $200 ◂ +3.1 pts 5.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 36.2%

29.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.7 pts 23.1%

11.6% $3,000 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

14.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.1 pts 11.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +3 more in Mount Coolum

8 78th pct 5 74th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +0.69 more in Yaroomba

1.76 64th pct 2.45 67th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +272.3 more in Yaroomba

275.5 74th pct 547.7 79th pct

PT routes in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1 more in Mount Coolum

2 75th pct 1 71st pct

Stop walk in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1 longer in Mount Coolum

8 43rd pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1 longer in Yaroomba

78 55th pct 79 56th pct

How people get to work

61.9% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 59.4%

18.2% Worked at home +1.9 pts ▸ 20.1%

2.8% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.4% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.9% 2 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 48.1%

38.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.9 pts 25.7%

11.5% 3 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

4.5% 4 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 15.1%

11.0% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 10.7%

8.1% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.7% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.2 pts 7.7%

4.0% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

2.3% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

3.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

25.0% Professionals +4.5 pts ▸ 29.5%

12.7% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 15.4%

15.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 11.4%

14.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 14.2%

10.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

9.2% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.2% Labourers ◂ +2.5 pts 5.6%

3.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1.1 higher in Mount Coolum

3.9 77th pct 2.9 72nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +0.8 more in Mount Coolum

3.2 74th pct 2.5 69th pct

15-min city in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +2.0 pts higher in Mount Coolum

5.0% 61st pct 3.0% 60th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +57.3 pts higher in Mount Coolum

61.2% 82nd pct 3.9% 60th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +27.0 pts higher in Mount Coolum

79.9% 81st pct 52.9% 74th pct

Walk to school in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +4.7 pts higher in Mount Coolum

98.2% 85th pct 93.5% 82nd pct

Walk to health in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1.1 more in Yaroomba

5.7 31st pct 6.9 34th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +27 higher in Yaroomba

41 77th pct 68 81st pct

Mean slope in Mount Coolum in Yaroomba +1.2 pts higher in Yaroomba

6.9% 62nd pct 8.1% 72nd pct

Compare Mount Coolum with nearby areas

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Compare Yaroomba with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Coolum vs Yaroomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31950/mount-coolum/vs/SAL33206/yaroomba