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Mount Cotton vs Sheldon

Name: Mount Cotton vs Sheldon — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Mount Cotton profile · Sheldon profile

Mount Cotton Sheldon

Mount Cotton and Sheldon are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Mount Cotton is a young area where 25.8% of people are under 15 and the typical resident is 34. It has a much larger working population, with 78.3% of adults working or looking for work and a typical weekly personal income of $1,114. In contrast, Sheldon is far older; the typical resident is 47, and 22.5% of the population are seniors. Home ownership also differs sharply, with 47.8% of Sheldon homes owned outright compared to just 19.2% in Mount Cotton.

Both areas have about the same share of people born overseas, at around 19%. They also share similar household sizes, with 3.1 people per home. While Mount Cotton has more homes within walking distance of schools, health services, and groceries, Sheldon has far more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents. These two neighbours have remained similar in their levels of education and typical household incomes over time.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 28.6 pts higher in Sheldon Median age: 13 yrs older in Sheldon Population: 5,540 larger in Mount Cotton Aged 65+: 15.1 pts higher in Sheldon Participation: 14.5 pts higher in Mount Cotton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +5,540 larger in Mount Cotton gap widening

7,302 87th pct 1,762 77th pct

Median age in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +13 yrs older in Sheldon gap widening

34 yrs 13th pct 47 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

24.6% Older adults (45–64) +7.2 pts ▸ 31.7%

31.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.3 pts 16.7%

25.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.4 pts 15.4%

7.4% Seniors (65+) +15.1 pts ▸ 22.5%

11.0% Youth (15–24) +3.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

Marital status

59.2% Married +0.8 pts ▸ 60.0%

30.2% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 27.5%

6.5% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.7% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.3% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Mount Cotton Sheldon

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.0% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 78.0%

5.9% England ◂ +1.1 pts 4.8%

4.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

2.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

0.2% China +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.1% English ◂ +5.0 pts 43.0%

39.7% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 39.0%

11.6% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.8% German ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%

2.8% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

2.4% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.0% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.6% Greek even 0.6%

0.5% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 90.7%

0.2% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.2% Christianity +10.6 pts ▸ 54.8%

50.8% No religion ◂ +13.2 pts 37.6%

3.2% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.6% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Hinduism even 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +3.15 more in Sheldon

0.53 0th pct 3.68 49th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +7 more in Mount Cotton

13 83rd pct 6 74th pct

Avg size in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +149 larger in Mount Cotton

908 100th pct 760 93rd pct

ICSEA in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +8 higher in Mount Cotton

1,051 79th pct 1,043 76th pct

Highest year of school

67.6% Year 12 ◂ +6.9 pts 60.7%

18.4% Year 10 +4.5 pts ▸ 23.0%

7.4% Year 11 ◂ +2.2 pts 5.1%

4.3% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.7 pts 31.6%

22.6% Bachelor degree +3.7 pts ▸ 26.3%

20.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.1 pts 16.3%

5.8% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

2.4% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

17.9% Engineering & related +4.3 pts ▸ 22.2%

19.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 18.2%

11.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 9.5%

10.2% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 8.6%

9.7% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.9% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.8 pts 2.5%

4.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.6% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 2.5%

2.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$265 higher in Mount Cotton gap widening

$1,114 88th pct $849 66th pct

Household income in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$82 higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing

$2,640 91st pct $2,558 90th pct

Family income in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$229 higher in Mount Cotton gap widening

$2,715 87th pct $2,486 81st pct

Household income distribution

37.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 26.2%

16.8% $4,000 or more +8.4 pts ▸ 25.3%

14.8% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 20.3%

20.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 13.8%

4.6% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

Personal income distribution

30.4% Under $650 +9.1 pts ▸ 39.4%

32.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.2 pts 27.7%

28.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.6 pts 20.0%

5.1% $3,000 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Other condition +2.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.5% Mental health ◂ +3.2 pts 6.4%

9.0% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 6.6%

5.6% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.6% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.4% Cancer +2.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.9% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.1% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.3% None ◂ +3.6 pts 66.7%

18.4% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 19.6%

4.8% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.8% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +129 larger in Mount Cotton

162 86th pct 33 73rd pct

Median age in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +10 yrs older in Sheldon

18 yrs 18th pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$21 higher in Mount Cotton

$887 72nd pct $866 71st pct

Household income in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$411 higher in Sheldon

$2,339 74th pct $2,750 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Cotton in Sheldon even gap narrowing

3.1 88th pct 3.1 88th pct

Family composition

72.2% Couples with children ◂ +9.2 pts 63.0%

19.6% Couples without children +9.9 pts ▸ 29.5%

8.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.1 pts 7.0%

0.2% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Household size

28.5% 2 people +8.0 pts ▸ 36.5%

28.3% 4 people ◂ +11.9 pts 16.4%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +4.3 pts 16.6%

10.1% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.8% 1 person +0.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.6% 6 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$2 higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing

$475 90th pct $473 90th pct

Mortgage in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +$500 higher in Sheldon gap widening

$2,100 76th pct $2,600 88th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Cotton in Sheldon even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

66.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +22.2 pts 44.1%

19.2% Owned outright +28.6 pts ▸ 47.8%

13.7% Rented ◂ +8.7 pts 5.0%

0.4% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Types of homes

99.6% Separate house ◂ +0.5 pts 99.1%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

66.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +27.0 pts 39.7%

12.0% 5 or more +19.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

19.2% 3 bedrooms +4.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

1.0% 2 bedrooms +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

78.0% $350–$549 ◂ +48.4 pts 29.6%

3.2% $200–$349 +19.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

10.8% $550–$749 +4.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

0.0% $750 or more +14.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

1.3% Under $200 ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.7 pts 36.4%

14.0% $3,000 or more +18.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

21.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.5 pts 10.9%

7.4% Under $1,000 +3.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +2 more in Mount Cotton

12 82nd pct 10 80th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +4.03 more in Sheldon

1.64 64th pct 5.68 80th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +273.6 more in Sheldon

131.1 72nd pct 404.7 77th pct

PT routes in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +4 more in Sheldon

1 71st pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +27 longer in Mount Cotton

34 70th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +5 longer in Mount Cotton

29 25th pct 24 21st pct

Reach 30 min in Mount Cotton in Sheldon even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Mount Cotton in Sheldon even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

63.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.8 pts 57.7%

17.1% Worked at home +2.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

2.8% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Bus even 0.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

52.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +17.4 pts 35.1%

10.7% 4 or more +17.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.4% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 25.0%

15.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 11.2%

0.6% No vehicle even 0.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.4% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 9.2%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +3.4 pts 6.8%

5.7% Professional & technical +3.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.8% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 6.5%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 5.7%

4.2% Other services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

3.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

2.5% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

20.2% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 22.9%

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 15.6%

15.6% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 7.7%

8.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.4 pts 7.3%

7.5% Labourers even 7.5%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +1.9 higher in Mount Cotton

3.6 75th pct 1.7 63rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +2.2 more in Mount Cotton

3.7 76th pct 1.4 62nd pct

15-min city in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +40.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton

42.0% 78th pct 1.7% 59th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +38.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton

40.9% 77th pct 2.5% 59th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +13.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton

52.8% 74th pct 39.5% 70th pct

Walk to school in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +45.6 pts higher in Mount Cotton

48.8% 75th pct 3.2% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +8.1 pts higher in Mount Cotton

84.0% 77th pct 75.8% 72nd pct

Walk to health in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +41.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton

41.7% 82nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +64.0 more in Sheldon

8.6 38th pct 72.6 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +6 higher in Mount Cotton

26 74th pct 20 73rd pct

Mean slope in Mount Cotton in Sheldon +1.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton

7.9% 69th pct 6.2% 55th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Cotton vs Sheldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31952/mount-cotton/vs/SAL32550/sheldon