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Ormiston vs Wellington Point

Name: Ormiston vs Wellington Point — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Ormiston profile · Wellington Point profile

Ormiston Wellington Point

Wellington Point and Ormiston are neighbouring areas in Queensland with distinct differences in housing and accessibility. Wellington Point has a much higher share of separate houses at 89.1% and more large homes, with 93.2% having three or more bedrooms. It is also the more accessible of the two for health services, with 67.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk, compared to just 12.4% in Ormiston. However, Ormiston is more walkable for those heading to school, with 73.4% of homes near a campus compared to 59.7% in Wellington Point.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, though the gap in their resident ages is widening, as Ormiston has become noticeably older with a typical age of 47. They share several similarities, including nearly identical weekly family incomes and an equal share of people who have completed Year 12. Both areas also have a similar proportion of residents who do not follow a religion, each sitting around 40%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,282 larger in Wellington Point Separate houses: 13.5 pts higher in Wellington Point 3+ bedrooms: 9.3 pts higher in Wellington Point Aged 65+: 6.7 pts higher in Ormiston Participation: 6.7 pts higher in Wellington Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ormiston in Wellington Point +6,282 larger in Wellington Point gap steady

6,379 86th pct 12,661 88th pct

Median age in Ormiston in Wellington Point +4 yrs older in Ormiston gap narrowing

47 yrs 57th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.9 pts ▸ 30.6%

24.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.7 pts 17.8%

18.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.1 pts ▸ 20.4%

16.5% Children (0–14) +1.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

12.1% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

56.1% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 54.7%

25.9% Never married +3.5 pts ▸ 29.4%

9.0% Divorced even 9.0%

6.3% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 4.2%

2.8% Separated even 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Ormiston Wellington Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.1% Australia +4.9 pts ▸ 73.0%

9.7% England ◂ +2.2 pts 7.5%

4.4% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.2% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

0.9% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.6% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.4% Philippines even 0.4%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.7% English ◂ +0.4 pts 46.3%

31.5% Australian +3.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

12.7% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.4% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 13.1%

5.7% German even 5.7%

2.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.8% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

2.4% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.4% English only +2.4 pts ▸ 90.8%

1.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.5% Christianity +0.9 pts ▸ 54.3%

40.1% No religion ◂ +0.8 pts 39.3%

4.1% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.60 more in Ormiston

1.90 27th pct 1.30 14th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ormiston in Wellington Point +1 more in Ormiston

18 86th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Ormiston in Wellington Point +6 larger in Ormiston

716 91st pct 711 91st pct

ICSEA in Ormiston in Wellington Point even

1,042 76th pct 1,042 76th pct

Highest year of school

62.9% Year 12 even 62.9%

20.9% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 21.2%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

5.6% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

24.7% Certificate III / IV +5.5 pts ▸ 30.2%

26.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 24.8%

19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 20.1%

10.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

1.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

23.1% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 23.0%

15.6% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.3% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 11.1%

11.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 10.8%

10.1% Education ◂ +0.8 pts 9.3%

5.6% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$70 higher in Wellington Point gap widening

$811 60th pct $881 71st pct

Household income in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$284 higher in Wellington Point gap steady

$1,913 71st pct $2,197 83rd pct

Family income in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$118 higher in Wellington Point gap widening

$2,333 75th pct $2,451 79th pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 29.8%

25.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 21.8%

17.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 17.2%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 14.7%

14.4% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 10.7%

Personal income distribution

40.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 38.0%

28.1% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 30.5%

20.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 21.8%

7.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 6.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 8.7%

9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%

9.1% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 8.9%

8.2% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.6% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%

4.5% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

4.4% Diabetes even 4.4%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.3% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.7% None +2.3 pts ▸ 65.0%

21.3% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 20.8%

7.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

3.5% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ormiston in Wellington Point +184 larger in Wellington Point

97 86th pct 281 86th pct

Median age in Ormiston in Wellington Point +8 yrs older in Ormiston

27 yrs 54th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$28 higher in Ormiston

$671 53rd pct $643 50th pct

Household income in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$674 higher in Wellington Point

$1,625 47th pct $2,299 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.2 larger in Wellington Point gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

56.7% Couples with children +4.6 pts ▸ 61.3%

30.8% Couples without children ◂ +5.6 pts 25.2%

11.8% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 12.5%

0.8% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

37.1% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 34.7%

21.3% 1 person ◂ +5.2 pts 16.1%

16.9% 4 people +3.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

16.5% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 18.7%

5.9% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.2% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ormiston in Wellington Point even gap narrowing

$450 88th pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Ormiston in Wellington Point +$37 higher in Wellington Point gap narrowing

$2,000 72nd pct $2,037 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Ormiston in Wellington Point even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.3% Owned with a mortgage +8.0 pts ▸ 43.3%

39.6% Owned outright ◂ +4.0 pts 35.6%

20.2% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 20.0%

3.6% Other tenure ◂ +3.2 pts 0.4%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

75.6% Separate house +13.5 pts ▸ 89.1%

20.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +14.5 pts 6.4%

3.5% Flat or apartment +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 4 bedrooms +11.4 pts ▸ 49.9%

32.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 29.3%

13.4% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 4.8%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

62.3% $350–$549 ◂ +5.1 pts 57.2%

19.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 18.6%

9.5% $200–$349 +3.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

2.7% Under $200 +4.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.2% $750 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 1.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 41.0%

24.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.8 pts 23.7%

22.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 16.9%

13.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ormiston in Wellington Point +21 more in Wellington Point

24 86th pct 45 87th pct

Stops/1k in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.21 more in Ormiston

3.76 72nd pct 3.55 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Ormiston in Wellington Point +20.3 more in Ormiston

382.7 76th pct 362.4 76th pct

PT routes in Ormiston in Wellington Point +2 more in Ormiston

22 86th pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Ormiston in Wellington Point +4 longer in Ormiston

8 43rd pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Ormiston in Wellington Point +1 longer in Ormiston

28 24th pct 27 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Ormiston in Wellington Point +5,514 more in Wellington Point

6,379 53rd pct 11,893 62nd pct

Reach 45 min in Ormiston in Wellington Point +18,353 more in Ormiston

34,123 58th pct 15,770 46th pct

Transit to city in Ormiston in Wellington Point +3 longer in Ormiston

89 100th pct 86 97th pct

How people get to work

57.3% Car (driver) +1.3 pts ▸ 58.7%

20.6% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 18.6%

3.6% Car (passenger) even 3.6%

2.5% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.5% Bus even 0.5%

0.4% Bicycle even 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 43.4%

34.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.4 pts 27.7%

12.9% 3 vehicles +3.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

7.9% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.9% No vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.3 pts 14.8%

9.2% Construction +1.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 9.3%

9.4% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.2% Professional & technical ◂ +2.4 pts 6.8%

5.8% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

6.2% Manufacturing even 6.1%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Other services +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.8% Finance & insurance +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

24.9% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 21.9%

17.4% Managers ◂ +2.2 pts 15.2%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 15.0%

9.9% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.9% Community & personal service +0.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.1% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.6% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 7.2%

3.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.4 higher in Wellington Point

6.1 89th pct 6.5 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.4 more in Wellington Point

5.9 88th pct 6.4 91st pct

15-min city in Ormiston in Wellington Point +2.1 pts higher in Wellington Point

82.3% 90th pct 84.4% 91st pct

Walk to shops in Ormiston in Wellington Point +9.1 pts higher in Ormiston

79.7% 89th pct 70.6% 85th pct

Walk to transit in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.8 pts higher in Ormiston

97.1% 90th pct 96.2% 88th pct

Walk to school in Ormiston in Wellington Point +13.6 pts higher in Ormiston

73.4% 83rd pct 59.7% 79th pct

Walk to a park in Ormiston in Wellington Point even

99.9% 97th pct 99.9% 97th pct

Walk to health in Ormiston in Wellington Point +55.1 pts higher in Wellington Point

12.4% 75th pct 67.5% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Ormiston in Wellington Point +20.2 more in Wellington Point

14.3 52nd pct 34.4 74th pct

Intersections/km² in Ormiston in Wellington Point +17 higher in Ormiston

130 87th pct 114 86th pct

Mean slope in Ormiston in Wellington Point +0.3 pts higher in Wellington Point

4.4% 34th pct 4.6% 37th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ormiston vs Wellington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32236/ormiston/vs/SAL33027/wellington-point