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Peel Island vs Wellington Point

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Peel Island profile · Wellington Point profile

Peel Island Wellington Point

Wellington Point and Peel Island are nearby areas with very different scales of development. Wellington Point is a large residential hub with 12,661 people, featuring 45 public transport stops and 17 schools within 3 km. In contrast, Peel Island is largely non-residential with a population of zero. This difference is clear in their infrastructure; Wellington Point has 114 intersections per square kilometre, while Peel Island has only one.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical time it takes to drive to the city, though the gap is wide, with the trip taking 73 minutes from Peel Island compared to 27 minutes from Wellington Point. Public transport is far more accessible in Wellington Point, where the walk to the nearest stop is only 4 minutes, compared to 20 minutes in Peel Island.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +12,661 larger in Wellington Point gap steady
0 0th pct 12,661 88th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 11,787
  • Second area, 2016: 12,350
  • Second area, 2021: 12,661
43 yrs 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 43 yrs
2.2% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.2%
17.8% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.8%
18.2% 58th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.2%
8.9% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.9%

Ancestry & Birthplace

24.5% 84th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 24.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.5%

Language

6.6% 67th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.6%
0.5% 70th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.5%

Religion

39.3% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 29.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 39.3%

Education & Qualifications

62.9% 84th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 52.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 58.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.9%
23.7% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.7%
1.30 14th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +16 more in Wellington Point
1 43rd pct 17 86th pct
Avg size in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +566 larger in Wellington Point
145 32nd pct 711 91st pct
ICSEA in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +149 higher in Wellington Point
893 12th pct 1,042 76th pct

Income

$881 71st pct
  • Second area, 2011: $687
  • Second area, 2016: $757
  • Second area, 2021: $881
$2,197 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,733
  • Second area, 2016: $1,931
  • Second area, 2021: $2,197
$2,451 79th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,905
  • Second area, 2016: $2,114
  • Second area, 2021: $2,451
15.7% 81st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.7%
32.0% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 32.0%

Health & Disability

29.7% 55th pct
8.9% 57th pct
4.9% 54th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.9%

Community Participation

16.4% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.4%
13.2% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.2%
30.2% 74th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 32.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.2%
3.8% 69th pct
21.9% 36th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +281 larger in Wellington Point
0 0th pct 281 86th pct
19 yrs 21st pct
62.5% 88th pct
2.4% 20th pct
$643 50th pct
$2,299 73rd pct
Indigenous language in Peel Islandin Wellington Point
5.7% 59th pct

Family & Households

2.8 76th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.9
  • Second area, 2016: 2.8
  • Second area, 2021: 2.8
12.5% 60th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%
16.1% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.1%

Housing & Dwellings

$450 88th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $380
  • Second area, 2016: $420
  • Second area, 2021: $450
$2,037 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: $2,048
  • Second area, 2016: $2,000
  • Second area, 2021: $2,037
0.70 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.00
  • Second area, 2016: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70
20.0% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.0%
35.6% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.6%
89.1% 30th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 92.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 90.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 89.1%
93.2% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 91.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 91.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 93.2%

Transport & Vehicles

2.4% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4%
18.6% 56th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.6%
2.9% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.9%
PT stops in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +45 more in Wellington Point
0 0th pct 45 87th pct
3.55 72nd pct
362.4 76th pct
PT routes in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +20 more in Wellington Point
0 0th pct 20 86th pct
Stop walk in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +16 longer in Peel Island
20 59th pct 4 29th pct
Drive to city in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +46 longer in Peel Island
73 52nd pct 27 23rd pct
Reach 30 min in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +11,893 more in Wellington Point
0 0th pct 11,893 62nd pct
Reach 45 min in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +15,770 more in Wellington Point
0 0th pct 15,770 46th pct
86 97th pct

Migration & Movement

39.1% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 42.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 40.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 39.1%
6.9% 51st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.9%

Jobs & Industry

3.9% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.9%
67.1% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 70.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 68.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 67.1%
58.6% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 64.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 62.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.6%

Walkability

6.5 90th pct
6.4 91st pct
84.4% 91st pct
70.6% 85th pct
96.2% 88th pct
59.7% 79th pct
99.9% 97th pct
67.5% 89th pct
34.4 74th pct
Intersections/km² in Peel Islandin Wellington Point +113 higher in Wellington Point
1 51st pct 114 86th pct
4.6% 37th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Peel Island vs Wellington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32290/peel-island/vs/SAL33027/wellington-point