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Pialba vs Urangan

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Pialba profile · Urangan profile

Pialba Urangan

Urangan and Pialba are neighbouring areas in Queensland that offer very different living patterns. Pialba is much more walkable, described as somewhat walkable, while Urangan is mostly car-dependent. This is seen in the ease of getting around; 92.7% of Pialba homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to just 11.8% in Urangan. Urangan has a higher share of separate houses at 74.9% and a larger population of older residents, with a typical age of 55. Pialba has a higher share of renters at 40.6% and a higher proportion of one-parent families at 26.4%.

These two areas have tracked closely together since 2011 in many ways. They are now very similar in their typical household incomes, which sit around $930 to $980 a week. Both areas also have an identical share of people born overseas at 18.7% and the same percentage of people with a long-term health condition at 40.4%. While Urangan has more people who own their homes outright, both areas remain significantly older than the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Population: 6,837 larger in Urangan Separate houses: 11.2 pts higher in Urangan Renting: 10.6 pts higher in Pialba Owned outright: 9.9 pts higher in Urangan Median age: 5 yrs older in Urangan

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pialbain Urangan +6,837 larger in Urangan gap widening
4,151 86th pct 10,988 87th pct
Median age in Pialbain Urangan +5 yrs older in Urangan gap widening
50 yrs 71st pct 55 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Pialbain Urangan +2.2 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
7.0% 81st pct 4.8% 72nd pct
Aged 65+ in Pialbain Urangan +3.7 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
30.3% 87th pct 33.9% 90th pct
Under 15 in Pialbain Urangan +1.5 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
14.8% 35th pct 13.4% 27th pct
De facto in Pialbain Urangan +1.0 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
9.9% 31st pct 10.9% 39th pct

Age structure

30.3% Seniors (65+) +3.7 pts ▸ 33.9%
26.1% Older adults (45–64) +2.0 pts ▸ 28.1%
18.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 16.2%
14.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.5 pts 13.4%
9.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 8.2%

Marital status

38.9% Married +8.9 pts ▸ 47.8%
32.2% Never married ◂ +6.3 pts 25.9%
14.9% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 13.8%
8.7% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 7.7%
5.3% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Pialba Urangan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Pialbain Urangan even gap steady
18.7% 74th pct 18.7% 74th pct

Country of birth

73.9% Australia ◂ +0.1 pts 73.8%
5.2% England +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.7% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.7% South Africa even 0.7%
0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.1% China even 0.1%
0.1% Italy even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.1% English +2.9 pts ▸ 46.0%
36.8% Australian ◂ +0.9 pts 35.9%
11.4% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 10.6%
10.1% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%
7.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%
2.3% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%
1.2% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%
1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.5% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Greek even 0.3%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Pialbain Urangan +2.2 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
6.1% 65th pct 3.9% 53rd pct
Limited English in Pialbain Urangan +0.1 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
0.4% 68th pct 0.3% 65th pct

Language used at home

87.7% English only +1.7 pts ▸ 89.4%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Italian even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Pialbain Urangan +0.2 pts higher in Urangan gap narrowing
41.3% 52nd pct 41.5% 53rd pct

Religious affiliation

47.0% Christianity +1.0 pts ▸ 48.0%
41.3% No religion +0.2 pts ▸ 41.5%
9.0% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%
0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.3% Islam even 0.2%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Pialbain Urangan +3.5 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
40.4% 38th pct 36.9% 28th pct
Bachelor+ in Pialbain Urangan +2.0 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
13.1% 44th pct 11.2% 35th pct
Schools/1k kids in Pialbain Urangan +1.21 more in Pialba
3.25 45th pct 2.04 29th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Pialbain Urangan +2 more in Pialba
10 79th pct 8 77th pct
Avg size in Pialbain Urangan +116 larger in Pialba
726 91st pct 610 85th pct
ICSEA in Pialbain Urangan +10 higher in Pialba
1,001 57th pct 991 50th pct

Highest year of school

40.4% Year 12 ◂ +3.5 pts 36.9%
28.8% Year 10 +3.2 pts ▸ 32.0%
12.8% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 13.7%
8.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 38.5%
17.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.8 pts 14.5%
13.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 14.9%
4.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%
3.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%
2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

13.1% Engineering & related +2.7 pts ▸ 15.8%
14.4% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 14.7%
14.0% Health ◂ +3.6 pts 10.3%
12.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 11.0%
6.7% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.4 pts 7.0%
5.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Pialbain Urangan +$2 higher in Pialba gap steady
$529 15th pct $527 15th pct
Household income in Pialbain Urangan +$52 higher in Urangan gap steady
$932 11th pct $984 13th pct
Family income in Pialbain Urangan +$8 higher in Urangan gap steady
$1,198 12th pct $1,206 12th pct
High earners in Pialbain Urangan +0.1 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
4.1% 27th pct 4.2% 27th pct
High-income homes in Pialbain Urangan +0.2 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
6.7% 20th pct 6.9% 21st pct

Household income distribution

35.8% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 39.5%
29.4% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 25.1%
19.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 20.6%
3.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%
2.8% $4,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Personal income distribution

54.0% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 54.6%
26.9% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 27.3%
9.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.5%
1.3% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Pialbain Urangan even
40.4% 90th pct 40.4% 90th pct
Mental health in Pialbain Urangan +2.6 pts higher in Pialba
14.3% 90th pct 11.7% 81st pct
Needs assistance in Pialbain Urangan +0.5 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
11.4% 93rd pct 10.8% 91st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.2% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 17.2%
14.3% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 11.7%
11.6% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 10.6%
10.6% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 9.6%
7.8% Heart disease even 7.8%
7.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%
5.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%
5.4% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%
2.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%
0.8% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.4% None +0.6 pts ▸ 50.1%
22.7% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 23.0%
10.1% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.5% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Pialbain Urangan +0.5 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
12.5% 22nd pct 12.0% 20th pct
Unpaid carers in Pialbain Urangan +0.7 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
13.4% 57th pct 14.1% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Pialbain Urangan +1.1 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
18.7% 22nd pct 17.6% 18th pct
Defence service in Pialbain Urangan +0.4 pts higher in Urangan
5.0% 81st pct 5.5% 85th pct
Housework 15h+ in Pialbain Urangan +1.9 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
21.4% 34th pct 23.4% 45th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Pialbain Urangan +239 larger in Urangan
289 86th pct 528 87th pct
Median age in Pialbain Urangan +6 yrs older in Urangan
18 yrs 18th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Pialbain Urangan +0.3 pts higher in Pialba
36.9% 42nd pct 36.6% 41st pct
Unemployment in Pialbain Urangan +4.9 pts higher in Pialba
23.0% 88th pct 18.0% 80th pct
Median income in Pialbain Urangan +$21 higher in Urangan
$463 27th pct $484 30th pct
Household income in Pialbain Urangan +$32 higher in Urangan
$1,066 21st pct $1,098 22nd pct
Indigenous language in Pialbain Urangan +0.1 pts higher in Pialba
4.8% 55th pct 4.7% 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pialbain Urangan +0.1 larger in Urangan gap narrowing
2.1 19th pct 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Pialbain Urangan +7.9 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
26.4% 94th pct 18.5% 84th pct
Living alone in Pialbain Urangan +6.3 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
36.8% 87th pct 30.5% 73rd pct

Family composition

36.8% Couples without children +7.3 pts ▸ 44.1%
35.4% Couples with children +0.9 pts ▸ 36.3%
26.4% One-parent families ◂ +7.9 pts 18.5%
1.5% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

38.7% 2 people +5.7 pts ▸ 44.4%
36.8% 1 person ◂ +6.3 pts 30.5%
11.2% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.3% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%
3.0% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pialbain Urangan +$25 higher in Urangan gap steady
$310 60th pct $335 67th pct
Mortgage in Pialbain Urangan even gap narrowing
$1,300 29th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Pialbain Urangan even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Pialbain Urangan +10.6 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
40.6% 88th pct 30.0% 78th pct
Owned outright in Pialbain Urangan +9.9 pts higher in Urangan gap widening
35.9% 35th pct 45.8% 64th pct
Separate houses in Pialbain Urangan +11.2 pts higher in Urangan gap narrowing
63.7% 11th pct 74.9% 15th pct
3+ bedrooms in Pialbain Urangan +5.6 pts higher in Urangan gap narrowing
68.7% 25th pct 74.4% 37th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.9% Owned outright +9.9 pts ▸ 45.8%
40.6% Rented ◂ +10.6 pts 30.0%
18.1% Owned with a mortgage +3.0 pts ▸ 21.1%
3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%
2.8% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

63.7% Separate house +11.2 pts ▸ 74.9%
28.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.7 pts 16.5%
5.8% Flat or apartment even 5.8%
2.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 44.4%
19.1% 4 bedrooms +7.3 pts ▸ 26.5%
22.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 19.7%
5.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.6 pts 3.4%
3.3% 5 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

47.9% $200–$349 ◂ +2.5 pts 45.4%
28.7% $350–$549 +12.7 pts ▸ 41.4%
17.8% Under $200 ◂ +9.5 pts 8.3%
0.5% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 46.4%
27.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.4 pts 25.2%
11.8% $1,800–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 17.6%
2.4% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Pialbain Urangan +7.1 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
12.8% 89th pct 5.7% 77th pct
Work from home in Pialbain Urangan +0.8 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
7.1% 16th pct 7.9% 19th pct
PT commute in Pialbain Urangan +0.2 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
0.5% 64th pct 0.6% 67th pct
PT stops in Pialbain Urangan even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Pialbain Urangan even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Pialbain Urangan even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Pialbain Urangan even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

64.4% Car (driver) +2.4 pts ▸ 66.7%
7.1% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 6.0%
4.9% Walked ◂ +2.3 pts 2.6%
1.0% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.3% 1 vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 48.0%
29.5% 2 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 32.2%
12.8% No vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 5.7%
7.5% 3 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
3.0% 4 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Pialbain Urangan +0.1 pts higher in Pialba gap steady
48.7% 89th pct 48.6% 89th pct
Recent arrivals in Pialbain Urangan +2.1 pts higher in Pialba gap widening
8.5% 58th pct 6.4% 49th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Pialbain Urangan +1.0 pts higher in Pialba gap narrowing
10.1% 90th pct 9.1% 88th pct
Participation in Pialbain Urangan +0.6 pts higher in Pialba gap narrowing
41.6% 10th pct 41.0% 10th pct
Full-time in Pialbain Urangan +0.6 pts higher in Urangan gap steady
52.1% 22nd pct 52.7% 24th pct

Industries people work in

25.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.6 pts 21.2%
12.7% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 10.8%
10.2% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.5% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.2% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%
3.8% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%
3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
3.7% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.4% Rental & real estate ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Professionals ◂ +1.8 pts 16.7%
17.5% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 17.7%
12.7% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 13.8%
13.3% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 13.5%
11.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 10.1%
10.3% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.7% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
5.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Pialbain Urangan +2.3 higher in Pialba
5.2 84th pct 2.9 72nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Pialbain Urangan +3.1 more in Pialba
6.1 89th pct 3.0 72nd pct
15-min city in Pialbain Urangan +80.9 pts higher in Pialba
92.7% 96th pct 11.8% 67th pct
Walk to shops in Pialbain Urangan +25.3 pts higher in Pialba
90.8% 95th pct 65.5% 84th pct
Walk to transit in Pialbain Urangan even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Pialbain Urangan +48.2 pts higher in Pialba
93.9% 95th pct 45.7% 74th pct
Walk to a park in Pialbain Urangan +8.5 pts higher in Pialba
98.8% 85th pct 90.2% 80th pct
Walk to health in Pialbain Urangan +55.5 pts higher in Pialba
55.5% 85th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Pialbain Urangan +8.5 more in Pialba
11.8 46th pct 3.3 24th pct
Intersections/km² in Pialbain Urangan +91 higher in Pialba
158 88th pct 66 81st pct
Mean slope in Pialbain Urangan +1.3 pts higher in Pialba
4.6% 36th pct 3.3% 17th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pialba vs Urangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32307/pialba/vs/SAL32922/urangan