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Pimpama vs Upper Coomera

Name: Pimpama vs Upper Coomera — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.1 km apart · Pimpama profile · Upper Coomera profile

Pimpama Upper Coomera

Upper Coomera and Pimpama are two large, neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different housing and transit profiles. Pimpama is far more transient and rental-heavy, with 56.9% of homes rented and 73.8% of residents having moved in the last five years. It also has significantly more public transport options, with 20 routes compared to 4 in Upper Coomera. In contrast, Upper Coomera is more walkable for daily needs, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (53.6% versus 26.7% in Pimpama) and groceries.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 as fast-growing hubs, sharing very similar levels of typical weekly household income and a high proportion of people born overseas. They both sit well below the national figure for the share of people using a language other than English at home, though this is well higher in Pimpama. While Pimpama is far younger, with a typical resident aged 29, Upper Coomera has a slightly older profile with a typical age of 33.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 23.0 pts higher in Pimpama Renting: 22.7 pts higher in Pimpama Recent arrivals: 7.4 pts higher in Pimpama Median age: 4 yrs older in Upper Coomera De facto: 6.7 pts higher in Pimpama

Demographics & Identity

Population in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +2,579 larger in Upper Coomera gap narrowing

24,601 90th pct 27,180 91st pct

Median age in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +4 yrs older in Upper Coomera gap widening

29 yrs 4th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

37.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.8 pts 29.7%

27.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.5 pts 24.9%

14.5% Older adults (45–64) +7.6 pts ▸ 22.1%

13.1% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

7.4% Seniors (65+) +2.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

Marital status

41.6% Married +4.4 pts ▸ 46.0%

44.9% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 38.5%

7.0% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.3% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

2.2% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Pimpama Upper Coomera

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

63.6% Australia +3.2 pts ▸ 66.8%

10.9% New Zealand even 11.0%

3.4% England +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.5% India ◂ +2.4 pts 1.2%

1.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.8% China even 0.8%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

36.2% English +4.6 pts ▸ 40.8%

32.5% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 33.5%

7.4% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.4% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.6% German +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.2% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

2.3% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

1.4% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

77.1% English only +6.6 pts ▸ 83.7%

2.8% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.8%

1.1% Mandarin even 1.1%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.2% No religion ◂ +0.6 pts 47.6%

35.1% Christianity +6.1 pts ▸ 41.2%

9.0% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 7.1%

3.0% Other religions ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%

1.4% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

0.9% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Pimpama in Upper Coomera even

0.89 5th pct 0.89 5th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +3 more in Pimpama

19 86th pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +130 larger in Upper Coomera

897 100th pct 1,027 100th pct

ICSEA in Pimpama in Upper Coomera even

1,017 65th pct 1,017 65th pct

Highest year of school

58.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 57.6%

19.0% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 21.8%

8.4% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.2% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

34.1% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

18.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 19.1%

18.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.6 pts 18.3%

6.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 4.9%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate even 2.6%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

19.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 19.1%

11.6% Engineering & related +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%

12.6% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

10.7% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 9.8%

8.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

6.3% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.4% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$35 higher in Pimpama gap steady

$856 67th pct $821 62nd pct

Household income in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$128 higher in Upper Coomera gap widening

$1,863 69th pct $1,991 75th pct

Family income in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$149 higher in Upper Coomera gap widening

$1,906 51st pct $2,055 61st pct

Household income distribution

43.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 39.4%

27.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 24.6%

9.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.1% Under $650 +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.5% $4,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

Personal income distribution

41.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 37.2%

34.0% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 37.6%

15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

1.6% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%

8.9% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.9% Other condition +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

4.8% Arthritis +2.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.8% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.5% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.1% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +1.1 pts 65.5%

17.4% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

4.3% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.9% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +120 larger in Pimpama

961 88th pct 841 87th pct

Median age in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +1 yrs older in Upper Coomera

17 yrs 14th pct 18 yrs 18th pct

Median income in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$43 higher in Upper Coomera

$689 55th pct $732 59th pct

Household income in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$348 higher in Upper Coomera

$1,708 51st pct $2,056 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.1 larger in Upper Coomera gap narrowing

3.0 86th pct 3.1 88th pct

Family composition

58.5% Couples with children +6.2 pts ▸ 64.7%

21.3% Couples without children ◂ +3.4 pts 17.9%

19.3% One-parent families ◂ +2.6 pts 16.7%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.5% 2 people ◂ +4.4 pts 29.1%

19.8% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 22.7%

20.9% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 20.5%

11.7% 1 person +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.4% 5 people +1.7 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.7% 6 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$10 higher in Upper Coomera gap steady

$440 87th pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +$39 higher in Pimpama gap widening

$1,978 71st pct $1,939 68th pct

People / bedroom in Pimpama in Upper Coomera even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

56.9% Rented ◂ +22.7 pts 34.2%

31.5% Owned with a mortgage +16.1 pts ▸ 47.6%

9.8% Owned outright +6.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.5% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

80.8% Separate house even 80.8%

17.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

1.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

61.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 57.9%

26.8% 3 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

3.5% 5 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

0.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.1% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

85.8% $350–$549 ◂ +4.7 pts 81.1%

4.1% $550–$749 +5.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.4% $200–$349 ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

0.6% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.8 pts 45.4%

29.8% $1,000–$1,799 +1.2 pts ▸ 31.1%

8.3% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.8% Under $1,000 +1.8 pts ▸ 8.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +5 more in Pimpama

77 88th pct 72 88th pct

Stops/1k in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.48 more in Pimpama

3.13 70th pct 2.65 68th pct

Departures/1k in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +355.3 more in Pimpama

638.9 81st pct 283.6 74th pct

PT routes in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +16 more in Pimpama

20 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +3 longer in Upper Coomera

8 43rd pct 11 47th pct

Drive to city in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +4 longer in Upper Coomera

34 29th pct 38 31st pct

How people get to work

68.2% Car (driver) ◂ +0.3 pts 67.9%

10.4% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

0.9% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Bus even 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

48.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 45.7%

31.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 26.5%

13.9% 3 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 17.3%

5.0% 4 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

1.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 14.2%

11.9% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 13.0%

11.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 10.8%

6.5% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

7.1% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 4.5%

5.1% Professional & technical ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

4.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

3.9% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Administrative & support even 4.2%

2.3% Wholesale trade +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.9% Professionals ◂ +0.1 pts 15.8%

14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +0.9 pts 13.3%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.3% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.8% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 11.1%

9.8% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 7.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.2 higher in Upper Coomera

4.9 83rd pct 5.1 84th pct

Types ≤15 min in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.7 more in Upper Coomera

4.5 80th pct 5.2 84th pct

15-min city in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +19.2 pts higher in Upper Coomera

45.7% 78th pct 64.9% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +11.5 pts higher in Upper Coomera

42.1% 77th pct 53.6% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +13.7 pts higher in Pimpama

93.4% 85th pct 79.7% 81st pct

Walk to school in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.9 pts higher in Pimpama

75.6% 84th pct 74.7% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +2.0 pts higher in Upper Coomera

96.3% 84th pct 98.4% 85th pct

Walk to health in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +26.9 pts higher in Upper Coomera

26.7% 78th pct 53.6% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +2.2 more in Upper Coomera

10.6 43rd pct 12.8 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +31 higher in Upper Coomera

65 81st pct 96 85th pct

Mean slope in Pimpama in Upper Coomera +0.5 pts higher in Upper Coomera

7.1% 64th pct 7.6% 68th pct

Compare Pimpama with nearby areas

Norwell Coomera Willow Vale Jacobs Well Ormeau Upper Coomera Kingsholme Ormeau Hills

Compare Upper Coomera with nearby areas

Willow Vale Oxenford Helensvale Wongawallan Maudsland Coomera Pimpama Pacific Pines

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Pimpama vs Upper Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32318/pimpama/vs/SAL32902/upper-coomera