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Purga vs Yamanto
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Purga profile · Yamanto profile
Purga Yamanto
Yamanto and Purga are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different layouts. Yamanto is a more urban place where the typical resident is 35, while Purga is more rural with a typical age of 44. This difference in age is reflected in the family makeup, with children under 15 well higher in Yamanto (22.7%) and people aged 65 and over well higher in Purga (19.4%). Yamanto is also far more walkable and connected, with 90% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a walkability score of 5.7 (somewhat walkable), compared to Purga's 0.3 (car-dependent).
The gap in how many people have moved recently is widening, with 38.9% of Yamanto residents arriving in the last five years compared to 26.9% in Purga. Despite these different settings, the two areas share several similarities. They have almost identical rates of adults with a bachelor degree (around 12%) and people who earn $2,000 or more a week (7.7%). They also have the same typical household size, with 2.8 people per home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 600
- First area, 2016: 576
- First area, 2021: 561
- Second area, 2011: 4,135
- Second area, 2016: 4,906
- Second area, 2021: 4,971
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Purga: 0.0% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Yamanto: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Purga: 1.9% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Yamanto: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Purga: 2.8% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Yamanto: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Purga: 2.0% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Yamanto: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Purga: 2.8% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Yamanto: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Purga: 3.9% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Yamanto: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Purga: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Yamanto: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Purga: 4.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Yamanto: 2.6% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Purga: 4.8% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Yamanto: 2.6% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Purga: 2.4% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Yamanto: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Purga: 4.3% males, 1.1% females; 35–39 in Yamanto: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Purga: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Yamanto: 3.2% males, 4.0% females
- 25–29 in Purga: 2.0% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Yamanto: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in Purga: 2.8% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Yamanto: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Purga: 3.1% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Yamanto: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Purga: 1.7% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Yamanto: 4.2% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Purga: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 5–9 in Yamanto: 4.4% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Purga: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Yamanto: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $493
- First area, 2016: $613
- First area, 2021: $735
- Second area, 2011: $673
- Second area, 2016: $775
- Second area, 2021: $874
- First area, 2011: $1,254
- First area, 2016: $1,512
- First area, 2021: $1,710
- Second area, 2011: $1,501
- Second area, 2016: $1,683
- Second area, 2021: $1,925
- First area, 2011: $1,299
- First area, 2016: $1,640
- First area, 2021: $1,897
- Second area, 2011: $1,598
- Second area, 2016: $1,786
- Second area, 2021: $2,126
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $305
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $318
- First area, 2011: $1,717
- First area, 2016: $2,080
- First area, 2021: $2,009
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,612
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Purga vs Yamanto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32374/purga/vs/SAL33198/yamanto