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Sunshine Beach vs Tewantin

Name: Sunshine Beach vs Tewantin — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.5 km apart · Sunshine Beach profile · Tewantin profile

Sunshine Beach Tewantin

Tewantin and Sunshine Beach are neighbouring Queensland areas with very different profiles. Sunshine Beach is a high-income hub where a typical personal weekly income is $902, compared to $640 in Tewantin. It has a much more qualified workforce, with 33.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 16.0% in Tewantin. In contrast, Tewantin is more residential and aged; it has a far higher share of separate houses (82.2% against 56.9%) and more people aged 65 and over (31.9% versus 24.4%).

Both areas are remarkably similar in how many people live in each home and the share of homes owned outright. However, the gap in walkability is widening, with Sunshine Beach being far more walkable. In Sunshine Beach, 94.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 64.2% of Tewantin homes have the same access. At the same time, Tewantin is far higher for homes within 15 minutes of health services, where Sunshine Beach has none.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,684 larger in Tewantin Separate houses: 25.3 pts higher in Tewantin Year 12: 19.3 pts higher in Sunshine Beach Bachelor+: 17.4 pts higher in Sunshine Beach 3+ bedrooms: 14.6 pts higher in Tewantin

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +8,684 larger in Tewantin gap steady

2,480 81st pct 11,164 87th pct

Median age in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +3 yrs older in Tewantin gap widening

49 yrs 67th pct 52 yrs 77th pct

Age structure

32.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 28.0%

24.4% Seniors (65+) +7.5 pts ▸ 31.9%

21.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.2 pts 16.9%

12.9% Children (0–14) +1.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.0% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

Marital status

46.5% Married ◂ +0.1 pts 46.4%

33.6% Never married ◂ +5.4 pts 28.2%

13.7% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 13.1%

2.6% Widowed +6.4 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.3% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Sunshine Beach Tewantin

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.2% Australia +5.0 pts ▸ 71.2%

7.6% England +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

0.6% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.5% English ◂ +0.6 pts 45.9%

26.5% Australian +7.2 pts ▸ 33.7%

16.2% Irish ◂ +3.7 pts 12.5%

14.0% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 11.9%

7.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

4.0% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 2.3%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

0.5% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.2% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

85.3% English only +2.9 pts ▸ 88.2%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.9% No religion ◂ +5.8 pts 47.0%

36.2% Christianity +6.0 pts ▸ 42.2%

8.6% Not stated even 8.6%

1.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +15.03 more in Sunshine Beach

15.67 84th pct 0.64 0th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +1 more in Sunshine Beach

5 73rd pct 4 71st pct

Avg size in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +155 larger in Tewantin

570 81st pct 725 91st pct

ICSEA in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +14 higher in Tewantin

1,059 81st pct 1,073 86th pct

Highest year of school

68.6% Year 12 ◂ +19.3 pts 49.3%

13.3% Year 10 +11.6 pts ▸ 24.8%

7.6% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.4% Year 9 or below +5.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

Highest qualification level

19.3% Certificate III / IV +14.0 pts ▸ 33.2%

31.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.7 pts 18.7%

16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.0 pts 4.0%

3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

19.1% Management & commerce ◂ +2.8 pts 16.3%

8.5% Engineering & related +4.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.3 pts 11.1%

12.0% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 10.3%

8.4% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.1% Creative arts ◂ +2.5 pts 3.6%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

2.2% Agriculture & environment even 2.2%

1.1% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$262 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$902 73rd pct $640 31st pct

Household income in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$472 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$1,735 62nd pct $1,263 29th pct

Family income in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$565 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$2,129 65th pct $1,564 30th pct

Household income distribution

25.0% $650–$1,499 +7.5 pts ▸ 32.5%

27.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 27.5%

16.5% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 21.8%

17.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 5.1%

7.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 5.4%

Personal income distribution

34.3% Under $650 +11.8 pts ▸ 46.1%

32.1% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 32.2%

17.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 10.8%

9.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.7 pts 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.6% Arthritis +5.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

6.2% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.0% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.3% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.2%

3.8% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.7% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.5% Diabetes +3.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.7% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.3% None ◂ +10.4 pts 56.9%

16.7% One condition +5.0 pts ▸ 21.6%

4.6% Two conditions +3.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

2.1% Three or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +211 larger in Tewantin

26 72nd pct 237 86th pct

Median age in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +5 yrs older in Sunshine Beach

25 yrs 46th pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$42 higher in Sunshine Beach

$599 45th pct $557 40th pct

Household income in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$366 higher in Sunshine Beach

$1,812 55th pct $1,446 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +0.1 larger in Tewantin gap steady

2.2 24th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

40.7% Couples with children +5.2 pts ▸ 45.9%

45.4% Couples without children ◂ +8.3 pts 37.1%

12.7% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

Household size

47.5% 2 people ◂ +7.4 pts 40.1%

26.8% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 28.3%

12.6% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

8.7% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

3.9% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.1% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$45 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$495 92nd pct $450 88th pct

Mortgage in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +$367 higher in Sunshine Beach gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,800 61st pct

People / bedroom in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.5% Owned outright ◂ +0.1 pts 41.4%

30.8% Rented ◂ +5.3 pts 25.5%

25.1% Owned with a mortgage +2.8 pts ▸ 27.9%

1.0% Other tenure +2.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.7% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

56.9% Separate house +25.3 pts ▸ 82.2%

26.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +20.6 pts 5.3%

17.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.0 pts 11.1%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

36.7% 3 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 45.4%

31.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +19.3 pts 12.3%

21.8% 4 bedrooms +8.1 pts ▸ 29.9%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 4.6%

2.2% 1 bedroom +3.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.3% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

45.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.4 pts 41.2%

23.6% $550–$749 ◂ +2.0 pts 21.6%

16.0% $750 or more ◂ +12.0 pts 4.0%

5.7% $200–$349 +10.0 pts ▸ 15.7%

6.3% Under $200 +7.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

25.5% $1,800–$2,999 +13.2 pts ▸ 38.7%

29.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +20.0 pts 9.3%

14.7% $1,000–$1,799 +13.4 pts ▸ 28.1%

20.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.2 pts 17.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +44 more in Tewantin

15 85th pct 59 88th pct

Stops/1k in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +0.76 more in Sunshine Beach

6.05 82nd pct 5.28 79th pct

Departures/1k in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +178.1 more in Sunshine Beach

1,292.3 88th pct 1,114.2 87th pct

PT routes in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +3 more in Tewantin

4 82nd pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +1 longer in Tewantin

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +2 longer in Sunshine Beach

92 64th pct 90 63rd pct

How people get to work

47.9% Car (driver) +15.3 pts ▸ 63.2%

25.8% Worked at home ◂ +13.3 pts 12.6%

5.0% Walked ◂ +3.1 pts 2.0%

3.4% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.2 pts 38.8%

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 36.7%

10.5% 3 vehicles +1.7 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.8% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.3% No vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 13.3%

12.4% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.8% Retail trade +2.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

9.7% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.7 pts 5.3%

7.9% Education & training ◂ +0.3 pts 7.5%

4.1% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.9% Other services +2.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.1% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Rental & real estate ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

1.6% Public administration & safety +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

26.1% Professionals ◂ +10.7 pts 15.3%

17.2% Managers ◂ +5.1 pts 12.1%

12.8% Technicians & trades +3.7 pts ▸ 16.5%

13.2% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

8.4% Labourers +4.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.5% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.7% Clerical & administrative +3.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

1.8% Machinery operators & drivers +2.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +0.9 higher in Sunshine Beach

5.8 87th pct 4.9 83rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +0.9 more in Sunshine Beach

5.0 83rd pct 4.1 78th pct

15-min city in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +40.6 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

76.7% 87th pct 36.1% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +30.6 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

94.8% 97th pct 64.2% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +2.9 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

96.4% 88th pct 93.4% 85th pct

Walk to school in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +45.3 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

76.9% 84th pct 31.6% 69th pct

Walk to a park in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +0.4 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 87th pct

Walk to health in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +39.1 pts higher in Tewantin

0.0% 0th pct 39.1% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +3.7 more in Sunshine Beach

14.9 53rd pct 11.2 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +122 higher in Sunshine Beach

163 89th pct 41 77th pct

Mean slope in Sunshine Beach in Tewantin +4.4 pts higher in Sunshine Beach

9.0% 76th pct 4.6% 36th pct

Compare Sunshine Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Tewantin with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sunshine Beach vs Tewantin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32700/sunshine-beach/vs/SAL32774/tewantin