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Tennyson vs Yeerongpilly

Name: Tennyson vs Yeerongpilly — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.1 km apart · Tennyson profile · Yeerongpilly profile

Tennyson Yeerongpilly

Yeerongpilly and Tennyson (Qld) are neighbouring areas with very different populations. Yeerongpilly is much younger, with a typical resident aged 34, while Tennyson (Qld) is far older at 47. This is reflected in the age structure, as people aged 65 and over are far more common in Tennyson (Qld) at 27.5% compared to just 8.6% in Yeerongpilly. Housing also differs sharply; homes are far more likely to be owned outright in Tennyson (Qld) at 48.9%, whereas renting is far more common in Yeerongpilly at 41.3%.

Both areas are very similar in how easy it is to get around, with almost all homes in both places within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While they share this accessibility, other gaps are shifting. Yeerongpilly has a much higher share of people who moved in the last five years (48.8%) and a far higher number of adults working or looking for work (75.1%) than Tennyson (Qld). In contrast, Tennyson (Qld) has a higher share of high earners, with 30.0% of people earning $2,000 or more a week.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 29.4 pts higher in Tennyson 3+ bedrooms: 22.6 pts higher in Tennyson Median age: 13 yrs older in Tennyson Population: 924 larger in Yeerongpilly Renting: 20.2 pts higher in Yeerongpilly

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +924 larger in Yeerongpilly gap narrowing

1,109 73rd pct 2,033 78th pct

Median age in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +13 yrs older in Tennyson gap widening

47 yrs 57th pct 34 yrs 13th pct

Age structure

24.0% Young adults (25–44) +12.4 pts ▸ 36.4%

27.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +18.9 pts 8.6%

27.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.4 pts 22.7%

13.9% Children (0–14) +3.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.2% Youth (15–24) +6.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

Marital status

58.0% Married ◂ +17.6 pts 40.4%

27.0% Never married +20.3 pts ▸ 47.4%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 7.9%

4.5% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%

2.0% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Tennyson Yeerongpilly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.9% Australia ◂ +0.4 pts 73.4%

3.3% England +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

0.6% India +1.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

40.5% English ◂ +2.1 pts 38.4%

28.6% Australian +3.6 pts ▸ 32.2%

20.8% Irish ◂ +5.0 pts 15.8%

14.7% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 13.5%

8.7% German ◂ +2.1 pts 6.6%

3.2% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.1% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Language

Language used at home

83.5% English only ◂ +2.6 pts 80.9%

1.0% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.9% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.0% Punjabi +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

38.4% No religion +11.9 pts ▸ 50.3%

49.6% Christianity ◂ +10.2 pts 39.4%

7.8% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 4.3%

2.1% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly

6.49 65th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +1 more in Tennyson

25 87th pct 24 87th pct

Avg size in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +142 larger in Tennyson

707 90th pct 565 80th pct

ICSEA in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +10 higher in Tennyson

1,119 95th pct 1,109 93rd pct

Highest year of school

76.3% Year 12 +7.0 pts ▸ 83.3%

10.7% Year 10 ◂ +4.0 pts 6.6%

3.6% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.0% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Highest qualification level

39.8% Bachelor degree +2.3 pts ▸ 42.1%

15.0% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 17.0%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.9 pts 12.2%

10.3% Certificate III / IV +2.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

24.0% Management & commerce ◂ +5.1 pts 19.0%

11.5% Society & culture +3.7 pts ▸ 15.3%

15.1% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 13.1%

10.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%

8.7% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.3% Creative arts +3.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.9% Information technology +2.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 3.4%

1.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$277 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$1,408 96th pct $1,131 88th pct

Household income in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$458 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$2,853 94th pct $2,395 88th pct

Family income in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$384 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$3,359 95th pct $2,975 90th pct

Household income distribution

30.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.0 pts 21.7%

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 29.2%

17.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 17.1%

16.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 14.4%

6.4% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

24.3% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 31.3%

23.9% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 28.1%

16.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 8.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Mental health +5.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

7.3% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.8% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 8.4%

8.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 5.8%

6.0% Cancer ◂ +3.6 pts 2.5%

5.6% Heart disease ◂ +3.0 pts 2.6%

3.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

1.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.0% None +7.0 pts ▸ 68.1%

20.6% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 20.2%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.9 pts 5.7%

2.3% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +23 larger in Yeerongpilly

7 54th pct 30 73rd pct

Median age in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +4 yrs older in Yeerongpilly

24 yrs 43rd pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$33 higher in Yeerongpilly

$450 25th pct $483 30th pct

Household income in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$800 higher in Yeerongpilly

$1,199 27th pct $1,999 62nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.2 larger in Yeerongpilly gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.5 50th pct

Family composition

51.1% Couples with children +10.0 pts ▸ 61.1%

42.5% Couples without children ◂ +16.3 pts 26.2%

5.2% One-parent families +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

1.1% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

43.8% 2 people ◂ +9.4 pts 34.4%

24.1% 1 person +0.1 pts ▸ 24.1%

14.7% 4 people +2.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.9% 3 people +5.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

3.9% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.9% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$135 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$530 94th pct $395 81st pct

Mortgage in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +$348 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$2,348 86th pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.10 higher in Yeerongpilly gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.9% Owned outright ◂ +29.4 pts 19.5%

21.1% Rented +20.2 pts ▸ 41.3%

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +7.5 pts ▸ 37.0%

0.0% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Types of homes

56.0% Separate house ◂ +5.9 pts 50.1%

44.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +23.2 pts 21.1%

0.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +26.8 pts ▸ 27.7%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +20.3 pts 33.1%

15.4% 2 bedrooms +16.9 pts ▸ 32.2%

21.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 17.2%

8.3% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

2.5% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.7% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

28.3% $350–$549 +21.0 pts ▸ 49.2%

29.3% $750 or more ◂ +25.7 pts 3.7%

10.9% $200–$349 +13.0 pts ▸ 23.9%

20.7% $550–$749 ◂ +9.3 pts 11.3%

10.9% Under $200 ◂ +0.8 pts 10.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.7% $1,800–$2,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 36.9%

26.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 21.8%

20.9% $1,000–$1,799 +5.3 pts ▸ 26.3%

11.6% Under $1,000 +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +15 more in Yeerongpilly

10 80th pct 25 86th pct

Stops/1k in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +3.28 more in Yeerongpilly

9.02 87th pct 12.30 88th pct

Departures/1k in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +1,659.5 more in Yeerongpilly

2,073.9 92nd pct 3,733.4 100th pct

PT routes in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +17 more in Yeerongpilly

3 79th pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +1 longer in Yeerongpilly

4 29th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +4 longer in Tennyson

14 10th pct 10 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +7,849 more in Tennyson

7,849 55th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +57,280 more in Tennyson

57,280 68th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly

59 53rd pct —

How people get to work

49.4% Car (driver) ◂ +7.8 pts 41.5%

27.2% Worked at home ◂ +3.7 pts 23.4%

4.8% Train +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 3.0%

1.1% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.1% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +13.3 pts 36.7%

32.9% 1 vehicle +9.1 pts ▸ 42.0%

10.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 9.1%

2.8% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.6% 4 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.0% Health care & social assistance +1.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.0% Education & training +4.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

15.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.9 pts 12.7%

5.5% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.4% Accommodation & food +2.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.4% Construction ◂ +2.2 pts 4.3%

6.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%

5.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%

3.7% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.0% Rental & real estate ◂ +2.1 pts 1.9%

2.4% Arts & recreation +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

38.7% Professionals +3.5 pts ▸ 42.2%

20.4% Managers ◂ +7.2 pts 13.2%

13.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.6 pts 11.2%

7.2% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

6.4% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.2% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%

3.3% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.8 higher in Yeerongpilly

7.4 95th pct 8.2 98th pct

Types ≤15 min in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.5 more in Yeerongpilly

7.3 96th pct 7.7 99th pct

15-min city in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.6 pts higher in Yeerongpilly

96.8% 98th pct 97.4% 99th pct

Walk to shops in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +29.8 pts higher in Yeerongpilly

67.5% 84th pct 97.3% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly even

99.4% 98th pct 99.3% 98th pct

Walk to school in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +6.1 pts higher in Tennyson

99.3% 99th pct 93.2% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.3 pts higher in Tennyson

99.7% 91st pct 99.4% 86th pct

Walk to health in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +3.2 pts higher in Tennyson

99.4% 100th pct 96.3% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +7.4 more in Yeerongpilly

16.2 57th pct 23.6 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +78 higher in Yeerongpilly

141 88th pct 219 91st pct

Mean slope in Tennyson in Yeerongpilly +0.0 pts higher in Yeerongpilly

5.6% 49th pct 5.7% 50th pct

Compare Tennyson with nearby areas

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Compare Yeerongpilly with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tennyson vs Yeerongpilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/vs/SAL33215/yeerongpilly