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Tin Can Bay vs Tuan
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Tin Can Bay profile · Tuan profile
Tin Can Bay Tuan
Tin Can Bay and Tuan are nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Tin Can Bay is a larger community that is somewhat walkable, where 63.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Tuan is car-dependent and consists entirely of separate houses. There are also distinct social differences: Tin Can Bay has a far higher share of people living alone (39.8%) and those who rent (26.6%), while Tuan has a much higher proportion of homes owned outright (67.2%).
These two areas have diverged further in their accessibility over time, as Tin Can Bay remains far more connected to public transport and local shops. However, they share some similarities, such as the typical weekly rent, which is about the same in both places. They also have very similar proportions of people who work from home and a nearly identical number of people per bedroom.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,994
- First area, 2016: 2,242
- First area, 2021: 2,293
- Second area, 2016: 153
- Second area, 2021: 140
- First area, 2011: 58 yrs
- First area, 2016: 62 yrs
- First area, 2021: 65 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 62 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 63 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 Tin Can Bay: 1.6% males, 2.8% females; 85+ in Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Tin Can Bay: 3.1% males, 2.4% females; 80–84 in Tuan: 3.8% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Tin Can Bay: 6.3% males, 4.5% females; 75–79 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Tin Can Bay: 8.8% males, 7.2% females; 70–74 in Tuan: 15.3% males, 5.3% females
- 65–69 in Tin Can Bay: 7.1% males, 7.4% females; 65–69 in Tuan: 8.4% males, 8.4% females
- 60–64 in Tin Can Bay: 5.5% males, 6.1% females; 60–64 in Tuan: 9.9% males, 6.1% females
- 55–59 in Tin Can Bay: 3.9% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Tuan: 2.3% males, 6.9% females
- 50–54 in Tin Can Bay: 3.3% males, 2.2% females; 50–54 in Tuan: 4.6% males, 5.3% females
- 45–49 in Tin Can Bay: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 45–49 in Tuan: 4.6% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Tin Can Bay: 1.6% males, 1.1% females; 40–44 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Tin Can Bay: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 35–39 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Tin Can Bay: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 30–34 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Tin Can Bay: 1.0% males, 0.8% females; 25–29 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Tin Can Bay: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 20–24 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Tin Can Bay: 1.5% males, 1.3% females; 15–19 in Tuan: 2.3% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Tin Can Bay: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 10–14 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Tin Can Bay: 1.5% males, 1.2% females; 5–9 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 5.3% females
- 0–4 in Tin Can Bay: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 0–4 in Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $356
- First area, 2016: $425
- First area, 2021: $456
- Second area, 2016: $402
- Second area, 2021: $504
- First area, 2011: $578
- First area, 2016: $703
- First area, 2021: $734
- Second area, 2016: $765
- Second area, 2021: $928
- First area, 2011: $696
- First area, 2016: $805
- First area, 2021: $935
- Second area, 2016: $793
- Second area, 2021: $1,020
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $235
- First area, 2021: $260
- Second area, 2016: $245
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,100
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,537
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Tin Can Bay vs Tuan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32826/tin-can-bay/vs/SAL32876/tuan