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Top Camp vs Vale View

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Top Camp profile · Vale View profile

Top Camp Vale View

Top Camp and Vale View are neighbouring areas in Queensland, though they offer different living patterns. Top Camp has more amenities and better street connectivity, with 53.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to just 2.8% in Vale View. Wealth is also more concentrated in Top Camp, where 38.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 27.3% in Vale View. This higher income is consistent with a more qualified workforce, as Top Camp has more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (24.3% versus 17.7%).

These differences in wealth and lifestyle are widening, especially for First Nations residents. In Top Camp, the typical First Nations person earns $1,625 a week, which is far higher than the $575 typical in Vale View. However, the two areas share a similar housing style, as both are made up entirely of separate houses. They also have almost identical typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $2,366 to $2,530.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 3.8 pts higher in Top Camp Population: 448 larger in Top Camp Owned outright: 10.0 pts higher in Vale View One-parent: 9.3 pts higher in Vale View Recent arrivals: 3.2 pts higher in Top Camp

Demographics & Identity

Population in Top Campin Vale View +448 larger in Top Camp gap widening
902 72nd pct 454 63rd pct
Median age in Top Campin Vale View +2 yrs older in Vale View gap steady
42 yrs 38th pct 44 yrs 46th pct
First Nations in Top Campin Vale View +2.0 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
1.6% 46th pct 3.5% 64th pct
Aged 65+ in Top Campin Vale View +3.1 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
14.1% 29th pct 17.2% 43rd pct
Under 15 in Top Campin Vale View +1.0 pts higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
19.5% 67th pct 18.5% 60th pct
De facto in Top Campin Vale View +1.8 pts higher in Vale View gap narrowing
6.0% 13th pct 7.8% 21st pct

Age structure

30.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.5 pts 30.0%
21.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.0 pts 15.4%
19.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.0 pts 18.5%
13.1% Youth (15–24) +5.2 pts ▸ 18.3%
14.1% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 17.2%

Marital status

66.8% Married ◂ +11.2 pts 55.6%
25.4% Never married +3.4 pts ▸ 28.8%
3.4% Divorced +4.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
2.4% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.1% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Top Camp Vale View

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Top Campin Vale View +4.8 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
10.3% 45th pct 5.5% 23rd pct

Country of birth

85.4% Australia +6.3 pts ▸ 91.6%
3.0% England ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%
0.8% New Zealand +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.7% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.0% Australian +5.0 pts ▸ 46.0%
40.7% English ◂ +0.8 pts 39.9%
12.6% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 13.9%
11.9% German +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%
11.0% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
1.4% Indian ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
1.3% Italian even 1.3%
1.2% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
1.1% Dutch even 1.1%
0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Top Campin Vale View +3.8 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
3.8% 53rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Limited English in Top Campin Vale View even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

91.7% English only +5.2 pts ▸ 96.9%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Top Campin Vale View +8.8 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
22.1% 11th pct 30.8% 25th pct

Religious affiliation

71.7% Christianity ◂ +6.1 pts 65.6%
22.1% No religion +8.8 pts ▸ 30.8%
5.2% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Top Campin Vale View +7.9 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
62.6% 83rd pct 54.7% 72nd pct
Bachelor+ in Top Campin Vale View +6.6 pts higher in Top Camp gap steady
24.3% 76th pct 17.7% 61st pct
Schools/1k kids in Top Campin Vale View
— 11.90 78th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Top Campin Vale View +2 more in Top Camp
4 71st pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Top Campin Vale View +426 larger in Top Camp
544 77th pct 118 29th pct
ICSEA in Top Campin Vale View +46 higher in Top Camp
1,012 63rd pct 966 35th pct

Highest year of school

62.6% Year 12 ◂ +7.9 pts 54.7%
21.9% Year 10 +6.9 pts ▸ 28.8%
4.3% Year 9 or below +2.4 pts ▸ 6.7%
5.9% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

Highest qualification level

31.9% Certificate III / IV +5.7 pts ▸ 37.6%
22.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.6 pts 21.7%
19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 17.6%
8.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%
5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.3 pts 1.4%
1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

18.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.0 pts 16.3%
12.9% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 15.4%
11.7% Health +3.3 pts ▸ 14.9%
12.3% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 9.5%
9.8% Society & culture +0.2 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.7% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.0 pts 3.2%
3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.3% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Top Campin Vale View +$121 higher in Top Camp gap widening
$971 79th pct $850 66th pct
Household income in Top Campin Vale View +$164 higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
$2,530 90th pct $2,366 87th pct
Family income in Top Campin Vale View +$7 higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
$2,543 83rd pct $2,536 83rd pct
High earners in Top Campin Vale View +7.3 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
16.1% 82nd pct 8.7% 54th pct
High-income homes in Top Campin Vale View +11.0 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
38.3% 91st pct 27.3% 78th pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.9 pts ▸ 38.0%
19.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 14.0%
19.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 13.3%
14.2% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 16.7%
7.3% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

Personal income distribution

33.4% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 38.9%
33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 32.8%
23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 18.0%
5.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Top Campin Vale View +7.1 pts higher in Vale View
25.7% 34th pct 32.8% 70th pct
Mental health in Top Campin Vale View +5.3 pts higher in Vale View
5.3% 26th pct 10.6% 73rd pct
Needs assistance in Top Campin Vale View +2.1 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
3.7% 38th pct 5.7% 63rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.3% Mental health +5.3 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.5% Arthritis +2.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.5% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.3% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%
3.5% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.9% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
3.2% Cancer ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%
1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.3% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.6% None ◂ +6.7 pts 59.9%
19.8% One condition +3.7 pts ▸ 23.6%
3.8% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 6.4%
1.8% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Top Campin Vale View +6.5 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
24.7% 75th pct 18.3% 51st pct
Unpaid carers in Top Campin Vale View +0.8 pts higher in Top Camp gap steady
14.8% 72nd pct 14.0% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Top Campin Vale View +5.4 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
31.3% 78th pct 25.9% 53rd pct
Defence service in Top Campin Vale View +2.1 pts higher in Vale View
2.9% 54th pct 5.0% 81st pct
Housework 15h+ in Top Campin Vale View +3.6 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
24.4% 52nd pct 28.0% 71st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Top Campin Vale View +2 larger in Vale View
14 63rd pct 16 64th pct
Median age in Top Campin Vale View +9 yrs older in Top Camp
30 yrs 63rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct
Median income in Top Campin Vale View +$1,050 higher in Top Camp
$1,625 91st pct $575 43rd pct
Household income in Top Campin Vale View even
$2,749 86th pct $2,750 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Top Campin Vale View +0.2 larger in Top Camp gap steady
3.1 88th pct 2.9 81st pct
One-parent in Top Campin Vale View +9.3 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
2.7% 17th pct 12.0% 57th pct
Living alone in Top Campin Vale View +1.0 pts higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
7.7% 3rd pct 6.7% 1st pct

Family composition

69.6% Couples with children ◂ +12.3 pts 57.4%
27.2% Couples without children +3.2 pts ▸ 30.4%
2.7% One-parent families +9.3 pts ▸ 12.0%
0.8% Other families ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Household size

38.3% 2 people +4.3 pts ▸ 42.7%
20.8% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 16.7%
20.4% 4 people ◂ +4.4 pts 16.0%
9.9% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 12.7%
7.7% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 6.7%
5.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Top Campin Vale View +$20 higher in Top Camp gap steady
$360 73rd pct $340 69th pct
Mortgage in Top Campin Vale View +$260 higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
$1,993 71st pct $1,733 57th pct
People / bedroom in Top Campin Vale View even gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Top Campin Vale View +2.6 pts higher in Vale View gap narrowing
4.7% 11th pct 7.3% 18th pct
Owned outright in Top Campin Vale View +10.0 pts higher in Vale View gap widening
38.0% 41st pct 48.0% 70th pct
Separate houses in Top Campin Vale View even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Top Campin Vale View +4.6 pts higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
99.3% 99th pct 94.7% 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.8 pts 43.3%
38.0% Owned outright +10.0 pts ▸ 48.0%
4.7% Rented +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

101.8% Separate house ◂ +1.8 pts 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 46.0%
19.3% 3 bedrooms +6.0 pts ▸ 25.3%
23.4% 5 or more even 23.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

53.8% $350–$549 ◂ +17.5 pts 36.4%
23.1% $550–$749 ◂ +23.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.8% $1,000–$1,799 +11.0 pts ▸ 33.8%
33.3% $1,800–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 33.8%
14.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 6.2%
11.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.1 pts 4.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Top Campin Vale View even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Top Campin Vale View +0.8 pts higher in Vale View gap narrowing
9.3% 24th pct 10.1% 27th pct
PT commute in Top Campin Vale View even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Top Campin Vale View even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Top Campin Vale View even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Top Campin Vale View even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Top Campin Vale View even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Top Campin Vale View
31 67th pct —
Drive to city in Top Campin Vale View +5 longer in Vale View
93 65th pct 98 68th pct

How people get to work

70.9% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 72.2%
9.3% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%
5.9% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.8% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 40.1%
22.6% 4 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 30.9%
25.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.5 pts 19.1%
11.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.1 pts 9.2%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Top Campin Vale View +0.4 pts higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
28.4% 41st pct 28.0% 39th pct
Recent arrivals in Top Campin Vale View +3.2 pts higher in Top Camp gap narrowing
3.2% 36th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Top Campin Vale View +0.7 pts higher in Vale View gap narrowing
3.4% 48th pct 4.1% 57th pct
Participation in Top Campin Vale View +8.5 pts higher in Top Camp gap widening
73.3% 88th pct 64.8% 65th pct
Full-time in Top Campin Vale View +1.4 pts higher in Top Camp gap steady
60.1% 60th pct 58.6% 53rd pct

Industries people work in

17.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.7 pts 13.5%
13.2% Construction +3.2 pts ▸ 16.5%
14.0% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 12.7%
6.5% Retail trade +2.8 pts ▸ 9.3%
1.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +7.3 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.5% Professional & technical ◂ +3.7 pts 3.8%
5.7% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
6.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.9%
5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.6 pts 2.1%
3.2% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.6% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.0% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.7 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

25.1% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 22.4%
15.0% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 18.6%
14.4% Managers +2.9 pts ▸ 17.3%
17.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.1 pts 13.1%
6.9% Labourers +3.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 8.4%
6.1% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Top Campin Vale View +0.4 higher in Top Camp
0.5 52nd pct 0.1 39th pct
Types ≤15 min in Top Campin Vale View +0.4 more in Top Camp
0.5 52nd pct 0.1 37th pct
15-min city in Top Campin Vale View even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Top Campin Vale View even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Top Campin Vale View even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Top Campin Vale View +6.0 pts higher in Vale View
0.0% 0th pct 6.0% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Top Campin Vale View +51.0 pts higher in Top Camp
53.7% 65th pct 2.8% 42nd pct
Walk to health in Top Campin Vale View even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Top Campin Vale View +1.1 more in Vale View
7.8 36th pct 8.8 38th pct
Intersections/km² in Top Campin Vale View +30 higher in Top Camp
32 75th pct 2 59th pct
Mean slope in Top Campin Vale View +3.0 pts higher in Top Camp
12.0% 87th pct 9.0% 76th pct

Compare Top Camp with nearby areas

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Compare Vale View with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Top Camp vs Vale View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32856/top-camp/vs/SAL32927/vale-view