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Woodend vs Wulkuraka

Name: Woodend vs Wulkuraka — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Woodend profile · Wulkuraka profile

Woodend Wulkuraka

Woodend (Qld) and Wulkuraka are neighbouring areas with different profiles. Woodend (Qld) is very walkable and has a higher share of university degrees at 21.7% compared to 10.1% in Wulkuraka. Residents are far older in Woodend (Qld), where the typical age is 37, while the typical resident in Wulkuraka is just 28. Wulkuraka has a far higher share of renters at 52.9% and more one-parent families at 32.8%. Woodend (Qld) is better served by amenities, with 70.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Wulkuraka has 0.4%.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, sharing nearly identical rates of overseas birth and the use of languages other than English. They are also alike in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,540 to $1,629. While Woodend (Qld) is very walkable, Wulkuraka is mostly car-dependent. This contrast is clear in their transport use, with Woodend (Qld) relying entirely on buses and Wulkuraka relying entirely on trains.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 21.3 pts higher in Wulkuraka Median age: 9 yrs older in Woodend 3+ bedrooms: 14.2 pts higher in Wulkuraka One-parent: 13.6 pts higher in Wulkuraka Bachelor+: 11.6 pts higher in Woodend

Demographics & Identity

Population in Woodend in Wulkuraka +158 larger in Woodend gap narrowing

1,483 75th pct 1,325 75th pct

Median age in Woodend in Wulkuraka +9 yrs older in Woodend gap widening

37 yrs 20th pct 28 yrs 2nd pct

Age structure

26.1% Young adults (25–44) +4.7 pts ▸ 30.8%

25.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.7 pts 19.2%

19.1% Children (0–14) +6.7 pts ▸ 25.7%

15.5% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.7 pts 8.4%

Marital status

41.3% Never married +6.9 pts ▸ 48.3%

40.8% Married ◂ +9.5 pts 31.3%

9.6% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.8% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Woodend Wulkuraka

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.6% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 81.1%

2.6% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% England ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

0.7% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +3.5 pts 36.9%

39.2% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 39.7%

16.7% Irish ◂ +6.2 pts 10.6%

13.4% Scottish ◂ +2.6 pts 10.9%

8.7% German ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

0.9% Dutch +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.1% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

0.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.8% English only ◂ +3.1 pts 87.7%

0.0% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Tagalog even 0.5%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.0% No religion ◂ +2.0 pts 47.0%

45.2% Christianity ◂ +2.9 pts 42.3%

5.0% Not stated +4.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Woodend in Wulkuraka

14.13 82nd pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Woodend in Wulkuraka +2 more in Woodend

23 87th pct 21 87th pct

Avg size in Woodend in Wulkuraka +34 larger in Wulkuraka

577 81st pct 611 86th pct

ICSEA in Woodend in Wulkuraka +4 higher in Wulkuraka

990 50th pct 994 52nd pct

Highest year of school

59.9% Year 12 ◂ +6.5 pts 53.4%

20.6% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 24.1%

9.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 8.4%

5.1% Year 11 +2.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Certificate III / IV +11.1 pts ▸ 41.0%

23.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.8 pts 13.6%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.2 pts 14.8%

7.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.1 pts 1.9%

3.5% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.3 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

16.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 13.7%

16.2% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 14.8%

15.4% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

12.1% Education ◂ +4.6 pts 7.6%

9.3% Health ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%

4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 3.7%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.8 pts 2.1%

2.4% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.4% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Income

Personal income in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$34 higher in Wulkuraka gap narrowing

$744 49th pct $778 55th pct

Household income in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$89 higher in Woodend gap narrowing

$1,629 56th pct $1,540 50th pct

Family income in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$283 higher in Woodend gap widening

$2,082 62nd pct $1,799 44th pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 35.7%

29.3% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 31.5%

15.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 13.9%

10.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

7.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

42.3% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 38.7%

30.3% $650–$1,499 +8.8 pts ▸ 39.1%

19.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.6 pts 13.1%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.6% Asthma ◂ +0.6 pts 12.0%

9.6% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 7.8%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%

4.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

2.0% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.0% None ◂ +1.5 pts 57.5%

23.3% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 21.7%

7.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

4.1% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Woodend in Wulkuraka +18 larger in Wulkuraka

101 86th pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Woodend in Wulkuraka +2 yrs older in Woodend

17 yrs 14th pct 15 yrs 11th pct

Median income in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$211 higher in Wulkuraka

$364 13th pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$63 higher in Woodend

$1,375 35th pct $1,312 32nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Woodend in Wulkuraka +0.3 larger in Wulkuraka gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

53.2% Couples with children ◂ +4.1 pts 49.1%

19.2% One-parent families +13.6 pts ▸ 32.8%

26.4% Couples without children ◂ +9.7 pts 16.7%

1.6% Other families even 1.6%

Household size

33.5% 2 people ◂ +4.9 pts 28.6%

27.4% 1 person ◂ +4.0 pts 23.3%

17.4% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 18.7%

12.3% 4 people +5.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

5.1% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.9% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$35 higher in Wulkuraka gap narrowing

$300 57th pct $335 67th pct

Mortgage in Woodend in Wulkuraka +$152 higher in Woodend gap widening

$1,452 39th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Woodend in Wulkuraka even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.5% Rented +21.3 pts ▸ 52.9%

38.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.8 pts 30.2%

26.1% Owned outright ◂ +11.5 pts 14.5%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%

1.3% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

87.5% Separate house ◂ +11.1 pts 76.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +19.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

10.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.2 pts 3.5%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +17.7 pts 35.0%

16.7% 4 bedrooms +32.9 pts ▸ 49.6%

14.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.1 pts 6.4%

7.6% 5 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 6.6%

6.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.7 pts 2.4%

1.4% Studio / none ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

59.2% $200–$349 ◂ +5.0 pts 54.2%

23.0% $350–$549 +18.7 pts ▸ 41.7%

10.3% Under $200 ◂ +10.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.2% $1,000–$1,799 +6.0 pts ▸ 56.2%

18.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 17.5%

17.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.3 pts 15.3%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Woodend in Wulkuraka +2 more in Woodend

4 73rd pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Woodend in Wulkuraka +1.19 more in Woodend

2.70 68th pct 1.51 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Woodend in Wulkuraka +64.2 more in Woodend

329.1 75th pct 264.9 74th pct

PT routes in Woodend in Wulkuraka +7 more in Wulkuraka

1 71st pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Woodend in Wulkuraka +4 longer in Wulkuraka

5 32nd pct 9 44th pct

Drive to city in Woodend in Wulkuraka +6 longer in Wulkuraka

33 29th pct 39 32nd pct

Reach 30 min in Woodend in Wulkuraka +6,715 more in Woodend

6,715 53rd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Woodend in Wulkuraka +10,562 more in Woodend

18,830 48th pct 8,268 39th pct

How people get to work

57.9% Car (driver) +10.4 pts ▸ 68.3%

14.7% Worked at home ◂ +7.1 pts 7.6%

4.6% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.6% Walked ◂ +4.0 pts 0.5%

1.3% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 1 vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 40.0%

36.4% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 37.9%

12.4% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 14.7%

7.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 3.2%

5.3% 4 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.0% Health care & social assistance +4.3 pts ▸ 20.3%

15.7% Education & training ◂ +6.9 pts 8.8%

6.2% Manufacturing +3.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

10.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.6 pts 6.3%

9.8% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 7.2%

7.6% Retail trade +1.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.3% Transport & warehousing +4.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

6.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 4.2%

4.3% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.1% Administrative & support +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.2% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

25.1% Professionals ◂ +12.4 pts 12.7%

12.9% Technicians & trades +4.0 pts ▸ 16.9%

15.4% Community & personal service +1.0 pts ▸ 16.4%

6.3% Labourers +7.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.5% Managers ◂ +3.7 pts 8.8%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 11.6%

5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +4.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

8.7% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Woodend in Wulkuraka +3.5 higher in Woodend

6.0 88th pct 2.5 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Woodend in Wulkuraka +3.8 more in Woodend

5.7 87th pct 1.9 65th pct

15-min city in Woodend in Wulkuraka +73.3 pts higher in Woodend

73.7% 85th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Woodend in Wulkuraka +70.2 pts higher in Woodend

70.6% 85th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Woodend in Wulkuraka +34.9 pts higher in Woodend

93.4% 85th pct 58.5% 75th pct

Walk to school in Woodend in Wulkuraka +75.9 pts higher in Woodend

76.3% 84th pct 0.4% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Woodend in Wulkuraka +1.8 pts higher in Wulkuraka

93.7% 82nd pct 95.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Woodend in Wulkuraka +46.6 pts higher in Woodend

46.6% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Woodend in Wulkuraka +1.2 more in Wulkuraka

10.1 42nd pct 11.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Woodend in Wulkuraka +95 higher in Woodend

125 87th pct 30 75th pct

Mean slope in Woodend in Wulkuraka +0.6 pts higher in Woodend

7.3% 65th pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Woodend with nearby areas

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Compare Wulkuraka with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Woodend vs Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL33130/woodend/vs/SAL33173/wulkuraka