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Byford vs Darling Downs

Name: Byford vs Darling Downs — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Byford profile · Darling Downs profile

Byford Darling Downs

Byford and Darling Downs are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Byford is a larger, younger community where the typical resident is 31 and children under 15 make up 28.9% of the population. It is more walkable (somewhat walkable) with better access to schools, parks and shops. Darling Downs is a smaller area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 39, and the walkability score is car-dependent. A much higher share of households in Darling Downs earn $3,000 or more a week (32.6%) and more people own their homes outright (31.6%) compared to Byford.

Both areas have tracked similarly in recent years, sharing nearly identical typical weekly incomes and rent. They also have the same number of people per home, at 3.0. While Byford has a higher share of people who speak another language at home (14.9%) and a younger First Nations population (15 years), Darling Downs has a much higher share of people speaking a First Nations language (28.6%).

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Where they differ most

Population: 17,287 larger in Byford Owned outright: 17.6 pts higher in Darling Downs Median age: 8 yrs older in Darling Downs One-parent: 6.9 pts higher in Byford Renting: 8.9 pts higher in Byford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Byford in Darling Downs +17,287 larger in Byford gap widening

18,878 89th pct 1,591 76th pct

Median age in Byford in Darling Downs +8 yrs older in Darling Downs gap narrowing

31 yrs 7th pct 39 yrs 26th pct

Age structure

35.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +11.2 pts 23.8%

17.8% Older adults (45–64) +11.5 pts ▸ 29.4%

28.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.6 pts 20.3%

7.2% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

49.3% Married +7.3 pts ▸ 56.6%

36.9% Never married ◂ +5.5 pts 31.3%

7.7% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 7.2%

3.6% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

2.5% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Byford Darling Downs

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.6% Australia +4.3 pts ▸ 72.9%

7.2% England +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

3.5% India ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

2.2% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.7% English +3.2 pts ▸ 45.9%

36.9% Australian +0.7 pts ▸ 37.6%

7.8% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.5% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.6% Dutch +4.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.5% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.7% Indian ◂ +1.8 pts 1.9%

2.3% German +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.7% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

80.9% English only +8.7 pts ▸ 89.6%

2.8% Punjabi ◂ +2.1 pts 0.8%

0.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.1% No religion ◂ +6.4 pts 44.7%

35.4% Christianity +12.3 pts ▸ 47.7%

5.5% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%

3.0% Other religions ◂ +2.3 pts 0.7%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.0%

1.9% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Byford in Darling Downs

1.47 17th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Byford in Darling Downs +6 more in Darling Downs

9 78th pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Byford in Darling Downs +80 larger in Byford

623 86th pct 543 77th pct

ICSEA in Byford in Darling Downs +12 higher in Byford

990 50th pct 978 42nd pct

Highest year of school

52.4% Year 12 ◂ +1.5 pts 50.9%

24.3% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 28.3%

12.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.6 pts 11.7%

5.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

Highest qualification level

43.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.8 pts 42.0%

15.5% Bachelor degree +4.4 pts ▸ 19.8%

17.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.6 pts 16.4%

3.6% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.2% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

21.2% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 25.4%

16.5% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 19.0%

11.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 9.5%

9.9% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.8% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 5.2%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 1.3%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

Income

Personal income in Byford in Darling Downs +$22 higher in Darling Downs gap widening

$947 77th pct $969 79th pct

Household income in Byford in Darling Downs +$421 higher in Darling Downs gap widening

$2,059 78th pct $2,480 89th pct

Family income in Byford in Darling Downs +$456 higher in Darling Downs gap widening

$2,184 68th pct $2,640 86th pct

Household income distribution

40.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +8.8 pts 31.4%

20.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.8 pts 14.0%

8.3% $4,000 or more +9.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

11.8% $3,000–$3,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.2% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

Personal income distribution

34.9% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 36.2%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 29.4%

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 22.5%

3.6% $3,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 7.1%

8.4% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%

5.2% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.6% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.8% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.3% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.8% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.0% None ◂ +2.2 pts 66.8%

17.9% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

4.4% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Byford in Darling Downs +575 larger in Byford

603 87th pct 28 72nd pct

Median age in Byford in Darling Downs +9 yrs older in Darling Downs

15 yrs 11th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Byford in Darling Downs +$151 higher in Darling Downs

$911 74th pct $1,062 82nd pct

Household income in Byford in Darling Downs +$523 higher in Darling Downs

$2,143 67th pct $2,666 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Byford in Darling Downs even gap narrowing

3.0 86th pct 3.0 86th pct

Family composition

68.2% Couples with children ◂ +2.6 pts 65.6%

17.4% Couples without children +9.1 pts ▸ 26.5%

13.7% One-parent families ◂ +6.9 pts 6.8%

0.7% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

28.1% 2 people +4.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

22.0% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 19.5%

18.8% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 17.2%

15.1% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 14.0%

10.3% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

5.7% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Byford in Darling Downs +$20 higher in Darling Downs gap widening

$380 78th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Byford in Darling Downs +$274 higher in Darling Downs gap widening

$1,898 66th pct $2,172 80th pct

People / bedroom in Byford in Darling Downs +0.10 higher in Byford gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

69.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.6 pts 61.4%

14.0% Owned outright +17.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

15.4% Rented ◂ +8.9 pts 6.4%

1.1% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% Other tenure +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

98.7% Separate house ◂ +2.0 pts 96.7%

0.1% Flat or apartment +3.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

65.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 62.4%

24.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.8 pts 13.6%

6.3% 5 or more +11.7 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.6% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

70.2% $350–$549 ◂ +21.7 pts 48.5%

22.2% $200–$349 +8.1 pts ▸ 30.3%

2.0% $550–$749 +10.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

2.2% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 42.5%

35.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +17.2 pts 18.7%

7.6% $3,000 or more +16.2 pts ▸ 23.8%

6.9% Under $1,000 +3.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Byford in Darling Downs +80 more in Byford

95 89th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Byford in Darling Downs +4.40 more in Darling Downs

5.03 78th pct 9.43 87th pct

Departures/1k in Byford in Darling Downs +618.4 more in Byford

1,093.0 87th pct 474.5 78th pct

PT routes in Byford in Darling Downs +8 more in Byford

11 86th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Byford in Darling Downs +4 longer in Darling Downs

1 0th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Byford in Darling Downs +3 longer in Byford

33 29th pct 30 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Byford in Darling Downs +20,471 more in Byford

20,471 74th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Byford in Darling Downs +20,471 more in Byford

20,471 49th pct 0 0th pct

Transit to city in Byford in Darling Downs

82 91st pct —

How people get to work

68.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.6 pts 64.5%

5.0% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

0.8% Train +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.0% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.2 pts 40.0%

9.1% 4 or more +17.4 pts ▸ 26.6%

26.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.1 pts 14.3%

16.9% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

1.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 10.4%

10.8% Construction +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 6.8%

6.8% Education & training +2.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.0% Mining ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

5.3% Public administration & safety +2.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

7.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.4 pts 3.6%

3.9% Professional & technical +2.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

4.9% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Occupations people work in

19.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 18.4%

13.5% Clerical & administrative +4.2 pts ▸ 17.7%

12.4% Professionals +1.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.1% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 12.4%

12.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.9 pts 8.8%

8.7% Managers +3.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.9% Labourers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.9%

8.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 7.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Byford in Darling Downs +3.2 higher in Byford

4.4 80th pct 1.2 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Byford in Darling Downs +3.3 more in Byford

4.1 78th pct 0.8 58th pct

15-min city in Byford in Darling Downs +24.5 pts higher in Byford

24.5% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Byford in Darling Downs +21.1 pts higher in Byford

21.1% 72nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Byford in Darling Downs +54.6 pts higher in Byford

83.2% 82nd pct 28.6% 66th pct

Walk to school in Byford in Darling Downs +83.1 pts higher in Byford

83.6% 87th pct 0.5% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Byford in Darling Downs +62.1 pts higher in Byford

95.6% 83rd pct 33.5% 59th pct

Walk to health in Byford in Darling Downs +22.0 pts higher in Byford

22.0% 77th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Byford in Darling Downs +0.1 more in Darling Downs

10.5 43rd pct 10.7 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Byford in Darling Downs +139 higher in Byford

151 88th pct 12 72nd pct

Mean slope in Byford in Darling Downs +0.5 pts higher in Darling Downs

5.2% 44th pct 5.7% 51st pct

Compare Byford with nearby areas

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Compare Darling Downs with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Byford vs Darling Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50230/byford/vs/SAL50389/darling-downs