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Karloo vs Rudds Gully
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.0 km apart · Karloo profile · Rudds Gully profile
Karloo Rudds Gully
Karloo and Rudds Gully are neighbouring areas with very different social and economic profiles. Karloo has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 22.2%, while Rudds Gully is at 2.5%. There is a significant gap in wealth; the typical household income in Rudds Gully is $2,295, which is far higher than the $1,233 seen in Karloo. Karloo also has a higher proportion of one-parent families at 37.7%, compared with 10.7% in Rudds Gully.
While the two areas are similar in their share of residents aged 65 and over, the gap in employment is widening. Rudds Gully has a much higher share of adults working or looking for work at 72.7%, while Karloo is far lower at 43.2%. This is consistent with the unemployment rate, which is far higher in Karloo at 15.8% compared to 0.0% in Rudds Gully. Both areas are mostly car-dependent, though Karloo is slightly more so with a walkability score of 3.5 compared to 0.3 in Rudds Gully.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 649
- First area, 2016: 579
- First area, 2021: 495
- Second area, 2011: 506
- Second area, 2016: 182
- Second area, 2021: 238
- First area, 2011: 28 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Karloo: 0.0% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Rudds Gully: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Karloo: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Rudds Gully: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Karloo: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Rudds Gully: 1.6% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Karloo: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Rudds Gully: 2.9% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Karloo: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Rudds Gully: 4.9% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Karloo: 3.2% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in Rudds Gully: 1.2% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Karloo: 2.8% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Rudds Gully: 2.0% males, 1.2% females
- 50–54 in Karloo: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Rudds Gully: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 45–49 in Karloo: 2.0% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Rudds Gully: 4.5% males, 5.7% females
- 40–44 in Karloo: 2.8% males, 1.8% females; 40–44 in Rudds Gully: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 35–39 in Karloo: 3.4% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Rudds Gully: 2.4% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Karloo: 2.6% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Rudds Gully: 4.9% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Karloo: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Rudds Gully: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Karloo: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Rudds Gully: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Karloo: 4.6% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Rudds Gully: 4.9% males, 1.2% females
- 10–14 in Karloo: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Rudds Gully: 3.7% males, 5.7% females
- 5–9 in Karloo: 4.4% males, 5.2% females; 5–9 in Rudds Gully: 6.5% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Karloo: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 0–4 in Rudds Gully: 4.5% males, 3.3% 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: $463
- First area, 2016: $464
- First area, 2021: $558
- Second area, 2011: $724
- Second area, 2016: $888
- Second area, 2021: $877
- First area, 2011: $846
- First area, 2016: $933
- First area, 2021: $1,233
- Second area, 2011: $1,714
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,295
- First area, 2011: $944
- First area, 2016: $1,208
- First area, 2021: $1,426
- Second area, 2011: $1,845
- Second area, 2016: $2,349
- Second area, 2021: $2,454
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: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,181
- First area, 2021: $1,000
- Second area, 2011: $1,972
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,896
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Karloo vs Rudds Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50730/karloo/vs/SAL51316/rudds-gully