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Macquarie Heads vs Queenstown

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 33 km apart · Macquarie Heads profile · Queenstown profile

Macquarie Heads Queenstown

Queenstown (Tas.) and Macquarie Heads are both small areas in Tasmania's west, but they differ greatly in size and population. Queenstown (Tas.) has 1,808 people and is far more developed, with two schools, two public transport routes, and four stops. In contrast, Macquarie Heads is largely non-residential with no recorded population. Queenstown (Tas.) also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, with 149 people.

These two areas have grown further apart in terms of their infrastructure. The gap in street connectivity has widened, with Queenstown (Tas.) having two intersections per square kilometre while Macquarie Heads has none.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,808 larger in Queenstown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +1,808 larger in Queenstown
0 0th pct 1,808 77th pct
Median age in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 47 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 8.2% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 22.1% 64th pct
Under 15 in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 16.3% 44th pct
De facto in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 16.7% 78th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 9.3% 40th pct

Language

Other language in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 3.6% 51st pct
Limited English in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 40.6% 50th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 28.3% 11th pct
Bachelor+ in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 9.7% 28th pct
Schools/1k kids in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 6.78 66th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +2 more in Queenstown
0 0th pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 129 30th pct
ICSEA in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 895 12th pct

Income

Personal income in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $509 13th pct
Household income in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $851 8th pct
Family income in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $1,371 19th pct
High earners in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 6.9% 44th pct
High-income homes in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 8.0% 24th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 35.3% 79th pct
Mental health in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 12.6% 86th pct
Needs assistance in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 9.8% 89th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 16.3% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 13.6% 59th pct
Unpaid child care in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 19.9% 26th pct
Defence service in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 3.5% 64th pct
Housework 15h+ in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 21.6% 34th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +149 larger in Queenstown
0 0th pct 149 86th pct
Median age in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 33.3% 33rd pct
Unemployment in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 4.8% 26th pct
Median income in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $487 30th pct
Household income in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $1,416 38th pct
Indigenous language in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 2.0% 38th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 2.0 14th pct
One-parent in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 19.5% 86th pct
Living alone in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 43.0% 94th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $150 14th pct
Mortgage in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— $574 3rd pct
People / bedroom in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 22.7% 66th pct
Owned outright in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 49.1% 73rd pct
Separate houses in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 96.4% 50th pct
3+ bedrooms in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 76.0% 41st pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 11.6% 88th pct
Work from home in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 4.0% 9th pct
PT commute in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +4 more in Queenstown
0 0th pct 4 73rd pct
Stops/1k in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 2.21 66th pct
Departures/1k in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 40.4 62nd pct
PT routes in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +2 more in Queenstown
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Stop walk in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 7 39th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 33.9% 61st pct
Recent arrivals in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 7.1% 52nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 10.7% 91st pct
Participation in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 48.3% 18th pct
Full-time in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 55.5% 36th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 5.9 88th pct
Types ≤15 min in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 6.5 91st pct
15-min city in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 72.2% 85th pct
Walk to shops in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 91.6% 95th pct
Walk to transit in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 77.5% 81st pct
Walk to school in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 80.9% 86th pct
Walk to a park in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 97.3% 84th pct
Walk to health in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 72.2% 91st pct
Amenities/1k in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 14.9 53rd pct
Intersections/km² in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown +2 higher in Queenstown
0 0th pct 2 60th pct
Mean slope in Macquarie Headsin Queenstown
— 10.9% 85th pct

Compare Macquarie Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Queenstown with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Macquarie Heads vs Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60376/macquarie-heads/vs/SAL60531/queenstown