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Algester vs Waterford

State Electorate comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Algester profile · Waterford profile

Algester Waterford

Algester and Waterford are two nearby areas in Greater Brisbane with similar populations, but they differ in their residents' backgrounds and access to services. Algester is far more diverse, with 38.8% of people using another language at home compared to 22.5% in Waterford. It also has a more highly qualified workforce, where 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, well above the 14.0% in Waterford. This is consistent with Algester having a higher typical weekly household income of $1,865, while the typical income in Waterford is $1,427.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, and they share a typical resident age of 34. They are also very alike in the size of their homes and the fact that nearly all residents live within a 15-minute walk of a park. However, Waterford provides better local access to essential services, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (54.7% compared to 28.9% in Algester) and groceries.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 16.3 pts higher in Algester Year 12: 13.5 pts higher in Algester 3+ bedrooms: 13.3 pts higher in Algester Needs assistance: 2.6 pts higher in Waterford Participation: 9.4 pts higher in Algester

Demographics & Identity

Population in Algesterin Waterford +1,524 larger in Algester
62,550 60th pct 61,026 58th pct
Median age in Algesterin Waterford even
34 yrs 14th pct 34 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Algesterin Waterford +2.1 pts higher in Waterford
2.5% 54th pct 4.6% 72nd pct
Aged 65+ in Algesterin Waterford +3.8 pts higher in Waterford
11.2% 14th pct 15.0% 35th pct
Under 15 in Algesterin Waterford +0.3 pts higher in Algester
22.1% 88th pct 21.8% 86th pct
De facto in Algesterin Waterford +2.0 pts higher in Waterford
10.3% 25th pct 12.3% 53rd pct

Age structure

32.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 29.1%
22.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 20.9%
22.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.3 pts 21.8%
11.2% Seniors (65+) +3.8 pts ▸ 15.0%
12.1% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

50.5% Married ◂ +9.7 pts 40.8%
34.8% Never married +4.6 pts ▸ 39.5%
7.6% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 10.0%
3.6% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.4% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Algester Waterford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Algesterin Waterford +9.4 pts higher in Algester
41.6% 86th pct 32.2% 69th pct

Country of birth

54.1% Australia +6.2 pts ▸ 60.2%
4.9% New Zealand +2.9 pts ▸ 7.7%
5.7% India ◂ +3.5 pts 2.2%
5.1% China ◂ +4.2 pts 0.9%
2.3% England +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.0% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%
1.8% Vietnam ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%
1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italy even 0.1%

Ancestry

24.6% English +6.6 pts ▸ 31.3%
22.1% Australian +5.2 pts ▸ 27.3%
12.5% Chinese ◂ +8.9 pts 3.6%
6.2% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.3% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
7.1% Indian ◂ +4.0 pts 3.1%
3.5% German +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.9% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%
2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +2.1 pts 0.6%
1.6% Italian even 1.6%
1.1% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Language

Other language in Algesterin Waterford +16.3 pts higher in Algester
38.8% 86th pct 22.5% 65th pct
Limited English in Algesterin Waterford +2.5 pts higher in Algester
6.3% 87th pct 3.8% 74th pct

Language used at home

56.2% English only +13.1 pts ▸ 69.3%
8.1% Mandarin ◂ +6.5 pts 1.6%
3.2% Punjabi ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%
2.6% Vietnamese ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%
2.6% Cantonese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.7%
1.6% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%
1.2% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Italian even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Algesterin Waterford +2.0 pts higher in Waterford
35.9% 27th pct 37.9% 33rd pct

Religious affiliation

39.5% Christianity +1.1 pts ▸ 40.6%
35.9% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 37.9%
6.3% Not stated +3.7 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.8% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.1% Hinduism ◂ +3.6 pts 1.5%
4.0% Buddhism ◂ +2.3 pts 1.7%
3.4% Other religions ◂ +1.4 pts 2.0%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Algesterin Waterford +13.5 pts higher in Algester
66.1% 73rd pct 52.6% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Algesterin Waterford +12.1 pts higher in Algester
26.1% 63rd pct 14.0% 23rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Algesterin Waterford +0.11 more in Algester
0.94 4th pct 0.83 0th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Algesterin Waterford +2 more in Algester
13 24th pct 11 14th pct
Students in Algesterin Waterford +3,262 more in Waterford
8,287 40th pct 11,549 69th pct
Avg size in Algesterin Waterford +412 larger in Waterford
637 76th pct 1,050 100th pct
ICSEA in Algesterin Waterford +60 higher in Algester
1,014 46th pct 954 14th pct

Highest year of school

66.1% Year 12 ◂ +13.5 pts 52.6%
15.4% Year 10 +4.5 pts ▸ 19.9%
7.9% Year 9 or below +3.4 pts ▸ 11.3%
5.1% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

Highest qualification level

25.8% Certificate III / IV +8.5 pts ▸ 34.3%
27.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.6 pts 17.2%
16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 15.3%
10.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.8 pts 4.9%
2.1% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

23.2% Management & commerce ◂ +5.4 pts 17.8%
14.7% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 13.5%
11.4% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.3% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 8.8%
6.6% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 6.3%
5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.5% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.8% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 3.1%
2.9% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%
2.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Algesterin Waterford +$121 higher in Algester
$803 52nd pct $682 19th pct
Household income in Algesterin Waterford +$438 higher in Algester
$1,865 61st pct $1,427 24th pct
Family income in Algesterin Waterford +$353 higher in Algester
$2,003 45th pct $1,650 15th pct
High earners in Algesterin Waterford +3.2 pts higher in Algester
8.0% 30th pct 4.9% 7th pct
High-income homes in Algesterin Waterford +7.2 pts higher in Algester
19.7% 48th pct 12.5% 15th pct

Household income distribution

37.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 31.7%
25.8% $650–$1,499 +6.1 pts ▸ 32.0%
11.1% Under $650 +6.0 pts ▸ 17.1%
11.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 7.4%
8.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 5.1%

Personal income distribution

39.8% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 43.4%
35.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.8 pts 34.0%
16.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 11.5%
2.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Algesterin Waterford +6.1 pts higher in Waterford
23.5% 22nd pct 29.6% 61st pct
Mental health in Algesterin Waterford +2.9 pts higher in Waterford
7.5% 29th pct 10.4% 73rd pct
Needs assistance in Algesterin Waterford +2.6 pts higher in Waterford
5.0% 35th pct 7.6% 87th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.5% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
7.6% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 9.9%
7.7% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.2% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.6% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.0% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.1% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.4% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.7% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.6% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.7% None ◂ +10.0 pts 59.7%
16.3% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
4.8% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.6%
2.4% Three or more +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Algesterin Waterford +0.6 pts higher in Algester
10.8% 20th pct 10.2% 16th pct
Unpaid carers in Algesterin Waterford +0.6 pts higher in Waterford
10.7% 27th pct 11.4% 37th pct
Unpaid child care in Algesterin Waterford +4.1 pts higher in Algester
31.5% 88th pct 27.4% 59th pct
Defence service in Algesterin Waterford +0.3 pts higher in Waterford
2.2% 27th pct 2.5% 38th pct
Housework 15h+ in Algesterin Waterford +1.6 pts higher in Algester
19.8% 38th pct 18.1% 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Algesterin Waterford +0.2 larger in Algester
2.9 86th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Algesterin Waterford +5.9 pts higher in Waterford
15.3% 64th pct 21.2% 93rd pct
Living alone in Algesterin Waterford +8.2 pts higher in Waterford
16.1% 8th pct 24.3% 42nd pct

Family composition

62.9% Couples with children ◂ +7.1 pts 55.8%
20.7% Couples without children +0.8 pts ▸ 21.5%
15.3% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 21.2%
1.2% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

30.4% 2 people +0.5 pts ▸ 30.9%
16.1% 1 person +8.2 pts ▸ 24.3%
20.5% 3 people ◂ +3.4 pts 17.1%
19.7% 4 people ◂ +5.4 pts 14.3%
8.0% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 7.3%
5.2% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Algesterin Waterford +$45 higher in Algester
$390 64th pct $345 41st pct
Mortgage in Algesterin Waterford +$150 higher in Algester
$1,750 43rd pct $1,600 29th pct
People / bedroom in Algesterin Waterford even
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Algesterin Waterford +8.2 pts higher in Waterford
31.7% 61st pct 39.9% 81st pct
Owned outright in Algesterin Waterford +0.4 pts higher in Waterford
22.0% 15th pct 22.5% 16th pct
Separate houses in Algesterin Waterford +3.3 pts higher in Algester
82.3% 53rd pct 79.0% 44th pct
3+ bedrooms in Algesterin Waterford +13.3 pts higher in Algester
93.9% 99th pct 80.6% 60th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.9 pts 34.1%
31.7% Rented +8.2 pts ▸ 39.9%
22.0% Owned outright +0.4 pts ▸ 22.5%
1.4% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.9% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

82.3% Separate house ◂ +3.3 pts 79.0%
16.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.1 pts ▸ 17.3%
1.1% Flat or apartment +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.2% 3 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 44.3%
42.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.5 pts 29.9%
4.0% 2 bedrooms +10.4 pts ▸ 14.3%
9.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 6.3%
0.8% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

66.2% $350–$549 ◂ +21.4 pts 44.8%
18.1% $200–$349 +20.5 pts ▸ 38.7%
7.6% Under $200 +3.6 pts ▸ 11.2%
3.8% $550–$749 ◂ +2.0 pts 1.8%
0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.8% $1,000–$1,799 +10.2 pts ▸ 46.0%
36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.8 pts 27.0%
12.4% Under $1,000 +1.9 pts ▸ 14.2%
9.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Algesterin Waterford +3.3 pts higher in Waterford
3.5% 22nd pct 6.8% 64th pct
Work from home in Algesterin Waterford +3.3 pts higher in Algester
12.9% 50th pct 9.6% 33rd pct
PT commute in Algesterin Waterford +1.5 pts higher in Algester
4.1% 74th pct 2.5% 51st pct
PT stops in Algesterin Waterford +17 more in Waterford
200 33rd pct 217 38th pct
Stops/1k in Algesterin Waterford +0.36 more in Waterford
3.20 22nd pct 3.56 28th pct
Departures/1k in Algesterin Waterford +204.7 more in Algester
937.1 47th pct 732.4 39th pct
PT routes in Algesterin Waterford +5 more in Waterford
31 61st pct 36 71st pct

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) +2.6 pts ▸ 66.2%
12.9% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 9.6%
4.7% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.4% Bus ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%
0.6% Train +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.0 pts 36.6%
31.1% 1 vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 36.8%
14.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 12.6%
7.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 7.2%
3.5% No vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Algesterin Waterford +1.6 pts higher in Algester
45.5% 79th pct 43.8% 74th pct
Recent arrivals in Algesterin Waterford +0.1 pts higher in Waterford
11.7% 47th pct 11.8% 47th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Algesterin Waterford +2.1 pts higher in Waterford
6.1% 77th pct 8.2% 88th pct
Participation in Algesterin Waterford +9.4 pts higher in Algester
66.3% 77th pct 56.9% 26th pct
Full-time in Algesterin Waterford +1.7 pts higher in Algester
60.5% 67th pct 58.7% 50th pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 15.1%
8.1% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 11.0%
10.0% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
7.9% Manufacturing +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%
7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%
7.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 7.5%
6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%
6.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 4.4%
5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%
4.2% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.4% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.7% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Occupations people work in

20.1% Professionals ◂ +5.8 pts 14.3%
13.3% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 15.0%
14.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 13.1%
10.1% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.8% Community & personal service +1.2 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.0% Managers ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%
8.5% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Algesterin Waterford +0.8 higher in Waterford
5.2 41st pct 5.9 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Algesterin Waterford +1.0 more in Waterford
5.0 42nd pct 6.0 60th pct
15-min city in Algesterin Waterford +16.4 pts higher in Waterford
62.0% 44th pct 78.4% 61st pct
Walk to shops in Algesterin Waterford +12.3 pts higher in Waterford
67.5% 52nd pct 79.8% 67th pct
Walk to transit in Algesterin Waterford +4.5 pts higher in Algester
82.1% 41st pct 77.7% 36th pct
Walk to school in Algesterin Waterford +2.4 pts higher in Waterford
75.9% 50th pct 78.2% 53rd pct
Walk to a park in Algesterin Waterford +0.2 pts higher in Waterford
96.8% 51st pct 97.0% 52nd pct
Walk to health in Algesterin Waterford +25.8 pts higher in Waterford
28.9% 20th pct 54.7% 57th pct
Amenities/1k in Algesterin Waterford +3.6 more in Waterford
9.9 11th pct 13.5 44th pct
Intersections/km² in Algesterin Waterford +16 higher in Waterford
98 53rd pct 114 57th pct
Mean slope in Algesterin Waterford +0.3 pts higher in Algester
4.9% 41st pct 4.6% 34th pct

Compare Algester with nearby areas

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Compare Waterford with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Algester vs Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED30001/algester/vs/SED30091/waterford