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Buderim vs Noosa

State Electorate comparison ≈ 46 km apart · Buderim profile · Noosa profile

Buderim Noosa

Buderim and Noosa are two nearby Queensland areas with distinct profiles. Buderim is more focused on working families, with a higher share of children under 15 (18.8%) and far more adults working or looking for work (63.4%). It also has larger schools, averaging 1,053 students. In contrast, Noosa is a much older area, with a typical resident aged 50 compared to 39 in Buderim. Home ownership is far more common in Noosa, where 43.5% of homes are owned outright, compared to 28.9% in Buderim.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions as the age gap between them has widened. While Noosa has become significantly older, Buderim has seen its lead in school enrolments and the proportion of children increase. Despite these shifts, they share a similar international makeup, with both around 24% of people born overseas. They also have almost identical typical monthly home-loan payments of $1,950.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Noosa Owned outright: 14.6 pts higher in Noosa Unpaid child care: 5.6 pts higher in Buderim Participation: 10.1 pts higher in Buderim Under 15: 4.1 pts higher in Buderim

Demographics & Identity

Population in Buderimin Noosa +6,692 larger in Buderim gap widening
55,756 49th pct 49,064 38th pct
Median age in Buderimin Noosa +11 yrs older in Noosa gap widening
39 yrs 50th pct 50 yrs 99th pct
First Nations in Buderimin Noosa +0.5 pts higher in Buderim gap steady
2.1% 47th pct 1.6% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Buderimin Noosa +8.7 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
19.0% 64th pct 27.7% 97th pct
Under 15 in Buderimin Noosa +4.1 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
18.8% 60th pct 14.7% 14th pct
De facto in Buderimin Noosa +0.7 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
11.5% 40th pct 12.2% 53rd pct

Age structure

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.8 pts ▸ 30.9%
19.0% Seniors (65+) +8.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
24.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.4 pts 17.9%
18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.1 pts 14.7%
13.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.0 pts 8.8%

Marital status

48.4% Married +2.4 pts ▸ 50.8%
33.6% Never married ◂ +5.4 pts 28.2%
9.5% Divorced +2.6 pts ▸ 12.1%
5.3% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.2% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Buderim Noosa

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Buderimin Noosa +0.5 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
24.3% 51st pct 23.9% 49th pct

Country of birth

71.1% Australia ◂ +0.5 pts 70.5%
6.7% England +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%
1.9% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
1.0% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%
0.4% Philippines even 0.5%
0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

45.0% English +1.3 pts ▸ 46.3%
34.4% Australian ◂ +2.1 pts 32.2%
11.8% Irish +2.0 pts ▸ 13.8%
12.2% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 13.5%
6.2% German +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.7% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%
1.2% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
0.6% Filipino even 0.7%
0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Buderimin Noosa +1.7 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
7.9% 32nd pct 6.2% 23rd pct
Limited English in Buderimin Noosa +0.3 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
0.6% 20th pct 0.4% 5th pct

Language used at home

87.5% English only +0.7 pts ▸ 88.3%
0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Buderimin Noosa +2.7 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
46.3% 72nd pct 48.9% 86th pct

Religious affiliation

46.3% No religion +2.7 pts ▸ 48.9%
44.0% Christianity ◂ +3.3 pts 40.7%
6.4% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%
1.0% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Buderimin Noosa +4.5 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
62.8% 66th pct 58.3% 54th pct
Bachelor+ in Buderimin Noosa +1.1 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
24.9% 60th pct 23.8% 58th pct
Schools/1k kids in Buderimin Noosa +0.52 more in Noosa
1.15 10th pct 1.67 36th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Buderimin Noosa even
12 19th pct 12 19th pct
Students in Buderimin Noosa +6,430 more in Buderim
12,641 76th pct 6,211 23rd pct
Avg size in Buderimin Noosa +536 larger in Buderim
1,053 100th pct 518 58th pct
ICSEA in Buderimin Noosa +9 higher in Buderim
1,071 73rd pct 1,062 69th pct

Highest year of school

62.8% Year 12 ◂ +4.5 pts 58.3%
18.6% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 20.8%
7.3% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.4% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

Highest qualification level

28.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.4 pts 27.3%
26.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 25.1%
16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 17.7%
7.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%
2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

18.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.8 pts 17.8%
14.1% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 11.0%
12.1% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%
9.6% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 9.2%
6.0% Architecture & building +1.4 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.6% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.8% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Buderimin Noosa +$59 higher in Buderim gap narrowing
$794 50th pct $735 32nd pct
Household income in Buderimin Noosa +$287 higher in Buderim gap narrowing
$1,772 55th pct $1,485 30th pct
Family income in Buderimin Noosa +$234 higher in Buderim gap narrowing
$2,066 51st pct $1,832 28th pct
High earners in Buderimin Noosa even gap narrowing
10.9% 52nd pct 10.9% 52nd pct
High-income homes in Buderimin Noosa +2.5 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
20.9% 54th pct 18.4% 41st pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.9 pts 27.2%
26.2% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 29.2%
13.6% Under $650 +3.7 pts ▸ 17.2%
10.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%
10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 7.7%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 41.5%
33.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 31.6%
16.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 14.3%
4.3% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Buderimin Noosa +1.3 pts higher in Noosa
28.1% 51st pct 29.4% 59th pct
Mental health in Buderimin Noosa +0.9 pts higher in Buderim
8.7% 45th pct 7.8% 33rd pct
Needs assistance in Buderimin Noosa +0.4 pts higher in Noosa gap steady
5.2% 40th pct 5.6% 48th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Arthritis +1.2 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.7% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%
8.2% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.3%
8.0% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%
4.2% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.5% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.2% Diabetes even 3.2%
1.8% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.7% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.3% None ◂ +2.3 pts 62.1%
19.3% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 19.9%
5.9% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.9% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Buderimin Noosa +1.2 pts higher in Noosa gap steady
15.8% 63rd pct 17.0% 74th pct
Unpaid carers in Buderimin Noosa +0.9 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
11.0% 32nd pct 11.9% 46th pct
Unpaid child care in Buderimin Noosa +5.6 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
27.9% 64th pct 22.3% 15th pct
Defence service in Buderimin Noosa +0.4 pts higher in Buderim
3.8% 75th pct 3.4% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Buderimin Noosa +2.9 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
22.2% 67th pct 25.1% 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Buderimin Noosa +0.2 larger in Buderim gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Buderimin Noosa +1.6 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
14.1% 53rd pct 12.5% 35th pct
Living alone in Buderimin Noosa +3.3 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
21.2% 26th pct 24.5% 43rd pct

Family composition

56.8% Couples with children ◂ +8.5 pts 48.3%
28.3% Couples without children +10.3 pts ▸ 38.6%
14.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 12.5%
0.8% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.4% 2 people +7.1 pts ▸ 42.6%
21.2% 1 person +3.3 pts ▸ 24.5%
17.5% 4 people ◂ +4.9 pts 12.6%
16.9% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 13.8%
6.6% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 4.7%
2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Buderimin Noosa even gap narrowing
$470 88th pct $470 88th pct
Mortgage in Buderimin Noosa even gap narrowing
$1,950 57th pct $1,950 57th pct
People / bedroom in Buderimin Noosa +0.10 higher in Buderim gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Buderimin Noosa +5.5 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
27.0% 45th pct 21.5% 21st pct
Owned outright in Buderimin Noosa +14.6 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
28.9% 41st pct 43.5% 94th pct
Separate houses in Buderimin Noosa +4.8 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
73.0% 34th pct 77.8% 41st pct
3+ bedrooms in Buderimin Noosa +6.0 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
83.0% 70th pct 77.0% 45th pct

How homes are owned or rented

28.9% Owned outright +14.6 pts ▸ 43.5%
36.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.7 pts 30.6%
27.0% Rented ◂ +5.5 pts 21.5%
6.3% Other tenure ◂ +3.4 pts 2.9%
1.4% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

73.0% Separate house +4.8 pts ▸ 77.8%
15.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 13.5%
11.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.8 pts 7.9%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

40.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 29.9%
34.3% 3 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 40.2%
13.9% 2 bedrooms +3.7 pts ▸ 17.6%
8.5% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 6.9%
1.8% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.2% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

57.7% $350–$549 ◂ +15.5 pts 42.2%
20.5% $550–$749 +1.9 pts ▸ 22.4%
10.1% $200–$349 +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%
2.9% $750 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
5.9% Under $200 +1.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.9 pts 33.4%
26.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.4 pts 25.2%
12.6% Under $1,000 +5.0 pts ▸ 17.6%
13.7% $3,000 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Buderimin Noosa +0.4 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
4.0% 27th pct 3.6% 23rd pct
Work from home in Buderimin Noosa +5.2 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
14.5% 57th pct 19.8% 69th pct
PT commute in Buderimin Noosa even gap narrowing
0.9% 23rd pct 0.9% 22nd pct
PT stops in Buderimin Noosa +41 more in Noosa
148 23rd pct 189 30th pct
Stops/1k in Buderimin Noosa +1.20 more in Noosa
2.65 14th pct 3.85 34th pct
Departures/1k in Buderimin Noosa +479.2 more in Noosa
471.7 29th pct 950.9 48th pct
PT routes in Buderimin Noosa +11 more in Noosa
8 11th pct 19 30th pct

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) ◂ +7.1 pts 56.2%
14.5% Worked at home +5.2 pts ▸ 19.8%
4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%
1.2% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.6% Bicycle +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% Bus even 0.8%
0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

41.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 40.1%
34.0% 1 vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 35.4%
13.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 13.5%
7.0% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
4.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Buderimin Noosa +8.2 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
51.1% 89th pct 42.8% 70th pct
Recent arrivals in Buderimin Noosa +3.5 pts higher in Buderim gap narrowing
13.2% 55th pct 9.7% 35th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Buderimin Noosa +0.2 pts higher in Noosa gap steady
4.3% 28th pct 4.5% 38th pct
Participation in Buderimin Noosa +10.1 pts higher in Buderim gap widening
63.4% 61st pct 53.2% 14th pct
Full-time in Buderimin Noosa +5.2 pts higher in Buderim gap steady
51.9% 7th pct 46.7% 0th pct

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 13.8%
8.9% Accommodation & food +3.3 pts ▸ 12.2%
10.3% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 10.8%
10.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 10.4%
9.8% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 8.0%
6.8% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 7.8%
3.3% Administrative & support +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.9% Manufacturing +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.7% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%
3.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%
2.0% Rental & real estate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

23.5% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 21.2%
12.1% Managers +3.7 pts ▸ 15.8%
13.4% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 14.4%
14.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 13.0%
12.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 10.2%
11.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%
8.3% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
4.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Buderimin Noosa +0.3 higher in Buderim
4.9 37th pct 4.6 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Buderimin Noosa +0.6 more in Buderim
4.6 35th pct 4.1 25th pct
15-min city in Buderimin Noosa +0.5 pts higher in Noosa
50.5% 31st pct 51.0% 32nd pct
Walk to shops in Buderimin Noosa +8.9 pts higher in Noosa
49.1% 31st pct 58.0% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Buderimin Noosa +9.3 pts higher in Buderim
83.1% 42nd pct 73.8% 31st pct
Walk to school in Buderimin Noosa +25.8 pts higher in Buderim
53.3% 25th pct 27.6% 6th pct
Walk to a park in Buderimin Noosa +8.8 pts higher in Buderim
95.5% 46th pct 86.6% 33rd pct
Walk to health in Buderimin Noosa +4.8 pts higher in Buderim
48.0% 50th pct 43.3% 44th pct
Amenities/1k in Buderimin Noosa +2.4 more in Noosa
12.1 31st pct 14.5 52nd pct
Intersections/km² in Buderimin Noosa +88 higher in Buderim
96 53rd pct 8 27th pct
Mean slope in Buderimin Noosa +0.5 pts higher in Noosa
6.1% 64th pct 6.6% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buderim vs Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED30007/buderim/vs/SED30066/noosa