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Caloundra vs Noosa

State Electorate comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Caloundra profile · Noosa profile

Caloundra Noosa

Caloundra and Noosa are both residential hubs in Queensland, but they differ in their layout and populations. Caloundra has a much higher share of people who moved there in the last five years (52.9%) and is more walkable, with 64.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Noosa is older and more established, with a typical resident aged 50 compared to 44 in Caloundra, and a higher share of homes owned outright (43.5% versus 35.7%).

The gap in the proportion of people who have moved recently has widened since 2011, though the two areas share many everyday similarities. They have almost identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,500 and the same share of people using another language at home (6.2%). While both areas have populations older than the national figure, Noosa's lead in this trend has grown over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 10.0 pts higher in Caloundra Median age: 6 yrs older in Noosa Renting: 8.0 pts higher in Caloundra Separate houses: 8.0 pts higher in Noosa Owned outright: 7.8 pts higher in Noosa

Demographics & Identity

Population in Caloundrain Noosa +7,149 larger in Caloundra gap widening
56,213 50th pct 49,064 38th pct
Median age in Caloundrain Noosa +6 yrs older in Noosa gap widening
44 yrs 81st pct 50 yrs 99th pct
First Nations in Caloundrain Noosa +1.2 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
2.7% 57th pct 1.6% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Caloundrain Noosa +4.9 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
22.8% 84th pct 27.7% 97th pct
Under 15 in Caloundrain Noosa +2.7 pts higher in Caloundra gap widening
17.4% 43rd pct 14.7% 14th pct
De facto in Caloundrain Noosa +0.1 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
12.1% 51st pct 12.2% 53rd pct

Age structure

26.4% Older adults (45–64) +4.6 pts ▸ 30.9%
22.8% Seniors (65+) +4.9 pts ▸ 27.7%
23.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.1 pts 17.9%
17.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.7 pts 14.7%
10.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 8.8%

Marital status

49.2% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 50.8%
30.5% Never married ◂ +2.2 pts 28.2%
11.1% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
5.6% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.7% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Caloundra Noosa

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Caloundrain Noosa +3.6 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
20.2% 40th pct 23.9% 49th pct

Country of birth

75.1% Australia ◂ +4.5 pts 70.5%
5.7% England +2.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
4.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%
1.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.4% Philippines even 0.5%
0.2% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.2% China even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

45.6% English +0.7 pts ▸ 46.3%
36.3% Australian ◂ +4.1 pts 32.2%
12.2% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 13.8%
11.8% Scottish +1.7 pts ▸ 13.5%
6.4% German ◂ +0.1 pts 6.3%
2.6% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.8% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.1% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.7% Filipino even 0.7%
0.5% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Caloundrain Noosa even gap narrowing
6.2% 23rd pct 6.2% 23rd pct
Limited English in Caloundrain Noosa +0.2 pts higher in Caloundra gap steady
0.5% 14th pct 0.4% 5th pct

Language used at home

89.1% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 88.3%
0.3% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Caloundrain Noosa +4.2 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
44.7% 64th pct 48.9% 86th pct

Religious affiliation

44.7% No religion +4.2 pts ▸ 48.9%
46.2% Christianity ◂ +5.5 pts 40.7%
6.5% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.9% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Caloundrain Noosa +5.1 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
53.2% 43rd pct 58.3% 54th pct
Bachelor+ in Caloundrain Noosa +4.9 pts higher in Noosa gap steady
19.0% 43rd pct 23.8% 58th pct
Schools/1k kids in Caloundrain Noosa +0.07 more in Caloundra
1.74 40th pct 1.67 36th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Caloundrain Noosa +5 more in Caloundra
17 39th pct 12 19th pct
Students in Caloundrain Noosa +4,058 more in Caloundra
10,269 57th pct 6,211 23rd pct
Avg size in Caloundrain Noosa +86 larger in Caloundra
604 72nd pct 518 58th pct
ICSEA in Caloundrain Noosa +35 higher in Noosa
1,028 55th pct 1,062 69th pct

Highest year of school

53.2% Year 12 +5.1 pts ▸ 58.3%
25.2% Year 10 ◂ +4.4 pts 20.8%
8.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%
7.5% Year 11 +0.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

34.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.3 pts 27.3%
21.2% Bachelor degree +3.9 pts ▸ 25.1%
17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 17.7%
5.5% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%
3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce +0.9 pts ▸ 17.8%
14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 12.2%
12.7% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 11.0%
11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%
9.4% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%
7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%
6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.4%
2.8% Creative arts +1.8 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.9% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Caloundrain Noosa +$2 higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
$737 33rd pct $735 32nd pct
Household income in Caloundrain Noosa +$22 higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
$1,507 32nd pct $1,485 30th pct
Family income in Caloundrain Noosa +$5 higher in Noosa gap narrowing
$1,827 28th pct $1,832 28th pct
High earners in Caloundrain Noosa +2.0 pts higher in Noosa gap steady
8.9% 38th pct 10.9% 52nd pct
High-income homes in Caloundrain Noosa +1.6 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
16.8% 33rd pct 18.4% 41st pct

Household income distribution

29.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 27.2%
29.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.4 pts 29.2%
16.6% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 17.2%
8.0% $4,000 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

Personal income distribution

42.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 41.5%
33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 31.6%
15.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 14.3%
3.3% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Caloundrain Noosa +2.4 pts higher in Caloundra
31.8% 73rd pct 29.4% 59th pct
Mental health in Caloundrain Noosa +2.0 pts higher in Caloundra
9.8% 64th pct 7.8% 33rd pct
Needs assistance in Caloundrain Noosa +0.9 pts higher in Caloundra gap steady
6.5% 69th pct 5.6% 48th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%
9.8% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 7.8%
8.8% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 8.3%
8.5% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 7.2%
4.9% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.9% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%
2.4% Lung condition even 2.4%
1.2% Stroke even 1.2%
0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None +1.5 pts ▸ 62.1%
21.0% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 19.9%
7.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%
3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Caloundrain Noosa +2.8 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
14.2% 47th pct 17.0% 74th pct
Unpaid carers in Caloundrain Noosa +0.2 pts higher in Caloundra gap steady
12.1% 51st pct 11.9% 46th pct
Unpaid child care in Caloundrain Noosa +3.8 pts higher in Caloundra gap widening
26.1% 45th pct 22.3% 15th pct
Defence service in Caloundrain Noosa +1.0 pts higher in Caloundra
4.4% 85th pct 3.4% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Caloundrain Noosa +2.2 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
22.9% 74th pct 25.1% 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Caloundrain Noosa +0.1 larger in Caloundra gap steady
2.5 43rd pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Caloundrain Noosa +1.8 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
14.3% 55th pct 12.5% 35th pct
Living alone in Caloundrain Noosa +0.2 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
24.3% 42nd pct 24.5% 43rd pct

Family composition

51.6% Couples with children ◂ +3.4 pts 48.3%
33.2% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 38.6%
14.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

39.2% 2 people +3.3 pts ▸ 42.6%
24.3% 1 person +0.2 pts ▸ 24.5%
14.3% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 13.8%
14.0% 4 people ◂ +1.4 pts 12.6%
5.5% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%
2.7% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Caloundrain Noosa +$40 higher in Noosa gap narrowing
$430 80th pct $470 88th pct
Mortgage in Caloundrain Noosa +$50 higher in Noosa gap narrowing
$1,900 54th pct $1,950 57th pct
People / bedroom in Caloundrain Noosa +0.10 higher in Caloundra gap widening
0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Caloundrain Noosa +8.0 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
29.5% 55th pct 21.5% 21st pct
Owned outright in Caloundrain Noosa +7.8 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
35.7% 71st pct 43.5% 94th pct
Separate houses in Caloundrain Noosa +8.0 pts higher in Noosa gap narrowing
69.8% 29th pct 77.8% 41st pct
3+ bedrooms in Caloundrain Noosa +0.8 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
77.8% 48th pct 77.0% 45th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned outright +7.8 pts ▸ 43.5%
32.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.5 pts 30.6%
29.5% Rented ◂ +8.0 pts 21.5%
1.3% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

69.8% Separate house +8.0 pts ▸ 77.8%
17.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +9.4 pts 7.9%
11.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.2 pts ▸ 13.5%
1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

37.6% 3 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 40.2%
33.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 29.9%
16.8% 2 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 17.6%
6.5% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%
3.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%
0.5% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

61.2% $350–$549 ◂ +19.1 pts 42.2%
11.1% $550–$749 +11.3 pts ▸ 22.4%
14.6% $200–$349 ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%
1.9% $750 or more +8.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.3% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 33.4%
29.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.1 pts 25.2%
13.1% Under $1,000 +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%
12.4% $3,000 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 17.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Caloundrain Noosa +0.9 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
4.6% 35th pct 3.6% 23rd pct
Work from home in Caloundrain Noosa +6.1 pts higher in Noosa gap widening
13.7% 53rd pct 19.8% 69th pct
PT commute in Caloundrain Noosa even gap narrowing
0.9% 22nd pct 0.9% 22nd pct
PT stops in Caloundrain Noosa +43 more in Noosa
146 23rd pct 189 30th pct
Stops/1k in Caloundrain Noosa +1.25 more in Noosa
2.60 14th pct 3.85 34th pct
Departures/1k in Caloundrain Noosa +400.1 more in Noosa
550.8 32nd pct 950.9 48th pct
PT routes in Caloundrain Noosa +16 more in Caloundra
35 69th pct 19 30th pct

How people get to work

63.3% Car (driver) ◂ +7.0 pts 56.2%
13.7% Worked at home +6.1 pts ▸ 19.8%
4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%
1.9% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.7% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Train ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.3% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 40.1%
37.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 35.4%
12.2% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 13.5%
6.9% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%
4.6% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Caloundrain Noosa +10.0 pts higher in Caloundra gap widening
52.9% 91st pct 42.8% 70th pct
Recent arrivals in Caloundrain Noosa +1.8 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
11.5% 46th pct 9.7% 35th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Caloundrain Noosa +0.3 pts higher in Caloundra gap narrowing
4.8% 49th pct 4.5% 38th pct
Participation in Caloundrain Noosa +4.3 pts higher in Caloundra gap steady
57.5% 28th pct 53.2% 14th pct
Full-time in Caloundrain Noosa +6.7 pts higher in Caloundra gap widening
53.4% 12th pct 46.7% 0th pct

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.7 pts 13.8%
12.3% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 10.8%
8.3% Accommodation & food +3.9 pts ▸ 12.2%
9.9% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.2% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.0%
5.4% Professional & technical +2.4 pts ▸ 7.8%
5.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%
3.5% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%
4.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%
3.8% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%
1.8% Rental & real estate +1.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

19.6% Professionals +1.6 pts ▸ 21.2%
11.5% Managers +4.3 pts ▸ 15.8%
15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 14.4%
13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +0.8 pts 13.0%
12.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 10.2%
10.3% Labourers ◂ +0.7 pts 9.6%
9.6% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 10.2%
5.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.1 pts 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Caloundrain Noosa +0.4 higher in Caloundra
5.0 38th pct 4.6 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Caloundrain Noosa +0.7 more in Caloundra
4.7 37th pct 4.1 25th pct
15-min city in Caloundrain Noosa +4.1 pts higher in Caloundra
55.1% 37th pct 51.0% 32nd pct
Walk to shops in Caloundrain Noosa +3.1 pts higher in Caloundra
61.0% 44th pct 58.0% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Caloundrain Noosa +9.0 pts higher in Noosa
64.8% 25th pct 73.8% 31st pct
Walk to school in Caloundrain Noosa +36.7 pts higher in Caloundra
64.2% 36th pct 27.6% 6th pct
Walk to a park in Caloundrain Noosa +4.6 pts higher in Caloundra
91.2% 39th pct 86.6% 33rd pct
Walk to health in Caloundrain Noosa +2.2 pts higher in Noosa
41.1% 41st pct 43.3% 44th pct
Amenities/1k in Caloundrain Noosa +2.2 more in Noosa
12.3 33rd pct 14.5 52nd pct
Intersections/km² in Caloundrain Noosa +29 higher in Caloundra
37 38th pct 8 27th pct
Mean slope in Caloundrain Noosa +1.4 pts higher in Noosa
5.2% 46th pct 6.6% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Caloundra vs Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED30016/caloundra/vs/SED30066/noosa