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Inala vs Toohey
State Electorate comparison ≈ 10.0 km apart · Inala profile · Toohey profile
Inala Toohey
Inala and Toohey are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with distinct profiles. Toohey has a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (36.6% compared to 18.8% in Inala) and a far higher share of people who finished Year 12 (73.2% versus 57.5%). Toohey also sees more people earning $2,000 or more a week (9.7% against 5.5% in Inala) and has better walkability, with 75% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to 53.7% in Inala. In contrast, Inala is home to more children under 15 (20.5% versus 16.2%) and has a higher proportion of one-parent families (20.9% compared to 13.6%).
Both areas are very similar when it comes to the number of people per home, which sits at about 2.8 in both places. This shared domestic scale exists alongside a growing gap in education and income that has widened since 2011. While both areas have a high share of people born overseas—well above the national figure—Toohey is now slightly higher at 46.3%, whereas Inala is at 41.6%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 48,904
- First area, 2016: 53,035
- First area, 2021: 65,593
- Second area, 2011: 41,502
- Second area, 2016: 41,111
- Second area, 2021: 57,483
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 Inala: 0.5% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Toohey: 0.7% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Inala: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Toohey: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Inala: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Toohey: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Inala: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Toohey: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Inala: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Toohey: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Inala: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Toohey: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Inala: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Toohey: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Inala: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Toohey: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Inala: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Toohey: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Inala: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Toohey: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Inala: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Toohey: 4.1% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Inala: 4.4% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Toohey: 4.8% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Inala: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 25–29 in Toohey: 5.3% males, 4.5% females
- 20–24 in Inala: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Toohey: 4.6% males, 4.0% females
- 15–19 in Inala: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Toohey: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Inala: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Toohey: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Inala: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Toohey: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Inala: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Toohey: 2.8% males, 2.7% 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: $396
- First area, 2016: $475
- First area, 2021: $659
- Second area, 2011: $562
- Second area, 2016: $647
- Second area, 2021: $752
- First area, 2011: $768
- First area, 2016: $911
- First area, 2021: $1,511
- Second area, 2011: $1,037
- Second area, 2016: $1,198
- Second area, 2021: $1,793
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $130
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,473
- First area, 2021: $1,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,260
- Second area, 2021: $1,900
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). Inala vs Toohey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED30036/inala/vs/SED30085/toohey