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St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point vs Canberra - Queanbeyan

Name: St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point vs Canberra - Queanbeyan — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Area comparison ≈ 134 km apart · St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point profile · Canberra - Queanbeyan profile

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point Canberra - Queanbeyan

Canberra - Queanbeyan and St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point are very different places. Canberra - Queanbeyan is a very walkable area with a young population, where the typical resident is 35. It has a highly qualified workforce, with 41.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and typical weekly household incomes of $2,350. In contrast, St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point is much older, with a typical age of 50 and 30.6% of people aged 65 and over. Income is much lower there, with the typical household earning $1,190 a week and 43.6% of homes owned outright.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with no religion, at around 43%. While they share similar rates of working from home and people in de facto relationships, most other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in typical age has widened from 2 years to 15 years, and the gap in typical household income has increased from $401 to $1,160.

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Where they differ most

Population: 470,412 larger in Canberra - Queanbeyan Median age: 15 yrs older in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point Year 12: 37.7 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan Bachelor+: 27.8 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan Separate houses: 24.4 pts higher in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +470,412 larger in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap narrowing

20,105 33rd pct 490,517 86th pct

Median age in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +15 yrs older in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point gap widening

50 yrs 90th pct 35 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

19.6% Young adults (25–44) +12.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

30.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +16.9 pts 13.6%

25.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.1 pts 22.7%

15.1% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

8.8% Youth (15–24) +4.4 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

47.9% Married ◂ +1.3 pts 46.6%

28.6% Never married +10.6 pts ▸ 39.2%

11.5% Divorced ◂ +3.7 pts 7.9%

7.8% Widowed ◂ +4.1 pts 3.8%

4.1% Separated ◂ +1.5 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point Canberra - Queanbeyan

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

78.8% Australia ◂ +10.8 pts 68.0%

5.1% England ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%

0.1% India +3.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.2% China +2.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.1% Nepal +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy even 0.4%

Ancestry

43.3% English ◂ +11.2 pts 32.1%

39.4% Australian ◂ +7.6 pts 31.8%

11.4% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%

0.7% Chinese +4.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.3% Indian +4.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.0% German +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.7% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.3% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.7% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.2% Greek even 1.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Language

Language used at home

88.7% English only ◂ +17.0 pts 71.7%

0.1% Mandarin +2.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.0% Punjabi +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Vietnamese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Hindi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.5% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.3% Christianity ◂ +9.3 pts 39.0%

43.0% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 43.6%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

0.2% Hinduism +4.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.3% Islam +2.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.7% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.3% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

38.3% Year 12 +37.7 pts ▸ 76.0%

32.9% Year 10 ◂ +21.8 pts 11.1%

14.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +10.1 pts 4.5%

6.7% Year 11 ◂ +3.1 pts 3.6%

Highest qualification level

38.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +23.0 pts 15.8%

15.4% Bachelor degree +17.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

4.8% Postgraduate degree +14.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

15.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 13.1%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

15.7% Management & commerce +4.5 pts ▸ 20.1%

11.0% Society & culture +8.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

16.6% Engineering & related ◂ +7.8 pts 8.7%

9.7% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

9.1% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

7.7% Architecture & building ◂ +3.7 pts 4.0%

1.2% Information technology +6.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.9 pts 3.4%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +3.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.2% Creative arts +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +$588 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

$607 13th pct $1,195 100th pct

Household income in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +$1,160 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

$1,190 18th pct $2,350 93rd pct

Family income in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +$1,399 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

$1,452 13th pct $2,851 97th pct

Household income distribution

36.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +18.3 pts 17.8%

26.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

4.5% $4,000 or more +17.0 pts ▸ 21.5%

21.3% Under $650 ◂ +12.5 pts 8.8%

5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +8.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

Personal income distribution

49.1% Under $650 ◂ +21.2 pts 27.9%

29.8% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 29.9%

12.0% $1,500–$2,999 +17.5 pts ▸ 29.5%

2.0% $3,000 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.5% Arthritis ◂ +8.7 pts 7.8%

12.1% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 10.0%

10.0% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 9.7%

9.4% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 9.0%

7.6% Diabetes ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%

6.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.3 pts 3.1%

5.0% Cancer ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

3.7% Lung condition ◂ +2.3 pts 1.4%

1.7% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.6% None +14.2 pts ▸ 65.8%

23.5% One condition ◂ +3.7 pts 19.8%

9.9% Two conditions ◂ +4.0 pts 5.8%

6.3% Three or more ◂ +3.9 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +0.3 larger in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

2.2 6th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

42.4% Couples with children +17.5 pts ▸ 59.8%

39.9% Couples without children ◂ +12.9 pts 27.0%

16.8% One-parent families ◂ +4.8 pts 12.1%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

42.3% 2 people ◂ +9.9 pts 32.5%

29.0% 1 person ◂ +2.8 pts 26.1%

12.4% 3 people +4.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.3% 4 people +6.0 pts ▸ 16.3%

4.0% 5 people +2.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.0% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +$90 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

$360 76th pct $450 100th pct

Mortgage in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +$440 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap widening

$1,618 61st pct $2,058 91st pct

People / bedroom in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +0.10 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.6% Owned outright ◂ +17.1 pts 26.5%

27.1% Owned with a mortgage +13.0 pts ▸ 40.1%

23.8% Rented +7.2 pts ▸ 31.0%

3.8% Other tenure ◂ +2.2 pts 1.5%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

87.4% Separate house ◂ +24.4 pts 63.0%

2.8% Flat or apartment +16.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +8.7 pts ▸ 17.5%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

45.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.4 pts 36.8%

29.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 28.6%

16.4% 2 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

1.9% 1 bedroom +6.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.5% 5 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

54.3% $350–$549 ◂ +9.2 pts 45.1%

32.3% $200–$349 ◂ +17.7 pts 14.6%

4.7% $550–$749 +15.5 pts ▸ 20.2%

5.6% Under $200 +6.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.4% $750 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.1% $1,800–$2,999 +8.2 pts ▸ 38.3%

33.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.8 pts 25.8%

22.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.1 pts 11.2%

8.6% $3,000 or more +12.0 pts ▸ 20.6%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

66.4% Car (driver) ◂ +6.5 pts 59.9%

11.3% Worked at home ◂ +0.6 pts 10.7%

4.3% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.9% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.2% Bus +3.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.4% Bicycle +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.1 pts 39.1%

38.1% 2 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 38.5%

11.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 11.1%

6.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%

3.5% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.0% Public administration & safety +17.6 pts ▸ 29.5%

16.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.8 pts 11.4%

12.8% Construction ◂ +5.8 pts 7.0%

4.6% Professional & technical +6.0 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.2% Retail trade ◂ +3.6 pts 6.6%

8.6% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

4.3% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%

4.0% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

3.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

1.1% Arts & recreation +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Professionals +12.5 pts ▸ 30.6%

11.6% Managers +6.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

17.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.2 pts 9.9%

16.2% Community & personal service ◂ +5.2 pts 10.9%

11.2% Clerical & administrative +3.6 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.7% Labourers ◂ +5.5 pts 5.2%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 6.2%

4.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 2.6%

Walkability

Walk score in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +2.5 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

4.4 35th pct 6.9 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +2.1 more in Canberra - Queanbeyan

4.4 37th pct 6.5 96th pct

15-min city in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +33.1 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

48.3% 36th pct 81.4% 96th pct

Walk to shops in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +28.2 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

51.8% 43rd pct 80.0% 97th pct

Walk to transit in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +10.8 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

87.0% 67th pct 97.8% 100th pct

Walk to school in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +53.3 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

31.8% 5th pct 85.1% 96th pct

Walk to a park in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +8.7 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

90.6% 55th pct 99.4% 100th pct

Walk to health in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +25.2 pts higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

38.5% 41st pct 63.8% 93rd pct

Amenities/1k in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +7.6 more in Canberra - Queanbeyan

10.7 13th pct 18.3 69th pct

Intersections/km² in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +182 higher in Canberra - Queanbeyan

17 43rd pct 199 100th pct

Mean slope in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point in Canberra - Queanbeyan +0.4 pts higher in St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point

6.0% 65th pct 5.6% 60th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point vs Canberra - Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1030/st-georges-basin-sanctuary-point/vs/8001/canberra-queanbeyan