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Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Gympie

Name: Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Gympie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Area comparison ≈ 231 km apart · Gold Coast - Tweed Heads profile · Gympie profile

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Gympie

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads and Gympie are two very different Queensland hubs. Gold Coast - Tweed Heads is a large, very walkable area where 27.8% of people were born overseas and 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Gympie is smaller and more car-dependent, with 10.5% of residents born overseas and 10.4% of adults with a university degree. The two areas also differ in housing and wealth; Gympie has far more separate houses (88.0%), while Gold Coast - Tweed Heads has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (19.2%).

Since 2011, the gap between these two places has widened across several key measures. The difference in typical weekly family income has grown from $90 to $581, and the gap in Year 12 completion has increased from 0.2% to 16.7%. Despite these shifting trends, they share a similar proportion of children under 15 and have nearly identical rates of full-time employment.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 31.2 pts higher in Gympie Population: 671,172 larger in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Unpaid carers: 3.9 pts higher in Gympie Other language: 9.5 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Needs assistance: 5.5 pts higher in Gympie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +671,172 larger in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

693,596 87th pct 22,424 38th pct

Median age in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +3 yrs older in Gympie gap narrowing

40 yrs 48th pct 43 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.8 pts 22.0%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 24.5%

18.8% Seniors (65+) +4.8 pts ▸ 23.6%

17.5% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +0.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

43.9% Married ◂ +2.6 pts 41.3%

36.5% Never married ◂ +2.0 pts 34.4%

11.0% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.1% Widowed +2.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.6% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

Age & sex structure

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Gympie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.4% Australia +17.6 pts ▸ 84.0%

6.7% New Zealand ◂ +4.4 pts 2.2%

4.9% England ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

1.3% China ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

1.1% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

40.4% English +4.1 pts ▸ 44.5%

31.3% Australian +11.3 pts ▸ 42.6%

10.8% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.2% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.6% German +3.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.1% Chinese ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

3.1% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.5%

1.4% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.8% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

81.1% English only +10.3 pts ▸ 91.4%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.5% Christianity +1.6 pts ▸ 46.1%

43.4% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 44.7%

7.8% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

58.0% Year 12 ◂ +16.7 pts 41.3%

20.4% Year 10 +9.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

6.9% Year 9 or below +7.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

7.3% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

Highest qualification level

29.4% Certificate III / IV +13.2 pts ▸ 42.6%

23.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.2 pts 14.1%

17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.3 pts 14.1%

6.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.3 pts 2.7%

1.9% Certificate I / II +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce ◂ +5.4 pts 14.5%

11.9% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

11.5% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.3% Health ◂ +0.9 pts 10.4%

7.5% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +$188 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$772 65th pct $584 8th pct

Household income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +$508 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$1,637 71st pct $1,129 11th pct

Family income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +$581 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$1,976 66th pct $1,395 9th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $650–$1,499 +8.4 pts ▸ 36.2%

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.2 pts 25.2%

15.5% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 23.1%

9.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 3.0%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 5.3%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 +11.4 pts ▸ 51.0%

33.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 31.2%

15.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 9.7%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health +5.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

8.7% Arthritis +4.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.9% Other condition +2.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.7% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.7% Diabetes +2.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.0% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.3% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.0% Lung condition +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.0% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.7% None ◂ +9.5 pts 54.2%

18.9% One condition +3.9 pts ▸ 22.8%

5.7% Two conditions +2.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.0% Three or more +3.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +0.1 larger in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

2.5 71st pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.6% Couples with children ◂ +7.7 pts 46.9%

28.9% Couples without children +0.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

15.5% One-parent families +6.6 pts ▸ 22.1%

1.1% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

35.9% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 36.3%

24.3% 1 person +5.6 pts ▸ 29.9%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +2.5 pts 13.7%

15.0% 4 people ◂ +3.2 pts 11.9%

5.7% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

2.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +$155 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$450 100th pct $295 43rd pct

Mortgage in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +$650 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$1,950 86th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +0.10 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.5% Owned outright +5.9 pts ▸ 35.4%

34.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.4 pts 30.2%

33.0% Rented ◂ +1.3 pts 31.7%

1.5% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

56.8% Separate house +31.2 pts ▸ 88.0%

21.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.4 pts 8.7%

21.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +18.5 pts 2.6%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

34.2% 3 bedrooms +10.1 pts ▸ 44.3%

29.0% 4 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 31.0%

21.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.1 pts 13.8%

7.3% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 5.2%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.1 pts 3.4%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

13.0% $200–$349 +46.9 pts ▸ 59.8%

55.2% $350–$549 ◂ +32.0 pts 23.2%

17.4% $550–$749 ◂ +16.9 pts 0.5%

5.7% Under $200 +7.1 pts ▸ 12.8%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.5% $1,000–$1,799 +22.8 pts ▸ 50.3%

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +21.8 pts 15.0%

13.1% Under $1,000 +12.5 pts ▸ 25.6%

16.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.4 pts 2.6%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) +7.8 pts ▸ 70.6%

13.9% Worked at home ◂ +8.3 pts 5.5%

3.9% Car (passenger) +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.6% Bus even 0.6%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 36.1%

36.8% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 38.3%

12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 12.2%

5.1% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

10.4% Retail trade +1.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.4% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 10.0%

5.0% Manufacturing +4.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 7.6%

8.4% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.5% Professional & technical ◂ +2.8 pts 3.7%

4.1% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.2% Public administration & safety +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals ◂ +7.1 pts 13.3%

14.3% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

9.3% Labourers +5.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.0% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.9% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.2%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 11.6%

10.4% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 11.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.7 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +2.1 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

6.0 85th pct 3.9 23rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +1.7 more in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

5.5 78th pct 3.8 21st pct

15-min city in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +28.1 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

68.5% 80th pct 40.4% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +34.6 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

70.4% 84th pct 35.8% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +6.1 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

85.9% 62nd pct 79.8% 41st pct

Walk to school in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +4.1 pts higher in Gympie

54.8% 28th pct 58.9% 37th pct

Walk to a park in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +14.0 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

94.0% 77th pct 80.0% 25th pct

Walk to health in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +31.4 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

54.0% 86th pct 22.6% 12th pct

Amenities/1k in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +1.6 more in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

13.5 36th pct 11.9 21st pct

Intersections/km² in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +21 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

52 87th pct 31 70th pct

Mean slope in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Gympie +1.3 pts higher in Gympie

6.7% 77th pct 7.9% 90th pct

Compare Gold Coast - Tweed Heads with nearby areas

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Compare Gympie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/3007/gold-coast-tweed-heads/vs/3008/gympie