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Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Toowoomba

Name: Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Toowoomba — 2021 Census comparison
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Urban Area comparison ≈ 163 km apart · Gold Coast - Tweed Heads profile · Toowoomba profile

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Toowoomba

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads and Toowoomba are both major Queensland hubs, but they differ in how people live and where they come from. Gold Coast - Tweed Heads is far more diverse, with 27.8% of people born overseas compared to 15.1% in Toowoomba. Housing styles also vary widely; 80.1% of Toowoomba residents live in separate houses, while that figure is much lower in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads at 56.8%. This is reflected in the cost of living, with typical weekly rents far higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads at $450, compared to $310 in Toowoomba.

Both areas are remarkably similar in the basic building blocks of their communities, as they share almost identical typical weekly personal incomes of around $770 and have the same average of 2.5 people per home. While Gold Coast - Tweed Heads has a higher share of people with no religion and Toowoomba has more recent overseas arrivals, the gap in typical age between the two has narrowed since 2011. The typical resident in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads is now just 3 years older than in Toowoomba.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 23.3 pts higher in Toowoomba Population: 551,433 larger in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads De facto: 2.9 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Volunteering: 4.6 pts higher in Toowoomba 3+ bedrooms: 9.2 pts higher in Toowoomba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +551,433 larger in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

693,596 87th pct 142,163 76th pct

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

40 yrs 48th pct 37 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.4 pts 25.4%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 23.1%

17.5% Children (0–14) +2.3 pts ▸ 19.8%

18.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 18.7%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

43.9% Married +3.5 pts ▸ 47.4%

36.5% Never married ◂ +2.1 pts 34.4%

11.0% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 9.0%

5.1% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads Toowoomba

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

66.4% Australia +13.8 pts ▸ 80.3%

6.7% New Zealand ◂ +5.2 pts 1.4%

4.9% England ◂ +3.0 pts 1.9%

1.1% India +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% China ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

1.3% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.9% Philippines even 0.9%

0.2% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

40.4% English ◂ +1.5 pts 38.9%

31.3% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 37.7%

10.8% Irish +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

10.2% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

4.6% German +5.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.1% Chinese ◂ +1.7 pts 1.5%

3.1% Italian ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

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 +3.8 pts ▸ 85.0%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

0.3% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.5% Punjabi even 0.5%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.3% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.5% Christianity +10.6 pts ▸ 55.0%

43.4% No religion ◂ +10.6 pts 32.8%

7.8% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 6.4%

0.8% Other religions +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.0% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%

0.9% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

58.0% Year 12 ◂ +3.7 pts 54.3%

20.4% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 23.5%

6.9% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

29.4% Certificate III / IV +3.6 pts ▸ 33.0%

23.3% Bachelor degree +0.1 pts ▸ 23.4%

17.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.6 pts 14.8%

6.9% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.9% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

19.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.1 pts 16.8%

11.9% Engineering & related +2.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.3% Health +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.5% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.5% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 5.2%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +$6 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap narrowing

$772 65th pct $766 62nd pct

Household income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +$133 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap narrowing

$1,637 71st pct $1,504 58th pct

Family income in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +$66 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap narrowing

$1,976 66th pct $1,910 58th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 30.7%

27.8% $650–$1,499 +2.0 pts ▸ 29.8%

15.5% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

9.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.4%

9.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 8.5%

Personal income distribution

39.6% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 40.8%

33.2% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 33.9%

15.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health +2.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.7% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

3.7% Diabetes +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.0% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.7% None ◂ +3.4 pts 60.3%

18.9% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

5.7% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.0% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba even gap narrowing

2.5 71st pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

54.6% Couples with children ◂ +0.5 pts 54.1%

28.9% Couples without children even 28.8%

15.5% One-parent families +0.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

1.1% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

35.9% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 35.5%

24.3% 1 person +3.5 pts ▸ 27.8%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +2.1 pts 14.2%

15.0% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 12.9%

5.7% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.8% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +$140 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap widening

$450 100th pct $310 57th pct

Mortgage in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +$433 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads gap narrowing

$1,950 86th pct $1,517 46th pct

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

0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 32.5%

33.0% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

29.5% Owned outright +1.3 pts ▸ 30.8%

1.5% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Types of homes

56.8% Separate house +23.3 pts ▸ 80.1%

21.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.0 pts 15.1%

21.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +16.7 pts 4.4%

0.8% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

34.2% 3 bedrooms +5.8 pts ▸ 40.0%

29.0% 4 bedrooms +3.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

21.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.7 pts 16.2%

7.3% 5 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

13.0% $200–$349 +42.7 pts ▸ 55.7%

55.2% $350–$549 ◂ +25.7 pts 29.5%

17.4% $550–$749 ◂ +15.9 pts 1.5%

5.7% Under $200 +4.6 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.5% $1,000–$1,799 +16.9 pts ▸ 44.4%

36.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.5 pts 26.2%

13.1% Under $1,000 +4.4 pts ▸ 17.5%

16.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.9 pts 7.1%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) +7.5 pts ▸ 70.3%

13.9% Worked at home ◂ +6.7 pts 7.2%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.1% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 37.9%

36.8% 1 vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 36.9%

12.5% 3 vehicles even 12.5%

6.8% 4 or more even 6.8%

5.1% No vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance +4.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

11.4% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 8.4%

8.4% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.5%

9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.7 pts 6.4%

6.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 4.9%

5.0% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.2% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.1% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.8% Arts & recreation ◂ +1.8 pts 1.0%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals +1.1 pts ▸ 21.5%

14.3% Technicians & trades +0.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.0% Community & personal service +1.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.9% Managers ◂ +2.6 pts 10.3%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.3% Labourers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 8.9%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 5.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +0.8 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

6.0 85th pct 5.2 56th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +0.4 more in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

5.5 78th pct 5.1 63rd pct

15-min city in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +6.0 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

68.5% 80th pct 62.5% 68th pct

Walk to shops in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +9.0 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

70.4% 84th pct 61.4% 71st pct

Walk to transit in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +16.7 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

85.9% 62nd pct 69.2% 28th pct

Walk to school in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +14.5 pts higher in Toowoomba

54.8% 28th pct 69.3% 65th pct

Walk to a park in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +3.5 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

94.0% 77th pct 90.5% 55th pct

Walk to health in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +11.2 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

54.0% 86th pct 42.9% 60th pct

Amenities/1k in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +0.5 more in Toowoomba

13.5 36th pct 13.9 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +28 higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

52 87th pct 24 61st pct

Mean slope in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads in Toowoomba +0.2 pts higher in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads

6.7% 77th pct 6.5% 73rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gold Coast - Tweed Heads vs Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/3007/gold-coast-tweed-heads/vs/3016/toowoomba