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Beaudesert vs Jimboomba
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Beaudesert profile · Jimboomba profile
Beaudesert Jimboomba
Beaudesert and Jimboomba are nearby Queensland areas with very different social and economic profiles. Jimboomba is wealthier, with a typical household income of $2,205 a week compared to $1,118 in Beaudesert. It also has a more qualified workforce, with 50.4% of residents completing Year 12, which is far higher than the 38.8% in Beaudesert. In contrast, Beaudesert is more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services, and it has a much older population, with 22.7% aged 65 and over compared to 11.5% in Jimboomba.
Daily life in both places is similar in that very few people use public transport to commute and almost no one speaks little or no English. However, the gaps between them are widening. Income levels and the proportion of people with mortgages have diverged sharply since 2011, while Beaudesert has seen a much larger increase in the share of people living alone and those in rental homes.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,392
- First area, 2016: 8,281
- First area, 2021: 8,127
- Second area, 2011: 9,586
- Second area, 2016: 7,236
- Second area, 2021: 5,581
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
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 Beaudesert: 1.4% males, 2.2% females; 85+ in Jimboomba: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Beaudesert: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Jimboomba: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Beaudesert: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Jimboomba: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Beaudesert: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Jimboomba: 2.0% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Beaudesert: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Jimboomba: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 60–64 in Beaudesert: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in Jimboomba: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Beaudesert: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Jimboomba: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Beaudesert: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Jimboomba: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Beaudesert: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Jimboomba: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Beaudesert: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Jimboomba: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Beaudesert: 2.5% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Jimboomba: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Beaudesert: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Jimboomba: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Beaudesert: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Jimboomba: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Beaudesert: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Jimboomba: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 15–19 in Beaudesert: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Jimboomba: 4.2% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Beaudesert: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Jimboomba: 4.1% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Beaudesert: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Jimboomba: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Beaudesert: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Jimboomba: 3.4% males, 3.4% 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: $531
- First area, 2016: $596
- First area, 2021: $592
- Second area, 2011: $514
- Second area, 2016: $500
- Second area, 2021: $827
- First area, 2011: $944
- First area, 2016: $1,091
- First area, 2021: $1,118
- Second area, 2011: $953
- Second area, 2016: $944
- Second area, 2021: $2,205
- First area, 2011: $1,265
- First area, 2016: $1,447
- First area, 2021: $1,398
- Second area, 2011: $1,177
- Second area, 2016: $1,206
- Second area, 2021: $2,254
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 3.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,252
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,473
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Beaudesert vs Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL314003/beaudesert/vs/UCL314014/jimboomba