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Mount Cotton vs Jacobs Well

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Mount Cotton profile · Jacobs Well profile

Mount Cotton Jacobs Well

Mount Cotton and Jacobs Well are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Mount Cotton is a younger area where the typical resident is 34 and 69.4% have finished Year 12. It has a higher proportion of children and high-earning households, with 37.3% earning $3,000 or more a week. Jacobs Well is older, with a typical age of 42, and far more people have moved here in the last five years (58.6% compared to 38.3% in Mount Cotton). Home ownership also differs; 28.5% of homes in Jacobs Well are owned outright, which is far higher than the 16.7% in Mount Cotton.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several key ways. While they both share a similar proportion of overseas-born residents (19.7%) and the same rental rate (13.6%), the gaps in typical age, education, and income have all widened or flipped. This is consistent with the different growth patterns seen in the data, as Mount Cotton has become more focused on families with children and higher incomes, while Jacobs Well has seen a much larger influx of new residents.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 21.9 pts higher in Mount Cotton Recent movers: 20.3 pts higher in Jacobs Well Population: 3,935 larger in Mount Cotton Median age: 8 yrs older in Jacobs Well Owned outright: 11.8 pts higher in Jacobs Well

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +3,935 larger in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
6,797 86th pct 2,862 77th pct
Median age in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +8 yrs older in Jacobs Well gap widening
34 yrs 13th pct 42 yrs 39th pct
First Nations in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
2.3% 27th pct 2.0% 23rd pct
Aged 65+ in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +9.5 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap widening
6.2% 6th pct 15.7% 27th pct
Under 15 in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +8.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
26.9% 93rd pct 18.6% 58th pct
De facto in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.5 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap narrowing
13.1% 51st pct 14.6% 66th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.4 pts 25.3%
24.0% Older adults (45–64) +7.1 pts ▸ 31.1%
26.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.4 pts 18.6%
6.2% Seniors (65+) +9.5 pts ▸ 15.7%
11.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 9.5%

Marital status

59.6% Married ◂ +4.5 pts 55.1%
30.6% Never married ◂ +1.5 pts 29.1%
6.0% Divorced +3.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
2.3% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.5% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

Age & sex structure

Mount Cotton Jacobs Well

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well even gap steady
19.7% 89th pct 19.7% 89th pct

Country of birth

78.6% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 76.7%
4.5% New Zealand +3.2 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.0% England ◂ +1.5 pts 4.6%
2.6% South Africa ◂ +1.7 pts 0.9%
0.6% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.2% English ◂ +4.8 pts 43.4%
40.2% Australian ◂ +1.6 pts 38.5%
11.8% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%
11.1% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.8%
6.3% German ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%
2.8% Italian even 2.8%
2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%
0.9% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
0.6% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
5.6% 72nd pct 4.3% 59th pct
Limited English in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well even gap narrowing
0.5% 65th pct 0.5% 62nd pct

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 91.6%
0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +5.2 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
51.8% 82nd pct 46.6% 65th pct

Religious affiliation

51.8% No religion ◂ +5.2 pts 46.6%
43.4% Christianity +2.8 pts ▸ 46.2%
3.1% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 5.7%
0.4% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +21.9 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
69.4% 100th pct 47.4% 74th pct
Bachelor+ in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +9.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
21.9% 85th pct 12.2% 55th pct

Highest year of school

69.4% Year 12 ◂ +21.9 pts 47.4%
17.5% Year 10 +11.3 pts ▸ 28.8%
3.5% Year 9 or below +7.7 pts ▸ 11.2%
7.2% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Certificate III / IV +9.1 pts ▸ 45.5%
23.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.1 pts 14.9%
20.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.4 pts 17.3%
5.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%
3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%
2.4% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 20.4%
19.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 18.5%
11.9% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 9.7%
7.7% Architecture & building +2.9 pts ▸ 10.6%
10.2% Education ◂ +3.4 pts 6.8%
9.9% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.2 pts ▸ 7.4%
4.0% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 2.6%
2.6% Information technology ◂ +1.3 pts 1.3%
1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 2.1%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +$233 higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
$1,140 95th pct $907 87th pct
Household income in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +$519 higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
$2,656 98th pct $2,137 89th pct
Family income in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +$517 higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
$2,740 94th pct $2,223 86th pct
High earners in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +6.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
18.5% 94th pct 12.2% 86th pct
High-income homes in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +10.6 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
37.3% 97th pct 26.7% 89th pct

Household income distribution

38.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 35.2%
13.6% $650–$1,499 +7.3 pts ▸ 20.9%
20.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 12.7%
16.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 14.0%
3.5% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

Personal income distribution

29.3% Under $650 +6.6 pts ▸ 35.9%
33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.2 pts 33.2%
29.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.2 pts 19.3%
5.1% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +3.8 pts higher in Jacobs Well
24.5% 15th pct 28.2% 27th pct
Mental health in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +2.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton
9.7% 47th pct 7.0% 20th pct
Needs assistance in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.7 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap narrowing
3.5% 15th pct 4.2% 24th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.1% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.7% Mental health ◂ +2.7 pts 7.0%
9.1% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 7.7%
8.4% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 7.3%
2.2% Heart disease +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.7% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.4% Cancer +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.9% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.4% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.6% None ◂ +5.9 pts 64.7%
18.2% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 20.1%
4.7% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%
1.7% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +2.9 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap steady
12.7% 22nd pct 9.8% 11th pct
Unpaid carers in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
11.3% 26th pct 10.9% 23rd pct
Unpaid child care in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +11.6 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
42.1% 92nd pct 30.5% 77th pct
Defence service in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.9 pts higher in Jacobs Well
2.8% 30th pct 3.8% 56th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.1 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
23.5% 44th pct 22.3% 34th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.5 larger in Mount Cotton gap widening
3.2 89th pct 2.7 76th pct
One-parent in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.6 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap narrowing
7.8% 10th pct 9.4% 17th pct
Living alone in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +4.9 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap widening
8.4% 0th pct 13.3% 9th pct

Family composition

73.5% Couples with children ◂ +14.9 pts 58.6%
18.3% Couples without children +13.6 pts ▸ 31.9%
7.8% One-parent families +1.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
0.2% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

27.9% 2 people +11.6 pts ▸ 39.5%
29.0% 4 people ◂ +12.7 pts 16.3%
21.3% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 20.8%
8.4% 1 person +4.9 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.2% 5 people ◂ +4.4 pts 5.8%
3.4% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +$5 higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
$475 95th pct $470 94th pct
Mortgage in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +$67 higher in Jacobs Well gap narrowing
$2,100 90th pct $2,167 92nd pct
People / bedroom in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well even gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well even gap narrowing
13.6% 24th pct 13.6% 24th pct
Owned outright in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +11.8 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap widening
16.7% 10th pct 28.5% 22nd pct
Separate houses in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.0 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
100.0% 97th pct 98.9% 81st pct
3+ bedrooms in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +7.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
98.5% 100th pct 90.9% 88th pct

How homes are owned or rented

68.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.5 pts 55.4%
16.7% Owned outright +11.8 pts ▸ 28.5%
13.6% Rented even 13.6%
0.5% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.1% Other tenure +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +1.0 pts 98.9%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

69.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +23.7 pts 45.4%
18.0% 3 bedrooms +14.2 pts ▸ 32.1%
11.4% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.6% 2 bedrooms +5.4 pts ▸ 6.1%
0.1% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

82.3% $350–$549 ◂ +23.2 pts 59.1%
0.0% $750 or more +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
11.1% $550–$749 ◂ +5.3 pts 5.8%
3.8% $200–$349 +5.7 pts ▸ 9.5%
1.4% Under $200 +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.1 pts 42.1%
21.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.0 pts 20.4%
13.3% $3,000 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 20.4%
6.4% Under $1,000 +4.7 pts ▸ 11.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.5 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap steady
0.6% 19th pct 1.1% 23rd pct
Work from home in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +2.7 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap widening
16.8% 86th pct 14.1% 78th pct
PT commute in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap steady
0.7% 72nd pct 0.3% 62nd pct

How people get to work

64.4% Car (driver) +0.8 pts ▸ 65.2%
16.8% Worked at home ◂ +2.7 pts 14.1%
2.6% Car (passenger) +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.4% Walked +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.1% Train +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

53.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 49.5%
20.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 18.4%
15.7% 1 vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 18.4%
9.0% 4 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
0.6% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +20.3 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap widening
38.3% 66th pct 58.6% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +3.1 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap steady
4.4% 48th pct 7.5% 62nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.2 pts higher in Jacobs Well gap narrowing
2.7% 18th pct 3.9% 37th pct
Participation in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +11.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
79.4% 100th pct 68.0% 89th pct
Full-time in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.6 pts higher in Mount Cotton gap narrowing
63.3% 84th pct 61.7% 77th pct

Industries people work in

13.8% Construction +5.0 pts ▸ 18.8%
12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.5 pts 9.2%
11.2% Education & training ◂ +4.2 pts 7.0%
10.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%
7.5% Manufacturing +1.8 pts ▸ 9.3%
5.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 3.5%
5.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%
4.0% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.4% Transport & warehousing even 4.5%
4.1% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.7% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.4% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

20.5% Professionals ◂ +6.9 pts 13.6%
17.0% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 18.0%
15.0% Managers +1.7 pts ▸ 16.8%
14.5% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 15.2%
10.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%
7.1% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 9.9%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 7.6%
5.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +0.5 higher in Mount Cotton
4.0 46th pct 3.5 38th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +1.0 more in Mount Cotton
4.1 42nd pct 3.1 30th pct
15-min city in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +10.2 pts higher in Mount Cotton
48.0% 42nd pct 37.8% 39th pct
Walk to shops in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +5.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton
46.7% 42nd pct 41.4% 40th pct
Walk to transit in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +7.5 pts higher in Jacobs Well
60.3% 56th pct 67.7% 61st pct
Walk to school in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +54.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton
54.3% 39th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +5.3 pts higher in Mount Cotton
93.8% 54th pct 88.5% 41st pct
Walk to health in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +9.8 pts higher in Mount Cotton
47.7% 60th pct 37.8% 56th pct
Amenities/1k in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +3.6 more in Jacobs Well
6.9 14th pct 10.5 25th pct
Intersections/km² in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +64 higher in Mount Cotton
86 88th pct 22 34th pct
Mean slope in Mount Cottonin Jacobs Well +4.4 pts higher in Mount Cotton
7.7% 82nd pct 3.3% 26th pct

Compare Mount Cotton with nearby areas

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Compare Jacobs Well with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Cotton vs Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL314018/mount-cotton/vs/UCL315045/jacobs-well