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Dysart vs Middlemount

Name: Dysart vs Middlemount — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 44 km apart · Dysart profile · Middlemount profile

Dysart Middlemount

Dysart and Middlemount are nearby Queensland towns with very different housing and amenity patterns. Renting is far more common in Middlemount, where 87.2% of homes are rented, compared to 63.1% in Dysart. This is mirrored in the mortgage market, with typical monthly home-loan payments far higher in Middlemount at $1,128, while Dysart is much lower at $695. Access to services also varies; Dysart has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (56.8% compared to 0.0% in Middlemount), but Middlemount is far better for walking to groceries, with 54.9% of homes nearby compared to just 16.7% in Dysart.

The gap in high-income households has widened since 2011, with Middlemount now seeing 42.4% of homes earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 35.1% in Dysart. Despite this, the two areas share a very similar profile in other ways. Both are mostly car-dependent and have the same typical resident age of 32. They also share almost identical rates of people living alone and a similar proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 24.1 pts higher in Middlemount Mortgage: $433 higher in Middlemount Recent arrivals: 14.0 pts higher in Middlemount Owned outright: 13.7 pts higher in Dysart Rent: $46 higher in Dysart

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dysart in Middlemount +854 larger in Dysart gap widening

2,738 76th pct 1,884 71st pct

Median age in Dysart in Middlemount even gap narrowing

32 yrs 10th pct 32 yrs 10th pct

Age structure

34.4% Young adults (25–44) +7.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.4 pts 24.9%

21.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 19.7%

13.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 12.4%

5.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.6 pts 1.8%

Marital status

44.4% Never married +4.6 pts ▸ 49.0%

38.7% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 37.3%

9.9% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 8.4%

4.9% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.1% Widowed ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Dysart Middlemount

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.2% Australia ◂ +10.4 pts 56.8%

3.6% New Zealand ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

0.4% South Africa +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.8% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

0.9% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.1% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

34.1% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 31.0%

32.7% English ◂ +5.2 pts 27.4%

8.3% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

7.6% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 6.9%

5.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%

2.1% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

2.0% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

0.5% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Dutch even 0.7%

0.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

74.1% English only ◂ +11.6 pts 62.5%

0.0% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.5% No religion ◂ +6.6 pts 32.9%

35.4% Christianity ◂ +5.5 pts 29.9%

23.6% Not stated +11.3 pts ▸ 34.9%

0.1% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.2% Islam even 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

38.7% Year 12 ◂ +1.1 pts 37.6%

21.7% Year 10 ◂ +8.1 pts 13.6%

7.7% Year 11 ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%

5.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.1 pts 2.4%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +11.2 pts 23.9%

7.8% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%

3.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

1.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

0.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Field of qualification

22.9% Engineering & related ◂ +5.2 pts 17.8%

9.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 3.8%

5.3% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

3.8% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

3.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

0.2% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Income

Personal income in Dysart in Middlemount +$206 higher in Middlemount gap narrowing

$1,457 100th pct $1,663 100th pct

Household income in Dysart in Middlemount +$271 higher in Middlemount gap narrowing

$2,450 94th pct $2,721 99th pct

Family income in Dysart in Middlemount +$243 higher in Middlemount gap narrowing

$2,977 98th pct $3,220 100th pct

Household income distribution

32.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

18.2% $4,000 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 25.6%

16.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 16.8%

13.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 10.3%

8.7% Under $650 ◂ +3.3 pts 5.4%

Personal income distribution

27.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 23.6%

20.7% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 14.3%

17.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.1 pts 12.3%

9.5% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Asthma ◂ +2.8 pts 5.1%

6.1% Mental health ◂ +1.5 pts 4.6%

4.5% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

3.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.7 pts 2.1%

2.3% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.7% None ◂ +5.0 pts 52.7%

13.4% One condition ◂ +3.4 pts 10.0%

4.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 2.5%

1.2% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Dysart in Middlemount +0.2 larger in Middlemount gap narrowing

2.5 64th pct 2.7 76th pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children +10.7 pts ▸ 70.5%

24.9% Couples without children ◂ +3.4 pts 21.5%

14.7% One-parent families ◂ +6.9 pts 7.8%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

32.9% 2 people ◂ +4.2 pts 28.7%

27.5% 1 person ◂ +0.9 pts 26.6%

14.2% 4 people +3.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

14.9% 3 people ◂ +0.2 pts 14.7%

7.3% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.6% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dysart in Middlemount +$46 higher in Dysart gap narrowing

$100 4th pct $54 0th pct

Mortgage in Dysart in Middlemount +$433 higher in Middlemount gap narrowing

$695 7th pct $1,128 32nd pct

People / bedroom in Dysart in Middlemount +0.10 higher in Middlemount gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.1% Rented +24.1 pts ▸ 87.2%

16.0% Owned outright ◂ +13.7 pts 2.3%

15.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.6 pts 3.0%

2.3% Other tenure +5.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +2.0 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

91.2% Separate house ◂ +4.5 pts 86.7%

2.2% Flat or apartment +4.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

57.0% 3 bedrooms +15.3 pts ▸ 72.3%

27.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 13.1%

7.7% 2 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

0.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.9% Under $200 +11.8 pts ▸ 69.8%

35.1% $200–$349 ◂ +16.6 pts 18.4%

5.2% $350–$549 +3.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

68.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +68.0 pts 0.0%

10.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.2 pts 0.0%

9.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.4 pts 0.0%

3.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

58.4% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 53.7%

3.6% Bus +8.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

8.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 6.7%

5.4% Walked +0.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.7% Worked at home ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.7% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 42.3%

32.9% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

14.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 13.0%

7.1% 4 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 5.1%

3.5% No vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

46.0% Mining +7.2 pts ▸ 53.2%

8.4% Administrative & support ◂ +3.5 pts 4.9%

6.4% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.6% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 4.2%

5.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

4.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%

2.4% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.5% Other services ◂ +1.9 pts 1.5%

2.1% Rental & real estate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.7% Transport & warehousing even 1.7%

0.3% Electricity, gas & water +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

35.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.6 pts 27.9%

19.0% Technicians & trades even 19.0%

7.7% Professionals +6.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.0% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 10.6%

8.2% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

4.7% Managers +4.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 5.5%

4.4% Sales workers even 4.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Dysart in Middlemount +0.4 higher in Middlemount

3.1 31st pct 3.4 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Dysart in Middlemount +0.5 more in Middlemount

4.2 43rd pct 4.8 53rd pct

15-min city in Dysart in Middlemount +26.6 pts higher in Middlemount

50.1% 43rd pct 76.7% 67th pct

Walk to shops in Dysart in Middlemount +38.2 pts higher in Middlemount

16.7% 33rd pct 54.9% 47th pct

Walk to transit in Dysart in Middlemount even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Dysart in Middlemount +13.8 pts higher in Dysart

89.7% 77th pct 75.8% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Dysart in Middlemount +7.4 pts higher in Middlemount

90.1% 43rd pct 97.5% 69th pct

Walk to health in Dysart in Middlemount +56.8 pts higher in Dysart

56.8% 66th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Dysart in Middlemount +9.0 more in Middlemount

5.8 12th pct 14.9 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Dysart in Middlemount +20 higher in Dysart

37 58th pct 17 26th pct

Mean slope in Dysart in Middlemount +1.2 pts higher in Dysart

3.7% 34th pct 2.4% 8th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dysart vs Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315031/dysart/vs/UCL315061/middlemount