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Fernvale vs Samford Village

Name: Fernvale vs Samford Village — 2021 Census comparison
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Fernvale profile · Samford Village profile

Fernvale Samford Village

Fernvale and Samford Village (L) are two nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Samford Village (L) is an older community where the typical resident is 48, and nearly 30% of people are 65 or older. It has a more highly qualified workforce, with 30.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and is described as a walker's paradise. In contrast, Fernvale is much younger, with a typical age of 34 and a higher share of children under 15 at 27.2%. It is mostly car-dependent, though it has a higher proportion of separate houses (98.8%) and larger homes, with 96.6% having three or more bedrooms.

Both areas are similar in their typical weekly personal and household incomes, as well as the share of people born overseas. While they share these economic baselines, the gap in home ownership has widened, with homes owned outright being far more common in Samford Village (L). Other differences have also shifted; the typical resident in Samford Village (L) is now 14 years older than in Fernvale, a trend that has flipped since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 14 yrs older in Samford Village Owned outright: 21.4 pts higher in Samford Village Work from home: 21.0 pts higher in Samford Village Bachelor+: 19.1 pts higher in Samford Village Volunteering: 14.6 pts higher in Samford Village

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fernvale in Samford Village +2,374 larger in Fernvale gap widening

3,193 79th pct 819 49th pct

Median age in Fernvale in Samford Village +14 yrs older in Samford Village gap widening

34 yrs 13th pct 48 yrs 61st pct

Age structure

10.9% Seniors (65+) +18.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

28.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.5 pts 14.2%

27.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.2 pts 21.0%

23.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 26.3%

10.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 7.8%

Marital status

48.9% Married +11.7 pts ▸ 60.6%

33.2% Never married ◂ +13.3 pts 19.9%

9.3% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 8.3%

3.2% Widowed +5.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.1% Separated ◂ +2.3 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Fernvale Samford Village

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.3% Australia ◂ +8.9 pts 75.3%

3.1% England +6.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.5% New Zealand ◂ +1.9 pts 2.7%

0.5% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.5% English +5.4 pts ▸ 49.9%

42.6% Australian ◂ +5.7 pts 36.9%

9.7% Irish +4.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.9% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

8.4% German ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

0.3% Indian +1.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

1.8% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.6% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

93.0% English only +0.5 pts ▸ 93.5%

0.1% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% No religion ◂ +8.6 pts 43.0%

41.1% Christianity +8.1 pts ▸ 49.2%

6.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%

0.2% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other religions even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

49.0% Year 12 +14.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

26.6% Year 10 ◂ +7.4 pts 19.2%

9.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.3 pts 6.6%

8.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.0 pts 6.9%

Highest qualification level

46.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +25.3 pts 20.7%

12.6% Bachelor degree +17.5 pts ▸ 30.0%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 16.0%

2.7% Postgraduate degree +7.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

16.2% Management & commerce +4.7 pts ▸ 20.9%

16.5% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 14.8%

14.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.5 pts 11.7%

9.4% Education +3.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.1% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

7.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +5.5 pts 2.3%

5.8% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.2% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.2% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Fernvale in Samford Village +$18 higher in Fernvale gap narrowing

$792 75th pct $774 72nd pct

Household income in Fernvale in Samford Village +$63 higher in Fernvale gap narrowing

$1,759 78th pct $1,696 76th pct

Family income in Fernvale in Samford Village +$456 higher in Samford Village gap narrowing

$1,869 68th pct $2,325 88th pct

Household income distribution

39.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +20.3 pts 19.1%

29.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.1 pts 26.9%

4.5% $4,000 or more +16.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

9.1% Under $650 +9.0 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 9.4%

Personal income distribution

38.9% Under $650 +3.5 pts ▸ 42.5%

36.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.3 pts 27.5%

17.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

1.6% $3,000 or more +7.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.0% Mental health ◂ +4.5 pts 7.6%

10.8% Asthma ◂ +4.2 pts 6.6%

10.2% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +2.6 pts 7.7%

3.5% Heart disease +4.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

3.1% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.0% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None +2.8 pts ▸ 63.6%

21.0% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 19.4%

7.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%

3.8% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Fernvale in Samford Village +0.4 larger in Fernvale gap steady

3.0 87th pct 2.6 71st pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children ◂ +1.8 pts 60.2%

21.7% Couples without children +6.9 pts ▸ 28.6%

15.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.1 pts 10.7%

0.6% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

32.0% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 35.6%

20.5% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 23.9%

15.9% 1 person +7.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

16.0% 3 people ◂ +1.7 pts 14.2%

9.1% 5 people ◂ +4.6 pts 4.5%

6.1% 6 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fernvale in Samford Village +$255 higher in Samford Village gap widening

$350 75th pct $605 100th pct

Mortgage in Fernvale in Samford Village +$542 higher in Samford Village gap widening

$1,625 71st pct $2,167 92nd pct

People / bedroom in Fernvale in Samford Village +0.10 higher in Fernvale gap steady

0.80 57th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.1 pts 27.5%

22.6% Owned outright +21.4 pts ▸ 44.0%

24.6% Rented ◂ +8.8 pts 15.9%

0.4% Other tenure +11.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

98.8% Separate house ◂ +14.9 pts 83.8%

1.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

0.6% Flat or apartment +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

64.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +24.6 pts 39.8%

23.2% 3 bedrooms +8.8 pts ▸ 32.0%

2.0% 2 bedrooms +12.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

8.9% 5 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.3% 1 bedroom +3.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

60.2% $350–$549 ◂ +21.5 pts 38.8%

0.0% $550–$749 +46.9 pts ▸ 46.9%

39.0% $200–$349 ◂ +39.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more +20.4 pts ▸ 20.4%

1.5% Under $200 ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +27.3 pts 21.2%

29.3% $1,800–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 35.3%

4.3% $3,000 or more +14.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

12.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.9 pts 3.5%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

68.6% Car (driver) ◂ +24.9 pts 43.8%

8.5% Worked at home +21.0 pts ▸ 29.5%

1.1% Walked +3.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.9 pts 1.8%

0.4% Train +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.1 pts 38.7%

27.3% 1 vehicle +8.1 pts ▸ 35.4%

17.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 14.1%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 7.2%

1.7% No vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 14.3%

8.8% Education & training +3.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

3.7% Professional & technical +7.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.1% Public administration & safety even 10.1%

9.0% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.7% Retail trade ◂ +2.9 pts 6.8%

9.1% Manufacturing ◂ +4.6 pts 4.5%

8.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +5.7 pts 2.7%

4.6% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

1.8% Administrative & support +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

0.7% Media & telecommunications +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

Occupations people work in

12.8% Professionals +17.6 pts ▸ 30.4%

8.8% Managers +12.0 pts ▸ 20.8%

17.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.7 pts 10.4%

15.1% Community & personal service ◂ +2.9 pts 12.2%

13.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.5 pts 10.4%

11.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.3 pts 2.7%

10.2% Labourers ◂ +2.8 pts 7.4%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +3.6 pts 5.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Fernvale in Samford Village +5.5 higher in Samford Village

2.9 29th pct 8.4 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Fernvale in Samford Village +5.2 more in Samford Village

2.8 26th pct 7.9 100th pct

15-min city in Fernvale in Samford Village +65.5 pts higher in Samford Village

33.5% 38th pct 99.0% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Fernvale in Samford Village +62.8 pts higher in Samford Village

35.8% 39th pct 98.6% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Fernvale in Samford Village +78.3 pts higher in Samford Village

19.4% 36th pct 97.8% 97th pct

Walk to school in Fernvale in Samford Village +90.6 pts higher in Samford Village

9.0% 18th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Walk to a park in Fernvale in Samford Village +37.9 pts higher in Samford Village

61.8% 21st pct 99.8% 90th pct

Walk to health in Fernvale in Samford Village +60.4 pts higher in Samford Village

38.5% 56th pct 98.9% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Fernvale in Samford Village +77.3 more in Samford Village

10.6 25th pct 87.9 100th pct

Intersections/km² in Fernvale in Samford Village +291 higher in Samford Village

41 63rd pct 332 100th pct

Mean slope in Fernvale in Samford Village +2.5 pts higher in Fernvale

7.1% 77th pct 4.5% 48th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fernvale vs Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315035/fernvale/vs/UCL321090/samford-village