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Middlemount vs Capella

Name: Middlemount vs Capella — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 75 km apart · Middlemount profile · Capella profile

Middlemount Capella

Middlemount and Capella (L) are two Queensland towns with very different financial and housing profiles. Middlemount is a high-earning hub where the typical weekly personal income is $1,663, far higher than the $981 in Capella (L). This wealth is reflected in the fact that 42.4% of Middlemount households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 18.1% in Capella (L). Housing also differs sharply; 87.2% of Middlemount homes are rented, while Capella (L) has a much higher rate of outright home ownership at 21.5%.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar pace, with the typical resident in each town being 32 years old. They also have almost identical unemployment rates around 2% and very similar proportions of people who have moved recently. While they share these traits, the gap in income and home ownership has widened since 2011. Capella (L) remains the more walkable of the two, with 81.6% of homes within a 15 minute walk of health services, whereas Middlemount has 0.0%.

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Where they differ most

Rent: $166 higher in Capella Renting: 46.4 pts higher in Middlemount Owned outright: 19.2 pts higher in Capella Limited English: 0.4 pts higher in Middlemount Population: 910 larger in Middlemount

Demographics & Identity

Population in Middlemount in Capella +910 larger in Middlemount gap narrowing

1,884 71st pct 974 55th pct

Median age in Middlemount in Capella even gap narrowing

32 yrs 10th pct 32 yrs 10th pct

Age structure

41.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.3 pts 27.6%

19.7% Children (0–14) +6.4 pts ▸ 26.1%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.4 pts 21.5%

1.8% Seniors (65+) +11.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 11.7%

Marital status

49.0% Never married ◂ +12.5 pts 36.5%

37.3% Married +9.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

5.4% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 4.9%

0.0% Widowed +3.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Middlemount Capella

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

56.8% Australia +20.4 pts ▸ 77.2%

2.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

1.8% South Africa ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.7% England +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Philippines even 0.5%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

31.0% Australian +11.4 pts ▸ 42.4%

27.4% English +7.0 pts ▸ 34.4%

7.2% Irish +2.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.9% Scottish +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.2% German +3.1 pts ▸ 7.4%

1.5% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.6% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

62.5% English only +18.6 pts ▸ 81.1%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 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

29.9% Christianity +15.5 pts ▸ 45.5%

34.9% Not stated ◂ +15.5 pts 19.4%

32.9% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 34.9%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

37.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.4 pts 37.1%

13.6% Year 10 +14.5 pts ▸ 28.0%

2.4% Year 9 or below +7.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.0% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

Highest qualification level

23.9% Certificate III / IV +18.3 pts ▸ 42.2%

9.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%

6.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.6% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related +7.2 pts ▸ 25.0%

8.6% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

3.7% Education +5.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.5% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.5% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.5% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.6% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Middlemount in Capella +$682 higher in Middlemount gap widening

$1,663 100th pct $981 90th pct

Household income in Middlemount in Capella +$883 higher in Middlemount gap widening

$2,721 99th pct $1,838 82nd pct

Family income in Middlemount in Capella +$995 higher in Middlemount gap widening

$3,220 100th pct $2,225 86th pct

Household income distribution

32.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 32.1%

25.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +15.7 pts 10.0%

10.3% $650–$1,499 +14.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

16.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.7 pts 8.1%

5.4% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

Personal income distribution

14.3% Under $650 +15.7 pts ▸ 30.0%

12.3% $650–$1,499 +14.3 pts ▸ 26.6%

23.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 20.0%

10.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 3.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.1% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.6% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.1% Arthritis +2.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.8% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.4% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.3% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Cancer +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.6% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.7% None +8.4 pts ▸ 61.1%

10.0% One condition +4.8 pts ▸ 14.8%

2.5% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.5% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

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

2.7 76th pct 2.5 64th pct

Family composition

70.5% Couples with children ◂ +11.1 pts 59.5%

21.5% Couples without children +3.4 pts ▸ 24.8%

7.8% One-parent families +7.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.7% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

28.7% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

26.6% 1 person +1.8 pts ▸ 28.3%

17.5% 4 people ◂ +4.7 pts 12.8%

14.7% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 12.8%

9.8% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Middlemount in Capella +$166 higher in Capella gap widening

$54 0th pct $220 29th pct

Mortgage in Middlemount in Capella +$172 higher in Capella gap narrowing

$1,128 32nd pct $1,300 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Middlemount in Capella even gap steady

0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

87.2% Rented ◂ +46.4 pts 40.8%

3.0% Owned with a mortgage +24.7 pts ▸ 27.7%

2.3% Owned outright +19.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

7.7% Other tenure ◂ +4.3 pts 3.4%

0.9% Not stated +2.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Types of homes

86.7% Separate house +3.6 pts ▸ 90.3%

6.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.3 pts 2.2%

6.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.0 pts 5.3%

0.0% Other dwelling +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Bedrooms per home

72.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +27.7 pts 44.5%

13.1% 4 bedrooms +15.3 pts ▸ 28.3%

11.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

3.3% 5 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

69.8% Under $200 ◂ +28.6 pts 41.2%

18.4% $200–$349 +28.9 pts ▸ 47.3%

9.1% $350–$549 ◂ +3.7 pts 5.3%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +38.2 pts ▸ 38.2%

0.0% Under $1,000 +37.1 pts ▸ 37.1%

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +25.8 pts ▸ 25.8%

0.0% $3,000 or more +12.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

53.7% Car (driver) +6.4 pts ▸ 60.1%

12.1% Bus ◂ +10.0 pts 2.1%

6.2% Walked +3.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 6.5%

1.4% Worked at home +3.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.0 pts 36.4%

36.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 36.4%

13.0% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.1% 4 or more +3.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

53.2% Mining ◂ +31.3 pts 21.9%

6.5% Construction +4.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.2% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

4.2% Accommodation & food +2.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.3% Manufacturing +4.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.5% Public administration & safety +2.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.5% Other services +3.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.4% Health care & social assistance +2.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

1.7% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

27.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +7.7 pts 20.3%

19.0% Technicians & trades +2.7 pts ▸ 21.7%

10.6% Labourers +6.4 pts ▸ 17.1%

13.7% Professionals ◂ +5.4 pts 8.3%

8.8% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 9.0%

5.5% Community & personal service +2.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.4% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Middlemount in Capella +1.9 higher in Capella

3.4 37th pct 5.4 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Middlemount in Capella +1.2 more in Capella

4.8 53rd pct 6.0 75th pct

15-min city in Middlemount in Capella +6.9 pts higher in Capella

76.7% 67th pct 83.6% 75th pct

Walk to shops in Middlemount in Capella +27.5 pts higher in Capella

54.9% 47th pct 82.4% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Middlemount in Capella even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Middlemount in Capella +11.3 pts higher in Capella

75.8% 57th pct 87.1% 74th pct

Walk to a park in Middlemount in Capella +6.5 pts higher in Middlemount

97.5% 69th pct 91.1% 46th pct

Walk to health in Middlemount in Capella +81.6 pts higher in Capella

0.0% 0th pct 81.6% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Middlemount in Capella +26.2 more in Capella

14.9 39th pct 41.1 84th pct

Intersections/km² in Middlemount in Capella +1 higher in Middlemount

17 26th pct 16 25th pct

Mean slope in Middlemount in Capella +0.7 pts higher in Capella

2.4% 8th pct 3.2% 24th pct

Compare Middlemount with nearby areas

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Compare Capella with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Middlemount vs Capella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315061/middlemount/vs/UCL321028/capella