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Tin Can Bay vs Boonooroo - Tuan
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Tin Can Bay profile · Boonooroo - Tuan profile
Tin Can Bay Boonooroo - Tuan
Tin Can Bay and Boonooroo - Tuan (L) are two nearby Queensland areas with very different layouts. Tin Can Bay is much more developed and walkable, with a typical resident who is somewhat walkable, while Boonooroo - Tuan (L) is car-dependent. Tin Can Bay has a far higher share of people living alone (39.7%) and renters (26.9%). In contrast, Boonooroo - Tuan (L) is dominated by separate houses (94.0%) and has a far higher share of full-time workers (58.6%).
Both areas share very similar typical personal incomes and a high proportion of older residents, with more than 45% of people aged 65 and over in both places. This shared age profile is consistent with both areas having typical weekly family incomes that sit well below the national figure. While they share these similarities, the gap in housing and living arrangements has widened since 2011, with Tin Can Bay becoming increasingly distinct in its share of single-person homes and rental properties.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,955
- First area, 2016: 2,237
- First area, 2021: 2,274
- Second area, 2011: 338
- Second area, 2016: 300
- Second area, 2021: 497
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 62 yrs
- First area, 2021: 65 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 63 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 Tin Can Bay: 1.6% males, 2.8% females; 85+ in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Tin Can Bay: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 80–84 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Tin Can Bay: 6.1% males, 4.6% females; 75–79 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 70–74 in Tin Can Bay: 8.8% males, 7.3% females; 70–74 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 12.3% males, 5.0% females
- 65–69 in Tin Can Bay: 7.2% males, 7.5% females; 65–69 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 8.9% males, 11.3% females
- 60–64 in Tin Can Bay: 5.5% males, 6.2% females; 60–64 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 8.5% males, 6.9% females
- 55–59 in Tin Can Bay: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Tin Can Bay: 3.3% males, 2.2% females; 50–54 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Tin Can Bay: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 45–49 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 2.8% males, 1.6% females
- 40–44 in Tin Can Bay: 1.6% males, 1.1% females; 40–44 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Tin Can Bay: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 35–39 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.6% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Tin Can Bay: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 30–34 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.6% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Tin Can Bay: 1.0% males, 0.8% females; 25–29 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.6% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Tin Can Bay: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 20–24 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Tin Can Bay: 1.6% males, 1.3% females; 15–19 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 0.6% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Tin Can Bay: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 10–14 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 2.4% males, 2.0% females
- 5–9 in Tin Can Bay: 1.5% males, 1.0% females; 5–9 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 1.8% males, 1.0% females
- 0–4 in Tin Can Bay: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 0–4 in Boonooroo - Tuan: 1.2% males, 1.4% 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: $424
- First area, 2016: $424
- First area, 2021: $454
- Second area, 2011: $381
- Second area, 2016: $452
- Second area, 2021: $457
- First area, 2011: $721
- First area, 2016: $704
- First area, 2021: $734
- Second area, 2011: $700
- Second area, 2016: $670
- Second area, 2021: $927
- First area, 2011: $971
- First area, 2016: $803
- First area, 2021: $934
- Second area, 2011: $736
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $1,006
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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $235
- First area, 2021: $260
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $240
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,100
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,274
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,200
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Tin Can Bay vs Boonooroo - Tuan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315092/tin-can-bay/vs/UCL322018/boonooroo-tuan