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Toogoom vs Burrum Heads - East

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 7.7 km apart · Toogoom profile · Burrum Heads - East profile

Toogoom Burrum Heads - East

Toogoom and Burrum Heads - East (L) are neighbouring areas in Queensland with very different layouts. Burrum Heads - East (L) is much more walkable, with 88.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and far more amenities and street intersections. In contrast, Toogoom is more reliant on cars, with only 23.6% of homes near a park. Toogoom also has a higher share of renters (26.0% compared to 16.4%) and a higher unemployment rate at 9.4%, while Burrum Heads - East (L) is more likely to have homes owned outright (56.6%).

The gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has narrowed since 2011, falling to 3.1 percentage points. Both areas are far older than the national figure, with typical resident ages of 53 in Toogoom and 59 in Burrum Heads - East (L). They share a similar profile in other ways, including typical weekly family incomes of around $1,100 and a nearly identical share of people who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,762 larger in Toogoom Limited English: 0.2 pts higher in Toogoom Median age: 6 yrs older in Burrum Heads - East Renting: 9.6 pts higher in Toogoom Owned outright: 8.3 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1,762 larger in Toogoom gap widening
2,344 74th pct 582 38th pct
Median age in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +6 yrs older in Burrum Heads - East gap steady
53 yrs 77th pct 59 yrs 92nd pct
First Nations in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.7 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
4.8% 53rd pct 5.5% 59th pct
Aged 65+ in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +3.1 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
32.0% 80th pct 35.1% 87th pct
Under 15 in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.8 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
16.0% 37th pct 13.2% 19th pct
De facto in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1.6 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
13.5% 55th pct 11.8% 35th pct

Age structure

32.0% Seniors (65+) +3.1 pts ▸ 35.1%
28.7% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 34.9%
16.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.9 pts 12.2%
16.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.8 pts 13.2%
7.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 5.7%

Marital status

53.1% Married +6.7 pts ▸ 59.8%
24.1% Never married ◂ +7.3 pts 16.8%
13.5% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.4% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Toogoom Burrum Heads - East

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1.3 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
16.6% 82nd pct 15.3% 76th pct

Country of birth

78.5% Australia ◂ +1.9 pts 76.6%
5.5% England +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%
4.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%
0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.3% English ◂ +2.2 pts 47.1%
36.6% Australian +6.0 pts ▸ 42.6%
11.8% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 9.6%
11.2% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 11.2%
6.8% German +1.6 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%
1.8% Italian ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.4 pts higher in Toogoom gap steady
3.1% 41st pct 2.7% 34th pct
Limited English in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.2 pts higher in Toogoom gap steady
0.2% 51st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.7% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 93.8%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 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% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +5.6 pts higher in Toogoom gap widening
45.8% 62nd pct 40.2% 42nd pct

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +5.2 pts ▸ 50.7%
45.8% No religion ◂ +5.6 pts 40.2%
7.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 7.4%
0.0% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +5.2 pts higher in Toogoom gap steady
37.8% 48th pct 32.6% 30th pct
Bachelor+ in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1.3 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
11.2% 48th pct 9.9% 39th pct

Highest year of school

35.1% Year 10 +5.4 pts ▸ 40.5%
37.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.2 pts 32.6%
11.8% Year 9 or below +1.9 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

Highest qualification level

43.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.4 pts 38.4%
16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 17.7%
13.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.5 pts 10.8%
3.3% Certificate I / II +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

Field of qualification

15.2% Management & commerce +5.8 pts ▸ 21.0%
17.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.2 pts 13.4%
12.4% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 12.5%
11.9% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 10.8%
8.3% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.9% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%
7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 6.2%
2.4% Agriculture & environment +2.2 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.5% Creative arts ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.9% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +$51 higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
$503 17th pct $452 12th pct
Household income in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +$94 higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
$1,040 28th pct $946 18th pct
Family income in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +$80 higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
$1,175 16th pct $1,095 12th pct
High earners in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.6 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
4.7% 33rd pct 4.2% 27th pct
High-income homes in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.7 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
7.2% 29th pct 4.5% 14th pct

Household income distribution

41.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 39.3%
22.6% $1,500–$2,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 23.0%
20.8% Under $650 +1.4 pts ▸ 22.1%
4.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%
2.4% $4,000 or more even 2.5%

Personal income distribution

57.8% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 60.4%
26.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 23.2%
9.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 8.7%
1.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +6.0 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East
40.9% 87th pct 46.9% 99th pct
Mental health in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.6 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East
12.2% 79th pct 14.8% 93rd pct
Needs assistance in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1.0 pts higher in Toogoom gap steady
10.3% 87th pct 9.3% 80th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.7% Arthritis +7.3 pts ▸ 24.1%
12.2% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 14.8%
11.9% Other condition +1.7 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.3% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 8.4%
6.9% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%
7.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%
5.8% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%
1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%
0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.5% None ◂ +5.3 pts 47.3%
23.6% One condition +2.9 pts ▸ 26.5%
10.8% Two conditions +2.5 pts ▸ 13.2%
6.4% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.5 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
12.3% 20th pct 12.9% 23rd pct
Unpaid carers in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.3 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
14.9% 75th pct 17.2% 91st pct
Unpaid child care in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +5.3 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
20.6% 30th pct 15.2% 11th pct
Defence service in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.1 pts higher in Toogoom
6.6% 90th pct 6.5% 90th pct
Housework 15h+ in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +1.4 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
27.5% 78th pct 28.9% 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even gap narrowing
2.3 43rd pct 2.3 43rd pct
One-parent in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +5.4 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
15.1% 50th pct 9.7% 19th pct
Living alone in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +4.5 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
23.3% 31st pct 18.9% 20th pct

Family composition

44.8% Couples without children +11.2 pts ▸ 56.1%
39.3% Couples with children ◂ +7.3 pts 32.0%
15.1% One-parent families ◂ +5.4 pts 9.7%
0.7% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

49.4% 2 people +6.8 pts ▸ 56.1%
23.3% 1 person ◂ +4.5 pts 18.9%
12.5% 3 people ◂ +6.4 pts 6.1%
9.0% 4 people ◂ +2.4 pts 6.6%
3.7% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +$33 higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
$350 75th pct $383 84th pct
Mortgage in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +$48 higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
$1,300 43rd pct $1,348 48th pct
People / bedroom in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.10 higher in Toogoom gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.60 0th pct
Renting in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +9.6 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
26.0% 63rd pct 16.4% 33rd pct
Owned outright in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +8.3 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
48.3% 78th pct 56.6% 93rd pct
Separate houses in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +3.6 pts higher in Toogoom gap widening
98.3% 77th pct 94.7% 57th pct
3+ bedrooms in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +3.7 pts higher in Toogoom gap steady
90.6% 88th pct 86.9% 80th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.3% Owned outright +8.3 pts ▸ 56.6%
26.0% Rented ◂ +9.6 pts 16.4%
24.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 23.0%
1.0% Other tenure +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.6% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

98.3% Separate house ◂ +3.6 pts 94.7%
1.6% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.2 pts 39.8%
39.2% 3 bedrooms +3.4 pts ▸ 42.6%
7.7% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
3.4% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $350–$549 +16.4 pts ▸ 65.0%
48.6% $200–$349 ◂ +26.1 pts 22.5%
1.2% $550–$749 ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.2% $1,000–$1,799 +15.2 pts ▸ 55.4%
24.9% Under $1,000 +19.8 pts ▸ 44.6%
19.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 14.3%
3.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.8 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap steady
1.8% 28th pct 2.6% 37th pct
Work from home in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.3 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
9.2% 58th pct 11.5% 70th pct
PT commute in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

67.8% Car (driver) ◂ +2.3 pts 65.5%
9.2% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%
5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.1 pts 3.0%
1.1% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.5% 2 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 49.1%
39.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 35.7%
11.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.7 pts 9.6%
4.2% 4 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.8% No vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +7.1 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap narrowing
53.2% 98th pct 60.4% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.6 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East gap steady
0.8% 32nd pct 3.4% 43rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +3.3 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
9.4% 86th pct 6.1% 69th pct
Participation in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +6.1 pts higher in Toogoom gap widening
41.5% 19th pct 35.4% 10th pct
Full-time in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +2.8 pts higher in Toogoom gap narrowing
51.9% 28th pct 49.1% 17th pct

Industries people work in

22.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 21.2%
12.5% Retail trade +2.7 pts ▸ 15.2%
10.6% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 12.7%
5.0% Administrative & support +3.5 pts ▸ 8.5%
4.7% Public administration & safety +3.7 pts ▸ 8.5%
8.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.3 pts 6.1%
8.0% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.9%
3.8% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%
1.5% Wholesale trade +2.8 pts ▸ 4.2%
2.4% Mining +1.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.5% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

10.4% Clerical & administrative +8.4 pts ▸ 18.8%
17.9% Community & personal service ◂ +4.6 pts 13.3%
17.8% Professionals ◂ +6.2 pts 11.5%
14.0% Labourers +0.6 pts ▸ 14.5%
11.9% Technicians & trades +2.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.7 pts 9.7%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.1% Managers ◂ +3.0 pts 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.4 higher in Burrum Heads - East
0.5 4th pct 0.9 9th pct
Types ≤15 min in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.4 more in Burrum Heads - East
0.4 4th pct 0.9 8th pct
15-min city in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +64.5 pts higher in Burrum Heads - East
23.6% 8th pct 88.1% 40th pct
Walk to health in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +3.9 more in Burrum Heads - East
3.0 6th pct 6.9 14th pct
Intersections/km² in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +29 higher in Burrum Heads - East
27 42nd pct 56 77th pct
Mean slope in Toogoomin Burrum Heads - East +0.9 pts higher in Toogoom
4.7% 51st pct 3.9% 38th pct

Compare Toogoom with nearby areas

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Compare Burrum Heads - East with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Toogoom vs Burrum Heads - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315094/toogoom/vs/UCL321025/burrum-heads-east