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Forest Acres vs Boreen Point

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Forest Acres profile · Boreen Point profile

Forest Acres Boreen Point

Forest Acres (L) and Boreen Point (L) are nearby areas in Queensland with very different profiles. Forest Acres (L) is more family-oriented, with 18.1% of people under 15 and a typical resident age of 46. In contrast, Boreen Point (L) is much older, with a typical age of 62 and 41.7% of residents aged 65 and over. Wealth and housing also differ; typical weekly household income in Forest Acres (L) is far higher at $1,703, compared to $918 in Boreen Point (L). This is reflected in the homes, where 86.7% of Forest Acres (L) houses have three or more bedrooms, while only 56.3% do in Boreen Point (L).

These differences have generally grown since 2011, with the gap in typical ages widening by three years. Despite this, the two areas share a similar mix of backgrounds, with both having 17.0% of people born overseas and about 56% to 57% of residents reporting no religion. Boreen Point (L) is also more walkable, rated as mostly car-dependent compared to the car-dependent Forest Acres (L), with nearly everyone in Boreen Point (L) living within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 16 yrs older in Boreen Point Aged 65+: 27.5 pts higher in Boreen Point 3+ bedrooms: 30.3 pts higher in Forest Acres Participation: 23.2 pts higher in Forest Acres Owned outright: 22.2 pts higher in Boreen Point

Demographics & Identity

Population in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +322 larger in Forest Acres gap steady
658 43rd pct 336 20th pct
Median age in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +16 yrs older in Boreen Point gap widening
46 yrs 54th pct 62 yrs 98th pct
First Nations in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.2 pts higher in Boreen Point gap steady
1.8% 20th pct 3.0% 35th pct
Aged 65+ in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +27.5 pts higher in Boreen Point gap widening
14.1% 22nd pct 41.7% 95th pct
Under 15 in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +12.4 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
18.1% 54th pct 5.7% 0th pct
De facto in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.8 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
17.0% 81st pct 17.8% 86th pct

Age structure

14.1% Seniors (65+) +27.5 pts ▸ 41.7%
36.3% Older adults (45–64) +3.9 pts ▸ 40.2%
19.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.7 pts 10.4%
18.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +12.4 pts 5.7%
10.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.2 pts 3.0%

Marital status

48.0% Married ◂ +8.0 pts 39.9%
34.3% Never married ◂ +9.5 pts 24.8%
11.4% Divorced +11.8 pts ▸ 23.3%
5.0% Widowed +2.3 pts ▸ 7.2%
2.0% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Forest Acres Boreen Point

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even gap narrowing
17.0% 84th pct 17.0% 84th pct

Country of birth

78.4% Australia ◂ +6.7 pts 71.7%
4.9% England +0.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%
0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% India +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.1% English ◂ +0.7 pts 46.4%
38.1% Australian ◂ +7.8 pts 30.4%
11.7% Irish +8.2 pts ▸ 19.9%
11.1% Scottish +3.8 pts ▸ 14.9%
6.4% German +1.7 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.9% Dutch ◂ +2.0 pts 0.9%
1.8% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%
1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
0.8% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.9 pts higher in Forest Acres gap steady
4.6% 62nd pct 2.7% 33rd pct
Limited English in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 87.2%
0.0% Mandarin even 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%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.9 pts higher in Forest Acres gap narrowing
57.1% 92nd pct 56.3% 91st pct

Religious affiliation

57.1% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 56.3%
34.8% Christianity ◂ +6.5 pts 28.3%
5.8% Not stated +5.2 pts ▸ 11.0%
1.8% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.8 pts higher in Forest Acres gap narrowing
54.2% 87th pct 50.3% 80th pct
Bachelor+ in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +4.5 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
19.7% 80th pct 24.2% 88th pct

Highest year of school

54.2% Year 12 ◂ +3.8 pts 50.3%
25.0% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 26.8%
8.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 7.2%
6.6% Year 9 or below +0.3 pts ▸ 6.9%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.0 pts 32.0%
20.1% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 25.4%
20.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.8 pts 15.4%
5.6% Postgraduate degree +2.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%
2.1% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Field of qualification

17.4% Management & commerce ◂ +8.7 pts 8.8%
14.2% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 17.1%
15.5% Engineering & related +1.1 pts ▸ 16.7%
7.2% Architecture & building +5.0 pts ▸ 12.3%
7.2% Education +2.4 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.2% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 8.8%
8.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +5.7 pts 2.6%
4.3% Creative arts +2.3 pts ▸ 6.6%
4.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 3.9%
2.1% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +$207 higher in Forest Acres gap widening
$702 58th pct $495 15th pct
Household income in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +$785 higher in Forest Acres gap widening
$1,703 76th pct $918 15th pct
Family income in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +$717 higher in Forest Acres gap widening
$1,800 64th pct $1,083 12th pct
High earners in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +5.5 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
8.3% 66th pct 2.8% 14th pct
High-income homes in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +7.6 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
13.3% 62nd pct 5.7% 21st pct

Household income distribution

22.9% $650–$1,499 +20.1 pts ▸ 43.0%
36.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +21.7 pts 14.6%
14.2% Under $650 +10.5 pts ▸ 24.7%
7.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 1.9%
5.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.8%

Personal income distribution

46.1% Under $650 +9.2 pts ▸ 55.3%
31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 28.6%
14.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 4.7%
2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +11.8 pts higher in Boreen Point
28.7% 28th pct 40.5% 86th pct
Mental health in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.7 pts higher in Boreen Point
8.8% 37th pct 12.5% 82nd pct
Needs assistance in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.9 pts higher in Boreen Point gap widening
4.7% 30th pct 8.6% 75th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis +6.3 pts ▸ 16.1%
9.4% Other condition +6.1 pts ▸ 15.5%
8.8% Mental health +3.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
7.3% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 8.3%
3.5% Cancer +3.3 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.3% Heart disease +3.5 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.3% Lung condition +2.2 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.7% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.6% Stroke +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +12.6 pts 49.7%
20.5% One condition +6.0 pts ▸ 26.5%
5.8% Two conditions +3.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
3.0% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +6.7 pts higher in Boreen Point gap steady
17.5% 53rd pct 24.2% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.7 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
15.7% 84th pct 16.4% 88th pct
Unpaid child care in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +14.3 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
26.6% 61st pct 12.3% 4th pct
Defence service in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.9 pts higher in Forest Acres
4.4% 70th pct 3.5% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.0 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
30.4% 91st pct 31.4% 94th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.7 larger in Forest Acres gap widening
2.6 71st pct 1.9 7th pct
One-parent in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +4.6 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
10.4% 22nd pct 14.9% 49th pct
Living alone in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +18.8 pts higher in Boreen Point gap widening
19.2% 21st pct 38.0% 82nd pct

Family composition

36.3% Couples without children +27.9 pts ▸ 64.2%
51.1% Couples with children ◂ +29.7 pts 21.4%
10.4% One-parent families +4.6 pts ▸ 14.9%
0.6% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Household size

42.1% 2 people +7.9 pts ▸ 50.0%
19.2% 1 person +18.8 pts ▸ 38.0%
16.7% 4 people ◂ +14.8 pts 1.9%
15.0% 3 people ◂ +11.8 pts 3.2%
7.1% 5 people ◂ +4.6 pts 2.5%
3.8% 6 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +$110 higher in Forest Acres gap narrowing
$420 89th pct $310 63rd pct
Mortgage in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +$433 higher in Forest Acres gap widening
$1,733 77th pct $1,300 43rd pct
People / bedroom in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +0.10 higher in Forest Acres gap widening
0.80 57th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.6 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
11.7% 18th pct 13.3% 23rd pct
Owned outright in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +22.2 pts higher in Boreen Point gap widening
36.7% 41st pct 58.9% 96th pct
Separate houses in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +4.4 pts higher in Forest Acres gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 95.6% 62nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +30.3 pts higher in Forest Acres gap narrowing
86.7% 79th pct 56.3% 6th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.7% Owned outright +22.2 pts ▸ 58.9%
52.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +32.7 pts 20.3%
11.7% Rented +1.6 pts ▸ 13.3%
2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%
0.0% Not stated +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +4.4 pts 95.6%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 41.1%
35.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +23.0 pts 12.0%
9.2% 2 bedrooms +25.6 pts ▸ 34.8%
5.8% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 3.2%
2.1% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% Studio / none +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Weekly rent distribution

67.9% $350–$549 ◂ +25.0 pts 42.9%
0.0% $200–$349 +47.6 pts ▸ 47.6%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 34.4%
32.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.2 pts 28.1%
21.3% Under $1,000 +10.0 pts ▸ 31.3%
11.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.0 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.4 pts higher in Boreen Point gap steady
2.5% 36th pct 3.9% 50th pct
Work from home in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +6.6 pts higher in Boreen Point gap narrowing
11.7% 71st pct 18.3% 87th pct
PT commute in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

69.5% Car (driver) ◂ +20.8 pts 48.7%
11.7% Worked at home +6.6 pts ▸ 18.3%
3.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%
0.0% Walked +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.8 pts 40.5%
23.4% 1 vehicle +17.1 pts ▸ 40.5%
16.3% 3 vehicles even 16.3%
12.6% 4 or more ◂ +10.6 pts 2.0%
2.5% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.0 pts higher in Forest Acres gap narrowing
37.9% 64th pct 34.9% 50th pct
Recent arrivals in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +2.7 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
2.7% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +1.1 pts higher in Forest Acres gap steady
6.9% 75th pct 5.8% 65th pct
Participation in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +23.2 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
61.3% 74th pct 38.1% 13th pct
Full-time in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +16.3 pts higher in Forest Acres gap widening
51.9% 28th pct 35.7% 0th pct

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.2 pts 15.7%
14.3% Construction ◂ +4.7 pts 9.6%
11.4% Professional & technical ◂ +7.9 pts 3.5%
9.7% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 7.0%
6.2% Accommodation & food +3.4 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.8% Education & training ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%
4.9% Administrative & support +2.1 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%
5.8% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.0% Arts & recreation +3.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.6% Mining +1.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.8% Professionals +1.9 pts ▸ 21.7%
17.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.1 pts 14.8%
14.9% Labourers ◂ +5.4 pts 9.6%
10.7% Managers +4.1 pts ▸ 14.8%
14.3% Community & personal service ◂ +0.4 pts 13.9%
10.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +6.4 pts 4.3%
7.5% Sales workers +3.0 pts ▸ 10.4%
2.6% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.3 higher in Boreen Point
0.2 1st pct 3.4 36th pct
Types ≤15 min in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +2.8 more in Boreen Point
0.2 2nd pct 3.0 29th pct
15-min city in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +99.8 pts higher in Boreen Point
0.0% 0th pct 99.8% 99th pct
Walk to transit in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +80.9 pts higher in Boreen Point
19.1% 6th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Forest Acresin Boreen Point even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +40.1 more in Boreen Point
1.5 3rd pct 41.7 85th pct
Intersections/km² in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +85 higher in Boreen Point
5 6th pct 89 89th pct
Mean slope in Forest Acresin Boreen Point +3.6 pts higher in Forest Acres
10.3% 91st pct 6.7% 75th pct

Compare Forest Acres with nearby areas

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Compare Boreen Point with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Forest Acres vs Boreen Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL321040/forest-acres/vs/UCL322019/boreen-point