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Aurukun vs Kowanyama

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 194 km apart · Aurukun profile · Kowanyama profile

Aurukun Kowanyama

Aurukun and Kowanyama are two remote Queensland areas with similar populations of around 1,100 people. They differ most strongly in language and home life; 92.3% of Aurukun residents speak a First Nations language, compared to just 2.8% in Kowanyama. Aurukun also has a far higher share of people who use another language at home (83.2% vs 3.8%) and those who speak little or no English (20.0% vs 0.0%). In contrast, Kowanyama has a much higher First Nations unemployment rate of 48.8%, while Aurukun's is 20.6%.

Since 2011, these two areas have tracked in opposite directions across several measures. The gap in unemployment has widened, and the lead in full-time employment has flipped, with Kowanyama now seeing more people in full-time work. They do share some core traits, including a typical resident age of 29 and very similar typical weekly personal incomes around $330 to $340. Both areas also have no public transport stops or departures.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 79.4 pts higher in Aurukun Limited English: 20.0 pts higher in Aurukun Recent movers: 28.1 pts higher in Aurukun Unemployment: 23.4 pts higher in Kowanyama Unpaid carers: 9.8 pts higher in Aurukun

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aurukunin Kowanyama +22 larger in Aurukun gap narrowing
1,101 15th pct 1,079 15th pct
Median age in Aurukunin Kowanyama even gap narrowing
29 yrs 3rd pct 29 yrs 3rd pct
First Nations in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1.9 pts higher in Aurukun gap steady
88.7% 100th pct 86.8% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1.9 pts higher in Kowanyama gap steady
4.5% 2nd pct 6.3% 5th pct
Under 15 in Aurukunin Kowanyama +2.2 pts higher in Kowanyama gap steady
23.8% 91st pct 25.9% 96th pct
De facto in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.4 pts higher in Aurukun gap steady
36.0% 100th pct 32.5% 100th pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.6 pts 26.7%
23.8% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 25.9%
23.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.0 pts ▸ 24.4%
17.3% Youth (15–24) even 17.3%
4.5% Seniors (65+) +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

Marital status

91.0% Never married ◂ +6.8 pts 84.3%
4.7% Married +6.2 pts ▸ 10.8%
1.4% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.6% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%
0.6% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Age & sex structure

Aurukun Kowanyama

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap steady
1.5% 0th pct 1.2% 0th pct

Country of birth

92.9% Australia ◂ +3.0 pts 89.9%
0.3% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.6% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 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

1.5% English +1.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.2% Australian even 2.2%
1.2% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%
0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.7% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.5% German ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Aurukunin Kowanyama +79.4 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
83.2% 100th pct 3.8% 31st pct
Limited English in Aurukunin Kowanyama +20.0 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
20.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

9.3% English only +76.6 pts ▸ 85.8%
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 Aurukunin Kowanyama +20.5 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
31.0% 20th pct 10.5% 0th pct

Religious affiliation

61.8% Christianity +14.1 pts ▸ 75.9%
31.0% No religion ◂ +20.5 pts 10.5%
7.4% Not stated +5.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.9 pts higher in Kowanyama gap narrowing
13.8% 0th pct 17.7% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.9 pts higher in Kowanyama gap steady
2.9% 0th pct 3.8% 0th pct
Schools in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
Schools/1k kids in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.25 more in Aurukun
3.82 50th pct 3.57 47th pct
Students in Aurukunin Kowanyama +64 more in Aurukun
227 17th pct 163 14th pct
Avg size in Aurukunin Kowanyama +64 larger in Aurukun
227 50th pct 163 38th pct
ICSEA in Aurukunin Kowanyama +7 higher in Aurukun
694 3rd pct 687 3rd pct

Highest year of school

39.3% Year 10 ◂ +5.8 pts 33.5%
33.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +19.3 pts 13.7%
13.8% Year 12 +3.9 pts ▸ 17.7%
5.0% Year 11 +11.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

Highest qualification level

18.3% Certificate III / IV +5.2 pts ▸ 23.4%
10.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.3 pts 7.3%
2.0% Certificate I / II +8.1 pts ▸ 10.2%
8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.5 pts 3.1%
1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Field of qualification

11.2% Education ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%
8.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 7.9%
3.0% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
5.6% Management & commerce ◂ +1.3 pts 4.2%
2.0% Architecture & building +3.3 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.1% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.0% Agriculture & environment +1.9 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$10 higher in Kowanyama gap narrowing
$331 0th pct $341 0th pct
Household income in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$63 higher in Kowanyama gap narrowing
$1,069 12th pct $1,132 17th pct
Family income in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$73 higher in Kowanyama gap narrowing
$785 0th pct $858 2nd pct
High earners in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.5 pts higher in Kowanyama gap steady
2.3% 0th pct 2.8% 3rd pct
High-income homes in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.1 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
4.2% 0th pct 7.3% 10th pct

Household income distribution

43.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.2 pts 34.4%
19.9% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 20.2%
15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +5.0 pts ▸ 20.2%
2.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Personal income distribution

78.0% Under $650 ◂ +17.9 pts 60.1%
8.5% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 12.3%
3.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.4% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Aurukunin Kowanyama +12.7 pts higher in Kowanyama
7.0% 0th pct 19.7% 12th pct
Mental health in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.3 pts higher in Kowanyama
1.7% 0th pct 2.0% 1st pct
Needs assistance in Aurukunin Kowanyama +2.2 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
4.8% 38th pct 2.6% 9th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

3.0% Diabetes +7.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
10.2% Other condition ◂ +7.2 pts 3.0%
0.3% Heart disease +7.0 pts ▸ 7.2%
1.7% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.2% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.4% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Cancer +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.5% None ◂ +20.5 pts 57.0%
6.4% One condition +8.8 pts ▸ 15.2%
0.8% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.3% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
6.3% 3rd pct 3.0% 0th pct
Unpaid carers in Aurukunin Kowanyama +9.8 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
14.4% 88th pct 4.5% 1st pct
Unpaid child care in Aurukunin Kowanyama +8.5 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
42.5% 100th pct 34.0% 91st pct
Defence service in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.2 pts higher in Kowanyama
2.0% 22nd pct 2.3% 28th pct
Housework 15h+ in Aurukunin Kowanyama +21.0 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
2.6% 0th pct 23.6% 65th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Aurukunin Kowanyama +40 larger in Aurukun
977 62nd pct 937 62nd pct
Median age in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1 yrs older in Aurukun
27 yrs 64th pct 26 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Aurukunin Kowanyama +5.0 pts higher in Kowanyama
10.2% 0th pct 15.3% 5th pct
Unemployment in Aurukunin Kowanyama +28.2 pts higher in Kowanyama
20.6% 86th pct 48.8% 100th pct
Median income in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$14 higher in Kowanyama
$310 3rd pct $324 4th pct
Household income in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$33 higher in Aurukun
$1,005 14th pct $972 13th pct
Indigenous language in Aurukunin Kowanyama +89.5 pts higher in Aurukun
92.3% 100th pct 2.8% 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.2 larger in Aurukun gap narrowing
3.9 100th pct 3.7 100th pct
One-parent in Aurukunin Kowanyama +2.5 pts higher in Kowanyama gap steady
35.2% 100th pct 37.7% 100th pct
Living alone in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
16.5% 2nd pct 16.2% 1st pct

Family composition

45.9% Couples with children ◂ +1.3 pts 44.6%
35.2% One-parent families +2.5 pts ▸ 37.7%
13.7% Couples without children ◂ +1.2 pts 12.5%
5.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

Household size

25.8% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 24.3%
16.1% 2 people +5.8 pts ▸ 21.9%
21.2% 3 people ◂ +5.8 pts 15.4%
16.5% 1 person ◂ +0.3 pts 16.2%
8.1% 5 people +3.7 pts ▸ 11.7%
11.4% 4 people ◂ +0.5 pts 10.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aurukunin Kowanyama +$10 higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
$125 9th pct $115 7th pct
People / bedroom in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.10 higher in Kowanyama gap steady
1.20 96th pct 1.30 100th pct
Renting in Aurukunin Kowanyama +6.9 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
92.4% 100th pct 85.4% 99th pct
Owned outright in Aurukunin Kowanyama +5.3 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 5.3% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Aurukunin Kowanyama +14.2 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
91.1% 58th pct 76.9% 24th pct
3+ bedrooms in Aurukunin Kowanyama +10.7 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
76.7% 48th pct 66.0% 18th pct

How homes are owned or rented

92.4% Rented ◂ +6.9 pts 85.4%
2.5% Other tenure +3.9 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.5% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%
0.0% Owned outright +5.3 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%

Types of homes

91.1% Separate house ◂ +14.2 pts 76.9%
3.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.3 pts ▸ 20.6%
2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 49.4%
18.6% 2 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 30.4%
24.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.8 pts 13.8%
0.0% 5 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

83.5% Under $200 +5.6 pts ▸ 89.1%
1.8% $200–$349 ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Aurukunin Kowanyama +18.6 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
64.8% 100th pct 46.2% 100th pct
Work from home in Aurukunin Kowanyama even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Aurukunin Kowanyama even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

61.2% Walked ◂ +17.9 pts 43.3%
11.2% Car (driver) +17.7 pts ▸ 28.9%
6.6% Car (passenger) +5.2 pts ▸ 11.8%
5.3% Bicycle ◂ +3.7 pts 1.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Worked at home even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

64.8% No vehicle ◂ +18.6 pts 46.2%
30.0% 1 vehicle +2.6 pts ▸ 32.6%
9.0% 2 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.0% 3 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.0% 4 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Aurukunin Kowanyama +28.1 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
37.1% 62nd pct 9.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Aurukunin Kowanyama +23.4 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
17.1% 93rd pct 40.6% 100th pct
Participation in Aurukunin Kowanyama +17.7 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
21.7% 0th pct 39.4% 7th pct
Full-time in Aurukunin Kowanyama +11.9 pts higher in Kowanyama gap widening
44.7% 0th pct 56.7% 30th pct

Industries people work in

37.5% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 39.6%
19.1% Education & training +3.4 pts ▸ 22.5%
7.2% Health care & social assistance +5.6 pts ▸ 12.8%
9.2% Retail trade ◂ +6.5 pts 2.7%
5.9% Administrative & support ◂ +5.9 pts 0.0%
5.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +4.3 pts 1.6%
4.6% Construction ◂ +2.5 pts 2.1%
3.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%
3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%
2.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water +2.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
2.0% Mining ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Community & personal service +1.6 pts ▸ 24.6%
18.4% Professionals ◂ +2.9 pts 15.5%
17.1% Managers ◂ +10.7 pts 6.4%
7.9% Technicians & trades +6.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
9.2% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
9.9% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%
6.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 3.2%
4.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Aurukunin Kowanyama +14 higher in Aurukun
700 0th pct 686 0th pct
ERP in Aurukunin Kowanyama +10 higher in Aurukun
1,165 14th pct 1,155 14th pct
Growth in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1.2 pts higher in Kowanyama
3.1% 44th pct 4.3% 57th pct
Businesses in Aurukunin Kowanyama +9 higher in Aurukun
18 2nd pct 9 1st pct
Approvals in Aurukunin Kowanyama +2 higher in Kowanyama
17 33rd pct 19 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aurukunin Kowanyama +252 higher in Aurukun
1,634 93rd pct 1,381 89th pct
Max temp in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1.0 higher in Kowanyama
33.3 95th pct 34.3 98th pct
Min temp in Aurukunin Kowanyama +0.5 higher in Aurukun
22.0 99th pct 21.5 98th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Aurukunin Kowanyama +83,568 higher in Aurukun
187,738 100th pct 104,171 100th pct
Assault/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +20,496 higher in Aurukun
53,860 100th pct 33,364 100th pct
Sexual/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +449 higher in Aurukun
727 94th pct 278 55th pct
Robbery/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +816 higher in Aurukun
908 100th pct 93 91st pct
Burglary/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1,857 higher in Aurukun
4,360 100th pct 2,502 98th pct
Theft/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1,324 higher in Aurukun
3,270 92nd pct 1,946 73rd pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +969 higher in Aurukun
2,452 100th pct 1,483 100th pct
Property damage/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +436 higher in Aurukun
10,445 100th pct 10,009 100th pct
Drugs/100k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3,153 higher in Aurukun
4,450 98th pct 1,297 79th pct
5-yr change in Aurukunin Kowanyama +214.5 pts higher in Kowanyama
74.4% 95th pct 288.9% 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.3 higher in Aurukun
3.8 53rd pct 0.5 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Aurukunin Kowanyama +3.9 more in Aurukun
4.9 72nd pct 1.0 1st pct
15-min city in Aurukunin Kowanyama +95.3 pts higher in Aurukun
95.3% 96th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Aurukunin Kowanyama +97.9 pts higher in Aurukun
97.9% 99th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Aurukunin Kowanyama +2.3 pts higher in Aurukun
98.5% 98th pct 96.3% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Aurukunin Kowanyama +96.6 pts higher in Aurukun
96.6% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Aurukunin Kowanyama +98.5 pts higher in Aurukun
98.5% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Aurukunin Kowanyama +5.4 more in Aurukun
6.4 0th pct 0.9 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Aurukunin Kowanyama even
0 4th pct 0 8th pct
Mean slope in Aurukunin Kowanyama +1.5 pts higher in Aurukun
4.2% 41st pct 2.6% 7th pct

Compare Aurukun with nearby areas

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Compare Kowanyama with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aurukun vs Kowanyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA30250/aurukun/vs/LGA34420/kowanyama