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Northern Peninsula Area vs Torres Strait Island
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 97 km apart · Northern Peninsula Area profile · Torres Strait Island profile
Northern Peninsula Area Torres Strait Island
Torres Strait Island and Northern Peninsula Area are both remote Queensland regions with distinct profiles. Torres Strait Island has a much higher share of people using another language at home (86.2%) and more separate houses (94.3%), with 84.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, the Northern Peninsula Area has a much higher rate of recorded offences per 100,000 people (27,868 compared to 9,142) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (55.2%).
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions across key measures. The gap in home size and language use has widened, while the difference in separate housing and full-time employment has narrowed. Despite these shifts, they remain very similar in other ways; both have an equal typical number of people per home (3.5) and share a low national standing for overall advantage.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,298
- First area, 2016: 2,796
- First area, 2021: 2,781
- Second area, 2011: 4,248
- Second area, 2016: 4,514
- Second area, 2021: 4,124
- First area, 2011: 22 yrs
- First area, 2016: 22 yrs
- First area, 2021: 23 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 23 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 24 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 27 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 Northern Peninsula Area: 0.0% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Torres Strait Island: 0.1% males, 0.1% females
- 80–84 in Northern Peninsula Area: 0.0% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Torres Strait Island: 0.2% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Northern Peninsula Area: 0.4% males, 0.2% females; 75–79 in Torres Strait Island: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Northern Peninsula Area: 0.7% males, 0.6% females; 70–74 in Torres Strait Island: 0.9% males, 0.9% females
- 65–69 in Northern Peninsula Area: 1.4% males, 1.0% females; 65–69 in Torres Strait Island: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Northern Peninsula Area: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Torres Strait Island: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Northern Peninsula Area: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 55–59 in Torres Strait Island: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Northern Peninsula Area: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Torres Strait Island: 3.0% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Northern Peninsula Area: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Torres Strait Island: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Northern Peninsula Area: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Torres Strait Island: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Northern Peninsula Area: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Torres Strait Island: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Northern Peninsula Area: 3.4% males, 4.5% females; 30–34 in Torres Strait Island: 3.3% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Northern Peninsula Area: 3.1% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Torres Strait Island: 3.7% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Northern Peninsula Area: 4.0% males, 4.8% females; 20–24 in Torres Strait Island: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Northern Peninsula Area: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 15–19 in Torres Strait Island: 3.7% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Northern Peninsula Area: 5.7% males, 5.4% females; 10–14 in Torres Strait Island: 4.8% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Northern Peninsula Area: 6.2% males, 6.6% females; 5–9 in Torres Strait Island: 6.3% males, 6.2% females
- 0–4 in Northern Peninsula Area: 6.1% males, 5.2% females; 0–4 in Torres Strait Island: 5.4% males, 5.5% 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: $439
- First area, 2016: $468
- First area, 2021: $604
- Second area, 2011: $314
- Second area, 2016: $373
- Second area, 2021: $411
- First area, 2011: $959
- First area, 2016: $1,158
- First area, 2021: $1,331
- Second area, 2011: $849
- Second area, 2016: $929
- Second area, 2021: $976
- First area, 2011: $907
- First area, 2016: $1,064
- First area, 2021: $1,287
- Second area, 2011: $788
- Second area, 2016: $856
- Second area, 2021: $923
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.6
- First area, 2016: 3.8
- First area, 2021: 3.5
- Second area, 2011: 3.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.8
- Second area, 2021: 3.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $60
- First area, 2016: $120
- First area, 2021: $120
- Second area, 2011: $60
- Second area, 2016: $115
- Second area, 2021: $130
- First area, 2011: 1.50
- First area, 2016: 1.30
- First area, 2021: 1.30
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 1.10
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Northern Peninsula Area vs Torres Strait Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA35780/northern-peninsula-area/vs/LGA36960/torres-strait-island