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Derby-West Kimberley vs Halls Creek
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 340 km apart · Derby-West Kimberley profile · Halls Creek profile
Derby-West Kimberley Halls Creek
Derby-West Kimberley and Halls Creek are both remote Western Australian areas with very high First Nations populations. Halls Creek has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 77.6%, compared to 60.3% in Derby-West Kimberley. Halls Creek also sees much higher unemployment, with 24.0% of people out of work compared to 6.1% in Derby-West Kimberley. This gap is partly linked to a higher First Nations unemployment rate in Halls Creek, which is 39.6% against 13.8% in Derby-West Kimberley. In terms of environment, Derby-West Kimberley is much wetter, receiving 787mm of average annual rainfall compared to just 451mm in Halls Creek.
These two areas share very similar daily realities, with almost identical rates of renting and the same low level of access to money and resources. Both areas also have about the same share of recent overseas arrivals, sitting around 24%. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are shifting; the difference in the share of people using another language at home and the gap in First Nations populations have both narrowed since 2011. In both places, the typical weekly personal income remains far below the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,435
- First area, 2016: 7,730
- First area, 2021: 7,075
- Second area, 2011: 3,560
- Second area, 2016: 3,269
- Second area, 2021: 3,574
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 26 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 29 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 Derby-West Kimberley: 0.1% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Halls Creek: 0.1% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Derby-West Kimberley: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Halls Creek: 0.3% males, 0.2% females
- 75–79 in Derby-West Kimberley: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 75–79 in Halls Creek: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Derby-West Kimberley: 1.2% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Halls Creek: 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 65–69 in Derby-West Kimberley: 2.1% males, 1.6% females; 65–69 in Halls Creek: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 60–64 in Derby-West Kimberley: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Halls Creek: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 55–59 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Halls Creek: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Derby-West Kimberley: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Halls Creek: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Halls Creek: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Halls Creek: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Halls Creek: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Derby-West Kimberley: 4.7% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Halls Creek: 3.8% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Derby-West Kimberley: 4.1% males, 4.4% females; 25–29 in Halls Creek: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 20–24 in Halls Creek: 4.0% males, 4.7% females
- 15–19 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Halls Creek: 5.0% males, 4.4% females
- 10–14 in Derby-West Kimberley: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Halls Creek: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 5–9 in Derby-West Kimberley: 4.3% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Halls Creek: 4.7% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Derby-West Kimberley: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Halls Creek: 4.7% males, 3.9% 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: $409
- First area, 2016: $433
- First area, 2021: $459
- Second area, 2011: $312
- Second area, 2016: $359
- Second area, 2021: $363
- First area, 2011: $1,208
- First area, 2016: $1,264
- First area, 2021: $1,325
- Second area, 2011: $968
- Second area, 2016: $1,023
- Second area, 2021: $1,098
- First area, 2011: $1,048
- First area, 2016: $1,077
- First area, 2021: $1,032
- Second area, 2011: $755
- Second area, 2016: $809
- Second area, 2021: $786
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $65
- First area, 2016: $100
- First area, 2021: $100
- Second area, 2011: $50
- Second area, 2016: $75
- Second area, 2021: $90
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,629
- Second area, 2011: $175
- Second area, 2016: $981
- Second area, 2021: $1,600
- First area, 2011: 1.30
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.60
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.30
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Derby-West Kimberley vs Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA52800/derby-west-kimberley/vs/LGA53920/halls-creek