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0885, NT vs 0886, NT

Name: 0885, NT vs 0886, NT — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 410 km apart · 0885, NT profile · 0886, NT profile

0885, NT 0886, NT

Postcode 0886 and postcode 0885 are two small Northern Territory areas located about 410 km apart. They differ sharply in their social and financial make-up. Postcode 0886 has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 27.4%, compared to 5.5% in postcode 0885. Financial gaps are also large; 50.5% of households in postcode 0885 earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 21.0% of households in postcode 0886 do. Postcode 0886 also has a far higher share of one-parent families at 19.6%, while postcode 0885 is much lower at 4.5%.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have generally widened. This is seen in the growing difference in high incomes and the increasing share of children under 15 in postcode 0885. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas share some common ground. The typical resident in both is 34 years old, and both are equally car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.9 for postcode 0886 and 4.1 for postcode 0885.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 28.7 pts higher in 0885, NT First Nations: 22.0 pts higher in 0886, NT One-parent: 15.1 pts higher in 0886, NT Household size: 0.5 larger in 0885, NT 3+ bedrooms: 11.3 pts higher in 0885, NT

Demographics & Identity

Population in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +4 larger in 0886, NT gap narrowing

751 25th pct 755 25th pct

Median age in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even gap narrowing

34 yrs 10th pct 34 yrs 10th pct

Age structure

36.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 32.8%

33.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +10.8 pts 22.5%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.8 pts ▸ 30.9%

4.4% Youth (15–24) +5.8 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.8% Seniors (65+) +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Marital status

56.9% Married ◂ +20.9 pts 36.0%

32.9% Never married +14.9 pts ▸ 47.8%

5.8% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.0% Separated +2.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.6% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

Age & sex structure

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.6% Australia +3.0 pts ▸ 70.6%

3.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 3.6%

1.5% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.5% India ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.0% China +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

38.6% Australian ◂ +8.0 pts 30.6%

26.9% English +1.7 pts ▸ 28.6%

8.7% Irish even 8.6%

5.6% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.4% German +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +1.7 pts 0.7%

2.1% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

0.8% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

73.2% English only ◂ +3.6 pts 69.7%

1.1% Tagalog even 1.1%

0.0% Mandarin +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.7% No religion +3.1 pts ▸ 47.8%

33.7% Christianity ◂ +1.9 pts 31.8%

19.8% Not stated ◂ +4.9 pts 15.0%

0.8% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Other religions +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.5% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +1.88 more in 0886, NT

4.00 58th pct 5.88 70th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

1 29th pct 1 29th pct

Students in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +54 more in 0885, NT

203 30th pct 149 26th pct

Avg size in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +54 larger in 0885, NT

203 44th pct 149 35th pct

ICSEA in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +110 higher in 0885, NT

888 11th pct 778 2nd pct

Highest year of school

53.5% Year 12 ◂ +5.6 pts 47.9%

14.9% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.0% Year 11 +2.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.8% Year 9 or below +4.4 pts ▸ 8.2%

Highest qualification level

29.7% Certificate III / IV +1.6 pts ▸ 31.3%

20.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.8 pts 16.1%

12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

6.0% Postgraduate degree +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.0% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

18.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.8 pts 16.4%

11.5% Management & commerce +2.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.7% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.2% Education ◂ +3.2 pts 7.0%

9.0% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 5.8%

4.2% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.5% Agriculture & environment +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.2% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Creative arts +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +$576 higher in 0885, NT gap widening

$1,844 100th pct $1,268 93rd pct

Household income in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +$1,243 higher in 0885, NT gap widening

$3,333 100th pct $2,090 82nd pct

Family income in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +$1,389 higher in 0885, NT gap widening

$3,718 100th pct $2,329 76th pct

Household income distribution

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 +13.0 pts ▸ 41.2%

28.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +18.8 pts 9.9%

21.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +10.7 pts 11.1%

7.9% $650–$1,499 +13.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

0.0% Under $650 +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

Personal income distribution

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 27.7%

20.2% $650–$1,499 +6.0 pts ▸ 26.2%

10.4% Under $650 +10.1 pts ▸ 20.4%

15.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 6.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

3.9% Asthma +2.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.6% Mental health +1.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%

2.3% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.9% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.2% None ◂ +3.9 pts 65.3%

9.7% One condition +5.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

1.6% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +0.5 larger in 0885, NT gap widening

2.8 86th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

76.3% Couples with children ◂ +26.7 pts 49.6%

19.0% Couples without children +11.9 pts ▸ 30.9%

4.5% One-parent families +15.1 pts ▸ 19.6%

0.0% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

25.5% 1 person +10.4 pts ▸ 35.9%

25.5% 2 people +7.7 pts ▸ 33.2%

20.4% 4 people ◂ +9.3 pts 11.1%

13.0% 5 people ◂ +7.6 pts 5.3%

11.1% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +$15 higher in 0885, NT gap narrowing

$80 0th pct $65 0th pct

Mortgage in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +$317 higher in 0886, NT gap narrowing

$1,083 23rd pct $1,400 40th pct

People / bedroom in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even gap steady

1.00 93rd pct 1.00 93rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

66.7% Rented +1.7 pts ▸ 68.3%

27.8% Other tenure ◂ +6.8 pts 21.0%

1.9% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.6% Owned outright ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%

0.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

85.2% Separate house ◂ +28.7 pts 56.5%

7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +19.3 pts ▸ 26.7%

3.7% Flat or apartment +7.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% Other dwelling +6.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

Bedrooms per home

67.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +20.6 pts 46.9%

25.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.6 pts 14.9%

1.4% 1 bedroom +16.6 pts ▸ 17.9%

1.4% 4 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

0.0% Studio / none +3.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

78.5% Under $200 ◂ +13.1 pts 65.4%

0.0% $350–$549 +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

0.0% $200–$349 +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.1% $550–$749 ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

52.9% Car (driver) +8.1 pts ▸ 61.0%

8.1% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.9% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.0% Bus ◂ +4.8 pts 1.2%

4.5% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.8% 1 vehicle +12.7 pts ▸ 54.4%

39.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +16.9 pts 23.0%

10.8% 3 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

5.6% No vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

34.3% Mining ◂ +19.2 pts 15.1%

3.4% Accommodation & food +13.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

10.7% Public administration & safety +5.3 pts ▸ 16.0%

12.0% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 11.1%

8.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 7.2%

0.8% Arts & recreation +5.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.8% Construction ◂ +2.5 pts 3.2%

5.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.0 pts 3.5%

3.9% Retail trade +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.6% Other services +2.6 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.9% Administrative & support +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% Electricity, gas & water +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

22.8% Professionals ◂ +5.0 pts 17.8%

12.8% Managers +6.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

15.7% Technicians & trades +1.6 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.5% Community & personal service +3.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.2 pts 6.2%

12.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 10.6%

5.8% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

3.4% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +3 higher in 0885, NT

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +5 higher in 0885, NT

10 100th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +4 higher in 0885, NT

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +1 higher in 0885, NT

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +93 higher in 0885, NT

1,072 86th pct 979 50th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +0.1 higher in 0885, NT

4.1 55th pct 3.9 53rd pct

Types ≤15 min in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +0.1 more in 0885, NT

5.3 69th pct 5.2 68th pct

15-min city in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +8.7 pts higher in 0885, NT

77.5% 76th pct 68.8% 70th pct

Walk to shops in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +24.0 pts higher in 0885, NT

92.2% 90th pct 68.1% 71st pct

Walk to transit in 0885, NT in 0886, NT even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +12.4 pts higher in 0886, NT

82.4% 77th pct 94.8% 87th pct

Walk to a park in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +3.0 pts higher in 0885, NT

100.0% 100th pct 97.0% 73rd pct

Walk to health in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +38.1 pts higher in 0886, NT

0.0% 0th pct 38.1% 55th pct

Amenities/1k in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +13.1 more in 0886, NT

18.6 52nd pct 31.8 74th pct

Intersections/km² in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +5 higher in 0885, NT

28 62nd pct 23 61st pct

Mean slope in 0885, NT in 0886, NT +2.9 pts higher in 0885, NT

6.4% 70th pct 3.5% 25th pct

Compare 0885, NT with nearby areas

0880, NT 0854, NT 0822, NT 0886, NT 4830, QLD 0853, NT 0850, NT 0847, NT

Compare 0886, NT with nearby areas

0822, NT 0847, NT 0837, NT 0836, NT 0846, NT 0835, NT 0830, NT 0839, NT

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 0885, NT vs 0886, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/vs/POA0886/0886-nt