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Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw vs Northern Peninsula
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 430 km apart · Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw profile · Northern Peninsula profile
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw Northern Peninsula
Northern Peninsula and Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw are two sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Northern Peninsula has a much younger population, with 34.9% of people under 15, and is far more linguistically diverse, as 72.8% use a language other than English at home. It also has a higher typical weekly income of $604, compared to $345 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw. In contrast, Kowanyama - Pormpuraam has a higher unemployment rate at 41.6% and nearly half of all homes there have no motor vehicle.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have often widened, particularly regarding typical incomes, Year 12 completion and the share of children. Despite these diverging trends, they remain very similar in some ways. Both have a typical weekly rent of around $118 to $120, and both are ranked among the most disadvantaged areas in the nation. They also share similar home sizes, with about 64% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,694
- First area, 2016: 1,700
- First area, 2021: 1,691
- Second area, 2011: 2,298
- Second area, 2016: 2,796
- Second area, 2021: 2,781
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 22 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 22 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 23 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 Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.0% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Northern Peninsula: 0.0% males, 0.1% females
- 80–84 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.0% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Northern Peninsula: 0.0% males, 0.1% females
- 75–79 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.2% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Northern Peninsula: 0.4% males, 0.2% females
- 70–74 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Northern Peninsula: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 65–69 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.1% males, 1.1% females; 65–69 in Northern Peninsula: 1.4% males, 1.0% females
- 60–64 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 60–64 in Northern Peninsula: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Northern Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Northern Peninsula: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Northern Peninsula: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Northern Peninsula: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.3% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Northern Peninsula: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 3.2% males, 4.4% females; 30–34 in Northern Peninsula: 3.4% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Northern Peninsula: 3.1% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Northern Peninsula: 4.0% males, 4.8% females
- 15–19 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.6% females; 15–19 in Northern Peninsula: 4.1% males, 4.1% females
- 10–14 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.8% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Northern Peninsula: 5.7% males, 5.4% females
- 5–9 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.2% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Northern Peninsula: 6.2% males, 6.6% females
- 0–4 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Northern Peninsula: 6.1% males, 5.2% 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: $293
- First area, 2016: $339
- First area, 2021: $345
- Second area, 2011: $438
- Second area, 2016: $468
- Second area, 2021: $604
- First area, 2011: $1,089
- First area, 2016: $879
- First area, 2021: $1,104
- Second area, 2011: $963
- Second area, 2016: $1,158
- Second area, 2021: $1,331
- First area, 2011: $784
- First area, 2016: $795
- First area, 2021: $902
- Second area, 2011: $907
- Second area, 2016: $1,064
- Second area, 2021: $1,287
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: 3.9
- First area, 2016: 3.3
- First area, 2021: 3.6
- Second area, 2011: 3.6
- Second area, 2016: 3.8
- Second area, 2021: 3.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $45
- First area, 2016: $70
- First area, 2021: $118
- Second area, 2011: $60
- Second area, 2016: $120
- Second area, 2021: $120
- First area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.50
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.30
- Second area, 2011: 1.50
- Second area, 2016: 1.30
- Second area, 2021: 1.30
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw vs Northern Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/vs/315011399/northern-peninsula