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Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw vs Tablelands
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 302 km apart · Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw profile · Tablelands profile
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw Tablelands
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw and Tablelands are two remote Queensland areas with very different social profiles. Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw has a much higher First Nations population at 83.3% compared to 18.5% in Tablelands. It is also much younger, with a typical age of 30 and 24.7% of people under 15, while Tablelands is older with a typical age of 43. Housing differs sharply, as 84.4% of homes in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw are rented, whereas 44.6% of Tablelands homes are owned outright.
Both areas are almost identical in their typical weekly household income, which is around $1,100. They also share a car-dependent walkability score and have similar rates of long-term health conditions. While they share these basics, other gaps are widening; residents in Tablelands are now far older and have a much higher typical personal income than those in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,694
- First area, 2016: 1,700
- First area, 2021: 1,691
- Second area, 2011: 5,493
- Second area, 2016: 5,985
- Second area, 2021: 6,204
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Tablelands: 0.7% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.0% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Tablelands: 1.2% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.2% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Tablelands: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Tablelands: 2.5% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.1% males, 1.1% females; 65–69 in Tablelands: 3.7% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 60–64 in Tablelands: 4.3% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Tablelands: 4.0% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in Tablelands: 4.6% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Tablelands: 4.2% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Tablelands: 4.0% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 2.3% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Tablelands: 5.0% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 3.2% males, 4.4% females; 30–34 in Tablelands: 5.1% males, 1.8% females
- 25–29 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 3.9% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Tablelands: 5.6% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Tablelands: 4.5% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.6% females; 15–19 in Tablelands: 3.1% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.8% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Tablelands: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.2% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in Tablelands: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Tablelands: 2.1% males, 1.9% 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: $293
- First area, 2016: $339
- First area, 2021: $345
- Second area, 2011: $419
- Second area, 2016: $519
- Second area, 2021: $611
- First area, 2011: $1,089
- First area, 2016: $879
- First area, 2021: $1,104
- Second area, 2011: $795
- Second area, 2016: $979
- Second area, 2021: $1,171
- First area, 2011: $784
- First area, 2016: $795
- First area, 2021: $902
- Second area, 2011: $979
- Second area, 2016: $1,215
- Second area, 2021: $1,512
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: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $45
- First area, 2016: $70
- First area, 2021: $118
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $139
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2011: $1,274
- Second area, 2016: $1,486
- Second area, 2021: $1,329
- First area, 2011: 1.50
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.30
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/vs/315011400/tablelands