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Carpentaria vs Barkly

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 349 km apart · Carpentaria profile · Barkly profile

Carpentaria Barkly

Carpentaria and Barkly are both sparsely populated areas with very high First Nations populations. Barkly has a far higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (73.4% compared to 13.2% in Carpentaria) and a much higher share of people using another language at home (54.7% versus 10.2%). Housing and lifestyle also differ, with Barkly having a far higher share of separate houses (90.9% compared to 70.7%) and more people caring for children unpaid (40.4% versus 27.1%).

Everyday life in both places shares similar challenges, with both scoring at the lowest level for overall advantage and access to resources. They also have almost identical average maximum temperatures and similar rates of population growth. While the gap in First Nations population has narrowed since 2011, other differences have grown, such as the share of people with no motor vehicle, which is now 22.3 percentage points higher in Barkly.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 44.4 pts higher in Barkly Mortgage: $933 higher in Carpentaria No car: 22.3 pts higher in Barkly Separate houses: 20.2 pts higher in Barkly Limited English: 4.8 pts higher in Barkly

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carpentariain Barkly +2,718 larger in Carpentaria gap widening
4,921 22nd pct 2,203 8th pct
Median age in Carpentariain Barkly +4 yrs older in Carpentaria gap narrowing
30 yrs 3rd pct 26 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Carpentariain Barkly +10.2 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
62.2% 100th pct 72.4% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Carpentariain Barkly +3.9 pts higher in Carpentaria gap widening
9.0% 12th pct 5.1% 3rd pct
Under 15 in Carpentariain Barkly +2.6 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
24.1% 91st pct 26.7% 97th pct
De facto in Carpentariain Barkly +17.1 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
27.4% 100th pct 10.3% 29th pct

Age structure

27.4% Young adults (25–44) +4.7 pts ▸ 32.1%
24.1% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 26.7%
23.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.6 pts 16.6%
16.3% Youth (15–24) +3.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
9.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 5.1%

Marital status

65.1% Never married ◂ +17.9 pts 47.3%
23.6% Married +18.6 pts ▸ 42.2%
5.6% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 3.4%
2.5% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.0% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Carpentaria Barkly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Carpentariain Barkly +0.7 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
4.6% 0th pct 3.9% 0th pct

Country of birth

85.2% Australia +6.6 pts ▸ 91.8%
0.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Philippines even 0.4%
0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

18.5% Australian ◂ +7.0 pts 11.5%
13.2% English ◂ +1.7 pts 11.5%
3.7% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
3.3% Scottish even 3.3%
2.2% German ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
0.8% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Carpentariain Barkly +44.4 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
10.2% 44th pct 54.7% 92nd pct
Limited English in Carpentariain Barkly +4.8 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
0.1% 4th pct 4.9% 81st pct

Language used at home

80.3% English only ◂ +40.5 pts 39.7%
0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Mandarin even 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Carpentariain Barkly +13.4 pts higher in Carpentaria gap widening
43.2% 59th pct 29.8% 18th pct

Religious affiliation

38.0% Christianity +22.5 pts ▸ 60.5%
43.2% No religion ◂ +13.4 pts 29.8%
12.0% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 8.2%
6.2% Other religions ◂ +5.3 pts 0.9%
0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.3% Hinduism even 0.3%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Carpentariain Barkly +1.0 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
27.6% 0th pct 26.6% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Carpentariain Barkly +1.9 pts higher in Carpentaria gap steady
7.2% 1st pct 5.4% 0th pct
Schools in Carpentariain Barkly +3 more in Barkly
6 71st pct 9 88th pct
Schools/1k kids in Carpentariain Barkly +10.25 more in Barkly
5.06 86th pct 15.31 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Carpentariain Barkly +5 more in Barkly
6 12th pct 11 29th pct
Students in Carpentariain Barkly +506 more in Carpentaria
838 31st pct 332 11th pct
Avg size in Carpentariain Barkly +103 larger in Carpentaria
140 14th pct 37 0th pct
ICSEA in Carpentariain Barkly +73 higher in Carpentaria
683 0th pct 610 0th pct

Highest year of school

33.4% Year 10 ◂ +8.5 pts 24.9%
18.5% Year 9 or below +10.9 pts ▸ 29.4%
27.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 26.6%
8.9% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

Highest qualification level

34.3% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 36.9%
12.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.7 pts 8.6%
3.4% Certificate I / II +5.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma even 8.6%
2.7% Postgraduate degree +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

14.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 14.0%
4.7% Agriculture & environment +9.0 pts ▸ 13.7%
10.5% Education ◂ +1.0 pts 9.5%
9.0% Management & commerce +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.6% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.0% Health ◂ +2.7 pts 4.3%
5.8% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%
3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
1.2% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Carpentariain Barkly +$67 higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
$483 2nd pct $416 0th pct
Household income in Carpentariain Barkly +$107 higher in Carpentaria gap widening
$1,279 19th pct $1,172 12th pct
Family income in Carpentariain Barkly +$313 higher in Carpentaria gap widening
$1,159 0th pct $846 0th pct
High earners in Carpentariain Barkly +2.1 pts higher in Carpentaria gap steady
5.8% 19th pct 3.7% 7th pct
High-income homes in Carpentariain Barkly +5.8 pts higher in Carpentaria gap widening
11.8% 20th pct 6.0% 0th pct

Household income distribution

28.3% $650–$1,499 +8.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
24.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 22.9%
21.3% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 15.1%
6.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%
5.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 1.0%

Personal income distribution

50.0% Under $650 +7.6 pts ▸ 57.6%
22.4% $650–$1,499 +0.1 pts ▸ 22.5%
10.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 7.9%
2.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Carpentariain Barkly +1.8 pts higher in Carpentaria
18.1% 8th pct 16.3% 4th pct
Mental health in Carpentariain Barkly +0.9 pts higher in Carpentaria
2.9% 2nd pct 2.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Carpentariain Barkly +1.2 pts higher in Carpentaria gap steady
2.9% 10th pct 1.7% 2nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.0% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.3% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.7% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 3.3%
4.6% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%
4.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%
2.9% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%
1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%
1.0% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.9% None +2.8 pts ▸ 73.7%
12.8% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 12.9%
3.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%
1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Carpentariain Barkly +3.7 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
10.4% 20th pct 6.7% 4th pct
Unpaid carers in Carpentariain Barkly +1.4 pts higher in Carpentaria gap steady
7.0% 6th pct 5.7% 1st pct
Unpaid child care in Carpentariain Barkly +13.3 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
27.1% 57th pct 40.4% 100th pct
Defence service in Carpentariain Barkly +1.6 pts higher in Carpentaria
2.5% 41st pct 0.9% 8th pct
Housework 15h+ in Carpentariain Barkly +14.4 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
9.8% 0th pct 24.2% 77th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Carpentariain Barkly +1,466 larger in Carpentaria
3,062 92nd pct 1,596 88th pct
Median age in Carpentariain Barkly +1 yrs older in Barkly
24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Carpentariain Barkly +8.4 pts higher in Carpentaria
19.2% 1st pct 10.8% 0th pct
Unemployment in Carpentariain Barkly +16.5 pts higher in Barkly
17.9% 86th pct 34.4% 100th pct
Median income in Carpentariain Barkly +$12 higher in Carpentaria
$344 0th pct $332 0th pct
Household income in Carpentariain Barkly +$76 higher in Carpentaria
$1,045 8th pct $969 4th pct
Indigenous language in Carpentariain Barkly +60.2 pts higher in Barkly
13.2% 87th pct 73.4% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Carpentariain Barkly +0.7 larger in Barkly gap steady
3.0 89th pct 3.7 100th pct
One-parent in Carpentariain Barkly +1.6 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
26.9% 100th pct 25.3% 97th pct
Living alone in Carpentariain Barkly +6.4 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
26.0% 54th pct 19.6% 27th pct

Family composition

51.6% Couples with children +7.4 pts ▸ 59.0%
26.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 25.3%
18.5% Couples without children ◂ +4.5 pts 14.0%
2.8% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%

Household size

26.7% 2 people ◂ +4.4 pts 22.3%
26.0% 1 person ◂ +6.4 pts 19.6%
13.7% 6 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 22.9%
13.6% 3 people ◂ +3.0 pts 10.5%
10.3% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 13.2%
9.1% 5 people +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Carpentariain Barkly +$55 higher in Carpentaria gap steady
$125 0th pct $70 0th pct
Mortgage in Carpentariain Barkly +$933 higher in Carpentaria gap widening
$1,042 5th pct $109 0th pct
People / bedroom in Carpentariain Barkly +0.10 higher in Barkly gap steady
1.20 100th pct 1.30 100th pct
Renting in Carpentariain Barkly +7.7 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
64.3% 98th pct 56.6% 93rd pct
Owned outright in Carpentariain Barkly +8.9 pts higher in Carpentaria gap narrowing
17.7% 13th pct 8.9% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Carpentariain Barkly +20.2 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
70.7% 28th pct 90.9% 68th pct
3+ bedrooms in Carpentariain Barkly +16.8 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
58.4% 14th pct 75.2% 38th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.3% Rented ◂ +7.7 pts 56.6%
9.2% Other tenure +18.3 pts ▸ 27.5%
17.7% Owned outright ◂ +8.9 pts 8.9%
3.1% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.2 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

70.7% Separate house +20.2 pts ▸ 90.9%
11.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.1 pts 0.6%
8.4% Other dwelling ◂ +4.1 pts 4.3%
6.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.0% 3 bedrooms +10.3 pts ▸ 52.3%
25.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.5 pts 10.5%
13.1% 4 bedrooms +4.7 pts ▸ 17.8%
10.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.3 pts 7.4%
3.3% 5 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.0% Studio / none ◂ +2.1 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

72.9% Under $200 +7.4 pts ▸ 80.3%
15.3% $200–$349 ◂ +13.9 pts 1.5%
2.7% $350–$549 ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%
0.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +20.0 pts 30.0%
34.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +34.3 pts 0.0%
15.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +15.7 pts 0.0%
4.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Carpentariain Barkly +22.3 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
23.7% 95th pct 46.1% 100th pct
Work from home in Carpentariain Barkly +1.2 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
8.8% 25th pct 10.0% 30th pct
PT commute in Carpentariain Barkly +1.4 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
1.1% 35th pct 2.5% 59th pct
PT stops in Carpentariain Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Carpentariain Barkly even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Carpentariain Barkly even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Carpentariain Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

25.8% Walked +15.1 pts ▸ 40.9%
38.8% Car (driver) ◂ +17.3 pts 21.5%
10.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.1 pts 6.1%
8.8% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 10.0%
1.1% Bus +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

23.7% No vehicle +22.3 pts ▸ 46.1%
39.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.1 pts 32.9%
23.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.3 pts 13.2%
7.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 3.9%
6.4% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Carpentariain Barkly +0.6 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
28.9% 13th pct 29.5% 15th pct
Recent arrivals in Carpentariain Barkly +13.6 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
17.0% 75th pct 30.6% 95th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Carpentariain Barkly +7.5 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
8.2% 89th pct 15.6% 100th pct
Participation in Carpentariain Barkly +2.7 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
44.5% 7th pct 47.3% 10th pct
Full-time in Carpentariain Barkly +3.5 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
67.8% 92nd pct 71.3% 99th pct

Industries people work in

17.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +29.9 pts ▸ 47.0%
16.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.3 pts 13.3%
12.7% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 13.6%
10.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.6 pts 2.5%
6.7% Retail trade ◂ +2.4 pts 4.4%
6.1% Construction ◂ +3.9 pts 2.2%
0.9% Mining +4.5 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%
4.4% Administrative & support ◂ +2.2 pts 2.2%
4.0% Other services ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%
3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.2 pts 0.5%
2.1% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

Occupations people work in

21.1% Labourers +12.5 pts ▸ 33.5%
16.3% Professionals ◂ +4.1 pts 12.2%
14.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 12.9%
13.6% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
9.7% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 10.6%
9.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.3 pts 4.2%
7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.1 pts 5.8%
4.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Carpentariain Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Carpentariain Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Carpentariain Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Carpentariain Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Carpentariain Barkly +56 higher in Carpentaria
797 0th pct 741 0th pct
ERP in Carpentariain Barkly +2,688 higher in Carpentaria
5,284 22nd pct 2,596 9th pct
Growth in Carpentariain Barkly +0.6 pts higher in Carpentaria
3.9% 44th pct 3.3% 38th pct
Businesses in Carpentariain Barkly +247 higher in Carpentaria
262 11th pct 15 1st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Carpentariain Barkly +309 higher in Carpentaria
700 33rd pct 391 5th pct
Max temp in Carpentariain Barkly even
34.9 100th pct 34.9 100th pct
Min temp in Carpentariain Barkly +2.0 higher in Carpentaria
21.2 98th pct 19.2 93rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Carpentariain Barkly +1.2 higher in Carpentaria
3.4 24th pct 2.2 13th pct
Types ≤15 min in Carpentariain Barkly +1.2 more in Carpentaria
3.9 29th pct 2.7 16th pct
15-min city in Carpentariain Barkly +29.9 pts higher in Carpentaria
45.3% 33rd pct 15.4% 10th pct
Walk to shops in Carpentariain Barkly +5.8 pts higher in Carpentaria
63.0% 50th pct 57.1% 45th pct
Walk to transit in Carpentariain Barkly even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Carpentariain Barkly +3.5 pts higher in Barkly
67.4% 44th pct 70.9% 47th pct
Walk to a park in Carpentariain Barkly +22.5 pts higher in Carpentaria
63.6% 20th pct 41.1% 11th pct
Walk to health in Carpentariain Barkly +9.0 pts higher in Carpentaria
49.3% 53rd pct 40.3% 45th pct
Amenities/1k in Carpentariain Barkly +3.1 more in Carpentaria
24.4 80th pct 21.3 75th pct
Intersections/km² in Carpentariain Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Carpentariain Barkly +0.4 pts higher in Barkly
2.6% 4th pct 3.0% 11th pct

Compare Carpentaria with nearby areas

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Compare Barkly with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carpentaria vs Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315021404/carpentaria/vs/702021055/barkly