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Derby - West Kimberley vs Halls Creek
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 338 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 high First Nations populations. Halls Creek has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 77.9%, compared to 60.2% in Derby - West Kimberley. There are also significant differences in employment and transport; unemployment is far higher in Halls Creek at 24.4%, while Derby - West Kimberley sits at 5.8%. Additionally, 48.1% of Halls Creek homes have no motor vehicle, which is far higher than the 31.7% seen in Derby - West Kimberley.
The gap in unemployment between the two areas has widened since 2016, but they share many other similarities. Both areas have about the same rate of adults working or looking for work and similar levels of rent for households. They also share a very low level of access to money and resources. In both places, typical weekly family incomes are far below the national figure, with Derby - West Kimberley at $1,036 and Halls Creek at $785.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 7,705
- First area, 2021: 7,045
- Second area, 2016: 3,270
- Second area, 2021: 3,603
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 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, 0.2% 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: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 75–79 in Halls Creek: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Derby - West Kimberley: 1.2% males, 1.0% females; 70–74 in Halls Creek: 0.7% 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, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Halls Creek: 1.5% males, 1.6% 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, 2.9% 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, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Derby - West Kimberley: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Halls Creek: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in Derby - West Kimberley: 4.7% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Halls Creek: 3.9% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Derby - West Kimberley: 4.1% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Halls Creek: 4.1% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Derby - West Kimberley: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 20–24 in Halls Creek: 4.0% males, 4.6% females
- 15–19 in Derby - West Kimberley: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Halls Creek: 5.1% males, 4.3% females
- 10–14 in Derby - West Kimberley: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Halls Creek: 4.0% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Derby - West Kimberley: 4.3% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Halls Creek: 4.6% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Derby - West Kimberley: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Halls Creek: 4.6% males, 3.8% 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, 2016: $433
- First area, 2021: $461
- Second area, 2016: $358
- Second area, 2021: $362
- First area, 2016: $1,269
- First area, 2021: $1,327
- Second area, 2016: $1,019
- Second area, 2021: $1,096
- First area, 2016: $1,081
- First area, 2021: $1,036
- Second area, 2016: $807
- Second area, 2021: $785
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, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $100
- First area, 2021: $100
- Second area, 2016: $75
- Second area, 2021: $90
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,629
- Second area, 2016: $981
- Second area, 2021: $1,600
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- 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/sa2/510011263/derby-west-kimberley/vs/510011264/halls-creek