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Halls Creek vs Tanami

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 318 km apart · Halls Creek profile · Tanami profile

Halls Creek Tanami

Halls Creek and Tanami are both sparsely populated areas with very high First Nations populations. Tanami is more linguistically diverse, with 83.4% of people using another language at home and 93.1% speaking a First Nations language, compared to 48.2% and 58.0% in Halls Creek. Employment and education profiles also differ, as First Nations unemployment is far higher in Halls Creek at 39.1% compared to 23.2% in Tanami, though Halls Creek has a far higher share of Year 12 completions at 24.6% against Tanami's 14.0%.

The gap in the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has narrowed since 2016, falling from 21.9% to 12.2%. Both areas share many similarities, including a typical resident age of 29 and identical low rankings for access to money and resources. They are also similar in that they both have almost no public transport and typical weekly incomes that sit far below the national figure.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 35.3 pts higher in Tanami De facto: 13.6 pts higher in Halls Creek Full-time: 8.8 pts higher in Halls Creek Unpaid carers: 4.1 pts higher in Halls Creek Unpaid child care: 12.2 pts higher in Tanami

Demographics & Identity

Population in Halls Creekin Tanami +764 larger in Halls Creek gap widening
3,603 14th pct 2,839 11th pct
Median age in Halls Creekin Tanami even gap steady
29 yrs 0th pct 29 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Halls Creekin Tanami +7.3 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
77.9% 100th pct 85.2% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Halls Creekin Tanami +2.1 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
6.5% 6th pct 4.4% 2nd pct
Under 15 in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.3 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
25.1% 93rd pct 25.4% 94th pct
De facto in Halls Creekin Tanami +13.6 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
17.9% 90th pct 4.3% 1st pct

Age structure

30.9% Young adults (25–44) +1.1 pts ▸ 32.1%
25.1% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 25.4%
19.4% Older adults (45–64) +1.7 pts ▸ 21.1%
18.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 16.8%
6.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%

Marital status

60.7% Never married ◂ +22.8 pts 37.9%
27.5% Married +21.2 pts ▸ 48.8%
3.1% Widowed +3.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.7% Divorced ◂ +1.2 pts 3.4%
3.7% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Halls Creek Tanami

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.9 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
5.1% 0th pct 3.2% 0th pct

Country of birth

84.3% Australia +6.1 pts ▸ 90.4%
1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.8% England ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% China even 0.2%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

8.3% English ◂ +4.1 pts 4.2%
6.4% Australian ◂ +2.5 pts 3.8%
3.1% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 0.8%
2.1% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%
0.9% German +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.7% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Halls Creekin Tanami +35.3 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
48.2% 89th pct 83.4% 100th pct
Limited English in Halls Creekin Tanami +11.1 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
3.7% 75th pct 14.8% 99th pct

Language used at home

40.0% English only ◂ +29.3 pts 10.6%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 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% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.2 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
18.4% 6th pct 14.2% 2nd pct

Religious affiliation

60.7% Christianity +10.6 pts ▸ 71.3%
18.4% No religion ◂ +4.2 pts 14.2%
17.2% Not stated ◂ +3.7 pts 13.5%
2.9% Other religions ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%
0.2% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Halls Creekin Tanami +10.6 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
24.6% 0th pct 14.0% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.3 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
7.2% 1st pct 5.9% 0th pct
Schools in Halls Creekin Tanami even
9 88th pct 9 88th pct
Schools/1k kids in Halls Creekin Tanami +2.53 more in Tanami
9.96 99th pct 12.48 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Halls Creekin Tanami +1 more in Tanami
9 21st pct 10 25th pct
Students in Halls Creekin Tanami +193 more in Halls Creek
603 22nd pct 410 14th pct
Avg size in Halls Creekin Tanami +21 larger in Halls Creek
67 3rd pct 46 0th pct
ICSEA in Halls Creekin Tanami +71 higher in Halls Creek
655 0th pct 585 0th pct

Highest year of school

19.0% Year 9 or below +31.3 pts ▸ 50.4%
27.2% Year 10 ◂ +10.9 pts 16.3%
24.6% Year 12 ◂ +10.6 pts 14.0%
13.0% Year 11 ◂ +5.1 pts 7.9%

Highest qualification level

26.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +7.3 pts 18.9%
11.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.3 pts 11.6%
5.5% Certificate I / II +1.7 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%
3.2% Postgraduate degree +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

10.0% Education +1.5 pts ▸ 11.5%
9.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 8.8%
8.6% Engineering & related ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%
5.8% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.0% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 5.4%
4.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 4.5%
4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%
1.3% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%
0.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Halls Creekin Tanami +$93 higher in Halls Creek gap steady
$362 0th pct $269 0th pct
Household income in Halls Creekin Tanami +$181 higher in Tanami gap widening
$1,096 8th pct $1,277 19th pct
Family income in Halls Creekin Tanami +$78 higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
$785 0th pct $707 0th pct
High earners in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.3 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
4.8% 13th pct 4.5% 11th pct
High-income homes in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.5 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
6.3% 0th pct 4.8% 0th pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 36.1%
23.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.9 pts ▸ 28.2%
23.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.7 pts 16.4%
3.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%
2.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

Personal income distribution

58.4% Under $650 +13.2 pts ▸ 71.6%
14.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.2 pts 7.7%
8.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 6.3%
1.3% $3,000 or more even 1.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.4 pts higher in Tanami
13.8% 0th pct 18.2% 8th pct
Mental health in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.5 pts higher in Halls Creek
2.3% 0th pct 1.9% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.4 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
3.9% 21st pct 3.5% 14th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

5.6% Diabetes +4.5 pts ▸ 10.1%
4.0% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.6% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%
3.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.3% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%
1.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%
0.8% Lung condition even 0.7%
0.6% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.6% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.1% None +5.3 pts ▸ 71.3%
10.1% One condition +4.4 pts ▸ 14.5%
2.6% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.9% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.4 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
9.3% 14th pct 4.9% 0th pct
Unpaid carers in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.1 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
16.0% 100th pct 11.9% 44th pct
Unpaid child care in Halls Creekin Tanami +12.2 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
36.8% 94th pct 48.9% 100th pct
Defence service in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.5 pts higher in Halls Creek
1.0% 10th pct 0.5% 1st pct
Housework 15h+ in Halls Creekin Tanami +3.8 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
17.1% 17th pct 20.9% 48th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Halls Creekin Tanami +388 larger in Halls Creek
2,806 91st pct 2,418 90th pct
Median age in Halls Creekin Tanami +1 yrs older in Tanami
25 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 64th pct
Year 12 in Halls Creekin Tanami +10.0 pts higher in Halls Creek
17.2% 0th pct 7.2% 0th pct
Unemployment in Halls Creekin Tanami +15.9 pts higher in Halls Creek
39.1% 100th pct 23.2% 94th pct
Median income in Halls Creekin Tanami +$59 higher in Halls Creek
$308 0th pct $249 0th pct
Household income in Halls Creekin Tanami +$123 higher in Tanami
$867 0th pct $990 5th pct
Indigenous language in Halls Creekin Tanami +35.1 pts higher in Tanami
58.0% 100th pct 93.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.9 larger in Tanami gap steady
3.3 97th pct 4.2 100th pct
One-parent in Halls Creekin Tanami +9.7 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
36.8% 100th pct 27.1% 100th pct
Living alone in Halls Creekin Tanami +6.5 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
27.2% 59th pct 20.6% 31st pct

Family composition

47.8% Couples with children +9.3 pts ▸ 57.1%
36.8% One-parent families ◂ +9.7 pts 27.1%
11.3% Couples without children +2.4 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.0% Other families ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

Household size

19.0% 6 or more +15.8 pts ▸ 34.8%
27.2% 1 person ◂ +6.5 pts 20.6%
18.4% 2 people ◂ +1.4 pts 16.9%
15.1% 3 people ◂ +6.4 pts 8.7%
11.4% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 10.3%
8.7% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 7.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Halls Creekin Tanami
$90 0th pct —
Mortgage in Halls Creekin Tanami
$1,600 34th pct —
People / bedroom in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.20 higher in Tanami gap narrowing
1.30 100th pct 1.50 100th pct
Renting in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.5 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
72.9% 100th pct 71.5% 100th pct
Owned outright in Halls Creekin Tanami +5.6 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
7.0% 0th pct 1.5% 0th pct
Separate houses in Halls Creekin Tanami +10.2 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
81.3% 42nd pct 91.5% 69th pct
3+ bedrooms in Halls Creekin Tanami +7.3 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
61.1% 17th pct 68.3% 25th pct

How homes are owned or rented

72.9% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 71.5%
11.9% Other tenure +11.9 pts ▸ 23.8%
7.7% Not stated ◂ +5.1 pts 2.6%
7.0% Owned outright ◂ +5.6 pts 1.5%
1.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

81.3% Separate house +10.2 pts ▸ 91.5%
8.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.7 pts 4.1%
5.3% Other dwelling ◂ +2.7 pts 2.6%
1.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

44.4% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 49.9%
20.9% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 22.3%
15.0% 4 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 16.0%
9.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.1 pts 6.4%
1.7% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.8% Studio / none ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

80.8% Under $200 ◂ +2.8 pts 78.1%
10.4% $200–$349 ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%
1.1% $350–$549 even 1.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Halls Creekin Tanami +7.9 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
48.1% 100th pct 40.2% 100th pct
Work from home in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.8 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
3.2% 1st pct 1.4% 0th pct
PT commute in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.9 pts higher in Tanami gap steady
2.7% 61st pct 4.5% 79th pct
PT stops in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

36.0% Walked +6.7 pts ▸ 42.7%
34.9% Car (driver) ◂ +7.6 pts 27.3%
8.5% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%
2.7% Bus +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

48.1% No vehicle ◂ +7.9 pts 40.2%
33.8% 1 vehicle +12.3 pts ▸ 46.2%
12.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 10.3%
3.9% 3 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.6 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
26.8% 8th pct 22.2% 0th pct
Recent arrivals in Halls Creekin Tanami +3.4 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
24.3% 89th pct 20.9% 85th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Halls Creekin Tanami +8.7 pts higher in Halls Creek gap steady
24.4% 100th pct 15.7% 100th pct
Participation in Halls Creekin Tanami +6.6 pts higher in Halls Creek gap widening
38.5% 0th pct 31.9% 0th pct
Full-time in Halls Creekin Tanami +8.8 pts higher in Halls Creek gap narrowing
63.9% 83rd pct 55.0% 22nd pct

Industries people work in

10.8% Public administration & safety +17.2 pts ▸ 28.0%
24.6% Education & training ◂ +8.8 pts 15.8%
17.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 16.1%
4.9% Retail trade +5.0 pts ▸ 9.9%
4.2% Mining +4.8 pts ▸ 9.0%
2.7% Arts & recreation +4.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.7 pts 1.2%
5.3% Administrative & support ◂ +3.2 pts 2.1%
4.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.2 pts 2.6%
4.7% Construction ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%
2.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
2.0% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Occupations people work in

22.3% Community & personal service +4.3 pts ▸ 26.6%
20.4% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 23.1%
13.9% Managers ◂ +4.9 pts 9.0%
10.6% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 12.3%
10.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%
4.7% Machinery operators & drivers +2.8 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.8% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
3.3% Sales workers even 3.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Halls Creekin Tanami even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Halls Creekin Tanami even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Halls Creekin Tanami even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Halls Creekin Tanami even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Halls Creekin Tanami +2 higher in Tanami
702 0th pct 704 0th pct
ERP in Halls Creekin Tanami +866 higher in Halls Creek
4,265 16th pct 3,399 12th pct
Growth in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.8 pts higher in Halls Creek
4.7% 52nd pct 4.0% 45th pct
Businesses in Halls Creekin Tanami +64 higher in Halls Creek
80 3rd pct 16 1st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Halls Creekin Tanami +28 higher in Halls Creek
460 9th pct 432 7th pct
Max temp in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.7 higher in Halls Creek
35.7 100th pct 35.0 100th pct
Min temp in Halls Creekin Tanami +1.1 higher in Halls Creek
18.9 93rd pct 17.8 90th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.3 higher in Halls Creek
3.6 25th pct 3.3 23rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.6 more in Halls Creek
4.6 40th pct 3.9 30th pct
15-min city in Halls Creekin Tanami +23.3 pts higher in Halls Creek
63.5% 48th pct 40.1% 29th pct
Walk to shops in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.1 pts higher in Tanami
63.6% 51st pct 67.7% 54th pct
Walk to transit in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Halls Creekin Tanami +28.5 pts higher in Tanami
66.4% 43rd pct 94.9% 76th pct
Walk to a park in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.3 pts higher in Halls Creek
53.6% 15th pct 53.2% 15th pct
Walk to health in Halls Creekin Tanami +6.1 pts higher in Tanami
69.8% 69th pct 75.9% 73rd pct
Amenities/1k in Halls Creekin Tanami +4.1 more in Tanami
15.3 56th pct 19.4 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Halls Creekin Tanami even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Halls Creekin Tanami +0.2 pts higher in Tanami
3.0% 10th pct 3.1% 13th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Halls Creek vs Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/510011264/halls-creek/vs/702011053/tanami