East Point vs Rapid Creek

Rapid Creek and East Point are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Rapid Creek is a well-off area with a typical weekly household income of $2,208, where 49.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, East Point is largely non-residential and far more traditional in its makeup; the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far higher there at 65.9%, compared to 6.2% in Rapid Creek. Age also differs sharply, with residents far older in East Point, where the typical age is 61, while the typical resident in Rapid Creek is 35.

Both areas share the same local climate and have an identical share of people in de facto relationships at 15.4%. However, the gap between them has grown in several ways since 2011. The difference in typical age has widened by 15 years, and the gap in typical weekly household income has increased from $1,052 to $1,758. While Rapid Creek has a higher share of people working or looking for work at 75.7%, East Point's figure is much lower at 18.6%, which is far below the national figure.