Compare
Wagaman vs Wanguri
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Wagaman profile · Wanguri profile
Wagaman Wanguri
Wagaman and Wanguri are neighbouring areas in Darwin with similar population sizes, but they differ in their social and housing makeups. Wagaman is much more diverse, with 43.3% of people born overseas and 44.7% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Wanguri has more households earning $3,000 or more a week (33.5% compared to 23.4% in Wagaman) and a higher share of large, detached homes, with 89.2% having three or more bedrooms. Wanguri also has a higher overall advantage score of 7, while Wagaman's is 4.
The gap in overseas births and home languages has widened since 2011, making Wagaman noticeably more multicultural over time. Despite this, the two areas remain very similar in other ways; they have the same proportion of children under 15 (20.4%) and the same typical household size of 3.0 people. Both areas also sit well below the national figure for people needing help with daily activities.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,109
- First area, 2016: 2,163
- First area, 2021: 2,023
- Second area, 2011: 1,775
- Second area, 2016: 1,876
- Second area, 2021: 1,836
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Wagaman: 0.6% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Wanguri: 0.4% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Wagaman: 0.6% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Wanguri: 0.9% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Wagaman: 0.6% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Wanguri: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Wagaman: 2.0% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Wanguri: 2.2% males, 1.0% females
- 65–69 in Wagaman: 1.6% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Wanguri: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Wagaman: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Wanguri: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Wagaman: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Wanguri: 4.0% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Wagaman: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Wanguri: 4.0% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Wagaman: 4.1% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Wanguri: 3.5% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Wagaman: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Wanguri: 3.4% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Wanguri: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Wagaman: 4.2% males, 4.7% females; 30–34 in Wanguri: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Wanguri: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Wagaman: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Wanguri: 2.2% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Wagaman: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Wanguri: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Wanguri: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Wagaman: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Wanguri: 4.3% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Wagaman: 4.1% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Wanguri: 2.6% males, 2.6% 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: $743
- First area, 2016: $809
- First area, 2021: $864
- Second area, 2011: $802
- Second area, 2016: $893
- Second area, 2021: $977
- First area, 2011: $1,686
- First area, 2016: $1,955
- First area, 2021: $2,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,854
- Second area, 2016: $2,305
- Second area, 2021: $2,439
- First area, 2011: $1,766
- First area, 2016: $1,941
- First area, 2021: $2,115
- Second area, 2011: $2,121
- Second area, 2016: $2,416
- Second area, 2021: $2,637
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: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $288
- Second area, 2016: $475
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $2,058
- First area, 2016: $2,121
- First area, 2021: $1,820
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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
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
Compare Wagaman with nearby areas
Compare Wanguri with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wagaman vs Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/701021028/wagaman/vs/701021029/wanguri