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Durack - Marlow Lagoon vs Palmerston - North

Name: Durack - Marlow Lagoon vs Palmerston - North — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Durack - Marlow Lagoon profile · Palmerston - North profile

Durack - Marlow Lagoon Palmerston - North

Durack - Marlow Lagoon and Palmerston - North are neighbouring areas in the Northern Territory with very similar population sizes. Palmerston - North is much more walkable, with 64.4% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 37.6% in Durack - Marlow Lagoon. This accessibility extends to health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 72.7% of Palmerston - North residents but only 35.4% in Durack - Marlow Lagoon. In contrast, Durack - Marlow Lagoon has a higher proportion of residents with a bachelor degree or higher (22.9% versus 17.5%) and more people earning $2,000 or more a week (20.6% versus 16.8%).

Both areas share a very similar demographic profile, with the typical resident in each being 32 years old and roughly a quarter of the population being children under 15. They also have nearly identical typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $2,400 to $2,600. While they are alike in these ways, gaps in education and income have widened since 2011, and Palmerston - North has seen its share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents grow more than the share in Durack - Marlow Lagoon.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 9.0 pts higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon One-parent: 3.6 pts higher in Palmerston - North Needs assistance: 1.7 pts higher in Palmerston - North Bachelor+: 5.4 pts higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon Year 12: 5.2 pts higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

Demographics & Identity

Population in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +45 larger in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap narrowing

4,501 19th pct 4,456 19th pct

Median age in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North even gap narrowing

32 yrs 9th pct 32 yrs 9th pct

Age structure

34.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.9 pts 33.6%

24.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 24.1%

22.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.0 pts 20.6%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

7.0% Seniors (65+) +0.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

Marital status

49.1% Married ◂ +6.9 pts 42.2%

39.0% Never married +3.5 pts ▸ 42.4%

6.9% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.9% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.2% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Durack - Marlow Lagoon Palmerston - North

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.0% Australia +1.7 pts ▸ 72.8%

3.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.9% England ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

2.2% India ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

0.8% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

36.3% Australian +0.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

31.7% English +0.4 pts ▸ 32.1%

10.0% Irish ◂ +1.4 pts 8.6%

8.6% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%

5.3% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 4.5%

5.0% German ◂ +0.4 pts 4.6%

2.9% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

2.7% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

2.6% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 1.8%

2.4% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

0.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

77.9% English only +0.9 pts ▸ 78.8%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

1.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.8% No religion +2.7 pts ▸ 47.6%

41.8% Christianity ◂ +3.6 pts 38.2%

6.9% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

1.8% Buddhism even 1.8%

1.6% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Other religions even 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North

2 14th pct —

Schools/1k kids in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North

1.78 41st pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +4 more in Palmerston - North

11 29th pct 15 40th pct

Students in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North

839 31st pct —

Avg size in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North

420 49th pct —

ICSEA in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North

1,013 49th pct —

Highest year of school

59.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.2 pts 54.5%

16.2% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.4% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

5.0% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

Highest qualification level

34.5% Certificate III / IV +2.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

22.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.9 pts 18.3%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

7.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 5.5%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

2.6% Certificate I / II +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Field of qualification

19.3% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 19.0%

18.1% Engineering & related ◂ +1.4 pts 16.7%

12.2% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.3% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 8.8%

8.6% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 7.7%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.7% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 4.1%

3.3% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

1.7% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$122 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap widening

$1,304 92nd pct $1,182 88th pct

Household income in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$127 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap widening

$2,572 90th pct $2,445 87th pct

Family income in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$150 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap widening

$2,814 86th pct $2,664 80th pct

Household income distribution

36.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 36.6%

18.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 14.2%

16.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

12.6% $650–$1,499 +2.9 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.3% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

Personal income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 34.2%

31.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 28.6%

21.6% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 24.7%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 4.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.0% Other condition +2.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Asthma +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.3% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.6% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.0% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.2% Heart disease even 2.2%

1.7% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.2% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.1% None ◂ +3.2 pts 68.9%

15.4% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 16.3%

4.0% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.1% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +169 larger in Palmerston - North

290 64th pct 459 77th pct

Median age in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North even

23 yrs 36th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$49 higher in Palmerston - North

$1,050 90th pct $1,099 91st pct

Household income in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$210 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

$2,575 89th pct $2,365 85th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North even gap narrowing

2.9 86th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

65.1% Couples with children ◂ +0.5 pts 64.6%

23.4% Couples without children ◂ +3.5 pts 19.9%

10.9% One-parent families +3.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

32.0% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 31.2%

20.2% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 20.0%

19.5% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 20.1%

15.0% 1 person +1.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

8.4% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 8.2%

4.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$40 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap narrowing

$500 88th pct $460 82nd pct

Mortgage in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +$167 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon gap widening

$2,167 73rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 42.5%

40.0% Rented +3.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

13.4% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 11.3%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

0.7% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

95.5% Separate house ◂ +9.0 pts 86.5%

2.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

1.6% Flat or apartment +4.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

42.8% 3 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 44.1%

42.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.3 pts 40.9%

8.4% 5 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 4.7%

3.7% 2 bedrooms +2.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

1.5% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

58.9% $350–$549 ◂ +4.1 pts 54.7%

26.6% $550–$749 ◂ +7.2 pts 19.4%

5.9% $200–$349 +11.6 pts ▸ 17.4%

0.7% Under $200 +2.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.3% $1,800–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 46.7%

21.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.1 pts ▸ 25.7%

20.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.7 pts 14.3%

5.8% Under $1,000 +0.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +3 more in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

22 32nd pct 19 29th pct

Stops/1k in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +0.62 more in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

4.89 59th pct 4.26 49th pct

Departures/1k in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +867.0 more in Palmerston - North

802.9 50th pct 1,669.9 77th pct

PT routes in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +24 more in Palmerston - North

11 67th pct 35 86th pct

Stop walk in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +3 longer in Palmerston - North

2 14th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North even

17 31st pct 17 31st pct

Reach 30 min in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +45 more in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

4,501 10th pct 4,456 10th pct

Reach 45 min in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +4,456 more in Palmerston - North

10,390 16th pct 14,846 22nd pct

Transit to city in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +4 longer in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

67 66th pct 63 59th pct

How people get to work

73.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.1 pts 73.2%

5.8% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.6% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 3.1%

1.4% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.8% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 49.9%

25.1% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 28.8%

14.6% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

8.9% 4 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 4.5%

2.0% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

20.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 19.7%

10.0% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.2% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

7.1% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.0% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

4.9% Transport & warehousing even 4.8%

4.6% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.8%

2.6% Mining +1.5 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.9% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

18.4% Professionals ◂ +3.6 pts 14.9%

15.0% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.1% Clerical & administrative +0.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 15.6%

14.6% Managers ◂ +3.5 pts 11.1%

6.6% Sales workers +2.0 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.1% Labourers +1.0 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +2 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +2 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +41 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

1,070 78th pct 1,029 63rd pct

ERP in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +124 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

5,073 21st pct 4,949 20th pct

Growth in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1.9 pts higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

6.4% 65th pct 4.5% 49th pct

Businesses in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +45 higher in Palmerston - North

404 19th pct 449 22nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +50 higher in Palmerston - North

1,655 94th pct 1,705 96th pct

Max temp in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +0.4 higher in Palmerston - North

33.7 100th pct 34.1 100th pct

Min temp in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +0.4 higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

23.0 100th pct 22.6 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1.2 higher in Palmerston - North

4.6 37th pct 5.7 55th pct

Types ≤15 min in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1.6 more in Palmerston - North

4.0 32nd pct 5.7 56th pct

15-min city in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +26.8 pts higher in Palmerston - North

37.6% 27th pct 64.4% 49th pct

Walk to shops in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +8.6 pts higher in Palmerston - North

47.1% 36th pct 55.7% 44th pct

Walk to transit in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +5.3 pts higher in Palmerston - North

88.8% 46th pct 94.1% 55th pct

Walk to school in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +1.6 pts higher in Palmerston - North

68.7% 45th pct 70.3% 47th pct

Walk to a park in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +2.3 pts higher in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

92.2% 40th pct 89.9% 37th pct

Walk to health in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +37.4 pts higher in Palmerston - North

35.4% 40th pct 72.7% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +8.9 more in Palmerston - North

12.2 38th pct 21.1 75th pct

Intersections/km² in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +205 higher in Palmerston - North

69 45th pct 274 80th pct

Mean slope in Durack - Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston - North +0.9 pts higher in Palmerston - North

3.5% 19th pct 4.4% 33rd pct

Compare Durack - Marlow Lagoon with nearby areas

Driver Gray Palmerston - North Woodroffe Bakewell Moulden Rosebery - Bellamack East Arm

Compare Palmerston - North with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Durack - Marlow Lagoon vs Palmerston - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/701041038/durack-marlow-lagoon/vs/701041041/palmerston-north