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Mount Johns vs Sandover - Plenty
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 183 km apart · Mount Johns profile · Sandover - Plenty profile
Mount Johns Sandover - Plenty
Mount Johns and Sandover - Plenty are two distinct Northern Territory areas with very different social and economic profiles. Mount Johns is a more affluent area where the typical weekly household income is $2,288, far higher than the $1,133 in Sandover - Plenty. This gap in wealth is consistent with a higher level of education in Mount Johns, where 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree compared to just 4.1% in Sandover - Plenty. While Mount Johns has a high share of people born overseas (39.8%), Sandover - Plenty has a much larger First Nations population, at 84.7% compared to 9.6% in Mount Johns.
Despite these contrasts, some parts of daily life are similar, such as the average maximum temperature and the share of people who need help with daily activities. The two areas have tracked differently since 2011, with the gap in typical incomes widening while the difference in the share of people using another language at home has narrowed. Both areas also have a similar proportion of homes within a 15 minute walk of a school.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,642
- First area, 2016: 3,740
- First area, 2021: 4,025
- Second area, 2011: 3,727
- Second area, 2016: 4,034
- Second area, 2021: 3,912
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Mount Johns: 0.0% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Sandover - Plenty: 0.0% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Mount Johns: 0.4% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Sandover - Plenty: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Mount Johns: 0.3% males, 0.5% females; 75–79 in Sandover - Plenty: 0.5% males, 0.3% females
- 70–74 in Mount Johns: 1.2% males, 0.8% females; 70–74 in Sandover - Plenty: 0.9% males, 0.6% females
- 65–69 in Mount Johns: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Sandover - Plenty: 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 60–64 in Mount Johns: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Sandover - Plenty: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 55–59 in Mount Johns: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Sandover - Plenty: 2.5% males, 1.9% females
- 50–54 in Mount Johns: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Sandover - Plenty: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Mount Johns: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Sandover - Plenty: 4.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Mount Johns: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Sandover - Plenty: 4.3% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Mount Johns: 5.2% males, 5.1% females; 35–39 in Sandover - Plenty: 5.6% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Mount Johns: 5.6% males, 6.8% females; 30–34 in Sandover - Plenty: 5.1% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Mount Johns: 4.7% males, 5.4% females; 25–29 in Sandover - Plenty: 5.8% males, 4.2% females
- 20–24 in Mount Johns: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Sandover - Plenty: 5.2% males, 3.8% females
- 15–19 in Mount Johns: 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Sandover - Plenty: 4.3% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Mount Johns: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Sandover - Plenty: 4.0% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Mount Johns: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Sandover - Plenty: 3.9% males, 4.0% females
- 0–4 in Mount Johns: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Sandover - Plenty: 3.5% males, 4.0% 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: $952
- First area, 2016: $1,164
- First area, 2021: $1,306
- Second area, 2011: $246
- Second area, 2016: $265
- Second area, 2021: $356
- First area, 2011: $1,821
- First area, 2016: $2,080
- First area, 2021: $2,288
- Second area, 2011: $822
- Second area, 2016: $1,027
- Second area, 2021: $1,133
- First area, 2011: $2,162
- First area, 2016: $2,515
- First area, 2021: $2,793
- Second area, 2011: $547
- Second area, 2016: $665
- Second area, 2021: $798
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 4.2
- Second area, 2016: 4.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $331
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $25
- Second area, 2016: $30
- Second area, 2021: $60
- First area, 2011: $1,807
- First area, 2016: $1,842
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.60
- Second area, 2021: 1.50
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). Mount Johns vs Sandover - Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/702011049/mount-johns/vs/702011052/sandover-plenty