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Sandover - Plenty vs Barkly

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 420 km apart · Sandover - Plenty profile · Barkly profile

Sandover - Plenty Barkly

Sandover - Plenty and Barkly are both sparsely populated areas in the Northern Territory with very high First Nations populations. Sandover - Plenty has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 84.7%, compared to 72.4% in Barkly. Barkly is more likely to have people working or looking for work (47.3% versus 25.4%) and has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (75.2% versus 58.0%). Typical home-loan payments are also far higher in Sandover - Plenty, at $1,500 a month compared to just $109 in Barkly.

These two areas are very similar in their typical household incomes, which sit around $1,133 in Sandover - Plenty and $1,172 in Barkly. They also share a similar number of people per home, averaging between 3.7 and 3.8. While they remain alike in these areas, other gaps have widened since 2011, such as the difference in the number of people who have moved recently and the share of people doing unpaid housework, which is far higher in Barkly.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 21.8 pts higher in Barkly Housework 15h+: 11.8 pts higher in Barkly 3+ bedrooms: 17.2 pts higher in Barkly Recent movers: 14.0 pts higher in Barkly No religion: 12.7 pts higher in Barkly

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1,709 larger in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
3,912 15th pct 2,203 8th pct
Median age in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +4 yrs older in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
30 yrs 3rd pct 26 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +12.3 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
84.7% 100th pct 72.4% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.1 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
5.0% 3rd pct 5.1% 3rd pct
Under 15 in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +3.7 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
23.0% 88th pct 26.7% 97th pct
De facto in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.7 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
9.6% 25th pct 10.3% 29th pct

Age structure

34.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 32.1%
23.0% Children (0–14) +3.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
20.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.3 pts 16.6%
16.1% Youth (15–24) +3.6 pts ▸ 19.6%
5.0% Seniors (65+) +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Marital status

43.7% Never married +3.6 pts ▸ 47.3%
44.8% Married ◂ +2.7 pts 42.2%
4.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%
3.9% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
3.4% Divorced even 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Sandover - Plenty Barkly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.5 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
2.4% 0th pct 3.9% 0th pct

Country of birth

92.7% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 91.8%
0.5% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

4.9% Australian +6.6 pts ▸ 11.5%
4.7% English +6.8 pts ▸ 11.5%
1.3% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.8% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.0% German +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Italian even 0.3%
0.0% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +5.3 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap steady
60.0% 95th pct 54.7% 92nd pct
Limited English in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +2.8 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
7.7% 89th pct 4.9% 81st pct

Language used at home

19.1% English only +20.6 pts ▸ 39.7%
0.0% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Mandarin even 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +12.7 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
17.1% 4th pct 29.8% 18th pct

Religious affiliation

57.6% Christianity +2.9 pts ▸ 60.5%
17.1% No religion +12.7 pts ▸ 29.8%
24.9% Not stated ◂ +16.7 pts 8.2%
0.2% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +9.8 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
16.7% 0th pct 26.6% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.2 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
4.1% 0th pct 5.4% 0th pct
Schools in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1 more in Barkly
8 87th pct 9 88th pct
Schools/1k kids in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +6.40 more in Barkly
8.91 96th pct 15.31 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1 more in Barkly
10 25th pct 11 29th pct
Students in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +187 more in Sandover - Plenty
519 18th pct 332 11th pct
Avg size in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +28 larger in Sandover - Plenty
65 3rd pct 37 0th pct
ICSEA in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +8 higher in Sandover - Plenty
618 0th pct 610 0th pct

Highest year of school

31.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 29.4%
29.8% Year 10 ◂ +4.9 pts 24.9%
16.7% Year 12 +9.8 pts ▸ 26.6%
9.5% Year 11 +1.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

Highest qualification level

20.1% Certificate III / IV +16.8 pts ▸ 36.9%
9.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%
6.1% Certificate I / II +3.0 pts ▸ 9.1%
5.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
2.6% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

6.3% Engineering & related +7.7 pts ▸ 14.0%
5.6% Agriculture & environment +8.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
7.7% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
6.6% Management & commerce +2.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.9% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%
2.7% Architecture & building +4.1 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.6% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%
2.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%
0.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$60 higher in Barkly gap widening
$356 0th pct $416 0th pct
Household income in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$39 higher in Barkly gap narrowing
$1,133 10th pct $1,172 12th pct
Family income in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$48 higher in Barkly gap narrowing
$798 0th pct $846 0th pct
High earners in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.7 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
2.0% 0th pct 3.7% 7th pct
High-income homes in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.5 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
5.5% 0th pct 6.0% 0th pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 36.4%
21.8% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 22.9%
19.6% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 15.1%
3.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

Personal income distribution

54.3% Under $650 +3.3 pts ▸ 57.6%
9.5% $650–$1,499 +13.0 pts ▸ 22.5%
4.4% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.3% $3,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +2.9 pts higher in Barkly
13.4% 0th pct 16.3% 4th pct
Mental health in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.6 pts higher in Barkly
1.4% 0th pct 2.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.8 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap steady
2.5% 8th pct 1.7% 2nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.8% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
3.1% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.9% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.4% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.3% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.3% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None +13.0 pts ▸ 73.7%
10.8% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%
1.9% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.8% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.6 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
5.1% 0th pct 6.7% 4th pct
Unpaid carers in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap steady
6.9% 5th pct 5.7% 1st pct
Unpaid child care in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +5.3 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
35.1% 91st pct 40.4% 100th pct
Defence service in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.4 pts higher in Barkly
0.5% 1st pct 0.9% 8th pct
Housework 15h+ in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +11.8 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
12.4% 5th pct 24.2% 77th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1,718 larger in Sandover - Plenty
3,314 92nd pct 1,596 88th pct
Median age in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +3 yrs older in Sandover - Plenty
28 yrs 76th pct 25 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
12.0% 0th pct 10.8% 0th pct
Unemployment in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +14.9 pts higher in Barkly
19.5% 89th pct 34.4% 100th pct
Median income in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$5 higher in Barkly
$327 0th pct $332 0th pct
Household income in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$17 higher in Barkly
$952 3rd pct $969 4th pct
Indigenous language in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +5.6 pts higher in Barkly
67.8% 100th pct 73.4% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.1 larger in Sandover - Plenty gap narrowing
3.8 100th pct 3.7 100th pct
One-parent in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +5.5 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
30.8% 100th pct 25.3% 97th pct
Living alone in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +3.6 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
23.3% 42nd pct 19.6% 27th pct

Family composition

54.4% Couples with children +4.6 pts ▸ 59.0%
30.8% One-parent families ◂ +5.5 pts 25.3%
11.8% Couples without children +2.1 pts ▸ 14.0%
2.8% Other families ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%

Household size

27.8% 6 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 22.9%
23.3% 1 person ◂ +3.6 pts 19.6%
18.7% 2 people +3.6 pts ▸ 22.3%
10.5% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
8.9% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.5% 3 people even 10.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +$10 higher in Barkly gap steady
$60 0th pct $70 0th pct
Mortgage in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly
— $109 0th pct
People / bedroom in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.20 higher in Sandover - Plenty gap steady
1.50 100th pct 1.30 100th pct
Renting in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +5.8 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty gap widening
62.4% 96th pct 56.6% 93rd pct
Owned outright in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.7 pts higher in Barkly gap steady
8.2% 1st pct 8.9% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +3.4 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
87.6% 57th pct 90.9% 68th pct
3+ bedrooms in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +17.2 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
58.0% 14th pct 75.2% 38th pct

How homes are owned or rented

62.4% Rented ◂ +5.8 pts 56.6%
24.2% Other tenure +3.3 pts ▸ 27.5%
8.2% Owned outright +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.8% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
1.0% Owned with a mortgage +1.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

87.6% Separate house +3.4 pts ▸ 90.9%
4.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%
3.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.9 pts 0.6%
1.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.1% 3 bedrooms +5.2 pts ▸ 52.3%
25.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.0 pts 10.5%
10.3% 4 bedrooms +7.5 pts ▸ 17.8%
9.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 7.4%
0.7% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.2% Studio / none ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

83.6% Under $200 ◂ +3.3 pts 80.3%
2.9% $200–$349 ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%
1.1% $350–$549 ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +42.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $1,000 +30.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
0.0% $1,800–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.8 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
45.3% 100th pct 46.1% 100th pct
Work from home in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +4.5 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
5.5% 11th pct 10.0% 30th pct
PT commute in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.8 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
0.7% 26th pct 2.5% 59th pct
PT stops in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

44.5% Walked ◂ +3.6 pts 40.9%
29.6% Car (driver) ◂ +8.1 pts 21.5%
10.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.5 pts 6.1%
5.5% Worked at home +4.5 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.7% Bus +1.8 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.3% No vehicle +0.8 pts ▸ 46.1%
37.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.6 pts 32.9%
12.0% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 13.2%
2.3% 4 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.4% 3 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +14.0 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
15.5% 0th pct 29.5% 15th pct
Recent arrivals in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +4.5 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
26.1% 90th pct 30.6% 95th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +3.8 pts higher in Barkly gap narrowing
11.9% 100th pct 15.6% 100th pct
Participation in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +21.8 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
25.4% 0th pct 47.3% 10th pct
Full-time in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +12.1 pts higher in Barkly gap widening
59.2% 54th pct 71.3% 99th pct

Industries people work in

14.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +32.5 pts ▸ 47.0%
21.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +8.0 pts 13.3%
17.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +15.2 pts 2.5%
16.1% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 13.6%
5.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 4.4%
2.4% Mining +3.1 pts ▸ 5.5%
4.6% Construction ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%
3.3% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 2.2%
2.7% Arts & recreation ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%
2.2% Other services ◂ +2.2 pts 0.0%
1.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Labourers +17.3 pts ▸ 33.5%
24.4% Community & personal service ◂ +11.5 pts 12.9%
19.5% Professionals ◂ +7.3 pts 12.2%
16.1% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 13.7%
6.3% Technicians & trades +4.4 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.5 pts 4.2%
5.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.3 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +22 higher in Barkly
719 0th pct 741 0th pct
ERP in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +2,132 higher in Sandover - Plenty
4,728 19th pct 2,596 9th pct
Growth in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +1.9 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
5.1% 55th pct 3.3% 38th pct
Businesses in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +19 higher in Sandover - Plenty
34 1st pct 15 1st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +143 higher in Barkly
248 0th pct 391 5th pct
Max temp in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +2.9 higher in Barkly
32.1 97th pct 34.9 100th pct
Min temp in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +4.4 higher in Barkly
14.8 79th pct 19.2 93rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.5 higher in Barkly
1.7 9th pct 2.2 13th pct
Types ≤15 min in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.5 more in Barkly
2.1 12th pct 2.7 16th pct
15-min city in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +15.4 pts higher in Barkly
0.0% 0th pct 15.4% 10th pct
Walk to shops in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +37.4 pts higher in Barkly
19.7% 13th pct 57.1% 45th pct
Walk to transit in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +10.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
81.1% 57th pct 70.9% 47th pct
Walk to a park in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +9.3 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
50.4% 14th pct 41.1% 11th pct
Walk to health in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +9.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
49.5% 53rd pct 40.3% 45th pct
Amenities/1k in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +8.0 more in Barkly
13.3 45th pct 21.3 75th pct
Intersections/km² in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Sandover - Plentyin Barkly +0.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty
3.2% 13th pct 3.0% 11th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sandover - Plenty vs Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/702011052/sandover-plenty/vs/702021055/barkly