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Tanami vs Victoria River

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 378 km apart · Tanami profile · Victoria River profile

Tanami Victoria River

Tanami and Victoria River are both sparsely populated areas of the Northern Territory. Tanami has a far higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 85.2% compared to 74.6% in Victoria River. This high First Nations population in Tanami is consistent with a far higher share of people using another language at home (83.4% vs 68.3%) and a far higher share of people who speak little or no English (14.8% vs 4.3%). In contrast, Victoria River has a far higher share of people in de facto relationships (21.4% vs 4.3%) and more full-time employment (70.5% vs 55.0%).

Both areas share many common traits, including identical typical personal incomes for First Nations people ($249 a week) and almost the same proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (5.9%). They also have very similar rates of people caring for children unpaid, sitting around 49%. While they share these basic traits, other gaps are changing; the difference in the share of people born overseas has remained small, but the gap in the proportion of people who have completed Year 12 has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

De facto: 17.1 pts higher in Victoria River Full-time: 15.5 pts higher in Victoria River Other language: 15.1 pts higher in Tanami Recent arrivals: 14.5 pts higher in Victoria River Participation: 13.0 pts higher in Victoria River

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tanamiin Victoria River +230 larger in Tanami gap narrowing
2,839 11th pct 2,609 10th pct
Median age in Tanamiin Victoria River +4 yrs older in Tanami gap widening
29 yrs 0th pct 25 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Tanamiin Victoria River +10.6 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
85.2% 100th pct 74.6% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.9 pts higher in Victoria River gap steady
4.4% 2nd pct 5.3% 4th pct
Under 15 in Tanamiin Victoria River +2.5 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
25.4% 94th pct 27.9% 100th pct
De facto in Tanamiin Victoria River +17.1 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
4.3% 1st pct 21.4% 97th pct

Age structure

32.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.8 pts 28.3%
25.4% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 27.9%
16.8% Youth (15–24) +4.5 pts ▸ 21.3%
21.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.3 pts 16.9%
4.4% Seniors (65+) +0.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

Marital status

37.9% Never married +27.0 pts ▸ 64.9%
48.8% Married ◂ +23.1 pts 25.7%
6.4% Widowed ◂ +3.9 pts 2.6%
3.4% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.8% Separated ◂ +1.8 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Tanami Victoria River

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.1 pts higher in Tanami gap steady
3.2% 0th pct 3.1% 0th pct

Country of birth

90.4% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 88.0%
0.6% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% England +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Philippines even 0.3%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

3.8% Australian +5.2 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.2% English +3.7 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.8% Irish +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.1% Scottish +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%
1.0% German ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Tanamiin Victoria River +15.1 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
83.4% 100th pct 68.3% 99th pct
Limited English in Tanamiin Victoria River +10.5 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
14.8% 99th pct 4.3% 78th pct

Language used at home

10.6% English only +11.8 pts ▸ 22.5%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Tanamiin Victoria River +8.6 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
14.2% 2nd pct 22.8% 10th pct

Religious affiliation

71.3% Christianity ◂ +6.4 pts 64.9%
14.2% No religion +8.6 pts ▸ 22.8%
13.5% Not stated ◂ +2.2 pts 11.3%
0.0% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Tanamiin Victoria River +7.7 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
14.0% 0th pct 21.7% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Tanamiin Victoria River even gap steady
5.9% 0th pct 5.9% 0th pct
Schools in Tanamiin Victoria River +2 more in Tanami
9 88th pct 7 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Tanamiin Victoria River +2.88 more in Tanami
12.48 100th pct 9.60 98th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Tanamiin Victoria River +3 more in Tanami
10 25th pct 7 14th pct
Students in Tanamiin Victoria River +89 more in Victoria River
410 14th pct 499 17th pct
Avg size in Tanamiin Victoria River +26 larger in Victoria River
46 0th pct 71 4th pct
ICSEA in Tanamiin Victoria River +29 higher in Victoria River
585 0th pct 614 0th pct

Highest year of school

50.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +23.5 pts 26.9%
16.3% Year 10 +8.0 pts ▸ 24.3%
14.0% Year 12 +7.7 pts ▸ 21.7%
7.9% Year 11 +5.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

Highest qualification level

18.9% Certificate III / IV +6.3 pts ▸ 25.3%
11.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 9.9%
5.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%
4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.2 pts 2.6%
3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.7 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

11.5% Education ◂ +4.6 pts 6.9%
4.5% Agriculture & environment +6.8 pts ▸ 11.2%
8.8% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
8.0% Engineering & related +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
6.7% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%
2.7% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.2% Creative arts ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%
1.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 0.0%
0.6% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Tanamiin Victoria River +$42 higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
$269 0th pct $311 0th pct
Household income in Tanamiin Victoria River +$182 higher in Tanami gap widening
$1,277 19th pct $1,095 8th pct
Family income in Tanamiin Victoria River +$70 higher in Tanami gap narrowing
$707 0th pct $637 0th pct
High earners in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.4 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
4.5% 11th pct 4.1% 9th pct
High-income homes in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.6 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
4.8% 0th pct 6.3% 0th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.3 pts 33.8%
28.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 23.5%
16.4% Under $650 +7.9 pts ▸ 24.3%
1.8% $4,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Personal income distribution

71.6% Under $650 ◂ +11.9 pts 59.7%
7.7% $650–$1,499 +10.1 pts ▸ 17.8%
6.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.0 pts higher in Tanami
18.2% 8th pct 18.1% 8th pct
Mental health in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.1 pts higher in Tanami
1.9% 0th pct 1.7% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.7 pts higher in Tanami gap steady
3.5% 14th pct 2.7% 9th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.1 pts 8.1%
3.6% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.2% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%
2.9% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.9% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.9% Mental health ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
0.7% Lung condition even 0.8%
0.3% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.3% None ◂ +0.3 pts 71.0%
14.5% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 13.3%
3.0% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Tanamiin Victoria River +2.5 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
4.9% 0th pct 7.3% 6th pct
Unpaid carers in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.2 pts higher in Tanami gap steady
11.9% 44th pct 11.7% 40th pct
Unpaid child care in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.3 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
48.9% 100th pct 49.2% 100th pct
Defence service in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.2 pts higher in Victoria River
0.5% 1st pct 1.7% 22nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Tanamiin Victoria River +11.6 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
20.9% 48th pct 9.3% 0th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Tanamiin Victoria River +472 larger in Tanami
2,418 90th pct 1,946 89th pct
Median age in Tanamiin Victoria River +4 yrs older in Tanami
26 yrs 64th pct 22 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Tanamiin Victoria River +2.9 pts higher in Victoria River
7.2% 0th pct 10.1% 0th pct
Unemployment in Tanamiin Victoria River +12.9 pts higher in Victoria River
23.2% 94th pct 36.1% 100th pct
Median income in Tanamiin Victoria River even
$249 0th pct $249 0th pct
Household income in Tanamiin Victoria River +$98 higher in Tanami
$990 5th pct $892 0th pct
Indigenous language in Tanamiin Victoria River +4.1 pts higher in Tanami
93.1% 100th pct 89.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.1 larger in Tanami gap narrowing
4.2 100th pct 4.1 100th pct
One-parent in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.2 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
27.1% 100th pct 27.2% 100th pct
Living alone in Tanamiin Victoria River +2.4 pts higher in Victoria River gap steady
20.6% 31st pct 23.0% 41st pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children +4.2 pts ▸ 61.3%
27.1% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 27.2%
13.7% Couples without children ◂ +4.3 pts 9.4%
2.2% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

Household size

34.8% 6 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 32.6%
20.6% 1 person +2.4 pts ▸ 23.0%
16.9% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 14.6%
10.3% 4 people +0.7 pts ▸ 11.0%
8.7% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%
7.7% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tanamiin Victoria River gap steady
— $75 0th pct
Mortgage in Tanamiin Victoria River
— $1,409 21st pct
People / bedroom in Tanamiin Victoria River even gap narrowing
1.50 100th pct 1.50 100th pct
Renting in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.4 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
71.5% 100th pct 71.9% 100th pct
Owned outright in Tanamiin Victoria River +7.0 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
1.5% 0th pct 8.5% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Tanamiin Victoria River +12.0 pts higher in Tanami gap widening
91.5% 69th pct 79.5% 40th pct
3+ bedrooms in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.9 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
68.3% 25th pct 70.2% 27th pct

How homes are owned or rented

71.5% Rented +0.4 pts ▸ 71.9%
23.8% Other tenure ◂ +11.5 pts 12.3%
1.5% Owned outright +7.0 pts ▸ 8.5%
2.6% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

91.5% Separate house ◂ +12.0 pts 79.5%
4.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.7 pts ▸ 10.8%
0.6% Flat or apartment +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.6% Other dwelling even 2.5%

Bedrooms per home

49.9% 3 bedrooms +2.1 pts ▸ 52.0%
22.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.9 pts 18.4%
16.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 13.5%
6.4% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%
2.4% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 4.7%
0.6% Studio / none +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Weekly rent distribution

78.1% Under $200 +5.1 pts ▸ 83.2%
8.2% $200–$349 ◂ +3.2 pts 5.0%
1.0% $350–$549 +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.7 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
40.2% 100th pct 38.6% 100th pct
Work from home in Tanamiin Victoria River +7.5 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
1.4% 0th pct 8.9% 25th pct
PT commute in Tanamiin Victoria River +3.5 pts higher in Tanami gap narrowing
4.5% 79th pct 1.1% 34th pct
PT stops in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

42.7% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 39.0%
27.3% Car (driver) +3.9 pts ▸ 31.2%
9.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%
1.4% Worked at home +7.5 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.5% Bus ◂ +3.5 pts 1.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.1 pts 39.0%
40.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 38.6%
10.3% 2 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
4.1% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 5.5%
0.8% 4 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Tanamiin Victoria River +8.3 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
22.2% 0th pct 30.4% 19th pct
Recent arrivals in Tanamiin Victoria River +14.5 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
20.9% 85th pct 35.4% 99th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Tanamiin Victoria River +5.1 pts higher in Victoria River gap narrowing
15.7% 100th pct 20.9% 100th pct
Participation in Tanamiin Victoria River +13.0 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
31.9% 0th pct 44.9% 7th pct
Full-time in Tanamiin Victoria River +15.5 pts higher in Victoria River gap widening
55.0% 22nd pct 70.5% 97th pct

Industries people work in

2.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +26.7 pts ▸ 29.3%
28.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +13.4 pts 14.5%
16.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.6 pts 10.6%
15.8% Education & training ◂ +1.3 pts 14.5%
9.9% Retail trade ◂ +6.0 pts 3.9%
9.0% Mining ◂ +8.6 pts 0.5%
6.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +4.1 pts 2.9%
2.6% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.6% Other services +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.2% Accommodation & food +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.1% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

Occupations people work in

12.3% Labourers +15.8 pts ▸ 28.1%
26.6% Community & personal service ◂ +7.0 pts 19.5%
23.1% Professionals ◂ +4.0 pts 19.1%
9.0% Managers +3.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
8.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 7.4%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.3 pts 3.2%
7.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%
3.3% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Tanamiin Victoria River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Tanamiin Victoria River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Tanamiin Victoria River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Tanamiin Victoria River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Tanamiin Victoria River +26 higher in Tanami
704 0th pct 678 0th pct
ERP in Tanamiin Victoria River +252 higher in Tanami
3,399 12th pct 3,147 11th pct
Growth in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.1 pts higher in Victoria River
4.0% 45th pct 5.1% 55th pct
Businesses in Tanamiin Victoria River +9 higher in Victoria River
16 1st pct 25 1st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Tanamiin Victoria River +347 higher in Victoria River
432 7th pct 779 43rd pct
Max temp in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.3 higher in Victoria River
35.0 100th pct 35.3 100th pct
Min temp in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.9 higher in Victoria River
17.8 90th pct 19.7 94th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.4 higher in Tanami
3.3 23rd pct 1.9 11th pct
Types ≤15 min in Tanamiin Victoria River +1.4 more in Tanami
3.9 30th pct 2.5 14th pct
15-min city in Tanamiin Victoria River +40.1 pts higher in Tanami
40.1% 29th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Tanamiin Victoria River +37.3 pts higher in Tanami
67.7% 54th pct 30.4% 21st pct
Walk to transit in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Tanamiin Victoria River +34.1 pts higher in Tanami
94.9% 76th pct 60.8% 39th pct
Walk to a park in Tanamiin Victoria River +32.6 pts higher in Tanami
53.2% 15th pct 20.7% 3rd pct
Walk to health in Tanamiin Victoria River +4.5 pts higher in Tanami
75.9% 73rd pct 71.4% 70th pct
Amenities/1k in Tanamiin Victoria River +4.8 more in Tanami
19.4 72nd pct 14.6 52nd pct
Intersections/km² in Tanamiin Victoria River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Tanamiin Victoria River +0.2 pts higher in Tanami
3.1% 13th pct 3.0% 10th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tanami vs Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/702011053/tanami/vs/702051068/victoria-river