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Western Australia - Outback (South) vs Northern Territory - Outback
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 1,337 km apart · Western Australia - Outback (South) profile · Northern Territory - Outback profile
Western Australia - Outback (South) Northern Territory - Outback
Western Australia - Outback (South) and Northern Territory - Outback are both vast, sparsely populated regions, but they differ sharply in their people and pay. Northern Territory - Outback has a much higher First Nations population at 50.8% compared to 9.6% in Western Australia - Outback (South). This is consistent with the fact that 75.8% of people in Northern Territory - Outback speak a First Nations language, whereas 20.5% do so in Western Australia - Outback (South). There is also a significant gap in earnings; typical weekly personal income is far higher in Western Australia - Outback (South) at $877, compared to $539 in Northern Territory - Outback.
Despite these gaps, typical weekly household incomes are almost identical, sitting at $1,708 in Western Australia - Outback (South) and $1,706 in Northern Territory - Outback. While they share similar household earnings, other differences are growing. The age gap has widened since 2016, with residents now far older in Western Australia - Outback (South), where the typical age is 39 compared to 31 in Northern Territory - Outback. Similarly, the gap in typical weekly pay and the number of people who do not identify with a religion have both increased over the last few years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 118,563
- First area, 2021: 118,758
- Second area, 2011: 89,377
- Second area, 2016: 89,443
- Second area, 2021: 89,103
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 29 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 Western Australia - Outback (South): 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.1% males, 0.2% females
- 80–84 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Northern Territory - Outback: 0.6% males, 0.5% females
- 70–74 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Northern Territory - Outback: 1.1% males, 1.0% females
- 65–69 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Northern Territory - Outback: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Northern Territory - Outback: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Northern Territory - Outback: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.0% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.4% males, 4.8% females
- 25–29 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.4% males, 4.6% females
- 20–24 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 10–14 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Northern Territory - Outback: 4.0% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Western Australia - Outback (South): 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Northern Territory - Outback: 3.9% males, 3.4% 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, 2016: $732
- First area, 2021: $877
- Second area, 2011: $477
- Second area, 2016: $525
- Second area, 2021: $539
- First area, 2016: $1,487
- First area, 2021: $1,708
- Second area, 2011: $1,450
- Second area, 2016: $1,561
- Second area, 2021: $1,706
- First area, 2016: $1,836
- First area, 2021: $2,152
- Second area, 2011: $1,248
- Second area, 2016: $1,352
- Second area, 2021: $1,407
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, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 3.2
- Second area, 2016: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $249
- First area, 2021: $255
- Second area, 2011: $70
- Second area, 2016: $91
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2016: $1,722
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,777
- Second area, 2016: $1,816
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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). Western Australia - Outback (South) vs Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/511/western-australia-outback/vs/702/northern-territory-outback