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Carrai vs Lower Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Carrai profile · Lower Creek profile

Carrai Lower Creek

Lower Creek and Carrai are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Lower Creek has 66 residents, while Carrai is largely non-residential with no people. Lower Creek has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 10 people, and the land is steeper, with a mean terrain slope of 21.0% compared to 13.5% in Carrai. Carrai has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, at 32.1% compared to 0.0% in Lower Creek.

Everyday life in both places relies heavily on cars. Both areas are car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, health services, or public transport. This lack of local services is a shared feature for both areas, regardless of the slight differences in their terrain or population.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carraiin Lower Creek +66 larger in Lower Creek gap widening
0 0th pct 66 32nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 32
  • Second area, 2021: 66
54 yrs 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 54 yrs
First Nations in Carraiin Lower Creek
15.2% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.2%
18.2% 47th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 34.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.2%
16.7% 47th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.7%
6.5% 15th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Carraiin Lower Creek
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 9.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language

Other language in Carraiin Lower Creek
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Limited English in Carraiin Lower Creek
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

51.5% 82nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 18.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 51.5%

Education & Qualifications

31.5% 15th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.5%
5.4% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.4%
Schools ≤3 km in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Carraiin Lower Creek
$374 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: $272
  • Second area, 2021: $374
Household income in Carraiin Lower Creek
$762 4th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $366
  • Second area, 2021: $762
Family income in Carraiin Lower Creek
$900 4th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $900
  • Second area, 2021: $900
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Carraiin Lower Creek
34.8% 77th pct
Mental health in Carraiin Lower Creek
24.2% 100th pct
Needs assistance in Carraiin Lower Creek
15.2% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 21.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.2%

Community Participation

5.4% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 34.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.4%
Unpaid carers in Carraiin Lower Creek
17.9% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.9%
Unpaid child care in Carraiin Lower Creek
14.3% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%
Defence service in Carraiin Lower Creek
7.5% 90th pct
Housework 15h+ in Carraiin Lower Creek
17.9% 17th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 20.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Carraiin Lower Creek +10 larger in Lower Creek
0 0th pct 10 59th pct
19 yrs 21st pct
Median income in Carraiin Lower Creek
$150 0th pct
Household income in Carraiin Lower Creek
$824 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Carraiin Lower Creek
2.6 57th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.2
  • Second area, 2021: 2.6
15.2% 73rd pct

Housing & Dwellings

$200 25th pct
$867 11th pct
People / bedroom in Carraiin Lower Creek
1.00 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Carraiin Lower Creek
26.1% 74th pct
0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Carraiin Lower Creek
0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Carraiin Lower Creek
24.6% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 40.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.6%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Carraiin Lower Creek
41.1% 10th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 51.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.1%
52.2% 23rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Carraiin Lower Creek +0.2 higher in Carrai
0.2 45th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Carraiin Lower Creek +0.3 more in Carrai
0.3 47th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Carraiin Lower Creek +32.1 pts higher in Carrai
32.1% 58th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
30.3 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Carraiin Lower Creek even
0 14th pct 0 5th pct
Mean slope in Carraiin Lower Creek +7.5 pts higher in Lower Creek
13.5% 90th pct 21.0% 100th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carrai vs Lower Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10824/carrai/vs/SAL12413/lower-creek