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Bet Bet vs Timor West
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.6 km apart · Bet Bet profile · Timor West profile
Bet Bet Timor West
Bet Bet and Timor West are neighbouring rural areas with very different profiles. Bet Bet is more populated, with a typical resident aged 48, while Timor West is sparsely populated and much younger, with a typical age of 39. Financial gaps are significant: the typical household income in Timor West is $1,625 per week, far higher than the $860 found in Bet Bet. Timor West also has a much higher share of children under 15 (34.8% compared to 19.3% in Bet Bet) and more people needing help with daily activities (26.1% versus 8.1%).
These two places have remained very similar in their reliance on cars, as both are car-dependent. They also share a similar distance to the city, taking around two hours to reach. However, the gap in typical weekly rent has widened, with Timor West now well higher at $300 compared to $228 in Bet Bet. While both areas sit well below the national figure for typical weekly household incomes, Timor West is closer to that national average than Bet Bet.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 501
- First area, 2016: 129
- First area, 2021: 135
- Second area, 2016: 24
- Second area, 2021: 23
- First area, 2011: 52 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Bet Bet: 8.8% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 4.8% females; 70–74 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Bet Bet: 5.6% males, 5.6% females; 65–69 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Bet Bet: 9.6% males, 5.6% females; 55–59 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Bet Bet: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Bet Bet: 7.2% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Timor West: 33.3% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 6.4% females; 30–34 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Bet Bet: 0.0% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Bet Bet: 2.4% males, 4.8% females; 5–9 in Timor West: 41.7% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Bet Bet: 3.2% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Timor West: 0.0% males, 25.0% 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: $337
- First area, 2016: $406
- First area, 2021: $472
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $416
- First area, 2011: $644
- First area, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $860
- Second area, 2016: $949
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: $825
- First area, 2016: $900
- First area, 2021: $979
- Second area, 2016: $1,312
- Second area, 2021: $1,812
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $162
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $228
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,029
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bet Bet vs Timor West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20226/bet-bet/vs/SAL22520/timor-west