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Arafura Sea vs Prince Of Wales

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 126 km apart · Arafura Sea profile · Prince Of Wales profile

Arafura Sea Prince Of Wales

Prince Of Wales and Arafura Sea are both sparsely populated areas in the Torres region. Prince Of Wales has a small population of 62 people, including 34 who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is also home to two schools within 3 km, while Arafura Sea has no residents and no schools.

Both areas lack any public transport stops or routes. This shared absence of transport reflects the remote nature of these two places, which sit about 126 km apart.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Arafura Seain Prince Of Wales +62 larger in Prince Of Wales gap narrowing
0 0th pct 62 31st pct
  • First area, 2011: 0
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 87
  • Second area, 2016: 109
  • Second area, 2021: 62
60 yrs 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 60 yrs
54.8% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 52.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 68.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 54.8%
33.9% 90th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 33.9%
12.9% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.9%
14.0% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

17.7% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.7%

Language

25.8% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.8%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

43.5% 60th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 18.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 43.5%

Education & Qualifications

18.8% 1st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 27.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.8%
5.4% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.4%
Schools ≤3 km in Arafura Seain Prince Of Wales +2 more in Prince Of Wales
0 0th pct 2 62nd pct
696 90th pct
759 3rd pct

Income

$550 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $303
  • Second area, 2016: $431
  • Second area, 2021: $550
$630 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $742
  • Second area, 2016: $900
  • Second area, 2021: $630
$899 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $640
  • Second area, 2016: $962
  • Second area, 2021: $899
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

14.5% 7th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

10.7% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.7%
21.4% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%
12.5% 10th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%
0.0% 0th pct
14.3% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 39.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Arafura Seain Prince Of Wales +34 larger in Prince Of Wales
0 0th pct 34 74th pct
46 yrs 84th pct
14.8% 6th pct
$624 48th pct
$1,542 44th pct
Indigenous language in Arafura Seain Prince Of Wales
61.8% 95th pct

Family & Households

2.2 24th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.1
  • Second area, 2016: 1.6
  • Second area, 2021: 2.2
11.6% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 17.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.6%
48.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 25.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 40.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.3%

Housing & Dwellings

$138 12th pct
$1,791 60th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $2,142
  • Second area, 2021: $1,791
1.00 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.80
  • Second area, 2016: 1.10
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
69.0% 99th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 69.0%
93.1% 39th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 87.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 93.1%
48.3% 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 26.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.3%

Transport & Vehicles

65.5% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 70.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 87.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 65.5%
12.0% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

18.6% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.6%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
44.6% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 58.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 44.6%
44.0% 7th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 43.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 81.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 44.0%

Walkability

0.0 24th pct
0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Arafura Seain Prince Of Wales even
0 0th pct 0 1st pct
26.7% 100th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Arafura Sea vs Prince Of Wales [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30070/arafura-sea/vs/SAL32366/prince-of-wales