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Burrar Islet vs Iama Island

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Burrar Islet profile · Iama Island profile

Burrar Islet Iama Island

Iama Island and Burrar Islet are nearby areas in the Torres Strait, but they differ completely in how they are used. Iama Island is a residential area with 275 people, including 240 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It has a basic street network with 9 intersections per square kilometre. In contrast, Burrar Islet is largely non-residential and has a population of zero.

While the two areas are close to each other, the gap in their population and infrastructure has remained wide. Both areas have no schools within 3 kilometres and no public transport routes or stops. This lack of services is common to both, even as Iama Island continues to support a small community while Burrar Islet remains empty.

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Where they differ most

Population: 275 larger in Iama Island

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burrar Isletin Iama Island +275 larger in Iama Island gap narrowing
0 0th pct 275 58th pct
Median age in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 29 yrs 4th pct
First Nations in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 87.3% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 4.0% 6th pct
Under 15 in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 28.7% 93rd pct
De facto in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 26.3% 96th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 5.8% 24th pct

Language

Other language in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 90.2% 100th pct
Limited English in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 7.6% 96th pct

Religion

No religion in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 5.5% 0th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 51.6% 65th pct
Bachelor+ in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 1.5% 4th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Burrar Isletin Iama Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $346 0th pct
Household income in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $885 9th pct
Family income in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $819 2nd pct
High earners in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
High-income homes in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 4.5% 14th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 19.6% 13th pct
Mental health in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 13.3% 26th pct
Unpaid carers in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 6.6% 12th pct
Unpaid child care in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 22.4% 36th pct
Defence service in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 8.1% 91st pct
Housework 15h+ in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 18.4% 20th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Burrar Isletin Iama Island +240 larger in Iama Island
0 0th pct 240 86th pct
Median age in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 60.7% 87th pct
Unemployment in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 4.1% 25th pct
Median income in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $346 11th pct
Household income in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $900 14th pct
Indigenous language in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 98.3% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 3.3 91st pct
One-parent in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 34.2% 100th pct
Living alone in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 11.9% 11th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— $150 14th pct
People / bedroom in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 95.5% 100th pct
Owned outright in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Separate houses in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 85.1% 65th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 70.0% 100th pct
Work from home in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Burrar Isletin Iama Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Burrar Isletin Iama Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 26.0% 32nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 3.6% 51st pct
Participation in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 42.3% 11th pct
Full-time in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 61.5% 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 1.3 61st pct
Types ≤15 min in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 1.9 65th pct
15-min city in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 7.3 35th pct
Intersections/km² in Burrar Isletin Iama Island +9 higher in Iama Island
0 0th pct 9 72nd pct
Mean slope in Burrar Isletin Iama Island
— 7.7% 68th pct

Compare Burrar Islet with nearby areas

Warraber Islet Guijar Islet Iama Island Poruma Island Moa Island Mabuiag Island Badu Island Punsand

Compare Iama Island with nearby areas

Burrar Islet Warraber Islet Poruma Island Guijar Islet Saibai Island Dauan Island Moa Island Torres Strait

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burrar Islet vs Iama Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30454/burrar-islet/vs/SAL31379/iama-island