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Cloncurry vs Julia Creek

Name: Cloncurry vs Julia Creek — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 102 km apart · Cloncurry profile · Julia Creek profile

Cloncurry Julia Creek

Cloncurry and Julia Creek are two remote Queensland towns with very different social and economic profiles. Cloncurry has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 23.7%, compared to 5.5% in Julia Creek. It is also more expensive, with typical weekly rents far higher at $240 and typical monthly home-loan payments of $1,200. In contrast, Julia Creek is more affordable, with 38.7% of homes owned outright and a high share of people working from home at 26.5%.

These two areas have tracked in similar directions since 2011, but they maintain a strong divide in their local characters. They share a similar family structure, with both having 19.7% of their population under 15 and an almost identical number of people per home. While Julia Creek has a much higher rate of volunteering at 32.0%, both towns sit well below the national figure for people who speak little or no English.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 6.3 pts higher in Cloncurry Work from home: 21.2 pts higher in Julia Creek Population: 2,618 larger in Cloncurry First Nations: 18.2 pts higher in Cloncurry Volunteering: 16.7 pts higher in Julia Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +2,618 larger in Cloncurry gap widening

3,167 85th pct 549 66th pct

Median age in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +3 yrs older in Julia Creek gap widening

34 yrs 13th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

33.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.9 pts 28.6%

24.2% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

19.7% Children (0–14) even 19.7%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.3 pts 11.1%

10.4% Seniors (65+) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

48.7% Never married ◂ +9.8 pts 38.9%

36.6% Married +4.3 pts ▸ 41.0%

8.2% Divorced +1.9 pts ▸ 10.1%

3.4% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Cloncurry Julia Creek

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.2% Australia +6.8 pts ▸ 82.0%

2.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

1.3% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.6% India ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

35.0% Australian +10.9 pts ▸ 45.9%

30.8% English +0.9 pts ▸ 31.7%

7.5% Scottish +3.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.0% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 10.6%

3.8% German +2.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

1.7% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

0.5% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

80.4% English only +4.0 pts ▸ 84.3%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.4% Christianity +9.5 pts ▸ 55.9%

35.1% No religion ◂ +7.0 pts 28.1%

17.0% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 15.7%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +6.05 more in Julia Creek

3.21 45th pct 9.26 73rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +1 more in Cloncurry

2 62nd pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +201 larger in Cloncurry

239 41st pct 38 14th pct

ICSEA in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +47 higher in Julia Creek

872 11th pct 919 14th pct

Highest year of school

42.7% Year 12 +0.3 pts ▸ 43.1%

21.6% Year 10 +5.9 pts ▸ 27.5%

10.6% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +3.6 pts 3.3%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.7 pts 35.3%

15.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.1 pts 14.0%

8.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

2.0% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

22.4% Engineering & related ◂ +9.2 pts 13.2%

6.4% Health +5.2 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 9.7%

5.3% Society & culture +3.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.5% Architecture & building +2.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.2% Agriculture & environment +3.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.9% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.4 pts 2.7%

0.9% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.5% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$283 higher in Cloncurry gap widening

$1,246 91st pct $963 79th pct

Household income in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$367 higher in Cloncurry gap narrowing

$1,953 73rd pct $1,586 53rd pct

Family income in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$273 higher in Cloncurry gap narrowing

$2,380 77th pct $2,107 64th pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 29.6%

19.5% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 25.3%

12.9% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 15.6%

12.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 10.8%

9.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 5.9%

Personal income distribution

22.3% $650–$1,499 +20.0 pts ▸ 42.3%

27.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.8 pts 13.7%

23.9% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 24.7%

6.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 3.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

3.4% Arthritis +4.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.0% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%

5.1% Mental health even 5.1%

4.4% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.1% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

2.0% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

0.4% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.3% None ◂ +2.8 pts 59.6%

14.8% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

4.3% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

1.5% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +721 larger in Cloncurry

751 87th pct 30 73rd pct

Median age in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +8 yrs older in Cloncurry

27 yrs 54th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$46 higher in Julia Creek

$566 42nd pct $612 47th pct

Household income in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$314 higher in Cloncurry

$1,463 40th pct $1,149 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +0.1 larger in Cloncurry gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

56.1% Couples with children +9.8 pts ▸ 65.9%

24.2% Couples without children +1.7 pts ▸ 25.9%

17.0% One-parent families ◂ +7.0 pts 10.0%

2.0% Other families ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Household size

32.1% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 37.1%

30.3% 2 people ◂ +5.1 pts 25.3%

12.9% 3 people ◂ +3.2 pts 9.7%

12.8% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 12.4%

7.0% 5 people ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

4.9% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$111 higher in Cloncurry gap widening

$240 37th pct $129 10th pct

Mortgage in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +$575 higher in Cloncurry gap widening

$1,200 24th pct $625 5th pct

People / bedroom in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.1% Rented ◂ +16.2 pts 26.9%

22.1% Owned outright +16.6 pts ▸ 38.7%

21.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.3 pts 17.7%

8.4% Other tenure +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.9% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.8%

Types of homes

79.5% Separate house +0.6 pts ▸ 80.1%

11.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.0 pts 0.0%

5.5% Other dwelling ◂ +5.5 pts 0.0%

2.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

Bedrooms per home

44.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 33.9%

21.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.6 pts 16.7%

15.3% 2 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 21.0%

4.1% 5 or more +8.8 pts ▸ 12.9%

7.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.7 pts 4.3%

1.4% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

32.8% Under $200 +29.2 pts ▸ 62.0%

38.2% $200–$349 ◂ +26.2 pts 12.0%

18.1% $350–$549 ◂ +18.1 pts 0.0%

1.0% $550–$749 ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

1.0% $750 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.2% Under $1,000 +14.3 pts ▸ 51.5%

30.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.5 pts 18.2%

17.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.1 pts 0.0%

8.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

49.2% Car (driver) ◂ +7.4 pts 41.8%

5.3% Worked at home +21.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

10.6% Walked +7.4 pts ▸ 18.0%

6.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.6 pts 2.4%

6.3% Bus ◂ +6.3 pts 0.0%

1.1% Bicycle ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.2% 1 vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 38.1%

34.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 31.8%

7.7% 4 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.9 pts 7.4%

9.3% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

7.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +32.7 pts ▸ 39.8%

26.8% Mining ◂ +24.0 pts 2.7%

8.5% Public administration & safety +6.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.0% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

9.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +7.9 pts 1.4%

6.4% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

5.5% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

4.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

1.2% Electricity, gas & water +1.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.5% Manufacturing ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

11.5% Managers +15.4 pts ▸ 26.9%

20.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.3 pts 12.9%

19.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.2 pts 8.2%

11.0% Labourers +7.7 pts ▸ 18.7%

12.2% Professionals ◂ +5.0 pts 7.1%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

7.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 5.8%

4.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 4.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

3.8 76th pct 3.8 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +0.7 more in Cloncurry

4.7 82nd pct 4.0 78th pct

15-min city in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +5.8 pts higher in Cloncurry

63.4% 83rd pct 57.6% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +2.4 pts higher in Cloncurry

60.4% 82nd pct 58.0% 82nd pct

Walk to transit in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +16.4 pts higher in Cloncurry

71.8% 83rd pct 55.4% 77th pct

Walk to a park in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +15.4 pts higher in Cloncurry

73.1% 71st pct 57.7% 66th pct

Walk to health in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +8.9 pts higher in Cloncurry

66.5% 89th pct 57.6% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +33.5 more in Julia Creek

12.0 46th pct 45.5 79th pct

Intersections/km² in Cloncurry in Julia Creek even

0 15th pct 0 3rd pct

Mean slope in Cloncurry in Julia Creek +0.6 pts higher in Cloncurry

2.9% 11th pct 2.3% 2nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cloncurry vs Julia Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30628/cloncurry/vs/SAL31460/julia-creek