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Dauan Island vs Torres Strait

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 31 km apart · Dauan Island profile · Torres Strait profile

Dauan Island Torres Strait

Dauan Island and Torres Strait are two nearby areas in Queensland. Dauan Island is home to 131 people, including 117 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. In contrast, Torres Strait is largely non-residential with a population of 0. Dauan Island has more street connectivity, with five intersections per square kilometre, while Torres Strait has none.

Both areas share a lack of schools and public transport within their boundaries. This lack of infrastructure is common to both, though Dauan Island has a higher share of cultural amenities and Torres Strait has more parks.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dauan Islandin Torres Strait +131 larger in Dauan Island gap steady
131 46th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 130
  • First area, 2016: 191
  • First area, 2021: 131
  • Second area, 2011: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
21 yrs 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 24 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 20 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 21 yrs
89.3% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 97.7%
  • First area, 2016: 90.1%
  • First area, 2021: 89.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.2%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
45.8% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 32.3%
  • First area, 2016: 40.3%
  • First area, 2021: 45.8%
10.3% 35th pct
  • First area, 2011: 24.3%
  • First area, 2016: 18.3%
  • First area, 2021: 10.3%

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 4.2%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language

77.1% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 73.8%
  • First area, 2016: 79.1%
  • First area, 2021: 77.1%
7.6% 96th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12.0%
  • First area, 2021: 7.6%

Religion

12.2% 2nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 9.9%
  • First area, 2021: 12.2%

Education & Qualifications

48.6% 59th pct
  • First area, 2011: 35.7%
  • First area, 2016: 45.7%
  • First area, 2021: 48.6%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.4%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Dauan Islandin Torres Strait even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

$550 18th pct
  • First area, 2011: $443
  • First area, 2016: $563
  • First area, 2021: $550
$739 3rd pct
  • First area, 2011: $974
  • First area, 2016: $850
  • First area, 2021: $739
$850 2nd pct
  • First area, 2011: $816
  • First area, 2016: $900
  • First area, 2021: $850
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

14.5% 7th pct
0.0% 0th pct
2.3% 26th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.5%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 2.3%

Community Participation

13.2% 25th pct
  • First area, 2011: 37.9%
  • First area, 2016: 14.5%
  • First area, 2021: 13.2%
3.9% 7th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 2.7%
  • First area, 2021: 3.9%
52.6% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 29.9%
  • First area, 2016: 36.4%
  • First area, 2021: 52.6%
12.2% 100th pct
3.9% 1st pct
  • First area, 2011: 19.1%
  • First area, 2016: 3.6%
  • First area, 2021: 3.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Dauan Islandin Torres Strait +117 larger in Dauan Island
117 86th pct 0 0th pct
21 yrs 29th pct
49.3% 70th pct
7.5% 37th pct
$541 38th pct
$739 9th pct
Indigenous language in Dauan Islandin Torres Strait
88.9% 100th pct

Family & Households

3.5 95th pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.4
  • First area, 2016: 3.5
  • First area, 2021: 3.5
37.2% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 44.2%
  • First area, 2016: 34.6%
  • First area, 2021: 37.2%
38.7% 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 11.8%
  • First area, 2016: 32.4%
  • First area, 2021: 38.7%

Housing & Dwellings

$150 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: $50
  • First area, 2016: $79
  • First area, 2021: $150
1.00 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.20
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 1.00
83.9% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 88.9%
  • First area, 2016: 88.2%
  • First area, 2021: 83.9%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 91.7%
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
61.3% 15th pct
  • First area, 2011: 75.7%
  • First area, 2016: 70.6%
  • First area, 2021: 61.3%

Transport & Vehicles

71.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 53.1%
  • First area, 2016: 64.5%
  • First area, 2021: 71.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First 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

21.2% 18th pct
  • First area, 2011: 19.7%
  • First area, 2016: 26.4%
  • First area, 2021: 21.2%

Jobs & Industry

7.3% 86th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.1%
  • First area, 2016: 6.8%
  • First area, 2021: 7.3%
53.9% 29th pct
  • First area, 2011: 55.1%
  • First area, 2016: 40.0%
  • First area, 2021: 53.9%
40.0% 2nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 50.0%
  • First area, 2016: 27.3%
  • First area, 2021: 40.0%

Walkability

1.8 65th pct
2.0 66th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
100.0% 100th pct
0.0% 0th pct
15.3 54th pct
Intersections/km² in Dauan Islandin Torres Strait +5 higher in Dauan Island
5 67th pct 0 0th pct
8.1% 71st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dauan Island vs Torres Strait [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30814/dauan-island/vs/SAL32861/torres-strait