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Dowar Islet vs Masig Island

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 71 km apart · Dowar Islet profile · Masig Island profile

Dowar Islet Masig Island

Masig Island and Dowar Islet are two different types of spaces in the Torres Strait. Masig Island is a residential community of 283 people, with 251 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. It has a small network of streets with 26 intersections per square kilometre. In contrast, Dowar Islet is largely non-residential with a population of zero.

Both areas are alike in that neither has any schools within 3 km. They also both have no public transport routes or stops, though Masig Island has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Dowar Islet.

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Where they differ most

Population: 283 larger in Masig Island

Demographics & Identity

Population in Dowar Isletin Masig Island +283 larger in Masig Island gap steady
0 0th pct 283 59th pct
Median age in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 28 yrs 2nd pct
First Nations in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 88.7% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 6.0% 9th pct
Under 15 in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 37.5% 100th pct
De facto in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 30.5% 100th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 3.2% 15th pct

Language

Other language in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 87.6% 100th pct
Limited English in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 23.0% 100th pct

Religion

No religion in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 17.7% 7th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 48.3% 58th pct
Bachelor+ in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 6.0% 14th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Dowar Isletin Masig Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $423 6th pct
Household income in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $949 11th pct
Family income in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $955 5th pct
High earners in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 2.7% 23rd pct
High-income homes in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 4.2% 13th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 16.3% 9th pct
Mental health in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 1.8% 10th pct
Needs assistance in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 4.2% 45th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 23.9% 73rd pct
Unpaid carers in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 16.3% 80th pct
Unpaid child care in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 35.3% 88th pct
Defence service in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 13.3% 100th pct
Housework 15h+ in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 25.0% 55th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Dowar Isletin Masig Island +251 larger in Masig Island
0 0th pct 251 86th pct
Median age in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 52.3% 75th pct
Unemployment in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 16.7% 76th pct
Median income in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $421 20th pct
Household income in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $928 15th pct
Indigenous language in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 97.6% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 3.3 91st pct
One-parent in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 37.8% 100th pct
Living alone in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 31.0% 74th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— $150 14th pct
People / bedroom in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 83.1% 100th pct
Owned outright in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 5.6% 0th pct
Separate houses in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 91.5% 82nd pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 54.4% 100th pct
Work from home in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Dowar Isletin Masig Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Dowar Isletin Masig Island even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 21.1% 18th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 15.0% 97th pct
Participation in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 32.6% 3rd pct
Full-time in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 62.7% 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Dowar Isletin Masig Island +26 higher in Masig Island
0 0th pct 26 74th pct
Mean slope in Dowar Isletin Masig Island
— 1.9% 0th pct

Compare Dowar Islet with nearby areas

Waua Islet Mer Island Erub Island Masig Island Ugar Island Poruma Island Burrar Islet Warraber Islet

Compare Masig Island with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Dowar Islet vs Masig Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30872/dowar-islet/vs/SAL31783/masig-island