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Jardine River vs Mapoon

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 88 km apart · Jardine River profile · Mapoon profile

Jardine River Mapoon

Mapoon and Jardine River are both remote parts of Queensland, but they differ greatly in how many people live there. Mapoon has 469 residents, including 353 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while Jardine River is largely non-residential with a population of 0.

Both areas have remained similarly isolated since 2011, with neither place having any public transport routes, stops, or schools within 3 km. This lack of infrastructure is consistent across both locations, which both sit below the national figure for these services.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Jardine Riverin Mapoon +469 larger in Mapoon gap widening
0 0th pct 469 64th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 263
  • Second area, 2016: 317
  • Second area, 2021: 469
29 yrs 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 28 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 29 yrs
75.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 90.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 87.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 75.3%
9.0% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.0%
28.1% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 28.1%
30.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 32.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 24.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

2.3% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.3%

Language

Other language in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
33.3% 91st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 33.3%
Limited English in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
3.0% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.0%

Religion

49.5% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 43.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 49.5%

Education & Qualifications

24.1% 7th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.1%
2.1% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.1%
Schools ≤3 km in Jardine Riverin Mapoon even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
$395 3rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: $292
  • Second area, 2016: $364
  • Second area, 2021: $395
Household income in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
$1,010 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $866
  • Second area, 2016: $949
  • Second area, 2021: $1,010
$922 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $836
  • Second area, 2016: $1,015
  • Second area, 2021: $922
2.9% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 1.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.9%
High-income homes in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
7.8% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
21.3% 17th pct
4.9% 25th pct
Needs assistance in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
4.3% 45th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.3%

Community Participation

11.1% 16th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.1%
8.8% 19th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 19.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.8%
Unpaid child care in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
39.0% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 33.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 39.0%
Defence service in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
5.2% 82nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
22.6% 40th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 18.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.6%

First Nations

First Nations people in Jardine Riverin Mapoon +353 larger in Mapoon
0 0th pct 353 86th pct
24 yrs 43rd pct
24.3% 15th pct
29.3% 93rd pct
$353 12th pct
Household income in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
$909 15th pct
Indigenous language in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
41.6% 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
3.5 95th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.3
  • Second area, 2016: 3.1
  • Second area, 2021: 3.5
34.9% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 31.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.9%
23.5% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 26.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.5%

Housing & Dwellings

$120 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $53
  • Second area, 2016: $122
  • Second area, 2021: $120
People / bedroom in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
1.20 96th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.40
  • Second area, 2016: 1.00
  • Second area, 2021: 1.20
86.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 91.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 91.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 86.3%
Owned outright in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
5.9% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.9%
Separate houses in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
88.2% 28th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 83.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 89.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 88.2%
52.9% 10th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 74.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.9%

Transport & Vehicles

32.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 43.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 44.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 32.3%
Work from home in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
3.1% 7th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.1%
6.3% 94th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.3%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Jardine Riverin Mapoon even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

24.1% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 26.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.1%

Jobs & Industry

21.4% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 9.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 28.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%
46.6% 15th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 44.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 50.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.6%
64.1% 76th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 54.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 84.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 64.1%

Walkability

0.0 18th pct
Types ≤15 min in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Jardine Riverin Mapoon
0.0% 0th pct
2.1 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Jardine Riverin Mapoon even
0 1st pct 0 3rd pct
4.6% 37th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jardine River vs Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31432/jardine-river/vs/SAL31758/mapoon