Compare

Saibai Island vs Torres Strait

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Saibai Island profile · Torres Strait profile

Saibai Island Torres Strait

Saibai Island and Torres Strait are nearby areas in Queensland. Saibai Island is a residential area with 340 people, while Torres Strait is largely non-residential with no recorded population. The biggest differences are in their populations; Saibai Island has 291 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is far larger than the zero recorded in Torres Strait.

Both areas have no schools, public transport routes, or transport stops. The gap in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has stayed the same over time. While both lack basic transport, Saibai Island has a higher share of health amenities, whereas Torres Strait has more parks.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Saibai Islandin Torres Strait +340 larger in Saibai Island gap narrowing
340 60th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 480
  • First area, 2016: 465
  • First area, 2021: 340
  • Second area, 2011: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
25 yrs 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 18 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 20 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 25 yrs
85.6% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 74.9%
  • First area, 2016: 85.8%
  • First area, 2021: 85.6%
5.0% 8th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.1%
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • First area, 2021: 5.0%
37.9% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 41.5%
  • First area, 2016: 43.0%
  • First area, 2021: 37.9%
15.8% 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 28.3%
  • First area, 2016: 22.9%
  • First area, 2021: 15.8%

Ancestry & Birthplace

10.9% 48th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.6%
  • First area, 2016: 11.2%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%

Language

88.8% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 82.3%
  • First area, 2016: 83.4%
  • First area, 2021: 88.8%
12.1% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 5.8%
  • First area, 2021: 12.1%

Religion

11.2% 1st pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.1%
  • First area, 2016: 6.5%
  • First area, 2021: 11.2%

Education & Qualifications

47.7% 57th pct
  • First area, 2011: 34.9%
  • First area, 2016: 45.2%
  • First area, 2021: 47.7%
5.7% 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.8%
  • First area, 2016: 6.1%
  • First area, 2021: 5.7%
Schools ≤3 km in Saibai Islandin Torres Strait even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

$405 4th pct
  • First area, 2011: $279
  • First area, 2016: $319
  • First area, 2021: $405
$922 10th pct
  • First area, 2011: $711
  • First area, 2016: $1,149
  • First area, 2021: $922
$812 1st pct
  • First area, 2011: $587
  • First area, 2016: $816
  • First area, 2021: $812
1.9% 20th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.1%
  • First area, 2016: 1.1%
  • First area, 2021: 1.9%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

13.8% 6th pct
0.9% 5th pct
6.2% 67th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.3%
  • First area, 2016: 1.7%
  • First area, 2021: 6.2%

Community Participation

24.4% 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 31.8%
  • First area, 2016: 5.7%
  • First area, 2021: 24.4%
14.4% 67th pct
  • First area, 2011: 11.3%
  • First area, 2016: 3.0%
  • First area, 2021: 14.4%
42.6% 96th pct
  • First area, 2011: 52.1%
  • First area, 2016: 39.2%
  • First area, 2021: 42.6%
6.4% 88th pct
14.8% 12th pct
  • First area, 2011: 25.0%
  • First area, 2016: 1.5%
  • First area, 2021: 14.8%

First Nations

First Nations people in Saibai Islandin Torres Strait +291 larger in Saibai Island
291 86th pct 0 0th pct
20 yrs 25th pct
50.9% 73rd pct
40.0% 100th pct
$410 18th pct
$911 15th pct
Indigenous language in Saibai Islandin Torres Strait
92.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

3.6 96th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.0
  • First area, 2016: 4.5
  • First area, 2021: 3.6
42.8% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 26.7%
  • First area, 2016: 30.3%
  • First area, 2021: 42.8%
23.4% 49th pct
  • First area, 2011: 18.7%
  • First area, 2016: 17.3%
  • First area, 2021: 23.4%

Housing & Dwellings

$115 8th pct
  • First area, 2011: $60
  • First area, 2016: $70
  • First area, 2021: $115
1.00 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.40
  • First area, 2016: 1.20
  • First area, 2021: 1.00
100.0% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 89.0%
  • First area, 2016: 90.1%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
90.9% 34th pct
  • First area, 2011: 100.0%
  • First area, 2016: 96.3%
  • First area, 2021: 90.9%
83.1% 60th pct
  • First area, 2011: 86.3%
  • First area, 2016: 82.7%
  • First area, 2021: 83.1%

Transport & Vehicles

53.3% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 79.1%
  • First area, 2016: 67.1%
  • First area, 2021: 53.3%
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

10.0% 4th pct
  • First area, 2011: 14.4%
  • First area, 2016: 14.1%
  • First area, 2021: 10.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 32.7%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

43.1% 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 15.9%
  • First area, 2016: 22.5%
  • First area, 2021: 43.1%
27.8% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 44.2%
  • First area, 2016: 27.0%
  • First area, 2021: 27.8%
60.5% 62nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 46.2%
  • First area, 2016: 46.4%
  • First area, 2021: 60.5%

Walkability

1.0 59th pct
1.5 62nd pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
80.4% 74th pct
66.0% 89th pct
11.8 46th pct
Intersections/km² in Saibai Islandin Torres Strait even
0 34th pct 0 0th pct
2.4% 3rd pct

Compare Saibai Island with nearby areas

Compare Torres Strait with nearby areas

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Saibai Island vs Torres Strait [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL32503/saibai-island/vs/SAL32861/torres-strait