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Darkan vs Duranillin
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Darkan profile · Duranillin profile
Darkan Duranillin
Darkan and Duranillin are two nearby rural areas in Western Australia. Darkan is the larger of the two and generally has more wealth and education; its typical personal weekly income is $953, compared to $518 in Duranillin. Darkan also has a higher share of university graduates (11.9% versus 0.0%) and a larger proportion of people born overseas (10.8% versus 0.0%). In contrast, Duranillin has a much higher share of people who report no religion (62.3% versus 39.6%) and a higher proportion of one-parent families (39.5% versus 4.4%).
The two areas share a similar typical age of 49 and a very low reliance on public transport. Both are mostly car-dependent, though Darkan is slightly more walkable with some amenities within a 15-minute walk. This common rural lifestyle is reflected in their similar housing patterns, with both areas seeing a high share of homes owned outright and a low number of people living in each bedroom.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 490
- First area, 2016: 403
- First area, 2021: 371
- Second area, 2016: 70
- Second area, 2021: 53
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Darkan: 1.0% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Darkan: 1.5% males, 3.1% females; 80–84 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Darkan: 2.1% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Darkan: 3.3% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Duranillin: 15.2% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Darkan: 2.1% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Duranillin: 10.9% males, 6.5% females
- 60–64 in Darkan: 4.1% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Duranillin: 6.5% males, 10.9% females
- 55–59 in Darkan: 5.6% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in Duranillin: 6.5% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Darkan: 3.3% males, 5.4% females; 50–54 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Darkan: 3.8% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Duranillin: 10.9% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Darkan: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Darkan: 4.1% males, 1.5% females; 35–39 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Darkan: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Darkan: 1.5% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Duranillin: 6.5% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Darkan: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Darkan: 0.8% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Duranillin: 8.7% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Darkan: 4.1% males, 1.5% females; 10–14 in Duranillin: 17.4% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Darkan: 2.1% males, 4.6% females; 5–9 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Darkan: 2.3% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Duranillin: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $579
- First area, 2016: $711
- First area, 2021: $953
- Second area, 2016: $574
- Second area, 2021: $518
- First area, 2011: $969
- First area, 2016: $1,179
- First area, 2021: $1,321
- Second area, 2016: $784
- Second area, 2021: $1,031
- First area, 2011: $980
- First area, 2016: $1,365
- First area, 2021: $1,946
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,166
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $100
- First area, 2016: $140
- First area, 2021: $151
- Second area, 2016: $60
- First area, 2011: $1,023
- First area, 2016: $893
- First area, 2021: $980
- Second area, 2021: $825
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Darkan vs Duranillin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50388/darkan/vs/SAL50443/duranillin