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Djugun vs Eighty Mile Beach
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 194 km apart · Djugun profile · Eighty Mile Beach profile
Djugun Eighty Mile Beach
Djugun and Eighty Mile Beach are very different places located about 194km apart. Djugun is a larger population centre with a young feel, where 26.7% of people are children and the typical household earns $2,659 a week. In contrast, Eighty Mile Beach is sparsely populated and much older, with 29.2% of residents aged 65 and over and a typical household income of $1,208. Djugun has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (14.7% compared to 0.0%) and more people with bachelor degrees (22.6% versus 9.0%).
Both areas are almost identical in the share of people who need help with daily activities, sitting at around 2%. While they share this trait, they differ in how people live and work. Most people in Eighty Mile Beach own their homes outright (70.4%) and work in agriculture, while Djugun has a far higher rate of renting (47.7%) and a workforce more focused on health and education. Recent arrivals from overseas are far more common in Eighty Mile Beach, where 52.8% were born abroad.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,895
- First area, 2016: 2,833
- First area, 2021: 3,291
- Second area, 2016: 103
- Second area, 2021: 120
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Djugun: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Djugun: 0.2% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Djugun: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Eighty Mile Beach: 5.0% males, 3.3% females
- 70–74 in Djugun: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Eighty Mile Beach: 5.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Djugun: 1.2% males, 1.3% females; 65–69 in Eighty Mile Beach: 2.5% males, 9.2% females
- 60–64 in Djugun: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 60–64 in Eighty Mile Beach: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Djugun: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Eighty Mile Beach: 4.2% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Djugun: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in Djugun: 4.1% males, 4.5% females; 45–49 in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Djugun: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 40–44 in Eighty Mile Beach: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Djugun: 5.2% males, 5.9% females; 35–39 in Eighty Mile Beach: 2.5% males, 6.7% females
- 30–34 in Djugun: 3.8% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Eighty Mile Beach: 5.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Djugun: 2.9% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Eighty Mile Beach: 8.3% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Djugun: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Eighty Mile Beach: 10.0% males, 7.5% females
- 15–19 in Djugun: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Eighty Mile Beach: 5.8% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Djugun: 4.3% males, 4.4% females; 10–14 in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Djugun: 4.8% males, 4.2% females; 5–9 in Eighty Mile Beach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Djugun: 4.7% males, 4.1% females; 0–4 in Eighty Mile Beach: 4.2% males, 2.5% 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: $1,001
- First area, 2016: $1,161
- First area, 2021: $1,355
- Second area, 2016: $667
- Second area, 2021: $938
- First area, 2011: $2,217
- First area, 2016: $2,335
- First area, 2021: $2,659
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,208
- First area, 2011: $2,296
- First area, 2016: $2,515
- First area, 2021: $2,937
- Second area, 2016: $1,041
- Second area, 2021: $1,624
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: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 1.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $193
- First area, 2016: $306
- First area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $2,830
- First area, 2016: $2,800
- First area, 2021: $2,343
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.30
- Second area, 2021: 1.40
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). Djugun vs Eighty Mile Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50415/djugun/vs/SAL50477/eighty-mile-beach