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East Murchison vs Karalundi

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 158 km apart · East Murchison profile · Karalundi profile

East Murchison Karalundi

Karalundi and East Murchison are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Karalundi is small and residential with 65 people, whereas East Murchison is a vast area with no residents. Karalundi has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 28 people, and it has one school within 3 km, while East Murchison has none. Karalundi also has far higher street connectivity, with 3 intersections per square kilometre compared to none in East Murchison.

Both areas share a total lack of public transport routes and stops. This common absence of transit highlights the remote nature of these locations. The gaps in infrastructure and population between Karalundi and East Murchison have remained steady over time.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Murchisonin Karalundi +65 larger in Karalundi gap widening
0 0th pct 65 32nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 11
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 67
  • Second area, 2021: 65
34 yrs 13th pct
  • First area, 2016: 44 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 26 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 34 yrs
43.1% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 38.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 43.1%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
30.8% 96th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 37.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.8%
12.5% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 7.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

15.4% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 10.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.4%

Language

21.5% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 7.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.5%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

4.6% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.6%

Education & Qualifications

47.5% 57th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 29.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 47.5%
14.3% 48th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 10.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%
50.00 100th pct
Schools ≤3 km in East Murchisonin Karalundi +1 more in Karalundi
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
41 15th pct
528 0th pct

Income

$1,028 85th pct
  • First area, 2016: $649
  • Second area, 2016: $817
  • Second area, 2021: $1,028
$1,325 34th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,166
  • Second area, 2021: $1,325
$1,437 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,312
  • Second area, 2021: $1,437
7.1% 45th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.1%

Health & Disability

7.7% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

26.2% 78th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 20.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 26.2%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 16.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Unpaid child care in East Murchisonin Karalundi
35.7% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.7%
0.0% 0th pct
14.3% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 26.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in East Murchisonin Karalundi +28 larger in Karalundi
0 0th pct 28 72nd pct
14 yrs 10th pct
$575 43rd pct
$1,375 35th pct
Indigenous language in East Murchisonin Karalundi
0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

2.4 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.9
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4
13.6% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 40.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.6%

Housing & Dwellings

$120 9th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $100
  • Second area, 2021: $120
1.00 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.30
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second 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

68.5% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 36.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 68.5%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 13.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
57.1% 38th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 61.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 57.1%
70.8% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 66.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 70.8%

Walkability

0.2 44th pct
0.2 44th pct
0.0% 0th pct
4.8% 61st pct
0.0% 0th pct
4.8% 59th pct
4.8% 44th pct
0.0% 0th pct
92.3 87th pct
Intersections/km² in East Murchisonin Karalundi +3 higher in Karalundi
0 0th pct 3 61st pct
1.8% 0th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Murchison vs Karalundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50460/east-murchison/vs/SAL50723/karalundi