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East Murchison vs Peak Hill

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 176 km apart · East Murchison profile · Peak Hill profile

East Murchison Peak Hill

Peak Hill (WA) and East Murchison are both sparsely populated parts of Western Australia. Peak Hill (WA) has a small population of 121 people, while East Murchison is largely non-residential with no recorded population. Because of this, Peak Hill (WA) has more infrastructure and people, including one school within 3 km and 33 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Both areas are very similar in their lack of urban layout, as neither has any public transport stops or routes. This shared absence of transport links reflects the remote nature of these two locations, which sit about 176 km apart.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Murchisonin Peak Hill +121 larger in Peak Hill gap narrowing
0 0th pct 121 44th pct
  • First area, 2016: 11
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 567
  • Second area, 2016: 168
  • Second area, 2021: 121
37 yrs 20th pct
  • First area, 2016: 44 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
27.3% 96th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 36.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.3%
5.0% 7th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 1.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.0%
3.3% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.3%
19.1% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 18.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.1%

Ancestry & Birthplace

13.2% 58th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.2%

Language

9.9% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.9%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

27.3% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 27.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 33.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.3%

Education & Qualifications

22.0% 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 34.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.0%
7.6% 20th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.6%
Schools ≤3 km in East Murchisonin Peak Hill +1 more in Peak Hill
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
9 0th pct
568 0th pct

Income

$916 74th pct
  • First area, 2016: $649
  • Second area, 2011: $1,532
  • Second area, 2016: $1,985
  • Second area, 2021: $916
$866 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $587
  • Second area, 2016: $749
  • Second area, 2021: $866
$1,062 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $637
  • Second area, 2016: $725
  • Second area, 2021: $1,062
13.6% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.6%
High-income homes in East Murchisonin Peak Hill
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

11.6% 3rd pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

2.5% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 9.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5%
2.5% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5%
Unpaid child care in East Murchisonin Peak Hill
8.5% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 37.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.5%
0.0% 0th pct
5.1% 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 18.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in East Murchisonin Peak Hill +33 larger in Peak Hill
0 0th pct 33 73rd pct
26 yrs 50th pct
25.0% 16th pct
$349 11th pct
$1,125 23rd pct
Indigenous language in East Murchisonin Peak Hill
18.2% 87th pct

Family & Households

2.1 19th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.9
  • Second area, 2016: 4.5
  • Second area, 2021: 2.1
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
41.4% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.4%

Housing & Dwellings

$108 7th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $75
  • Second area, 2016: $75
  • Second area, 2021: $108
0.80 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.30
  • Second area, 2016: 1.50
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
27.6% 75th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 46.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.6%
27.6% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.6%
62.1% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 82.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.1%
86.2% 68th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 77.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 86.2%

Transport & Vehicles

15.4% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.4%
15.4% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.4%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

16.5% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 52.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 48.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.5%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
41.5% 10th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 72.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 66.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.5%
71.2% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 81.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 73.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 71.2%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
49.6 81st pct
Intersections/km² in East Murchisonin Peak Hill even
0 0th pct 0 1st pct
3.4% 19th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Murchison vs Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50460/east-murchison/vs/SAL51218/peak-hill