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Shark Bay vs Useless Loop

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 69 km apart · Shark Bay profile · Useless Loop profile

Shark Bay Useless Loop

Useless Loop and Shark Bay are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Useless Loop has a small population of 134 people, while Shark Bay is largely non-residential with no recorded residents. There are notable differences in their local features; Useless Loop has one school and a population of 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, whereas Shark Bay has neither.

Both areas have no public transport routes or stops. While the gaps in their basic infrastructure and population have remained steady over time, the two areas are similar in that they both have very few street intersections. In terms of walkable amenities, Shark Bay has a higher share of parks, while Useless Loop is the only one of the two with a school.

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Where they differ most

Population: 134 larger in Useless Loop

Demographics & Identity

Population in Shark Bayin Useless Loop +134 larger in Useless Loop gap steady
0 0th pct 134 46th pct
Median age in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 14.9% 89th pct
Aged 65+ in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Under 15 in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 32.1% 98th pct
De facto in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 36.5% 100th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 12.7% 56th pct

Language

Other language in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 9.7% 75th pct
Limited English in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 64.2% 98th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 37.6% 30th pct
Bachelor+ in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 15.8% 54th pct
Schools/1k kids in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 23.26 90th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Shark Bayin Useless Loop +1 more in Useless Loop
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 21 5th pct
ICSEA in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 887 12th pct

Income

Personal income in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $1,770 100th pct
Household income in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $2,461 89th pct
Family income in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $2,571 84th pct
High earners in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 35.8% 100th pct
High-income homes in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 24.4% 73rd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 13.4% 5th pct
Mental health in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 2.2% 13th pct
Needs assistance in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 15.8% 39th pct
Unpaid carers in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 3.2% 6th pct
Unpaid child care in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 46.3% 100th pct
Defence service in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 23.2% 44th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Shark Bayin Useless Loop +20 larger in Useless Loop
0 0th pct 20 68th pct
Median age in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 41 yrs 79th pct
Median income in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $2,250 99th pct
Household income in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $2,437 77th pct
Indigenous language in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 2.8 76th pct
One-parent in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Living alone in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 26.7% 60th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— $400 82nd pct
People / bedroom in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 22.2% 65th pct
Owned outright in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Separate houses in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 84.4% 24th pct
3+ bedrooms in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 71.1% 29th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 5.5% 12th pct
PT commute in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Shark Bayin Useless Loop even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Shark Bayin Useless Loop even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 58.5% 96th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 73.7% 88th pct
Full-time in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 61.6% 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 1.4 62nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 1.9 65th pct
15-min city in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 97.3% 98th pct
Walk to a park in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 97.3% 84th pct
Walk to health in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 29.9 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Shark Bayin Useless Loop even
0 28th pct 0 30th pct
Mean slope in Shark Bayin Useless Loop
— 6.4% 58th pct

Compare Shark Bay with nearby areas

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Compare Useless Loop with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Shark Bay vs Useless Loop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL51344/shark-bay/vs/SAL51484/useless-loop