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Alyangula vs Numbulwar
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 88 km apart · Alyangula profile · Numbulwar profile
Alyangula Numbulwar
Alyangula and Numbulwar are two small Northern Territory towns with very different profiles. Alyangula has a higher proportion of university degrees (24.6%) and typical weekly household incomes far higher at $3,333, compared to $1,257 in Numbulwar. Families in Alyangula are also more likely to be young, with 33.3% of the population under 15. In contrast, Numbulwar has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 95.0% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, compared to 5.5% in Alyangula. This is reflected in language use, as 94.0% of Numbulwar residents use another language at home, while 8.3% do so in Alyangula.
Both areas are similar in their low typical weekly rents, which sit around the $75 to $80 mark. While they share some basic characteristics, their daily lives differ greatly; for example, 64.2% of Numbulwar homes have no motor vehicle, while most homes in Alyangula have one or two. The gap in typical personal income remains vast, with the usual weekly earnings in Alyangula being $1,844 compared to just $249 in Numbulwar.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 986
- First area, 2016: 873
- First area, 2021: 751
- Second area, 2011: 687
- Second area, 2016: 723
- Second area, 2021: 681
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 26 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 30 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 Alyangula: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Numbulwar: 0.0% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Alyangula: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Numbulwar: 0.4% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Alyangula: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Numbulwar: 0.6% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in Alyangula: 0.4% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Numbulwar: 0.7% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Alyangula: 1.3% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Numbulwar: 0.9% males, 0.7% females
- 60–64 in Alyangula: 1.9% males, 1.6% females; 60–64 in Numbulwar: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 55–59 in Alyangula: 4.0% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Numbulwar: 1.9% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Alyangula: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 50–54 in Numbulwar: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Alyangula: 4.5% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Numbulwar: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Alyangula: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Numbulwar: 2.5% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Alyangula: 8.0% males, 7.6% females; 35–39 in Numbulwar: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in Alyangula: 2.9% males, 5.5% females; 30–34 in Numbulwar: 4.8% males, 6.5% females
- 25–29 in Alyangula: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Numbulwar: 5.5% males, 4.2% females
- 20–24 in Alyangula: 0.7% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Numbulwar: 4.2% males, 5.8% females
- 15–19 in Alyangula: 1.3% males, 0.7% females; 15–19 in Numbulwar: 4.2% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in Alyangula: 4.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Numbulwar: 4.5% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Alyangula: 7.2% males, 7.1% females; 5–9 in Numbulwar: 4.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Alyangula: 7.4% males, 4.8% females; 0–4 in Numbulwar: 3.2% males, 2.6% 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: $1,554
- First area, 2016: $1,729
- First area, 2021: $1,844
- Second area, 2011: $232
- Second area, 2016: $155
- Second area, 2021: $249
- First area, 2011: $2,841
- First area, 2016: $3,207
- First area, 2021: $3,333
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $809
- Second area, 2021: $1,257
- First area, 2011: $3,049
- First area, 2016: $3,446
- First area, 2021: $3,718
- Second area, 2011: $621
- Second area, 2016: $383
- Second area, 2021: $722
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 5.4
- Second area, 2016: 4.7
- Second area, 2021: 4.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $80
- First area, 2016: $80
- First area, 2021: $80
- Second area, 2011: $25
- Second area, 2016: $50
- Second area, 2021: $75
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.80
- Second area, 2016: 1.90
- Second area, 2021: 1.60
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Alyangula vs Numbulwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70007/alyangula/vs/SAL70213/numbulwar