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Bees Creek vs Herbert

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Bees Creek profile · Herbert profile

Bees Creek Herbert

Herbert and Bees Creek are two nearby areas in the Northern Territory with very different levels of accessibility and wealth. Herbert is a high-earning area, where 38.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 25.9% in Bees Creek. It is also more focused on families, with children under 15 making up 24% of the population. In contrast, Bees Creek is much more walkable; it has 14.9 public transport stops and walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, while Herbert has none of either.

Both areas are almost identical in their share of renters, with around 12% of homes being rented. They also share a similar proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, at about 12% to 13%. While they share these educational and housing patterns, they differ in age and ownership; residents are noticeably older in Bees Creek, and homes owned outright are far more common there than in Herbert.

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Where they differ most

Population: 807 larger in Herbert Owned outright: 18.2 pts higher in Bees Creek No car: 1.2 pts higher in Herbert Aged 65+: 9.0 pts higher in Bees Creek One-parent: 5.6 pts higher in Bees Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bees Creekin Herbert +807 larger in Herbert gap widening
803 72nd pct 1,610 76th pct
Median age in Bees Creekin Herbert +3 yrs older in Bees Creek gap narrowing
41 yrs 33rd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
7.5% 84th pct 7.7% 85th pct
Aged 65+ in Bees Creekin Herbert +9.0 pts higher in Bees Creek gap widening
16.4% 39th pct 7.4% 11th pct
Under 15 in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.7 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
18.3% 59th pct 24.0% 86th pct
De facto in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.5 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
15.7% 74th pct 21.1% 89th pct

Age structure

28.6% Older adults (45–64) +1.6 pts ▸ 30.2%
24.5% Young adults (25–44) +4.5 pts ▸ 29.0%
18.3% Children (0–14) +5.7 pts ▸ 24.0%
16.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +9.0 pts 7.4%
11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%

Marital status

44.3% Married +2.1 pts ▸ 46.4%
37.5% Never married +0.9 pts ▸ 38.5%
10.2% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%
3.7% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%
2.9% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Bees Creek Herbert

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.3 pts higher in Bees Creek gap narrowing
16.6% 69th pct 11.2% 49th pct

Country of birth

75.1% Australia +6.8 pts ▸ 81.9%
4.2% England ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%
2.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

42.0% Australian +3.1 pts ▸ 45.1%
38.4% English +2.0 pts ▸ 40.3%
10.6% Irish ◂ +0.6 pts 9.9%
7.7% Scottish +2.7 pts ▸ 10.4%
4.7% German +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.0% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%
1.7% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%
1.1% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%
0.4% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.1 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
4.1% 55th pct 4.2% 56th pct
Limited English in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
0.5% 69th pct 0.7% 73rd pct

Language used at home

87.4% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 89.3%
0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Bees Creekin Herbert +2.5 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
50.7% 80th pct 53.2% 86th pct

Religious affiliation

50.7% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 53.2%
37.0% Christianity ◂ +0.3 pts 36.7%
10.1% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 8.4%
1.2% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.1 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
42.6% 44th pct 41.5% 41st pct
Bachelor+ in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.7 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
12.9% 43rd pct 12.2% 40th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bees Creekin Herbert +2 more in Bees Creek
4 71st pct 2 62nd pct
Avg size in Bees Creekin Herbert +84 larger in Bees Creek
421 62nd pct 337 52nd pct
ICSEA in Bees Creekin Herbert +6 higher in Bees Creek
955 29th pct 949 26th pct

Highest year of school

42.6% Year 12 ◂ +1.1 pts 41.5%
24.0% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 26.0%
16.9% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 18.0%
6.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

39.4% Certificate III / IV +5.2 pts ▸ 44.6%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 16.2%
13.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.2 pts 11.8%
3.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%
2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.8% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Field of qualification

20.4% Engineering & related +5.0 pts ▸ 25.4%
11.0% Management & commerce +4.0 pts ▸ 15.0%
10.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.7 pts 7.1%
9.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 7.7%
7.8% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.6% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.1%
5.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 4.0%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services even 4.4%
1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
1.6% Information technology ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%
1.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Bees Creekin Herbert +$222 higher in Herbert gap steady
$1,046 86th pct $1,268 92nd pct
Household income in Bees Creekin Herbert +$507 higher in Herbert gap widening
$2,258 86th pct $2,765 93rd pct
Family income in Bees Creekin Herbert +$455 higher in Herbert gap widening
$2,550 83rd pct $3,005 91st pct
High earners in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.0 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
15.2% 80th pct 20.2% 89th pct
High-income homes in Bees Creekin Herbert +13.1 pts higher in Herbert gap widening
25.9% 75th pct 38.9% 92nd pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 27.9%
17.1% $4,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 20.4%
19.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 14.4%
8.7% $3,000–$3,999 +9.8 pts ▸ 18.6%
6.5% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Personal income distribution

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.0 pts ▸ 32.3%
30.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 28.5%
28.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 25.2%
3.8% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bees Creekin Herbert +6.2 pts higher in Bees Creek
25.4% 33rd pct 19.2% 13th pct
Mental health in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.4 pts higher in Bees Creek
5.9% 29th pct 5.4% 27th pct
Needs assistance in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.1 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
3.9% 41st pct 2.8% 29th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Arthritis ◂ +4.1 pts 4.4%
8.3% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%
5.9% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%
5.6% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%
4.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%
3.9% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 1.9%
3.1% Cancer ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%
2.7% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.4% None +9.3 pts ▸ 71.7%
18.3% One condition ◂ +3.5 pts 14.8%
4.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%
2.2% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.0 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
18.8% 53rd pct 13.7% 28th pct
Unpaid carers in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.5 pts higher in Bees Creek gap narrowing
9.8% 25th pct 9.3% 22nd pct
Unpaid child care in Bees Creekin Herbert +4.8 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
27.2% 60th pct 32.0% 81st pct
Defence service in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Bees Creek
4.9% 80th pct 4.7% 78th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Bees Creek gap narrowing
24.9% 55th pct 24.7% 53rd pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bees Creekin Herbert +64 larger in Herbert
60 79th pct 124 86th pct
Median age in Bees Creekin Herbert +8 yrs older in Herbert
20 yrs 25th pct 28 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.3 pts higher in Bees Creek
42.4% 56th pct 41.1% 53rd pct
Unemployment in Bees Creekin Herbert +4.5 pts higher in Herbert
0.0% 0th pct 4.5% 26th pct
Median income in Bees Creekin Herbert +$381 higher in Herbert
$900 73rd pct $1,281 87th pct
Household income in Bees Creekin Herbert +$583 higher in Herbert
$2,083 65th pct $2,666 83rd pct
Indigenous language in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.1 larger in Herbert gap steady
2.9 81st pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Bees Creekin Herbert +5.6 pts higher in Bees Creek gap widening
13.5% 65th pct 7.8% 32nd pct
Living alone in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.1 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
16.7% 25th pct 15.6% 21st pct

Family composition

59.1% Couples with children +9.4 pts ▸ 68.4%
25.4% Couples without children ◂ +2.3 pts 23.0%
13.5% One-parent families ◂ +5.6 pts 7.8%
0.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Household size

31.2% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 30.0%
21.7% 3 people ◂ +2.9 pts 18.8%
21.3% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 20.2%
16.7% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 15.6%
6.8% 5 people +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%
3.0% 6 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bees Creekin Herbert +$52 higher in Herbert gap widening
$408 83rd pct $460 89th pct
Mortgage in Bees Creekin Herbert +$28 higher in Bees Creek gap narrowing
$2,351 86th pct $2,323 86th pct
People / bedroom in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.10 higher in Herbert gap steady
0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.5 pts higher in Bees Creek gap narrowing
12.2% 35th pct 11.7% 33rd pct
Owned outright in Bees Creekin Herbert +18.2 pts higher in Bees Creek gap widening
35.4% 34th pct 17.2% 8th pct
Separate houses in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.7 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
98.1% 57th pct 98.8% 62nd pct
3+ bedrooms in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.4 pts higher in Bees Creek gap widening
74.9% 38th pct 73.5% 35th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.9% Owned with a mortgage +22.3 pts ▸ 67.2%
35.4% Owned outright ◂ +18.2 pts 17.2%
12.2% Rented ◂ +0.5 pts 11.7%
4.6% Other tenure ◂ +3.8 pts 0.8%
2.3% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house +0.7 pts ▸ 98.8%
1.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 36.8%
24.7% 4 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 28.1%
12.9% 2 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 16.2%
12.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.9 pts 8.7%
7.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 5.7%
1.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.8% $350–$549 +2.0 pts ▸ 45.8%
43.8% $200–$349 ◂ +21.7 pts 22.0%
9.4% $550–$749 +16.0 pts ▸ 25.4%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.1% $1,800–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 46.2%
24.6% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 25.0%
18.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.4 pts 18.2%
10.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.9 pts 5.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.2 pts higher in Herbert gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 1.2% 51st pct
Work from home in Bees Creekin Herbert +1.7 pts higher in Bees Creek gap widening
5.9% 13th pct 4.1% 9th pct
PT commute in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
0.9% 72nd pct 0.8% 70th pct
PT stops in Bees Creekin Herbert +12 more in Bees Creek
12 82nd pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Bees Creekin Herbert +14.94 more in Bees Creek
14.94 90th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Bees Creekin Herbert +290.2 more in Bees Creek
290.2 74th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Bees Creekin Herbert +5 more in Bees Creek
5 86th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Bees Creekin Herbert +79 longer in Herbert
2 14th pct 81 97th pct
Reach 30 min in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

72.8% Car (driver) +1.7 pts ▸ 74.5%
5.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.7 pts 4.1%
5.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%
1.9% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%
0.9% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.9% 2 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 41.6%
22.7% 3 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 25.1%
20.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.8 pts 15.9%
19.9% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 16.3%
0.0% No vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bees Creekin Herbert +2.7 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
26.8% 35th pct 29.5% 45th pct
Recent arrivals in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.9 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
3.0% 35th pct 3.9% 38th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.3 pts higher in Bees Creek gap steady
3.0% 43rd pct 2.7% 41st pct
Participation in Bees Creekin Herbert +7.9 pts higher in Herbert gap narrowing
66.8% 72nd pct 74.6% 89th pct
Full-time in Bees Creekin Herbert +2.0 pts higher in Herbert gap steady
68.3% 86th pct 70.3% 88th pct

Industries people work in

15.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 14.2%
14.6% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 15.5%
9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%
8.9% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 8.3%
8.0% Health care & social assistance even 8.0%
1.9% Mining +4.6 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.1% Transport & warehousing +3.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.2% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%
4.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%
4.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%
4.5% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%
3.8% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

19.7% Technicians & trades +2.8 pts ▸ 22.5%
13.1% Clerical & administrative +3.7 pts ▸ 16.8%
14.3% Professionals even 14.3%
14.3% Managers ◂ +1.0 pts 13.3%
12.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 8.7%
11.0% Labourers ◂ +3.5 pts 7.5%
6.3% Machinery operators & drivers +1.8 pts ▸ 8.2%
5.4% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.4 higher in Bees Creek
0.4 49th pct 0.0 21st pct
Types ≤15 min in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.3 more in Bees Creek
0.3 46th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Bees Creekin Herbert +15.7 pts higher in Bees Creek
15.7% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Bees Creekin Herbert even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bees Creekin Herbert +14.9 more in Bees Creek
14.9 53rd pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Bees Creekin Herbert even
2 59th pct 2 58th pct
Mean slope in Bees Creekin Herbert +0.2 pts higher in Bees Creek
3.3% 18th pct 3.2% 15th pct

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Compare Herbert with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bees Creek vs Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70026/bees-creek/vs/SAL70123/herbert