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Belyuen vs Channel Island

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Belyuen profile · Channel Island profile

Belyuen Channel Island

Belyuen and Channel Island are two nearby areas in the Northern Territory with very different levels of activity. Belyuen has 149 residents, including 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and it is home to one school. In contrast, Channel Island is largely non-residential with a population of zero.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 as sparsely populated places that are entirely car-dependent. Neither area has any homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, health services, or groceries. However, Channel Island has much higher street connectivity with 12 intersections per square kilometre, while Belyuen has just one.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Belyuenin Channel Island +149 larger in Belyuen gap steady
149 48th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 181
  • First area, 2016: 164
  • First area, 2021: 149
  • Second area, 2016: 4
  • Second area, 2021: 0
32 yrs 9th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 29 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 30 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 32 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 29 yrs
100.0% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 95.1%
  • First area, 2016: 95.7%
  • First area, 2021: 100.0%
6.0% 9th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 6.6%
  • First area, 2016: 1.8%
  • First area, 2021: 6.0%
12.8% 25th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 32.2%
  • First area, 2016: 20.1%
  • First area, 2021: 12.8%
7.5% 19th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 7.8%
  • First area, 2016: 17.4%
  • First area, 2021: 7.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language

80.5% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 8.2%
  • First area, 2016: 80.5%
  • First area, 2021: 80.5%
Limited English in Belyuenin Channel Island
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 2.4%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

51.7% 83rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 18.2%
  • First area, 2016: 4.3%
  • First area, 2021: 51.7%

Education & Qualifications

5.5% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 8.8%
  • First area, 2016: 9.4%
  • First area, 2021: 5.5%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 7.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Belyuenin Channel Island +1 more in Belyuen
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
21 5th pct —
661 0th pct —

Income

Personal income in Belyuenin Channel Island
$272 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $289
  • First area, 2016: $261
  • First area, 2021: $272
Household income in Belyuenin Channel Island
$680 1st pct —
  • First area, 2011: $1,137
  • First area, 2016: $850
  • First area, 2021: $680
$661 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $737
  • First area, 2016: $745
  • First area, 2021: $661
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 2.3%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
High-income homes in Belyuenin Channel Island
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Belyuenin Channel Island
11.4% 3rd pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
Needs assistance in Belyuenin Channel Island
8.7% 86th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.7%
  • First area, 2016: 7.3%
  • First area, 2021: 8.7%

Community Participation

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 4.7%
  • First area, 2016: 12.2%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
8.7% 19th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 15.4%
  • First area, 2016: 11.5%
  • First area, 2021: 8.7%
Unpaid child care in Belyuenin Channel Island
20.6% 28th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 40.3%
  • First area, 2016: 41.2%
  • First area, 2021: 20.6%
Defence service in Belyuenin Channel Island
0.0% 0th pct —
4.8% 2nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 4.7%
  • First area, 2016: 17.6%
  • First area, 2021: 4.8%

First Nations

First Nations people in Belyuenin Channel Island +150 larger in Belyuen
150 86th pct 0 0th pct
32 yrs 69th pct —
2.4% 0th pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
$270 5th pct —
Household income in Belyuenin Channel Island
$680 7th pct —
Indigenous language in Belyuenin Channel Island
80.0% 99th pct —

Family & Households

3.2 89th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 4.2
  • First area, 2016: 3.8
  • First area, 2021: 3.2
39.1% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 43.4%
  • First area, 2016: 39.0%
  • First area, 2021: 39.1%
19.6% 35th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 18.9%
  • First area, 2016: 18.4%
  • First area, 2021: 19.6%

Housing & Dwellings

$75 2nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: $80
  • First area, 2016: $70
  • First area, 2021: $75
People / bedroom in Belyuenin Channel Island
1.20 96th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.90
  • First area, 2016: 1.40
  • First area, 2021: 1.20
95.7% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 91.7%
  • First area, 2016: 92.1%
  • First area, 2021: 95.7%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Separate houses in Belyuenin Channel Island
69.6% 13th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 69.4%
  • First area, 2016: 78.9%
  • First area, 2021: 69.6%
58.7% 13th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 72.2%
  • First area, 2016: 71.1%
  • First area, 2021: 58.7%

Transport & Vehicles

84.6% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 61.3%
  • First area, 2016: 39.4%
  • First area, 2021: 84.6%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct —
0.0 0th pct —
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
— 0 0th pct
— 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

11.8% 6th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 11.2%
  • First area, 2016: 11.5%
  • First area, 2021: 11.8%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 7.7%
  • First area, 2016: 54.8%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
19.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 40.3%
  • First area, 2016: 23.7%
  • First area, 2021: 19.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Belyuenin Channel Island even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
13.4 50th pct —
Intersections/km² in Belyuenin Channel Island +11 higher in Channel Island
1 54th pct 12 72nd pct
Mean slope in Belyuenin Channel Island +1.2 pts higher in Channel Island
1.1% 0th pct 2.3% 2nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Belyuen vs Channel Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70028/belyuen/vs/SAL70052/channel-island