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Buffalo Creek vs Leanyer

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Buffalo Creek profile · Leanyer profile

Buffalo Creek Leanyer

Leanyer and Buffalo Creek are neighbouring areas in the Northern Territory, but they serve very different roles. Leanyer is a residential hub with 4,597 people, while Buffalo Creek is largely non-residential with a population of zero. This contrast is clear in their accessibility; Leanyer is very walkable, with 89.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 100% within reach of a park. In contrast, Buffalo Creek is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of health services or schools.

Both areas are almost identical in their average school advantage score. This shared trait exists alongside a vast difference in infrastructure. Leanyer has 19 public transport stops and 11 routes, whereas Buffalo Creek has none. Leanyer also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 370 people compared to none in Buffalo Creek.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,597 larger in Leanyer

Demographics & Identity

Population in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +4,597 larger in Leanyer gap steady
0 0th pct 4,597 86th pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 37 yrs 20th pct
First Nations in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 8.0% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 13.5% 27th pct
Under 15 in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 20.3% 72nd pct
De facto in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 14.4% 67th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 31.2% 89th pct

Language

Other language in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 30.2% 90th pct
Limited English in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 4.2% 90th pct

Religion

No religion in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 38.4% 43rd pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 59.1% 78th pct
Bachelor+ in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 27.1% 81st pct
Schools/1k kids in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 1.07 9th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +12 more in Leanyer
10 79th pct 22 87th pct
Avg size in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +44 larger in Buffalo Creek
339 52nd pct 295 47th pct
ICSEA in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +20 higher in Buffalo Creek
983 46th pct 963 34th pct

Income

Personal income in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $1,101 87th pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $2,223 85th pct
Family income in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $2,469 80th pct
High earners in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 14.6% 78th pct
High-income homes in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 29.2% 81st pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 22.9% 23rd pct
Mental health in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 5.7% 28th pct
Needs assistance in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 4.2% 44th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 15.7% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 11.4% 36th pct
Unpaid child care in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 28.0% 64th pct
Defence service in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 3.6% 66th pct
Housework 15h+ in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 18.8% 21st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +370 larger in Leanyer
0 0th pct 370 86th pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 43.5% 58th pct
Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 9.6% 46th pct
Median income in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $904 73rd pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $2,092 65th pct
Indigenous language in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 9.5% 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 11.0% 51st pct
Living alone in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 21.1% 41st pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $400 82nd pct
Mortgage in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— $2,000 72nd pct
People / bedroom in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 32.5% 82nd pct
Owned outright in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 25.0% 14th pct
Separate houses in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 71.2% 13th pct
3+ bedrooms in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 72.8% 33rd pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 3.9% 68th pct
Work from home in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 3.5% 7th pct
PT commute in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 2.2% 81st pct
PT stops in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +19 more in Leanyer
0 0th pct 19 86th pct
Stops/1k in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 4.13 74th pct
Departures/1k in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 400.3 76th pct
PT routes in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +11 more in Leanyer
0 0th pct 11 86th pct
Stop walk in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +32 longer in Buffalo Creek
33 69th pct 1 0th pct
Reach 30 min in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +8,943 more in Leanyer
0 0th pct 8,943 57th pct
Reach 45 min in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +17,692 more in Leanyer
0 0th pct 17,692 47th pct
Transit to city in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 82 91st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 40.5% 79th pct
Recent arrivals in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 14.4% 77th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 3.9% 55th pct
Participation in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 67.6% 74th pct
Full-time in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 68.7% 87th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +6.3 higher in Leanyer
0.3 46th pct 6.5 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +6.3 more in Leanyer
0.0 0th pct 6.3 90th pct
15-min city in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +84.6 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 84.6% 91st pct
Walk to shops in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +89.7 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 89.7% 94th pct
Walk to transit in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +99.5 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 99.5% 98th pct
Walk to school in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +81.0 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 81.0% 86th pct
Walk to a park in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +100.0 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +79.4 pts higher in Leanyer
0.0% 0th pct 79.4% 93rd pct
Amenities/1k in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer
— 30.0 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +110 higher in Leanyer
2 58th pct 112 86th pct
Mean slope in Buffalo Creekin Leanyer +1.2 pts higher in Leanyer
2.5% 4th pct 3.6% 23rd pct

Compare Buffalo Creek with nearby areas

Muirhead Lee Point Leanyer Holmes Lyons Wanguri Wulagi Micket Creek

Compare Leanyer with nearby areas

Wulagi Wanguri Muirhead Wagaman Casuarina Lyons Anula Malak

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buffalo Creek vs Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70042/buffalo-creek/vs/SAL70161/leanyer