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Buffalo Creek vs Muirhead

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Buffalo Creek profile · Muirhead profile

Buffalo Creek Muirhead

Muirhead and Buffalo Creek are neighbouring areas in the Northern Territory, but they differ completely in how they are used. Muirhead is a residential hub with 3,689 people and is described as somewhat walkable. It has strong infrastructure, including four public transport routes and a walkability score of 4.0. In contrast, Buffalo Creek is largely non-residential with a population of zero and is car-dependent, with a walkability score of only 0.3.

Daily life in both areas is shaped by similar school profiles, with government schools being the most common and both areas having a typical school size around 334 students. However, the two places are far apart in terms of accessibility. While 100% of homes in Muirhead are within a 15-minute walk of a park, 0% of homes in Buffalo Creek have that same access.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,689 larger in Muirhead

Demographics & Identity

Population in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +3,689 larger in Muirhead gap widening
0 0th pct 3,689 86th pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 29 yrs 4th pct
First Nations in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 4.7% 72nd pct
Aged 65+ in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 2.0% 3rd pct
Under 15 in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 28.5% 93rd pct
De facto in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 14.3% 66th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 41.9% 96th pct

Language

Other language in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 44.2% 95th pct
Limited English in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 3.9% 89th pct

Religion

No religion in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 32.2% 27th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 76.5% 96th pct
Bachelor+ in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 39.3% 92nd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +4 more in Muirhead
10 79th pct 14 84th pct
Avg size in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +5 larger in Buffalo Creek
339 52nd pct 334 52nd pct
ICSEA in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +6 higher in Buffalo Creek
983 46th pct 977 42nd pct

Income

Personal income in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $1,383 95th pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $3,029 97th pct
Family income in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $2,977 90th pct
High earners in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 21.5% 91st pct
High-income homes in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 43.7% 96th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 14.0% 6th pct
Mental health in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 4.2% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 2.4% 27th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 15.6% 38th pct
Unpaid carers in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 7.7% 14th pct
Unpaid child care in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 39.2% 92nd pct
Defence service in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 13.5% 100th pct
Housework 15h+ in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 21.7% 35th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +173 larger in Muirhead
0 0th pct 173 86th pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 16 yrs 13th pct
Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 53.6% 77th pct
Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 6.0% 30th pct
Median income in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $1,031 80th pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $2,853 86th pct
Indigenous language in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 15.0% 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 3.4 93rd pct
One-parent in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 6.2% 26th pct
Living alone in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 6.9% 2nd pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $313 61st pct
Mortgage in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— $2,600 88th pct
People / bedroom in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 44.7% 90th pct
Owned outright in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 5.2% 0th pct
Separate houses in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 92.9% 39th pct
3+ bedrooms in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 98.3% 96th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 1.1% 50th pct
Work from home in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 3.1% 7th pct
PT commute in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 1.6% 77th pct
PT stops in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +3 more in Muirhead
0 0th pct 3 72nd pct
Stops/1k in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 0.81 60th pct
Departures/1k in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 89.2 67th pct
PT routes in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +4 more in Muirhead
0 0th pct 4 82nd pct
Stop walk in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +29 longer in Buffalo Creek
33 69th pct 4 29th pct
Reach 30 min in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +16,973 more in Muirhead
0 0th pct 16,973 47th pct
Transit to city in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 78 86th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 64.4% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 16.2% 81st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 2.9% 42nd pct
Participation in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 80.1% 94th pct
Full-time in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 72.9% 91st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +3.7 higher in Muirhead
0.3 46th pct 4.0 78th pct
Types ≤15 min in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +3.7 more in Muirhead
0.0 0th pct 3.7 76th pct
15-min city in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +5.6 pts higher in Muirhead
0.0% 0th pct 5.6% 62nd pct
Walk to shops in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +16.3 pts higher in Muirhead
0.0% 0th pct 16.3% 69th pct
Walk to transit in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +97.8 pts higher in Muirhead
0.0% 0th pct 97.8% 93rd pct
Walk to school in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +80.4 pts higher in Muirhead
0.0% 0th pct 80.4% 85th pct
Walk to a park in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +100.0 pts higher in Muirhead
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead
— 4.9 29th pct
Intersections/km² in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +179 higher in Muirhead
2 58th pct 181 90th pct
Mean slope in Buffalo Creekin Muirhead +1.2 pts higher in Muirhead
2.5% 4th pct 3.7% 24th pct

Compare Buffalo Creek with nearby areas

Muirhead Lee Point Leanyer Holmes Lyons Wanguri Wulagi Micket Creek

Compare Muirhead with nearby areas

Lyons Wanguri Lee Point Leanyer Tiwi Casuarina Buffalo Creek Nakara

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buffalo Creek vs Muirhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70042/buffalo-creek/vs/SAL70198/muirhead