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Buffalo Creek vs Wulagi

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Buffalo Creek profile · Wulagi profile

Buffalo Creek Wulagi

Wulagi and Buffalo Creek are neighbouring areas in Darwin with very different profiles. Wulagi is a residential hub with 2,510 people, whereas Buffalo Creek is largely non-residential with no population. Wulagi is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, and groceries, while Buffalo Creek is car-dependent. There are also far more public transport stops in Wulagi (15) compared to none in Buffalo Creek.

Both areas have similar terrain slopes, which sit close to the national figure. They also share a similar school profile, with government schools being the primary choice for students in both places. While Wulagi has a larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, both areas have a similar average school advantage score.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,510 larger in Wulagi

Demographics & Identity

Population in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +2,510 larger in Wulagi gap steady
0 0th pct 2,510 81st pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 36 yrs 17th pct
First Nations in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 14.6% 89th pct
Aged 65+ in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 11.1% 19th pct
Under 15 in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 25.3% 88th pct
De facto in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 15.9% 75th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 22.5% 81st pct

Language

Other language in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 19.3% 87th pct
Limited English in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 2.6% 87th pct

Religion

No religion in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 39.6% 47th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 54.6% 72nd pct
Bachelor+ in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 21.2% 71st pct
Schools/1k kids in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 1.57 20th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +12 more in Wulagi
10 79th pct 22 87th pct
Avg size in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +44 larger in Buffalo Creek
339 52nd pct 295 47th pct
ICSEA in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +20 higher in Buffalo Creek
983 46th pct 963 34th pct

Income

Personal income in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $1,052 86th pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $2,331 87th pct
Family income in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $2,446 79th pct
High earners in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 17.4% 86th pct
High-income homes in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 30.3% 83rd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 19.1% 13th pct
Mental health in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 5.2% 26th pct
Needs assistance in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 3.9% 41st pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 16.7% 43rd pct
Unpaid carers in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 11.4% 36th pct
Unpaid child care in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 30.4% 75th pct
Defence service in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 4.5% 76th pct
Housework 15h+ in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 20.5% 28th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +366 larger in Wulagi
0 0th pct 366 86th pct
Median age in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 18 yrs 18th pct
Year 12 in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 36.5% 41st pct
Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 13.0% 63rd pct
Median income in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $794 64th pct
Household income in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $2,173 69th pct
Indigenous language in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 7.1% 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 2.9 81st pct
One-parent in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 18.6% 84th pct
Living alone in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 13.4% 14th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $425 86th pct
Mortgage in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— $2,000 72nd pct
People / bedroom in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 27.5% 75th pct
Owned outright in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 22.8% 12th pct
Separate houses in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 98.3% 58th pct
3+ bedrooms in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 96.1% 92nd pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 2.4% 59th pct
Work from home in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 2.9% 6th pct
PT commute in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 2.1% 80th pct
PT stops in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +15 more in Wulagi
0 0th pct 15 85th pct
Stops/1k in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 5.98 81st pct
Departures/1k in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 606.8 80th pct
PT routes in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +8 more in Wulagi
0 0th pct 8 86th pct
Stop walk in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +31 longer in Buffalo Creek
33 69th pct 2 14th pct
Reach 30 min in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +11,515 more in Wulagi
0 0th pct 11,515 61st pct
Reach 45 min in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +31,844 more in Wulagi
0 0th pct 31,844 57th pct
Transit to city in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 68 71st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 33.3% 59th pct
Recent arrivals in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 9.9% 64th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 4.9% 67th pct
Participation in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 66.9% 72nd pct
Full-time in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 64.7% 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +6.9 higher in Wulagi
0.3 46th pct 7.2 93rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +6.9 more in Wulagi
0.0 0th pct 6.9 94th pct
15-min city in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +100.0 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +100.0 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +100.0 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +100.0 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +100.0 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +68.5 pts higher in Wulagi
0.0% 0th pct 68.5% 90th pct
Amenities/1k in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi
— 90.4 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +302 higher in Wulagi
2 58th pct 304 95th pct
Mean slope in Buffalo Creekin Wulagi +0.8 pts higher in Wulagi
2.5% 4th pct 3.3% 17th pct

Compare Buffalo Creek with nearby areas

Muirhead Lee Point Leanyer Holmes Lyons Wanguri Wulagi Micket Creek

Compare Wulagi with nearby areas

Wagaman Anula Leanyer Malak Moil Wanguri Casuarina Marrara

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buffalo Creek vs Wulagi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70042/buffalo-creek/vs/SAL70294/wulagi