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Fly Creek vs Southport

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Fly Creek profile · Southport profile

Fly Creek Southport

Southport (NT) and Fly Creek are nearby areas in the Northern Territory with similar population sizes. Southport (NT) is more likely to have people living alone (39.4%) and one-parent families (19.7%), while Fly Creek has a higher share of people in de facto relationships (30.1%) and those caring for children unpaid (29.1%). Housing also differs, with Fly Creek having far more homes with three or more bedrooms (71.7%) compared to Southport (NT) (46.5%).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and the number of people with bachelor degrees (8.6%). They share a car-dependent layout, as both have no public transport stops or walkable amenities. However, Fly Creek has seen more movement, with 40% of its residents moving in the last five years compared to 27.2% in Southport (NT).

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 25.2 pts higher in Fly Creek Living alone: 24.4 pts higher in Southport PT commute: 3.0 pts higher in Fly Creek No car: 4.5 pts higher in Southport Unpaid child care: 14.9 pts higher in Fly Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fly Creekin Southport +26 larger in Southport gap narrowing
189 52nd pct 215 55th pct
Median age in Fly Creekin Southport +5 yrs older in Southport gap widening
38 yrs 23rd pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Fly Creekin Southport +0.6 pts higher in Fly Creek gap narrowing
9.0% 86th pct 8.4% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Fly Creekin Southport +6.4 pts higher in Southport gap widening
8.5% 13th pct 14.9% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Fly Creekin Southport +4.9 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
21.7% 78th pct 16.7% 47th pct
De facto in Fly Creekin Southport +11.5 pts higher in Fly Creek gap steady
30.1% 100th pct 18.6% 86th pct

Age structure

34.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 37.7%
30.7% Young adults (25–44) +0.5 pts ▸ 31.2%
21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.9 pts 16.7%
8.5% Seniors (65+) +6.4 pts ▸ 14.9%
11.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.2 pts 7.9%

Marital status

44.4% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 41.7%
40.4% Married ◂ +2.1 pts 38.3%
5.3% Divorced +6.7 pts ▸ 12.0%
7.9% Separated ◂ +3.9 pts 4.0%
2.6% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Fly Creek Southport

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Fly Creekin Southport +5.4 pts higher in Southport gap widening
9.5% 41st pct 14.9% 64th pct

Country of birth

75.7% Australia ◂ +14.7 pts 60.9%
1.6% New Zealand +4.0 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.2% England ◂ +1.8 pts 1.4%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.6% Australian ◂ +11.2 pts 35.3%
37.0% English ◂ +9.1 pts 27.9%
11.1% German ◂ +7.4 pts 3.7%
8.5% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%
1.6% Irish +6.8 pts ▸ 8.4%
4.8% Italian ◂ +4.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Filipino +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Fly Creekin Southport +4.7 pts higher in Southport gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 4.7% 59th pct
Limited English in Fly Creekin Southport +0.8 pts higher in Fly Creek gap steady
3.2% 88th pct 2.3% 86th pct

Language used at home

83.6% English only ◂ +14.8 pts 68.8%
0.0% Vietnamese +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Fly Creekin Southport +7.5 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
50.8% 81st pct 43.3% 59th pct

Religious affiliation

50.8% No religion ◂ +7.5 pts 43.3%
30.7% Christianity ◂ +4.6 pts 26.0%
18.5% Not stated +10.8 pts ▸ 29.3%
2.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.4%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Fly Creekin Southport +8.8 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
35.4% 24th pct 26.6% 9th pct
Bachelor+ in Fly Creekin Southport even gap narrowing
8.6% 24th pct 8.6% 24th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Fly Creekin Southport even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

35.4% Year 12 ◂ +8.8 pts 26.6%
23.8% Year 10 +1.0 pts ▸ 24.9%
17.0% Year 11 ◂ +11.2 pts 5.8%
8.8% Year 9 or below +3.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

Highest qualification level

38.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.6 pts 36.9%
13.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.3 pts 7.2%
12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.3 pts 7.2%
7.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +7.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +3.6 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

20.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.8 pts 18.0%
15.6% Management & commerce ◂ +5.7 pts 9.9%
10.4% Architecture & building ◂ +5.9 pts 4.5%
9.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.0 pts 5.4%
7.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.3% Education ◂ +3.7 pts 3.6%
3.1% Society & culture +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Health even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Fly Creekin Southport +$124 higher in Fly Creek gap narrowing
$1,131 88th pct $1,007 83rd pct
Household income in Fly Creekin Southport +$988 higher in Fly Creek gap widening
$2,687 92nd pct $1,699 60th pct
Family income in Fly Creekin Southport +$561 higher in Fly Creek gap widening
$2,727 87th pct $2,166 67th pct
High earners in Fly Creekin Southport +3.6 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
9.9% 60th pct 6.3% 40th pct
High-income homes in Fly Creekin Southport +4.8 pts higher in Fly Creek gap steady
21.7% 66th pct 16.9% 53rd pct

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +28.2 pts ▸ 28.2%
25.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 28.2%
13.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +7.7 pts 5.6%
6.7% Under $650 +6.0 pts ▸ 12.7%
8.3% $4,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

31.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 28.6%
23.2% Under $650 ◂ +2.0 pts 21.1%
23.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 19.4%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Fly Creekin Southport +2.6 pts higher in Southport
20.6% 15th pct 23.3% 24th pct
Mental health in Fly Creekin Southport +0.6 pts higher in Fly Creek
4.8% 24th pct 4.2% 21st pct
Needs assistance in Fly Creekin Southport +3.3 pts higher in Southport gap steady
3.7% 39th pct 7.0% 74th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.4% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 9.3%
3.2% Arthritis +5.2 pts ▸ 8.4%
6.9% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 6.0%
3.7% Diabetes +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.8% Lung condition ◂ +2.9 pts 1.9%
4.8% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%
1.6% Cancer +2.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%
0.0% Stroke +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.5% None ◂ +12.8 pts 50.7%
18.5% One condition ◂ +4.6 pts 14.0%
4.8% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.1% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Fly Creekin Southport +3.0 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
13.2% 26th pct 10.3% 13th pct
Unpaid carers in Fly Creekin Southport +4.3 pts higher in Fly Creek gap steady
10.6% 29th pct 6.3% 11th pct
Unpaid child care in Fly Creekin Southport +14.9 pts higher in Fly Creek gap steady
29.1% 70th pct 14.3% 12th pct
Defence service in Fly Creekin Southport +2.4 pts higher in Southport
2.6% 50th pct 5.0% 81st pct
Housework 15h+ in Fly Creekin Southport +9.6 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
24.5% 52nd pct 14.9% 12th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Fly Creekin Southport +1 larger in Southport
17 65th pct 18 66th pct
Median age in Fly Creekin Southport +14 yrs older in Southport
33 yrs 71st pct 47 yrs 85th pct
Median income in Fly Creekin Southport +$49 higher in Fly Creek
$949 76th pct $900 73rd pct
Household income in Fly Creekin Southport +$1,376 higher in Fly Creek
$3,250 89th pct $1,874 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fly Creekin Southport +0.5 larger in Fly Creek gap widening
2.7 71st pct 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in Fly Creekin Southport +11.6 pts higher in Southport gap narrowing
8.1% 34th pct 19.7% 86th pct
Living alone in Fly Creekin Southport +24.4 pts higher in Southport gap widening
15.0% 19th pct 39.4% 90th pct

Family composition

58.1% Couples with children ◂ +6.5 pts 51.6%
30.4% Couples without children ◂ +0.9 pts 29.5%
8.1% One-parent families +11.6 pts ▸ 19.7%
2.0% Other families ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Household size

40.0% 2 people +2.3 pts ▸ 42.3%
15.0% 1 person +24.4 pts ▸ 39.4%
15.0% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 15.5%
13.3% 3 people ◂ +3.5 pts 9.9%
6.7% 6 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% 5 people +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fly Creekin Southport +$45 higher in Fly Creek gap narrowing
$380 78th pct $335 67th pct
Mortgage in Fly Creekin Southport +$587 higher in Fly Creek gap widening
$2,167 80th pct $1,580 47th pct
People / bedroom in Fly Creekin Southport even gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Fly Creekin Southport +5.1 pts higher in Fly Creek gap narrowing
15.0% 45th pct 9.9% 26th pct
Owned outright in Fly Creekin Southport +12.9 pts higher in Southport gap widening
16.7% 8th pct 29.6% 22nd pct
Separate houses in Fly Creekin Southport even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Fly Creekin Southport +25.2 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
71.7% 31st pct 46.5% 7th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.9 pts 57.7%
16.7% Owned outright +12.9 pts ▸ 29.6%
15.0% Rented ◂ +5.1 pts 9.9%
0.0% Not stated +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house +1.4 pts ▸ 101.4%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 28.2%
26.7% 2 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 26.8%
21.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 14.1%
10.0% 1 bedroom +11.1 pts ▸ 21.1%
15.0% 5 or more ◂ +10.8 pts 4.2%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% Under $200 +57.1 pts ▸ 57.1%
33.3% $350–$549 +9.5 pts ▸ 42.9%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 +6.3 pts ▸ 41.5%
24.3% $1,800–$2,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 26.8%
0.0% Under $1,000 +22.0 pts ▸ 22.0%
21.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +21.6 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Fly Creekin Southport +4.5 pts higher in Southport gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 4.5% 72nd pct
Work from home in Fly Creekin Southport +4.4 pts higher in Southport gap narrowing
4.0% 9th pct 8.4% 21st pct
PT commute in Fly Creekin Southport +3.0 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
3.0% 86th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Fly Creekin Southport even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Fly Creekin Southport even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 30 min in Fly Creekin Southport even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Fly Creekin Southport even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

60.6% Car (driver) +4.7 pts ▸ 65.3%
4.0% Worked at home +4.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
7.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%
3.0% Bus ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 45.5%
18.3% 1 vehicle +16.5 pts ▸ 34.8%
23.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +17.3 pts 6.1%
15.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 13.6%
0.0% No vehicle +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Fly Creekin Southport +12.8 pts higher in Fly Creek gap narrowing
40.0% 78th pct 27.2% 36th pct
Recent arrivals in Fly Creekin Southport
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Fly Creekin Southport +0.2 pts higher in Southport gap narrowing
4.7% 65th pct 5.0% 68th pct
Participation in Fly Creekin Southport +12.5 pts higher in Fly Creek gap widening
70.2% 82nd pct 57.7% 40th pct
Full-time in Fly Creekin Southport +4.9 pts higher in Southport gap widening
66.7% 83rd pct 71.6% 89th pct

Industries people work in

13.1% Construction +2.7 pts ▸ 15.8%
9.1% Public administration & safety +3.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.1% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 9.5%
9.1% Accommodation & food +1.4 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.1% Mining ◂ +4.8 pts 5.3%
9.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.8 pts 5.3%
7.1% Professional & technical ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%
7.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 4.2%
3.0% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
6.1% Other services ◂ +6.1 pts 0.0%
4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%
4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

26.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +11.5 pts 14.7%
19.2% Professionals ◂ +5.5 pts 13.7%
9.1% Machinery operators & drivers +6.7 pts ▸ 15.8%
15.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 14.7%
8.1% Community & personal service +4.6 pts ▸ 12.6%
8.1% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.1% Managers ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%
3.0% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 30th pct
Types ≤15 min in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Fly Creekin Southport even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Fly Creekin Southport +6 higher in Southport
0 34th pct 7 71st pct
Mean slope in Fly Creekin Southport +0.2 pts higher in Fly Creek
3.2% 15th pct 2.9% 12th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fly Creek vs Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70102/fly-creek/vs/SAL70242/southport