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Humpty Doo vs Lambells Lagoon
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Humpty Doo profile · Lambells Lagoon profile
Humpty Doo Lambells Lagoon
Humpty Doo and Lambells Lagoon are nearby areas in the Northern Territory with very different profiles. Humpty Doo is much larger and more developed, with typical weekly rents far higher at $400 compared to $135 in Lambells Lagoon. It also has more high-income households, with 32.6% earning $3,000 or more a week, while only 18.2% do so in Lambells Lagoon. In contrast, Lambells Lagoon is far more linguistically diverse; 37.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than the 5.4% in Humpty Doo.
These differences are starkest in how people work and move, with a widening gap in employment patterns. While 28.6% of people in Lambells Lagoon work from home, only 5.7% do in Humpty Doo. Despite these contrasts, the two areas are almost identical in other ways, such as the share of people who finished Year 12 (around 42%) and those living with a long-term health condition (about 22%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,141
- First area, 2016: 4,380
- First area, 2021: 4,313
- Second area, 2011: 230
- Second area, 2016: 347
- Second area, 2021: 239
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Humpty Doo: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Lambells Lagoon: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Humpty Doo: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Lambells Lagoon: 1.6% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Humpty Doo: 1.1% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Lambells Lagoon: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Humpty Doo: 2.2% males, 1.4% females; 70–74 in Lambells Lagoon: 5.3% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Humpty Doo: 3.2% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Lambells Lagoon: 4.1% males, 5.8% females
- 60–64 in Humpty Doo: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Lambells Lagoon: 1.6% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Humpty Doo: 4.4% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Lambells Lagoon: 2.9% males, 4.9% females
- 50–54 in Humpty Doo: 4.7% males, 4.4% females; 50–54 in Lambells Lagoon: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Humpty Doo: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Lambells Lagoon: 4.5% males, 5.3% females
- 40–44 in Humpty Doo: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Lambells Lagoon: 0.0% males, 1.6% females
- 35–39 in Humpty Doo: 3.1% males, 4.0% females; 35–39 in Lambells Lagoon: 4.1% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Humpty Doo: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Lambells Lagoon: 0.0% males, 4.9% females
- 25–29 in Humpty Doo: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Lambells Lagoon: 4.5% males, 1.2% females
- 20–24 in Humpty Doo: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Lambells Lagoon: 1.2% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Humpty Doo: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Lambells Lagoon: 3.3% males, 4.1% females
- 10–14 in Humpty Doo: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Lambells Lagoon: 2.9% males, 1.6% females
- 5–9 in Humpty Doo: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Lambells Lagoon: 4.5% males, 5.8% females
- 0–4 in Humpty Doo: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Lambells Lagoon: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $815
- First area, 2016: $998
- First area, 2021: $1,080
- Second area, 2011: $653
- Second area, 2016: $712
- Second area, 2021: $843
- First area, 2011: $1,758
- First area, 2016: $2,272
- First area, 2021: $2,401
- Second area, 2011: $1,263
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $2,024
- First area, 2011: $2,013
- First area, 2016: $2,432
- First area, 2021: $2,682
- Second area, 2011: $1,446
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $2,083
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $100
- Second area, 2021: $135
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,206
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,875
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.30
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Humpty Doo vs Lambells Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70132/humpty-doo/vs/SAL70155/lambells-lagoon