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Leanyer vs Wanguri
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.2 km apart · Leanyer profile · Wanguri profile
Leanyer Wanguri
Leanyer and Wanguri are neighbouring areas in Darwin with different housing and infrastructure patterns. Wanguri is much more likely to have separate houses (91.7% compared to 71.2% in Leanyer) and larger homes, with 89.2% having three or more bedrooms. It is also more walkable for daily needs; 100% of homes in Wanguri are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services, while the figures are lower in Leanyer. In contrast, Leanyer has far more walkable amenities per 1,000 people and a much larger First Nations typical personal income of $904, compared to $556 in Wanguri.
Both areas are effectively alike in the share of children under 15, which sits at around 20%. They also share similar rates of university qualifications and typical weekly family incomes. While Leanyer has seen more people move in over the last five years, Wanguri has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week. Both areas have more public transport stops than most other similar areas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,692
- First area, 2016: 4,578
- First area, 2021: 4,597
- Second area, 2011: 1,775
- Second area, 2016: 1,876
- Second area, 2021: 1,836
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Leanyer: 0.4% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Wanguri: 0.4% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Leanyer: 0.5% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Wanguri: 0.9% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Leanyer: 1.3% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Wanguri: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Leanyer: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Wanguri: 2.2% males, 1.0% females
- 65–69 in Leanyer: 2.8% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Wanguri: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Leanyer: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Wanguri: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Leanyer: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Wanguri: 4.0% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in Leanyer: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Wanguri: 4.0% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Leanyer: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Wanguri: 3.5% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Leanyer: 3.6% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Wanguri: 3.4% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Leanyer: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Wanguri: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Leanyer: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Wanguri: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Leanyer: 3.8% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Wanguri: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Leanyer: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Wanguri: 2.2% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Leanyer: 2.6% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Wanguri: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Leanyer: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Wanguri: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Leanyer: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Wanguri: 4.3% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Leanyer: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Wanguri: 2.6% males, 2.6% 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: $913
- First area, 2016: $1,011
- First area, 2021: $1,101
- Second area, 2011: $801
- Second area, 2016: $893
- Second area, 2021: $977
- First area, 2011: $1,923
- First area, 2016: $2,183
- First area, 2021: $2,223
- Second area, 2011: $1,860
- Second area, 2016: $2,305
- Second area, 2021: $2,439
- First area, 2011: $2,128
- First area, 2016: $2,412
- First area, 2021: $2,469
- Second area, 2011: $2,127
- Second area, 2016: $2,416
- Second area, 2021: $2,637
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: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $420
- First area, 2016: $450
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $275
- Second area, 2016: $475
- Second area, 2021: $410
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,167
- Second area, 2016: $2,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Leanyer vs Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70161/leanyer/vs/SAL70280/wanguri