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Ludmilla vs Parap
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Ludmilla profile · Parap profile
Ludmilla Parap
Parap and Ludmilla are neighbouring areas in Darwin with very different housing and social profiles. Parap is a walker's paradise where 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 98.8% are near groceries. It is more likely to have renters (61.4%), people living alone (31.2%), and recent overseas arrivals (27.2%). Ludmilla has a much larger First Nations population (21.1%) and is dominated by separate houses (76.0%), though it faces higher First Nations unemployment at 48.7%.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as the same proportion of people working from home (5.0%) and using another language at home (about 24%). They also have very similar rates of people caring for children unpaid and the same number of people per bedroom. While Parap has more residents with bachelor degrees (38.8%) and a higher typical income for First Nations people, both areas sit well above the national figure for the share of people born overseas.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,720
- First area, 2016: 1,743
- First area, 2021: 1,667
- Second area, 2011: 1,976
- Second area, 2016: 2,747
- Second area, 2021: 2,819
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Ludmilla: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Parap: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Ludmilla: 0.6% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Parap: 0.5% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Ludmilla: 1.3% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Parap: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Ludmilla: 1.2% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Parap: 2.0% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in Ludmilla: 2.2% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Parap: 2.4% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Ludmilla: 2.5% males, 1.7% females; 60–64 in Parap: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Ludmilla: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Parap: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Ludmilla: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Parap: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Ludmilla: 3.5% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Parap: 2.5% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Ludmilla: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Parap: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 35–39 in Ludmilla: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Parap: 4.3% males, 5.0% females
- 30–34 in Ludmilla: 4.4% males, 5.2% females; 30–34 in Parap: 5.5% males, 5.6% females
- 25–29 in Ludmilla: 4.5% males, 5.1% females; 25–29 in Parap: 4.2% males, 5.6% females
- 20–24 in Ludmilla: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Parap: 2.0% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Ludmilla: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Parap: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Ludmilla: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Parap: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Ludmilla: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Parap: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Ludmilla: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 0–4 in Parap: 3.0% males, 2.4% 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: $788
- First area, 2016: $869
- First area, 2021: $924
- Second area, 2011: $1,049
- Second area, 2016: $1,289
- Second area, 2021: $1,281
- First area, 2011: $1,777
- First area, 2016: $2,004
- First area, 2021: $2,056
- Second area, 2011: $2,082
- Second area, 2016: $2,395
- Second area, 2021: $2,231
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,122
- First area, 2021: $2,244
- Second area, 2011: $2,427
- Second area, 2016: $2,917
- Second area, 2021: $2,697
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: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $430
- Second area, 2021: $415
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,232
- First area, 2021: $2,058
- Second area, 2011: $2,383
- Second area, 2016: $2,300
- Second area, 2021: $2,232
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- 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). Ludmilla vs Parap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70167/ludmilla/vs/SAL70219/parap