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Maranunga vs Nemarluk

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 106 km apart · Maranunga profile · Nemarluk profile

Maranunga Nemarluk

Nemarluk and Maranunga are two remote areas in the Northern Territory. Nemarluk is home to 305 people, including 298 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while Maranunga is largely non-residential with a population of 0. Nemarluk has more infrastructure, with three schools within 3 km compared to just one in Maranunga, and the typical school there is larger with 61 students.

Both areas have the same lack of public transport routes and stops. This shared isolation is common in the region, though Nemarluk remains much more populated than Maranunga. While Maranunga has a slightly higher school advantage score of 668 compared to 614 in Nemarluk, both areas have very small schools that are much smaller than most across Australia.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maranungain Nemarluk +305 larger in Nemarluk gap widening
0 0th pct 305 59th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 159
  • Second area, 2016: 131
  • Second area, 2021: 305
26 yrs 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 26 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 26 yrs
First Nations in Maranungain Nemarluk
97.7% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 98.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 97.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 97.7%
2.6% 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.6%
28.9% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 34.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 28.9%
24.7% 94th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.7%

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language

Other language in Maranungain Nemarluk
73.4% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 81.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 63.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 73.4%
Limited English in Maranungain Nemarluk
18.7% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 2.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.7%

Religion

37.0% 39th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 37.0%

Education & Qualifications

15.5% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.5%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools/1k kids in Maranungain Nemarluk
11.36 77th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Maranungain Nemarluk +2 more in Nemarluk
1 43rd pct 3 67th pct
Avg size in Maranungain Nemarluk +24 larger in Nemarluk
37 13th pct 61 18th pct
ICSEA in Maranungain Nemarluk +54 higher in Maranunga
668 0th pct 614 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Maranungain Nemarluk
$249 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $205
  • Second area, 2016: $280
  • Second area, 2021: $249
Household income in Maranungain Nemarluk
$1,031 15th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $624
  • Second area, 2016: $850
  • Second area, 2021: $1,031
Family income in Maranungain Nemarluk
$756 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $366
  • Second area, 2016: $875
  • Second area, 2021: $756
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
High-income homes in Maranungain Nemarluk
9.3% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.3%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Maranungain Nemarluk
15.1% 7th pct
Mental health in Maranungain Nemarluk
1.3% 7th pct
Needs assistance in Maranungain Nemarluk
1.3% 21st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 1.3%

Community Participation

2.5% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5%
Unpaid carers in Maranungain Nemarluk
11.9% 41st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.9%
Unpaid child care in Maranungain Nemarluk
74.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 61.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 50.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 74.3%
Defence service in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Maranungain Nemarluk
49.5% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 49.5%

First Nations

First Nations people in Maranungain Nemarluk +298 larger in Nemarluk
0 0th pct 298 86th pct
25 yrs 46th pct
14.6% 6th pct
28.2% 92nd pct
Median income in Maranungain Nemarluk
$247 4th pct
Household income in Maranungain Nemarluk
$1,031 20th pct
Indigenous language in Maranungain Nemarluk
68.1% 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maranungain Nemarluk
4.7 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.6
  • Second area, 2016: 4.0
  • Second area, 2021: 4.7
19.5% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.5%
16.3% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.3%

Housing & Dwellings

$50 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $30
  • Second area, 2016: $50
  • Second area, 2021: $50
People / bedroom in Maranungain Nemarluk
2.00 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.00
  • Second area, 2016: 1.80
  • Second area, 2021: 2.00
51.2% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 73.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 51.2%
Owned outright in Maranungain Nemarluk
46.5% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.5%
Separate houses in Maranungain Nemarluk
88.4% 28th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 88.4%
32.6% 1st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 64.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 43.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 32.6%

Transport & Vehicles

48.7% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 39.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 46.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 48.7%
Work from home in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Maranungain Nemarluk even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Maranungain Nemarluk even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Maranungain Nemarluk
25.8% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.8%

Jobs & Industry

28.2% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 29.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 28.2%
Participation in Maranungain Nemarluk
19.3% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 48.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 44.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 19.3%
62.1% 69th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 42.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 58.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.1%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Maranungain Nemarluk
0.0% 0th pct
6.6 33rd pct
Intersections/km² in Maranungain Nemarluk even
0 0th pct 0 1st pct
23.0% 100th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maranunga vs Nemarluk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70174/maranunga/vs/SAL70204/nemarluk