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Maranunga vs Wadeye

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 142 km apart · Maranunga profile · Wadeye profile

Maranunga Wadeye

Wadeye and Maranunga are two very different parts of the Northern Territory. Wadeye is a residential community of 1,924 people, where 1,650 are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It has a walkability score of 3.8 (mostly car-dependent) and 82.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. By contrast, Maranunga is largely non-residential with a population of 0, and its terrain is much steeper with a mean slope of 23.0% compared to 3.7% in Wadeye.

Everyday life in both places is shaped by a lack of public transport, as neither area has any routes or stops. They are also similar in that both have just one school within 3 km, though these schools differ by sector; Wadeye's is 100% Catholic while Maranunga's is 100% Government. While Wadeye has a far higher average school size of 467 students, Maranunga's is much lower at 37.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,924 larger in Wadeye

Demographics & Identity

Population in Maranungain Wadeye +1,924 larger in Wadeye gap narrowing
0 0th pct 1,924 78th pct
Median age in Maranungain Wadeye
— 27 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Maranungain Wadeye
— 85.8% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Maranungain Wadeye
— 3.7% 6th pct
Under 15 in Maranungain Wadeye
— 26.8% 90th pct
De facto in Maranungain Wadeye
— 22.5% 91st pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Maranungain Wadeye
— 2.5% 12th pct

Language

Other language in Maranungain Wadeye
— 83.8% 100th pct
Limited English in Maranungain Wadeye
— 17.5% 100th pct

Religion

No religion in Maranungain Wadeye
— 34.0% 31st pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Maranungain Wadeye
— 38.1% 31st pct
Bachelor+ in Maranungain Wadeye
— 5.5% 13th pct
Schools/1k kids in Maranungain Wadeye
— 1.94 28th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Maranungain Wadeye even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Maranungain Wadeye +430 larger in Wadeye
37 13th pct 467 68th pct
ICSEA in Maranungain Wadeye +46 higher in Maranunga
668 0th pct 622 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Maranungain Wadeye
— $181 0th pct
Household income in Maranungain Wadeye
— $767 5th pct
Family income in Maranungain Wadeye
— $439 0th pct
High earners in Maranungain Wadeye
— 2.6% 23rd pct
High-income homes in Maranungain Wadeye
— 9.1% 27th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Maranungain Wadeye
— 12.0% 3rd pct
Mental health in Maranungain Wadeye
— 1.7% 9th pct
Needs assistance in Maranungain Wadeye
— 3.9% 41st pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Maranungain Wadeye
— 5.5% 5th pct
Unpaid carers in Maranungain Wadeye
— 10.1% 26th pct
Unpaid child care in Maranungain Wadeye
— 45.2% 99th pct
Defence service in Maranungain Wadeye
— 1.6% 38th pct
Housework 15h+ in Maranungain Wadeye
— 26.1% 61st pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Maranungain Wadeye +1,650 larger in Wadeye
0 0th pct 1,650 89th pct
Median age in Maranungain Wadeye
— 25 yrs 46th pct
Year 12 in Maranungain Wadeye
— 33.0% 33rd pct
Unemployment in Maranungain Wadeye
— 24.3% 89th pct
Median income in Maranungain Wadeye
— $146 0th pct
Household income in Maranungain Wadeye
— $491 1st pct
Indigenous language in Maranungain Wadeye
— 92.5% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Maranungain Wadeye
— 4.8 100th pct
One-parent in Maranungain Wadeye
— 25.2% 93rd pct
Living alone in Maranungain Wadeye
— 11.8% 11th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Maranungain Wadeye
— $50 0th pct
People / bedroom in Maranungain Wadeye
— 1.80 100th pct
Renting in Maranungain Wadeye
— 82.6% 100th pct
Owned outright in Maranungain Wadeye
— 0.9% 0th pct
Separate houses in Maranungain Wadeye
— 72.3% 14th pct
3+ bedrooms in Maranungain Wadeye
— 56.0% 12th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Maranungain Wadeye
— 65.9% 100th pct
Work from home in Maranungain Wadeye
— 1.3% 3rd pct
PT commute in Maranungain Wadeye
— 5.1% 91st pct
PT stops in Maranungain Wadeye even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Maranungain Wadeye
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Maranungain Wadeye
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Maranungain Wadeye even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Maranungain Wadeye
— 12.1% 6th pct
Recent arrivals in Maranungain Wadeye
— 24.5% 90th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Maranungain Wadeye
— 12.8% 94th pct
Participation in Maranungain Wadeye
— 25.4% 0th pct
Full-time in Maranungain Wadeye
— 71.6% 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Maranungain Wadeye +3.8 higher in Wadeye
0.0 0th pct 3.8 76th pct
Types ≤15 min in Maranungain Wadeye +4.3 more in Wadeye
0.0 0th pct 4.3 79th pct
15-min city in Maranungain Wadeye +81.3 pts higher in Wadeye
0.0% 0th pct 81.3% 89th pct
Walk to shops in Maranungain Wadeye +82.1 pts higher in Wadeye
0.0% 0th pct 82.1% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Maranungain Wadeye even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Maranungain Wadeye +85.4 pts higher in Wadeye
0.0% 0th pct 85.4% 89th pct
Walk to a park in Maranungain Wadeye +92.9 pts higher in Wadeye
0.0% 0th pct 92.9% 82nd pct
Walk to health in Maranungain Wadeye +86.5 pts higher in Wadeye
0.0% 0th pct 86.5% 96th pct
Amenities/1k in Maranungain Wadeye
— 7.3 35th pct
Intersections/km² in Maranungain Wadeye +5 higher in Wadeye
0 0th pct 5 67th pct
Mean slope in Maranungain Wadeye +19.3 pts higher in Maranunga
23.0% 100th pct 3.7% 24th pct

Compare Maranunga with nearby areas

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Compare Wadeye with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maranunga vs Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70174/maranunga/vs/SAL70275/wadeye