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Marrara vs Moil
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Marrara profile · Moil profile
Marrara Moil
Moil and Marrara are neighbouring areas in Darwin with very different home and population profiles. Moil is a younger place where the typical resident is 37 and children under 15 make up 22.4% of the population. It is defined by family homes, with 86.7% being separate houses and 83.3% having three or more bedrooms. Marrara is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 45 and a higher share of people living alone (30.2%). In Marrara, flats or apartments are the most common home type at 46.0%.
Both areas are almost identical in their share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, which sits around 10%. They also share similar typical weekly incomes and rental rates. While Moil is far more walkable for daily needs, Marrara has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children. Since 2011, the gap in typical resident age has remained a standout difference between these two nearby places.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,444
- First area, 2016: 1,549
- First area, 2021: 1,323
- Second area, 2011: 2,026
- Second area, 2016: 2,000
- Second area, 2021: 2,000
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Marrara: 0.5% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Moil: 0.3% males, 0.1% females
- 80–84 in Marrara: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Moil: 0.7% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Marrara: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Moil: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Marrara: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Moil: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Marrara: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Moil: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Marrara: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 60–64 in Moil: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Marrara: 4.2% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Moil: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Marrara: 4.4% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Moil: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Marrara: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Moil: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Marrara: 3.2% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Moil: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Marrara: 3.5% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Moil: 4.4% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Marrara: 3.0% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Moil: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Marrara: 3.6% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Moil: 2.0% males, 3.0% females
- 20–24 in Marrara: 2.1% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Moil: 3.1% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Marrara: 2.2% males, 1.7% females; 15–19 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.9% females
- 10–14 in Marrara: 2.3% males, 1.8% females; 10–14 in Moil: 4.7% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Marrara: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Moil: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 0–4 in Marrara: 3.5% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.7% 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: $949
- First area, 2016: $1,087
- First area, 2021: $1,137
- Second area, 2011: $818
- Second area, 2016: $893
- Second area, 2021: $939
- First area, 2011: $1,732
- First area, 2016: $1,899
- First area, 2021: $1,953
- Second area, 2011: $1,785
- Second area, 2016: $2,141
- Second area, 2021: $2,033
- First area, 2011: $2,121
- First area, 2016: $2,386
- First area, 2021: $2,519
- Second area, 2011: $1,880
- Second area, 2016: $2,126
- Second area, 2021: $2,197
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 3.0
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $390
- First area, 2016: $425
- First area, 2021: $370
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2016: $368
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,036
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,950
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- 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). Marrara vs Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70178/marrara/vs/SAL70192/moil