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Minjilang vs Van Diemen Gulf

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 170 km apart · Minjilang profile · Van Diemen Gulf profile

Minjilang Van Diemen Gulf

Minjilang and Van Diemen Gulf are two small areas in the Northern Territory. Minjilang is a residential community with 265 people, including 234 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It has a basic street network with 7 intersections per square kilometre and one school. In contrast, Van Diemen Gulf is largely non-residential and sparsely populated, with no residents and no schools.

Both areas have no public transport stops or routes. The gap in street connectivity between the two places is widening, as Minjilang maintains a functional layout while Van Diemen Gulf remains undeveloped.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf +265 larger in Minjilang gap steady
265 58th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 247
  • First area, 2021: 265
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
26 yrs 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 25 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 26 yrs
88.3% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 90.3%
  • First area, 2021: 88.3%
6.4% 10th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • First area, 2021: 6.4%
27.9% 92nd pct —
  • First area, 2016: 31.2%
  • First area, 2021: 27.9%
2.4% 5th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 2.1%
  • First area, 2021: 2.4%

Ancestry & Birthplace

3.8% 17th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 1.6%
  • First area, 2021: 3.8%

Language

81.9% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 84.6%
  • First area, 2021: 81.9%
6.0% 93rd pct —
  • First area, 2016: 2.8%
  • First area, 2021: 6.0%

Religion

15.5% 5th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 24.7%
  • First area, 2021: 15.5%

Education & Qualifications

13.6% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 20.9%
  • First area, 2021: 13.6%
1.6% 4th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 4.9%
  • First area, 2021: 1.6%
13.51 81st pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf +1 more in Minjilang
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
33 11th pct —
626 0th pct —

Income

$283 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: $267
  • First area, 2021: $283
$1,392 40th pct —
  • First area, 2016: $1,125
  • First area, 2021: $1,392
$900 4th pct —
  • First area, 2016: $844
  • First area, 2021: $900
1.6% 19th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 1.8%
  • First area, 2021: 1.6%
High-income homes in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf
5.5% 17th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 5.5%

Health & Disability

11.3% 3rd pct —
1.9% 11th pct —
1.1% 20th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 3.6%
  • First area, 2021: 1.1%

Community Participation

5.9% 6th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 4.9%
  • First area, 2021: 5.9%
2.7% 5th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 16.5%
  • First area, 2021: 2.7%
Unpaid child care in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf
46.8% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 61.0%
  • First area, 2021: 46.8%
2.6% 49th pct —
27.1% 66th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 22.0%
  • First area, 2021: 27.1%

First Nations

First Nations people in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf +234 larger in Minjilang
234 86th pct 0 0th pct
25 yrs 46th pct —
7.7% 0th pct —
39.0% 100th pct —
$264 5th pct —
$1,271 30th pct —
Indigenous language in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf
78.6% 98th pct —

Family & Households

4.4 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 4.5
  • First area, 2021: 4.4
25.0% 92nd pct —
  • First area, 2016: 18.9%
  • First area, 2021: 25.0%
10.9% 9th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 16.3%
  • First area, 2021: 10.9%

Housing & Dwellings

$70 1st pct —
  • First area, 2016: $65
  • First area, 2021: $70
$303 0th pct —
1.70 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 1.80
  • First area, 2021: 1.70
76.4% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 76.4%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
85.5% 25th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 90.7%
  • First area, 2021: 85.5%
50.9% 9th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 65.1%
  • First area, 2021: 50.9%

Transport & Vehicles

70.0% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 81.4%
  • First area, 2021: 70.0%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct —
0.0 0th pct —
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

18.3% 13th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 13.1%
  • First area, 2021: 18.3%

Jobs & Industry

29.9% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 45.0%
  • First area, 2021: 29.9%
41.0% 10th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 61.0%
  • First area, 2021: 41.0%
43.3% 6th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 68.0%
  • First area, 2021: 43.3%

Walkability

2.9 72nd pct —
3.0 72nd pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
100.0% 100th pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
100.0% 100th pct —
0.0% 0th pct —
98.9% 100th pct —
11.3 45th pct —
Intersections/km² in Minjilangin Van Diemen Gulf +7 higher in Minjilang
7 71st pct 0 0th pct
5.2% 44th pct —

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Minjilang vs Van Diemen Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70190/minjilang/vs/SAL70270/van-diemen-gulf