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Moil vs Nakara
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Moil profile · Nakara profile
Moil Nakara
Moil and Nakara are neighbouring residential areas in Darwin. Nakara is more likely to be home to people born overseas (43.1% compared to 31.6% in Moil) and those with a bachelor degree or higher (36.7% versus 23.8% in Moil). Moil is more connected by transport, with far more public transport stops and a much higher number of walkable amenities per 1,000 residents. Moil also has a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (9.6% compared to 6.3% in Nakara).
Both areas sit near the national figure for Year 12 completion, with Moil at 59.0% and Nakara at 64.5%. They share very similar profiles in other ways, including the typical weekly personal income and the share of people aged 65 and over. While they are close in these respects, Nakara has seen its typical weekly rent rise to $420, which is well higher than the $310 found in Moil.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,026
- First area, 2016: 2,000
- First area, 2021: 2,000
- Second area, 2011: 1,914
- Second area, 2016: 1,978
- Second area, 2021: 1,906
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 Moil: 0.3% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Nakara: 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Moil: 0.7% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Nakara: 1.0% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Moil: 1.6% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Nakara: 1.3% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Moil: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Nakara: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Moil: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Nakara: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Moil: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Nakara: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Moil: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Nakara: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Moil: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Nakara: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Moil: 3.9% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Nakara: 2.9% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Moil: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Nakara: 3.8% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Moil: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Nakara: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Moil: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Nakara: 3.7% males, 4.5% females
- 25–29 in Moil: 2.0% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Nakara: 4.8% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Moil: 3.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Nakara: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.9% females; 15–19 in Nakara: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Moil: 4.7% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Nakara: 4.7% males, 4.1% females
- 5–9 in Moil: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Nakara: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 0–4 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Nakara: 3.1% males, 2.1% 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: $818
- First area, 2016: $893
- First area, 2021: $939
- Second area, 2011: $821
- Second area, 2016: $875
- Second area, 2021: $995
- First area, 2011: $1,785
- First area, 2016: $2,141
- First area, 2021: $2,033
- Second area, 2011: $2,054
- Second area, 2016: $2,261
- Second area, 2021: $2,424
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
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $368
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $400
- Second area, 2016: $465
- Second area, 2021: $420
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $2,091
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
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). Moil vs Nakara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70192/moil/vs/SAL70201/nakara