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Moil vs Wagaman
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 0.9 km apart · Moil profile · Wagaman profile
Moil Wagaman
Wagaman and Moil are neighbouring areas in Darwin with very similar population sizes. Wagaman is far more culturally diverse, with 43.3% of residents born overseas compared to 31.6% in Moil. This is reflected in the languages spoken at home, which is far higher in Wagaman at 44.7%. Moil has more infrastructure for families and commuters, with far more public transport stops and a higher number of schools per child. Moil also has more large homes, with 83.3% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
Both areas have an almost identical proportion of First Nations people, at around 10%. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes and similar numbers of people per home. While Wagaman has a higher share of renters and more recent overseas arrivals, Moil has a higher share of people who volunteer and more residents with a long-term health condition.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,026
- First area, 2016: 2,000
- First area, 2021: 2,000
- Second area, 2011: 2,109
- Second area, 2016: 2,163
- Second area, 2021: 2,023
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Moil: 0.3% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Wagaman: 0.6% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Moil: 0.7% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Wagaman: 0.6% males, 0.3% females
- 75–79 in Moil: 1.6% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Wagaman: 0.6% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Moil: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Wagaman: 2.0% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Moil: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Wagaman: 1.6% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Moil: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Wagaman: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Moil: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Wagaman: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Moil: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Wagaman: 2.9% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Moil: 3.9% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Wagaman: 4.1% males, 3.8% females
- 40–44 in Moil: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Wagaman: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Moil: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Moil: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Wagaman: 4.2% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Moil: 2.0% males, 3.0% females; 25–29 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Moil: 3.1% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Wagaman: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.9% females; 15–19 in Wagaman: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Moil: 4.7% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Wagaman: 3.9% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Moil: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Wagaman: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Moil: 2.8% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Wagaman: 4.1% males, 3.1% 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: $744
- Second area, 2016: $809
- Second area, 2021: $864
- First area, 2011: $1,785
- First area, 2016: $2,141
- First area, 2021: $2,033
- Second area, 2011: $1,689
- Second area, 2016: $1,955
- Second area, 2021: $2,083
- First area, 2011: $1,880
- First area, 2016: $2,126
- First area, 2021: $2,197
- Second area, 2011: $1,759
- Second area, 2016: $1,941
- Second area, 2021: $2,115
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: 3.0
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 3.1
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $368
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $320
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $2,058
- Second area, 2016: $2,121
- Second area, 2021: $1,820
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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 Wagaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70192/moil/vs/SAL70277/wagaman