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Arafura vs Mulka

State Electorate comparison ≈ 317 km apart · Arafura profile · Mulka profile

Arafura Mulka

Mulka and Arafura are two sparsely populated areas in the Northern Territory. There are significant differences in wealth and demographics between them. Mulka has a typical weekly household income of $2,069, which is far higher than Arafura's $1,272. Mulka also has a higher share of separate houses at 91.3% and a lower unemployment rate of 13.9%, compared to 25.0% in Arafura. Conversely, Arafura has a far higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (82.6% compared to 62.7% in Mulka) and a much higher share of people using another language at home (79.0% versus 63.1%).

Everyday life in both places is very similar in some ways. Both have a typical resident age of 29, an almost identical number of people per home, and neither has any public transport stops. These shared patterns exist even as other gaps shift; for example, the difference in household income has grown since 2011, and Arafura has seen its share of people without a motor vehicle rise to 52.2%, which is far higher than Mulka's 29.8%.

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Where they differ most

Mortgage: $1,101 higher in Mulka No car: 22.4 pts higher in Arafura First Nations: 19.9 pts higher in Arafura Family income: $511 higher in Mulka Household income: $797 higher in Mulka

Demographics & Identity

Population in Arafurain Mulka +849 larger in Mulka gap widening
8,629 4th pct 9,478 4th pct
Median age in Arafurain Mulka even gap narrowing
29 yrs 0th pct 29 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Arafurain Mulka +19.9 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
82.6% 100th pct 62.7% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Arafurain Mulka +0.4 pts higher in Mulka gap steady
3.8% 0th pct 4.1% 0th pct
Under 15 in Arafurain Mulka +1.6 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
23.8% 94th pct 25.4% 100th pct
De facto in Arafurain Mulka +3.3 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
12.0% 48th pct 8.6% 15th pct

Age structure

33.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.8 pts 33.1%
23.8% Children (0–14) +1.6 pts ▸ 25.4%
21.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.7 pts 20.3%
17.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.7 pts 17.0%
3.8% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Marital status

44.5% Married +1.0 pts ▸ 45.5%
45.3% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 42.7%
4.1% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.3% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.8% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Arafura Mulka

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Arafurain Mulka +2.9 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
3.6% 0th pct 6.5% 0th pct

Country of birth

91.3% Australia ◂ +7.0 pts 84.3%
0.6% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.4% England +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

5.8% Australian +6.8 pts ▸ 12.6%
6.2% English +5.6 pts ▸ 11.8%
1.5% Scottish +2.0 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.1% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.9% German +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Chinese even 0.5%
0.2% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Arafurain Mulka +15.9 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
79.0% 100th pct 63.1% 100th pct
Limited English in Arafurain Mulka +2.7 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
10.5% 95th pct 13.2% 100th pct

Language used at home

15.3% English only +11.1 pts ▸ 26.5%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Arafurain Mulka +2.0 pts higher in Mulka gap steady
21.0% 5th pct 23.0% 7th pct

Religious affiliation

59.9% Christianity ◂ +12.3 pts 47.6%
21.0% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 23.0%
6.9% Other religions +9.6 pts ▸ 16.5%
11.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 12.0%
0.4% Buddhism even 0.4%
0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Arafurain Mulka +7.3 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
29.2% 0th pct 36.5% 9th pct
Bachelor+ in Arafurain Mulka +3.7 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
6.3% 0th pct 10.0% 7th pct
Schools/1k kids in Arafurain Mulka +1.84 more in Arafura
6.82 100th pct 4.98 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Arafurain Mulka +2 more in Arafura
14 29th pct 12 19th pct
Students in Arafurain Mulka +586 more in Mulka
1,548 4th pct 2,134 5th pct
Avg size in Arafurain Mulka +67 larger in Mulka
111 0th pct 178 6th pct
ICSEA in Arafurain Mulka +102 higher in Mulka
654 0th pct 756 0th pct

Highest year of school

29.2% Year 12 +7.3 pts ▸ 36.5%
25.2% Year 10 ◂ +5.8 pts 19.4%
18.7% Year 11 ◂ +5.3 pts 13.4%
16.2% Year 9 or below +1.9 pts ▸ 18.1%

Highest qualification level

26.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.3 pts 24.3%
12.7% Bachelor degree +2.1 pts ▸ 14.8%
7.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +3.0 pts 3.9%
3.8% Postgraduate degree +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

Field of qualification

8.1% Engineering & related +3.9 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.8% Society & culture ◂ +2.2 pts 8.6%
10.4% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 9.8%
6.3% Health +3.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
8.7% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%
5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 2.9%
3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%
1.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%
0.3% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Income

Personal income in Arafurain Mulka +$94 higher in Mulka gap widening
$272 0th pct $366 0th pct
Household income in Arafurain Mulka +$797 higher in Mulka gap widening
$1,272 11th pct $2,069 75th pct
Family income in Arafurain Mulka +$511 higher in Mulka gap widening
$730 0th pct $1,241 0th pct
High earners in Arafurain Mulka +4.9 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
4.1% 2nd pct 9.0% 38th pct
High-income homes in Arafurain Mulka +14.7 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
9.3% 3rd pct 24.0% 64th pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.9 pts ▸ 34.1%
31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +11.3 pts 20.6%
19.8% Under $650 ◂ +11.9 pts 7.9%
5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +7.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
3.8% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

Personal income distribution

69.5% Under $650 ◂ +11.1 pts 58.3%
6.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 12.9%
11.2% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 12.1%
1.1% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Arafurain Mulka +3.2 pts higher in Arafura
18.7% 6th pct 15.5% 0th pct
Mental health in Arafurain Mulka +0.2 pts higher in Mulka
2.8% 0th pct 3.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Arafurain Mulka +0.3 pts higher in Mulka gap steady
3.0% 4th pct 3.3% 8th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.7 pts 4.6%
6.2% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 5.0%
4.8% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 3.9%
4.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 3.4%
2.8% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.3% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%
0.4% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.1% None +0.3 pts ▸ 72.4%
14.6% One condition ◂ +1.6 pts 13.0%
3.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%
1.0% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Arafurain Mulka +4.3 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
6.4% 0th pct 10.7% 19th pct
Unpaid carers in Arafurain Mulka +2.6 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
11.2% 34th pct 13.8% 85th pct
Unpaid child care in Arafurain Mulka +2.6 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
48.0% 100th pct 50.5% 100th pct
Defence service in Arafurain Mulka +0.1 pts higher in Arafura
1.8% 20th pct 1.7% 17th pct
Housework 15h+ in Arafurain Mulka +4.7 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
14.0% 8th pct 18.7% 28th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Arafurain Mulka +0.1 larger in Mulka gap narrowing
3.9 100th pct 4.0 100th pct
One-parent in Arafurain Mulka +4.9 pts higher in Mulka gap steady
21.9% 95th pct 26.8% 100th pct
Living alone in Arafurain Mulka +2.0 pts higher in Arafura gap narrowing
18.4% 13th pct 16.5% 8th pct

Family composition

59.1% Couples with children +0.9 pts ▸ 60.0%
21.9% One-parent families +4.9 pts ▸ 26.8%
16.0% Couples without children ◂ +5.2 pts 10.8%
3.0% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 2.4%

Household size

28.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 27.4%
19.5% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 19.2%
18.4% 1 person ◂ +2.0 pts 16.5%
11.7% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 15.9%
12.2% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 12.0%
9.9% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Arafurain Mulka +$20 higher in Mulka gap widening
$80 0th pct $100 0th pct
Mortgage in Arafurain Mulka +$1,101 higher in Mulka gap widening
$640 0th pct $1,741 42nd pct
People / bedroom in Arafurain Mulka +0.10 higher in Arafura gap widening
1.50 100th pct 1.40 100th pct
Renting in Arafurain Mulka +7.2 pts higher in Arafura gap steady
76.5% 100th pct 69.3% 100th pct
Owned outright in Arafurain Mulka +0.7 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
3.3% 0th pct 3.9% 0th pct
Separate houses in Arafurain Mulka +10.2 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
81.1% 50th pct 91.3% 83rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Arafurain Mulka +12.1 pts higher in Mulka gap steady
60.8% 14th pct 73.0% 32nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

76.5% Rented ◂ +7.2 pts 69.3%
17.2% Other tenure +5.0 pts ▸ 22.1%
3.3% Owned outright +0.7 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.7% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.7% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

81.1% Separate house +10.2 pts ▸ 91.3%
8.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.0 pts 4.2%
5.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 2.8%
3.9% Other dwelling ◂ +3.0 pts 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

45.9% 3 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 52.1%
26.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 18.8%
13.7% 4 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 16.6%
8.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.4 pts 4.9%
1.2% 5 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.9% Studio / none ◂ +1.8 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

82.4% Under $200 ◂ +21.0 pts 61.4%
4.8% $200–$349 +11.8 pts ▸ 16.6%
1.4% $350–$549 +2.9 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.0% $550–$749 +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% $750 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

91.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +65.6 pts 26.1%
33.3% $1,800–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 34.8%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +13.0 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Arafurain Mulka +22.4 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
52.2% 100th pct 29.8% 100th pct
Work from home in Arafurain Mulka +0.7 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
1.5% 0th pct 2.2% 0th pct
PT commute in Arafurain Mulka +0.3 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
1.5% 34th pct 1.7% 38th pct
PT stops in Arafurain Mulka even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Arafurain Mulka even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Arafurain Mulka even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Arafurain Mulka even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

31.4% Car (driver) +14.8 pts ▸ 46.2%
38.7% Walked ◂ +15.0 pts 23.7%
14.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.8 pts 10.0%
1.5% Worked at home +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.4% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.5% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

52.2% No vehicle ◂ +22.4 pts 29.8%
32.1% 1 vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 34.9%
11.1% 2 vehicles +15.5 pts ▸ 26.6%
3.2% 3 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
1.3% 4 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Arafurain Mulka +7.5 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
18.1% 0th pct 25.6% 0th pct
Recent arrivals in Arafurain Mulka +7.6 pts higher in Arafura gap narrowing
22.2% 88th pct 14.5% 61st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Arafurain Mulka +11.1 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
25.0% 100th pct 13.9% 98th pct
Participation in Arafurain Mulka +3.9 pts higher in Mulka gap narrowing
39.0% 0th pct 42.9% 4th pct
Full-time in Arafurain Mulka +5.4 pts higher in Mulka gap widening
61.9% 77th pct 67.3% 92nd pct

Industries people work in

18.5% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 16.3%
15.0% Health care & social assistance +3.4 pts ▸ 18.4%
17.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.0 pts 10.6%
3.5% Mining +8.8 pts ▸ 12.4%
6.7% Retail trade +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.0% Arts & recreation ◂ +4.9 pts 3.1%
7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 4.0%
4.5% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.1% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%
2.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%
2.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

Occupations people work in

27.4% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 25.9%
19.6% Community & personal service ◂ +4.0 pts 15.6%
11.0% Technicians & trades +3.0 pts ▸ 14.0%
12.8% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 10.4%
8.6% Clerical & administrative +2.3 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.7% Labourers ◂ +2.9 pts 6.7%
3.7% Machinery operators & drivers +3.3 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.0% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Arafurain Mulka +0.4 higher in Arafura
3.5 16th pct 3.0 12th pct
Types ≤15 min in Arafurain Mulka +0.7 more in Arafura
4.4 30th pct 3.6 18th pct
15-min city in Arafurain Mulka +21.8 pts higher in Arafura
57.8% 40th pct 35.9% 13th pct
Walk to shops in Arafurain Mulka +35.1 pts higher in Arafura
77.8% 65th pct 42.6% 21st pct
Walk to transit in Arafurain Mulka even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Arafurain Mulka +16.9 pts higher in Arafura
77.0% 52nd pct 60.1% 32nd pct
Walk to a park in Arafurain Mulka +9.5 pts higher in Mulka
74.3% 21st pct 83.8% 29th pct
Walk to health in Arafurain Mulka +21.7 pts higher in Mulka
57.0% 59th pct 78.7% 79th pct
Amenities/1k in Arafurain Mulka +7.4 more in Arafura
17.6 71st pct 10.2 13th pct
Intersections/km² in Arafurain Mulka even
0 1st pct 0 2nd pct
Mean slope in Arafurain Mulka +1.2 pts higher in Mulka
3.5% 16th pct 4.7% 36th pct

Compare Arafura with nearby areas

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Compare Mulka with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Arafura vs Mulka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED70001/arafura/vs/SED70018/mulka