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Arafura vs Spillett

State Electorate comparison ≈ 253 km apart · Arafura profile · Spillett profile

Arafura Spillett

Spillett and Arafura are two very different parts of the Northern Territory. Arafura has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 82.6%, compared to 7.6% in Spillett. Spillett is more likely to have residents born overseas (28.4% versus 3.6%) and has a much higher typical household income of $2,551 per week, while Arafura's is $1,272. Education and housing also differ sharply; in Spillett, 64.2% of people completed Year 12 and 89.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms, whereas in Arafura these figures are 29.2% and 60.8%.

Many of these gaps have widened since 2011, such as the difference in typical personal income, which has grown to over $1,000. The two areas do share some similarities, such as having almost the same share of people aged 65 and over (around 4%) and people needing help with daily activities (3%). They also have nearly identical rates of people with long-term health conditions, both sitting around 18%.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 75.1 pts higher in Arafura Other language: 55.1 pts higher in Arafura Year 12: 35.0 pts higher in Spillett Personal income: $1,016 higher in Spillett Household income: $1,279 higher in Spillett

Demographics & Identity

Population in Arafurain Spillett +2,789 larger in Spillett gap widening
8,629 4th pct 11,418 5th pct
Median age in Arafurain Spillett +1 yrs older in Spillett gap widening
29 yrs 0th pct 30 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Arafurain Spillett +75.1 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
82.6% 100th pct 7.6% 86th pct
Aged 65+ in Arafurain Spillett +0.4 pts higher in Spillett gap narrowing
3.8% 0th pct 4.1% 0th pct
Under 15 in Arafurain Spillett +2.9 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
23.8% 94th pct 26.7% 100th pct
De facto in Arafurain Spillett +7.6 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
12.0% 48th pct 19.6% 98th pct

Age structure

33.9% Young adults (25–44) +5.7 pts ▸ 39.5%
23.8% Children (0–14) +2.9 pts ▸ 26.7%
21.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.0 pts 17.0%
17.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.0 pts 12.7%
3.8% Seniors (65+) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%

Marital status

44.5% Married +2.7 pts ▸ 47.1%
45.3% Never married ◂ +3.0 pts 42.3%
3.3% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.1% Widowed ◂ +2.5 pts 1.6%
2.8% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Arafura Spillett

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Arafurain Spillett +24.8 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
3.6% 0th pct 28.4% 60th pct

Country of birth

91.3% Australia ◂ +25.7 pts 65.7%
0.3% Philippines +6.7 pts ▸ 7.0%
0.2% India +3.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.4% England +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.6% New Zealand +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.1% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

5.8% Australian +26.6 pts ▸ 32.3%
6.2% English +21.7 pts ▸ 27.9%
0.4% Filipino +9.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
2.1% Irish +5.7 pts ▸ 7.8%
1.5% Scottish +5.7 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.9% German +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.2% Indian +3.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.5% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.3% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.0% Greek +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.2% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Other language in Arafurain Spillett +55.1 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
79.0% 100th pct 23.9% 68th pct
Limited English in Arafurain Spillett +8.6 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
10.5% 95th pct 1.9% 55th pct

Language used at home

15.3% English only +54.2 pts ▸ 69.5%
0.1% Tagalog +3.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.0% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.0% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Hindi +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Arafurain Spillett +20.4 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
21.0% 5th pct 41.4% 47th pct

Religious affiliation

59.9% Christianity ◂ +17.6 pts 42.3%
21.0% No religion +20.4 pts ▸ 41.4%
11.5% Not stated ◂ +3.7 pts 7.8%
6.9% Other religions ◂ +5.7 pts 1.2%
0.1% Hinduism +3.5 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.4% Buddhism +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.1% Islam +1.6 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Arafurain Spillett +35.0 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
29.2% 0th pct 64.2% 69th pct
Bachelor+ in Arafurain Spillett +17.2 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
6.3% 0th pct 23.5% 57th pct
Schools/1k kids in Arafurain Spillett +5.18 more in Arafura
6.82 100th pct 1.64 34th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Arafurain Spillett +9 more in Arafura
14 29th pct 5 6th pct
Students in Arafurain Spillett +1,002 more in Spillett
1,548 4th pct 2,550 7th pct
Avg size in Arafurain Spillett +399 larger in Spillett
111 0th pct 510 56th pct
ICSEA in Arafurain Spillett +352 higher in Spillett
654 0th pct 1,006 41st pct

Highest year of school

29.2% Year 12 +35.0 pts ▸ 64.2%
25.2% Year 10 ◂ +11.2 pts 14.0%
18.7% Year 11 ◂ +8.2 pts 10.5%
16.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +12.1 pts 4.1%

Highest qualification level

26.7% Certificate III / IV +6.1 pts ▸ 32.8%
12.7% Bachelor degree +10.1 pts ▸ 22.8%
7.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +8.9 pts ▸ 16.1%
3.8% Postgraduate degree +3.8 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +4.4 pts 2.5%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Field of qualification

8.7% Management & commerce +11.5 pts ▸ 20.2%
8.1% Engineering & related +8.2 pts ▸ 16.3%
10.8% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 12.9%
6.3% Health +4.1 pts ▸ 10.4%
10.4% Education ◂ +2.6 pts 7.8%
3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +1.4 pts 4.0%
5.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +3.6 pts 1.8%
0.3% Information technology +3.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Arafurain Spillett +$1,016 higher in Spillett gap widening
$272 0th pct $1,288 95th pct
Household income in Arafurain Spillett +$1,279 higher in Spillett gap widening
$1,272 11th pct $2,551 96th pct
Family income in Arafurain Spillett +$2,040 higher in Spillett gap widening
$730 0th pct $2,770 87th pct
High earners in Arafurain Spillett +14.2 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
4.1% 2nd pct 18.3% 82nd pct
High-income homes in Arafurain Spillett +24.2 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
9.3% 3rd pct 33.5% 87th pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 37.7%
31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +19.3 pts 12.6%
19.8% Under $650 ◂ +15.4 pts 4.3%
5.5% $3,000–$3,999 +12.2 pts ▸ 17.7%
3.8% $4,000 or more +12.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

Personal income distribution

69.5% Under $650 ◂ +48.4 pts 21.1%
11.2% $650–$1,499 +23.3 pts ▸ 34.6%
6.8% $1,500–$2,999 +25.4 pts ▸ 32.2%
1.1% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Arafurain Spillett +0.9 pts higher in Arafura
18.7% 6th pct 17.8% 4th pct
Mental health in Arafurain Spillett +2.9 pts higher in Spillett
2.8% 0th pct 5.7% 13th pct
Needs assistance in Arafurain Spillett even gap steady
3.0% 4th pct 3.0% 3rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

4.8% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 6.4%
6.3% Heart disease ◂ +4.9 pts 1.4%
6.2% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 5.8%
2.8% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.2 pts 2.6%
1.3% Arthritis +2.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% Stroke even 0.4%
0.2% Dementia even 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.1% None +1.9 pts ▸ 74.0%
14.6% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 14.0%
3.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%
1.0% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Arafurain Spillett +7.2 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
6.4% 0th pct 13.6% 41st pct
Unpaid carers in Arafurain Spillett +3.4 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
11.2% 34th pct 7.8% 5th pct
Unpaid child care in Arafurain Spillett +12.1 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
48.0% 100th pct 35.9% 100th pct
Defence service in Arafurain Spillett +7.8 pts higher in Spillett
1.8% 20th pct 9.6% 100th pct
Housework 15h+ in Arafurain Spillett +3.7 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
14.0% 8th pct 17.7% 20th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Arafurain Spillett +1.0 larger in Arafura gap widening
3.9 100th pct 2.9 86th pct
One-parent in Arafurain Spillett +10.7 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
21.9% 95th pct 11.2% 20th pct
Living alone in Arafurain Spillett +3.1 pts higher in Arafura gap steady
18.4% 13th pct 15.3% 6th pct

Family composition

59.1% Couples with children +8.9 pts ▸ 68.0%
21.9% One-parent families ◂ +10.7 pts 11.2%
16.0% Couples without children +3.9 pts ▸ 20.0%
3.0% Other families ◂ +2.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

19.5% 2 people +9.9 pts ▸ 29.5%
28.4% 6 or more ◂ +23.9 pts 4.5%
11.7% 4 people +9.2 pts ▸ 20.9%
12.2% 3 people +8.6 pts ▸ 20.8%
18.4% 1 person ◂ +3.1 pts 15.3%
9.9% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Arafurain Spillett +$390 higher in Spillett gap widening
$80 0th pct $470 88th pct
Mortgage in Arafurain Spillett +$1,635 higher in Spillett gap widening
$640 0th pct $2,275 86th pct
People / bedroom in Arafurain Spillett +0.60 higher in Arafura gap widening
1.50 100th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Arafurain Spillett +38.3 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
76.5% 100th pct 38.2% 77th pct
Owned outright in Arafurain Spillett +4.0 pts higher in Spillett gap narrowing
3.3% 0th pct 7.3% 0th pct
Separate houses in Arafurain Spillett +5.8 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
81.1% 50th pct 87.0% 67th pct
3+ bedrooms in Arafurain Spillett +28.6 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
60.8% 14th pct 89.5% 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

76.5% Rented ◂ +38.3 pts 38.2%
0.7% Owned with a mortgage +51.7 pts ▸ 52.3%
17.2% Other tenure ◂ +15.9 pts 1.2%
3.3% Owned outright +4.0 pts ▸ 7.3%
2.7% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

81.1% Separate house +5.8 pts ▸ 87.0%
8.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.7 pts 6.5%
5.1% Flat or apartment +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.9% Other dwelling ◂ +3.3 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

45.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 43.4%
13.7% 4 bedrooms +27.1 pts ▸ 40.8%
26.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +19.0 pts 7.4%
8.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.7 pts 1.6%
1.2% 5 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 5.3%
1.9% Studio / none ◂ +1.6 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

82.4% Under $200 ◂ +79.3 pts 3.1%
1.4% $350–$549 +43.4 pts ▸ 44.8%
0.0% $550–$749 +27.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
4.8% $200–$349 +12.7 pts ▸ 17.6%
0.0% $750 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

91.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +87.2 pts 4.5%
33.3% $1,800–$2,999 +23.7 pts ▸ 57.1%
0.0% $3,000 or more +17.1 pts ▸ 17.1%
0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +16.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Arafurain Spillett +50.7 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
52.2% 100th pct 1.5% 0th pct
Work from home in Arafurain Spillett +2.4 pts higher in Spillett gap narrowing
1.5% 0th pct 3.9% 4th pct
PT commute in Arafurain Spillett even gap narrowing
1.5% 34th pct 1.5% 35th pct
PT stops in Arafurain Spillett +44 more in Spillett
0 0th pct 44 7th pct
Stops/1k in Arafurain Spillett +3.85 more in Spillett
0.00 0th pct 3.85 34th pct
Departures/1k in Arafurain Spillett +673.0 more in Spillett
0.0 0th pct 673.0 37th pct
PT routes in Arafurain Spillett +28 more in Spillett
0 0th pct 28 54th pct

How people get to work

31.4% Car (driver) +42.6 pts ▸ 74.0%
38.7% Walked ◂ +37.5 pts 1.2%
14.7% Car (passenger) ◂ +9.2 pts 5.6%
1.5% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.5% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

52.2% No vehicle ◂ +50.7 pts 1.5%
11.1% 2 vehicles +39.2 pts ▸ 50.2%
32.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 26.7%
3.2% 3 vehicles +11.8 pts ▸ 15.0%
1.3% 4 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 6.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Arafurain Spillett +46.0 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
18.1% 0th pct 64.1% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Arafurain Spillett +9.6 pts higher in Arafura gap steady
22.2% 88th pct 12.6% 51st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Arafurain Spillett +22.1 pts higher in Arafura gap widening
25.0% 100th pct 2.9% 0th pct
Participation in Arafurain Spillett +40.4 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
39.0% 0th pct 79.4% 100th pct
Full-time in Arafurain Spillett +9.7 pts higher in Spillett gap widening
61.9% 77th pct 71.6% 100th pct

Industries people work in

17.5% Public administration & safety +4.4 pts ▸ 21.9%
18.5% Education & training ◂ +10.6 pts 7.9%
15.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 12.6%
4.5% Construction +5.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.0% Arts & recreation ◂ +6.1 pts 1.9%
6.7% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%
1.0% Professional & technical +3.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.1% Transport & warehousing +2.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.4% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.5% Mining ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%
0.5% Manufacturing +2.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

27.4% Professionals ◂ +9.4 pts 18.0%
19.6% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 17.7%
11.0% Technicians & trades +4.6 pts ▸ 15.6%
8.6% Clerical & administrative +6.7 pts ▸ 15.3%
12.8% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 12.3%
9.7% Labourers ◂ +3.2 pts 6.4%
4.0% Sales workers +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
3.7% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 5.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Arafurain Spillett +1.5 higher in Spillett
3.5 16th pct 5.0 38th pct
Types ≤15 min in Arafurain Spillett +0.3 more in Spillett
4.4 30th pct 4.7 36th pct
15-min city in Arafurain Spillett +4.5 pts higher in Arafura
57.8% 40th pct 53.2% 34th pct
Walk to shops in Arafurain Spillett +19.9 pts higher in Arafura
77.8% 65th pct 57.9% 40th pct
Walk to transit in Arafurain Spillett +85.7 pts higher in Spillett
0.0% 0th pct 85.7% 45th pct
Walk to school in Arafurain Spillett +6.2 pts higher in Arafura
77.0% 52nd pct 70.9% 44th pct
Walk to a park in Arafurain Spillett +12.2 pts higher in Spillett
74.3% 21st pct 86.5% 33rd pct
Walk to health in Arafurain Spillett +3.9 pts higher in Arafura
57.0% 59th pct 53.1% 55th pct
Amenities/1k in Arafurain Spillett +4.5 more in Arafura
17.6 71st pct 13.1 41st pct
Intersections/km² in Arafurain Spillett +40 higher in Spillett
0 1st pct 40 39th pct
Mean slope in Arafurain Spillett +0.0 pts higher in Spillett
3.5% 16th pct 3.6% 16th pct

Compare Arafura with nearby areas

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Compare Spillett with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Arafura vs Spillett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED70001/arafura/vs/SED70024/spillett