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Tully vs El Arish
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Tully profile · El Arish profile
Tully El Arish
Tully and El Arish (L) are nearby Queensland areas with very different profiles. Tully is a more diverse and accessible hub, where 19.0% of people were born overseas and 15.7% use another language at home. It is somewhat walkable, with 75.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, El Arish (L) is mostly car-dependent and has a much older population, with a typical resident aged 47 compared to 38 in Tully. Home ownership is also far higher in El Arish (L), where 50.0% of homes are owned outright.
Everyday life shares some similarities in both places, such as a nearly identical share of children under 15 and similar rates of volunteering. They also both have a very high proportion of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. While the two areas have diverged in some ways—such as the gap in public transport use widening since 2011—other differences have shifted, with the typical age and home ownership trends flipping since the last census.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,994
- First area, 2016: 2,222
- First area, 2021: 2,252
- Second area, 2011: 376
- Second area, 2016: 188
- Second area, 2021: 245
- First area, 2011: 58 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 23 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 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 Tully: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in El Arish: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Tully: 1.6% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in El Arish: 2.0% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Tully: 1.6% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in El Arish: 3.2% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Tully: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in El Arish: 4.0% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Tully: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in El Arish: 2.0% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Tully: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in El Arish: 2.0% males, 4.7% females
- 55–59 in Tully: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in El Arish: 6.3% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Tully: 2.5% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in El Arish: 5.1% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Tully: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in El Arish: 2.8% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Tully: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in El Arish: 1.2% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Tully: 4.0% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in El Arish: 2.4% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Tully: 4.4% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in El Arish: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 25–29 in Tully: 4.9% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in El Arish: 3.6% males, 1.2% females
- 20–24 in Tully: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in El Arish: 2.4% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Tully: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in El Arish: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 10–14 in Tully: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in El Arish: 4.0% males, 2.0% females
- 5–9 in Tully: 3.0% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in El Arish: 4.7% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Tully: 3.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in El Arish: 3.2% males, 2.0% 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: $355
- First area, 2016: $602
- First area, 2021: $722
- Second area, 2011: $311
- Second area, 2016: $774
- Second area, 2021: $610
- First area, 2011: $580
- First area, 2016: $1,131
- First area, 2021: $1,256
- Second area, 2011: $1,100
- Second area, 2016: $1,138
- Second area, 2021: $1,057
- First area, 2011: $701
- First area, 2016: $1,354
- First area, 2021: $1,510
- Second area, 2011: $1,031
- Second area, 2016: $1,875
- Second area, 2021: $1,375
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 4.4
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2016: $110
- Second area, 2021: $278
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $620
- Second area, 2021: $1,170
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Tully vs El Arish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL315095/tully/vs/UCL322039/el-arish