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Papulankutja vs Tjuntjuntjara
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 390 km apart · Papulankutja profile · Tjuntjuntjara profile
Papulankutja Tjuntjuntjara
Papulankutja and Tjuntjuntjara are both sparsely populated areas in Western Australia. Papulankutja is much younger, with a typical resident aged 25, compared to 41 in Tjuntjuntjara. This younger age is consistent with a higher share of children under 15 (26.5% versus 20.3%) and more one-parent families (38.8% versus 12.5%). In contrast, Tjuntjuntjara has a higher typical weekly household income of $1,354, while Papulankutja is much lower at $875. Tjuntjuntjara also has a far higher share of people with no religion (51.6%) compared to Papulankutja (25.9%).
Both areas share several strong similarities, such as having roughly the same proportion of people aged 65 and over and nearly identical typical family incomes. They also both have very high shares of recent arrivals from overseas, at around 41%. While they share these traits, some gaps have shifted; for example, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now far higher in Papulankutja, though the lead flipped since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 363
- First area, 2016: 334
- First area, 2021: 162
- Second area, 2011: 291
- Second area, 2016: 268
- Second area, 2021: 64
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 25 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Papulankutja: 4.3% males, 1.6% females; 60–64 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 12.3% females
- 55–59 in Papulankutja: 0.0% males, 2.2% females; 55–59 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 9.2% females
- 50–54 in Papulankutja: 2.7% males, 5.9% females; 50–54 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Papulankutja: 3.2% males, 5.9% females; 45–49 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 10.8% females
- 40–44 in Papulankutja: 2.7% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 6.2% females
- 35–39 in Papulankutja: 4.3% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Tjuntjuntjara: 7.7% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Papulankutja: 2.2% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Papulankutja: 6.5% males, 8.6% females; 25–29 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 7.7% females
- 20–24 in Papulankutja: 4.3% males, 5.4% females; 20–24 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Papulankutja: 5.4% males, 4.3% females; 15–19 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Papulankutja: 4.3% males, 4.3% females; 10–14 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 4.6% females
- 5–9 in Papulankutja: 5.4% males, 6.5% females; 5–9 in Tjuntjuntjara: 6.2% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Papulankutja: 2.7% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Tjuntjuntjara: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $620
- First area, 2016: $968
- First area, 2021: $316
- Second area, 2011: $410
- Second area, 2016: $253
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,472
- First area, 2016: $1,949
- First area, 2021: $875
- Second area, 2011: $1,518
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,354
- First area, 2011: $1,566
- First area, 2016: $2,562
- First area, 2021: $762
- Second area, 2011: $959
- Second area, 2016: $524
- Second area, 2021: $784
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 1.8
- First area, 2021: 3.6
- Second area, 2011: 3.3
- Second area, 2016: 4.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $95
- First area, 2021: $70
- Second area, 2016: $45
- Second area, 2021: $13
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 1.10
- Second area, 2011: 1.50
- Second area, 2016: 1.40
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Papulankutja vs Tjuntjuntjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL522053/papulankutja/vs/UCL522060/tjuntjuntjara