Bourke vs Walgett

Bourke and Walgett are two regional centres in New South Wales. Bourke has a much higher typical personal income for First Nations people at $627 and a much lower unemployment rate for this group at 7.1%. In contrast, Walgett has a larger First Nations population of 1,118 people, but the typical personal income for this group is lower at $454 and the unemployment rate is higher at 15.3%.

Both areas have a typical First Nations age of 29, which is close to the national figure. They are also very similar in other ways, such as the share of people who speak a First Nations language and the percentage of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Walgett is generally more walkable, with 67.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 57.0% in Bourke, both areas are described as somewhat walkable.