# Far West vs Renmark Paringa — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 390 km apart

Far West and Renmark Paringa are two distant regional areas with very different layouts. Far West is far more walkable, with 83.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 53.7% in Renmark Paringa. In Far West, access to basics is much easier; for example, 82.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 40.9% are in Renmark Paringa. Far West also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 2,410 people, compared to 315 in Renmark Paringa.

Both areas are similar in that about 3% to 4% of people speak a First Nations language. While they share this cultural trait, their First Nations communities face different challenges. In Renmark Paringa, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher at 20.4%, compared to 11.5% in Far West. However, Year 12 completion is well higher in Renmark Paringa at 29.7%, while it is only 21.0% in Far West.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Far West | Renmark Paringa | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,410 | 315 | 2,095 larger in Far West |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 20 yrs | 4 yrs older in Far West |  |
| Year 12 | 21.0% | 29.7% | 8.7 pts higher in Renmark Paringa |  |
| Unemployment | 11.5% | 20.4% | 8.9 pts higher in Renmark Paringa |  |
| Median income | $505 | $452 | $53 higher in Far West |  |
| Household income | $1,181 | $1,037 | $144 higher in Far West |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.9% | 3.2% | 0.7 pts higher in Far West |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Far West | Renmark Paringa | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 4.1 | 1.8 higher in Far West |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.9 more in Far West |  |
| 15-min city | 83.2% | 53.7% | 29.5 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Walk to shops | 77.4% | 57.6% | 19.8 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Walk to transit | 82.2% | 40.9% | 41.3 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Walk to school | 78.3% | 46.4% | 32.0 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Walk to a park | 87.5% | 62.6% | 24.9 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Walk to health | 64.6% | 47.9% | 16.6 pts higher in Far West |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 1 | 1 higher in Renmark Paringa |  |
| Mean slope | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.3 pts higher in Far West |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE103005/far-west/vs/IARE401017/renmark-paringa