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Walgett vs Balonne

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 158 km apart · Walgett profile · Balonne profile

Walgett Balonne

Walgett and Balonne are both large regional areas, but they differ in how easy it is to get around. Walgett is more walkable, with a score of 4.7 (somewhat walkable) compared to Balonne's 3.1 (mostly car-dependent). In Walgett, 67.3% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 36.4% are near public transport, while those figures are 46.2% and 0.0% in Balonne. First Nations residents in Walgett are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 29, compared to 26 in Balonne.

Both areas share a very similar landscape, with a mean terrain slope of around 3%. While they are alike in this way, they differ in their First Nations communities. Balonne has a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (5.5% versus 3.7% in Walgett) and a higher typical personal income for First Nations residents, at $566 compared to $454 in Walgett.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Walgettin Balonne +234 larger in Walgett
1,118 52nd pct 884 40th pct
Median age in Walgettin Balonne +3 yrs older in Walgett
29 yrs 86th pct 26 yrs 64th pct
Year 12 in Walgettin Balonne +3.7 pts higher in Balonne
25.0% 26th pct 28.7% 37th pct
Unemployment in Walgettin Balonne +3.4 pts higher in Walgett
15.3% 67th pct 11.9% 44th pct
Median income in Walgettin Balonne +$112 higher in Balonne
$454 27th pct $566 59th pct
Household income in Walgettin Balonne +$197 higher in Balonne
$1,004 14th pct $1,201 31st pct
Indigenous language in Walgettin Balonne +1.9 pts higher in Balonne
3.7% 26th pct 5.5% 43rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Walgettin Balonne +1.6 higher in Walgett
4.7 67th pct 3.1 33rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Walgettin Balonne +1.5 more in Walgett
5.2 75th pct 3.7 41st pct
15-min city in Walgettin Balonne +16.1 pts higher in Walgett
67.7% 75th pct 51.5% 57th pct
Walk to shops in Walgettin Balonne +21.1 pts higher in Walgett
67.3% 72nd pct 46.2% 46th pct
Walk to transit in Walgettin Balonne +36.4 pts higher in Walgett
36.4% 46th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Walgettin Balonne +10.4 pts higher in Walgett
62.9% 58th pct 52.5% 42nd pct
Walk to a park in Walgettin Balonne +14.4 pts higher in Walgett
73.9% 49th pct 59.5% 29th pct
Walk to health in Walgettin Balonne +9.2 pts higher in Walgett
60.5% 76th pct 51.3% 69th pct
Intersections/km² in Walgettin Balonne even
0 14th pct 0 8th pct
Mean slope in Walgettin Balonne +0.3 pts higher in Balonne
2.8% 13th pct 3.1% 19th pct

Compare Walgett with nearby areas

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Compare Balonne with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walgett vs Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE103006/walgett/vs/IARE306001/balonne