# Gloucester - Dungog vs Kempsey — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 129 km apart

Gloucester - Dungog and Kempsey are two regional areas in New South Wales, though they offer very different levels of convenience. Kempsey is much more walkable, with 61.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to just 24.9% in Gloucester - Dungog. Residents in Kempsey also have far better access to parks (62.0%) and groceries (48.8%) within a 15-minute walk, while these figures are 47.4% and 29.0% in Gloucester - Dungog.

Both areas have a First Nations population with the same typical age of 25. While the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is far larger in Kempsey, the unemployment rate for this group is much lower in Gloucester - Dungog at 9.2%, which sits well below the national figure. In contrast, the First Nations unemployment rate in Kempsey is well higher at 18.7%, which is well above the national figure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Gloucester - Dungog | Kempsey | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,076 | 3,972 | 2,896 larger in Kempsey |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 25 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 26.3% | 24.6% | 1.7 pts higher in Gloucester - Dungog |  |
| Unemployment | 9.2% | 18.7% | 9.5 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Median income | $541 | $467 | $74 higher in Gloucester - Dungog |  |
| Household income | $1,478 | $1,196 | $282 higher in Gloucester - Dungog |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.4% | 4.3% | 2.9 pts higher in Kempsey |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Gloucester - Dungog | Kempsey | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 higher in Kempsey |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 more in Kempsey |  |
| 15-min city | 33.6% | 42.2% | 8.6 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Walk to shops | 29.0% | 48.8% | 19.8 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Walk to transit | 24.9% | 61.3% | 36.4 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Walk to school | 39.9% | 47.9% | 8.0 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Walk to a park | 47.4% | 62.0% | 14.6 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Walk to health | 30.2% | 34.2% | 4.1 pts higher in Kempsey |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 1 | 1 higher in Kempsey |  |
| Mean slope | 8.5% | 6.9% | 1.6 pts higher in Gloucester - Dungog |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104006/gloucester-dungog/vs/IARE104009/kempsey