# Albury vs Tumut — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 141 km apart

Albury and Tumut are both regional New South Wales centres, but they offer very different living environments. Albury is more urban and walkable, with a score of 5.3 (somewhat walkable) compared to Tumut's 3.8 (mostly car-dependent). This is seen in the accessibility of services; 81.9% of Albury homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 23.9% of homes in Tumut have the same access. Albury also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,161 people compared to 734 in Tumut.

While the gaps in walkability and transport access remain wide, the two areas are almost identical when it comes to First Nations incomes. Typical household income for this group is $1,341 in Albury and $1,329 in Tumut. They also share similar outcomes for First Nations residents in other areas, such as Year 12 completion rates and unemployment, where the differences are only slight.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Albury | Tumut | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,161 | 734 | 1,427 larger in Albury |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 22 yrs | 2 yrs older in Tumut |  |
| Year 12 | 32.5% | 31.0% | 1.5 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Unemployment | 12.4% | 13.7% | 1.3 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Median income | $570 | $529 | $41 higher in Albury |  |
| Household income | $1,341 | $1,329 | $12 higher in Albury |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.3% | 7.2% | 2.9 pts higher in Tumut |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Albury | Tumut | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 higher in Albury |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 more in Albury |  |
| 15-min city | 58.6% | 54.4% | 4.1 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Walk to shops | 57.5% | 49.3% | 8.2 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Walk to transit | 81.9% | 23.9% | 58.0 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Walk to school | 66.7% | 64.1% | 2.6 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.6% | 75.5% | 18.1 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Walk to health | 38.2% | 34.7% | 3.5 pts higher in Albury |  |
| Intersections/km² | 25 | 1 | 24 higher in Albury |  |
| Mean slope | 4.7% | 8.5% | 3.8 pts higher in Tumut |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105001/albury/vs/IARE105019/tumut