# Bathurst vs Wollondilly — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 108 km apart

Bathurst and Wollondilly are two large regional areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Bathurst is far more walkable, with a walkability score of 5.1 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) in Wollondilly. This is seen in the access to essentials: 66% of Bathurst homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 38.7% in Wollondilly, while 56.6% can walk to groceries in Bathurst against 37.1% in Wollondilly.

Both areas share a very similar terrain, with a mean slope of around 6% and almost identical street connectivity. They also have a similar share of people who speak a First Nations language, at about 3%. While they share these physical traits, they differ in their First Nations communities; for example, First Nations household income is well higher in Wollondilly at $2,205, while the unemployment rate for this group is well higher in Bathurst at 9.4%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Bathurst | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,158 | 2,318 | 840 larger in Bathurst |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 21 yrs | 2 yrs older in Bathurst |  |
| Year 12 | 30.7% | 37.5% | 6.9 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Unemployment | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3.5 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Median income | $629 | $732 | $103 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Household income | $1,512 | $2,205 | $693 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Bathurst | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 higher in Bathurst |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 more in Bathurst |  |
| 15-min city | 55.9% | 42.0% | 13.9 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Walk to shops | 56.6% | 37.1% | 19.5 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Walk to transit | 76.1% | 67.5% | 8.6 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Walk to school | 66.0% | 38.7% | 27.3 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Walk to a park | 79.7% | 69.8% | 9.9 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Walk to health | 42.9% | 25.0% | 17.8 pts higher in Bathurst |  |
| Intersections/km² | 2 | 2 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.2 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105003/bathurst/vs/IARE107029/wollondilly