# Carrathool - Murrumbidgee vs Forbes — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 203 km apart

Carrathool - Murrumbidgee and Forbes are two rural areas in New South Wales. They differ most in how people get around and their First Nations populations. Forbes has a much larger First Nations community, with 1,233 people compared to 492 in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee. Access to transport varies widely; 65.6% of Forbes homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 26.2% of homes in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee have the same access. However, Carrathool - Murrumbidgee has a far higher share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed at 52.5%, compared to 35.0% in Forbes.

Both areas remain mostly car-dependent, with similar walkability scores and nearly the same percentage of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. These commonalities exist alongside a widening gap in street connectivity, which is far higher in Forbes. While the two areas share very similar First Nations household incomes, the age of their First Nations residents differs. Those in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee are noticeably older, with a typical age of 27 compared to 23 in Forbes.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Carrathool - Murrumbidgee | Forbes | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 492 | 1,233 | 741 larger in Forbes |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 23 yrs | 4 yrs older in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Year 12 | 24.4% | 28.8% | 4.4 pts higher in Forbes |  |
| Unemployment | 9.1% | 8.2% | 0.8 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Median income | $691 | $640 | $51 higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Household income | $1,341 | $1,257 | $84 higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Carrathool - Murrumbidgee | Forbes | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 higher in Forbes |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 more in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| 15-min city | 52.5% | 35.0% | 17.6 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Walk to shops | 46.4% | 35.4% | 11.0 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Walk to transit | 26.2% | 65.6% | 39.4 pts higher in Forbes |  |
| Walk to school | 54.2% | 54.0% | 0.2 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Walk to a park | 61.2% | 66.8% | 5.5 pts higher in Forbes |  |
| Walk to health | 43.4% | 40.5% | 2.9 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6 pts higher in Forbes |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105005/carrathool-murrumbidgee/vs/IARE105011/forbes