# Carrathool - Murrumbidgee vs Upper Murray — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 230 km apart

Carrathool - Murrumbidgee and Upper Murray are both vast, sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Upper Murray has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 1,016 people compared to 492 in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee. However, First Nations residents in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee are noticeably older, with a typical age of 27, and earn a typical personal income of $691, which is well higher than the $552 seen in Upper Murray.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment, which is 9.1% in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee and 8.4% in Upper Murray. They are also very similar in their layout, as both are mostly car-dependent and have roughly the same share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. While Upper Murray has a well higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 28.2%, the two areas remain alike in the typical income for First Nations households.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Carrathool - Murrumbidgee | Upper Murray | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 492 | 1,016 | 524 larger in Upper Murray |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 24 yrs | 3 yrs older in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Year 12 | 24.4% | 28.2% | 3.8 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Unemployment | 9.1% | 8.4% | 0.7 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Median income | $691 | $552 | $139 higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Household income | $1,341 | $1,372 | $31 higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.7 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Carrathool - Murrumbidgee | Upper Murray | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 more in Upper Murray |  |
| 15-min city | 52.5% | 50.4% | 2.1 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Walk to shops | 46.4% | 45.3% | 1.1 pts higher in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee |  |
| Walk to transit | 26.2% | 28.6% | 2.4 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Walk to school | 54.2% | 54.1% |  |  |
| Walk to a park | 61.2% | 67.6% | 6.4 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Walk to health | 43.4% | 44.0% | 0.6 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 2.5% | 3.9% | 1.4 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105005/carrathool-murrumbidgee/vs/IARE105020/upper-murray