# Central Murray vs Swan Hill — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 148 km apart

Central Murray and Swan Hill are both regional areas, but they differ significantly in how people get around. Swan Hill is more accessible, with a walkability score of 4.8 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) in Central Murray. This is seen in the local amenities, where 64.5% of Swan Hill homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, far higher than the 25.9% found in Central Murray. Swan Hill also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, at 84.6% compared to 63.2% in Central Murray.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining very similar levels of school access and terrain slope. They also share a similar rate of First Nations Year 12 completion, which sits at around 30% for both. While Swan Hill has a larger First Nations population, Central Murray has a much lower First Nations unemployment rate of 8.2%, which is well below the national figure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Central Murray | Swan Hill | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 715 | 967 | 252 larger in Swan Hill |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 22 yrs | 2 yrs older in Central Murray |  |
| Year 12 | 29.9% | 30.2% | 0.2 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 15.7% | 7.5 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Median income | $586 | $521 | $65 higher in Central Murray |  |
| Household income | $1,294 | $1,184 | $110 higher in Central Murray |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.2% | 4.9% | 1.6 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Central Murray | Swan Hill | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.1 higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 more in Swan Hill |  |
| 15-min city | 52.5% | 55.6% | 3.1 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to shops | 52.2% | 55.6% | 3.4 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to transit | 25.9% | 64.5% | 38.6 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to school | 54.7% | 55.0% | 0.4 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to a park | 63.2% | 84.6% | 21.4 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to health | 45.1% | 37.5% | 7.6 pts higher in Central Murray |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 1 | 1 higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Mean slope | 2.8% | 2.8% |  |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105006/central-murray/vs/IARE202014/swan-hill