# Deniliquin - Murray vs Swan Hill — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 176 km apart

Deniliquin - Murray and Swan Hill are two large regional areas separated by the New South Wales and Victoria border. Swan Hill is more pedestrian-friendly, with a walkability score of 4.8 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.8 (mostly car-dependent) for Deniliquin - Murray. This is seen in the access to services; in Swan Hill, 55.6% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 37.5% are near health services, while in Deniliquin - Murray these figures are 40.6% and 13.4% respectively.

Both areas share a similar flat landscape, with a mean terrain slope of around 2.7%. This physical similarity exists alongside other commonalities, such as First Nations residents having almost identical typical personal incomes of about $500. However, other social patterns differ, with the First Nations unemployment rate well higher in Swan Hill at 15.7%, compared to 11.0% in Deniliquin - Murray.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Deniliquin - Murray | Swan Hill | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 743 | 967 | 224 larger in Swan Hill |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 22 yrs | 1 yrs older in Deniliquin - Murray |  |
| Year 12 | 30.0% | 30.2% | 0.1 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Unemployment | 11.0% | 15.7% | 4.7 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Median income | $488 | $521 | $33 higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Household income | $1,308 | $1,184 | $124 higher in Deniliquin - Murray |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.6% | 4.9% | 2.3 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Deniliquin - Murray | Swan Hill | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 more in Swan Hill |  |
| 15-min city | 43.4% | 55.6% | 12.2 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to shops | 40.6% | 55.6% | 15.0 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to transit | 67.7% | 64.5% | 3.2 pts higher in Deniliquin - Murray |  |
| Walk to school | 52.5% | 55.0% | 2.5 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to a park | 74.7% | 84.6% | 9.9 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Walk to health | 13.4% | 37.5% | 24.0 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2 pts higher in Swan Hill |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105010/deniliquin-murray/vs/IARE202014/swan-hill