# Upper Murray vs Wodonga — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 116 km apart

Upper Murray and Wodonga are both large regions, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Wodonga is more walkable, with a score of 4.7 (somewhat walkable), while Upper Murray is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.7. This is reflected in the local amenities; for example, 57.3% of Wodonga homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, which is far higher than the 28.6% found in Upper Murray. Wodonga also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,566 people compared to 1,016 in Upper Murray.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to how many homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, at around 43% to 44%. This shared access to healthcare exists alongside other similarities in the First Nations community, such as typical household incomes and unemployment rates. While Wodonga has a higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations residents, the two areas have tracked similarly in several key financial and language measures.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Upper Murray | Wodonga | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,016 | 2,566 | 1,550 larger in Wodonga |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 21 yrs | 3 yrs older in Upper Murray |  |
| Year 12 | 28.2% | 36.4% | 8.2 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Unemployment | 8.4% | 9.1% | 0.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Median income | $552 | $583 | $31 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Household income | $1,372 | $1,413 | $41 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Upper Murray | Wodonga | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 more in Wodonga |  |
| 15-min city | 50.4% | 57.6% | 7.2 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to shops | 45.3% | 56.5% | 11.2 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to transit | 28.6% | 57.3% | 28.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to school | 54.1% | 62.9% | 8.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to a park | 67.6% | 80.9% | 13.3 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to health | 44.0% | 43.3% | 0.7 pts higher in Upper Murray |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 2 | 1 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Mean slope | 3.9% | 5.5% | 1.6 pts higher in Wodonga |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105020/upper-murray/vs/IARE202019/wodonga