# Shoalhaven vs Wollondilly — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 112 km apart

Shoalhaven and Wollondilly are two large regional areas in New South Wales. Shoalhaven is more walkable, with 83.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 82.7% near public transport, compared to 69.8% and 67.5% in Wollondilly. First Nations outcomes differ notably between the two; Wollondilly has a far higher typical First Nations household income of $2,205, while Shoalhaven has a far larger First Nations population of 7,060 people.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at around 3.3% to 3.5%. They also share similar terrain, with a mean slope of about 6%. While Shoalhaven's walkability score is somewhat walkable (4.2) and Wollondilly's is mostly car-dependent (3.7), both have about the same share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Shoalhaven | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 7,060 | 2,318 | 4,742 larger in Shoalhaven |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 21 yrs | 3 yrs older in Shoalhaven |  |
| Year 12 | 30.0% | 37.5% | 7.6 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Unemployment | 11.1% | 5.9% | 5.2 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Median income | $545 | $732 | $187 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Household income | $1,332 | $2,205 | $873 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.2 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Shoalhaven | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 more in Shoalhaven |  |
| 15-min city | 43.6% | 42.0% | 1.6 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Walk to shops | 40.8% | 37.1% | 3.7 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Walk to transit | 82.7% | 67.5% | 15.1 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Walk to school | 38.2% | 38.7% | 0.5 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Walk to a park | 83.3% | 69.8% | 13.6 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Walk to health | 29.8% | 25.0% | 4.8 pts higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Intersections/km² | 3 | 2 | 1 higher in Shoalhaven |  |
| Mean slope | 6.0% | 6.3% | 0.4 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE106003/shoalhaven/vs/IARE107029/wollondilly