# Snowy - Monaro vs Canberra - North — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 140 km apart

Snowy - Monaro and Canberra - North are two very different environments. Canberra - North is very walkable, with 81.4% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 98.4% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Snowy - Monaro is somewhat walkable, with 49.7% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 60.5% within walking distance of public transport. Canberra - North also has a far higher share of First Nations people completing Year 12, at 62.8% compared to 43.5% in Snowy - Monaro.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in some key respects. They share a very similar First Nations median age of 24 years and almost identical unemployment rates for First Nations people, at 5.8% in Snowy - Monaro and 6.6% in Canberra - North. Typical First Nations household incomes are also closely matched, at $2,166 in Snowy - Monaro and $2,337 in Canberra - North.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Snowy - Monaro | Canberra - North | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,878 | 4,497 | 1,619 larger in Canberra - North |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 24 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 43.5% | 62.8% | 19.3 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.7 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Median income | $879 | $1,024 | $145 higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Household income | $2,166 | $2,337 | $171 higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Snowy - Monaro | Canberra - North | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.3 more in Canberra - North |  |
| 15-min city | 49.7% | 81.4% | 31.7 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Walk to shops | 48.2% | 80.4% | 32.2 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Walk to transit | 60.5% | 98.4% | 38.0 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Walk to school | 49.8% | 85.3% | 35.5 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Walk to a park | 72.6% | 99.5% | 26.9 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Walk to health | 39.9% | 63.6% | 23.7 pts higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 140 | 139 higher in Canberra - North |  |
| Mean slope | 8.0% | 5.3% | 2.7 pts higher in Snowy - Monaro |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE106004/snowy-monaro/vs/IARE801001/canberra-north