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

Indigenous Area comparison · about 123 km apart

Snowy - Monaro and Canberra - South are two very different environments, separated by over 100km. Canberra - South is a very walkable area where 83% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and nearly every home (99.5%) is within a 15-minute walk of a park. In contrast, Snowy - Monaro is only somewhat walkable, with 49.7% of homes meeting that same standard. This difference extends to essential services: 86.7% of homes in Canberra - South are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 49.8% in Snowy - Monaro.

The two areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical age of First Nations residents, which is 24 years in both places. They also share very similar First Nations household incomes, at $2,166 in Snowy - Monaro and $2,247 in Canberra - South. While Canberra - South has a far higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 54%, both areas sit well above the national figure for this measure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Snowy - Monaro | Canberra - South | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,878 | 4,260 | 1,382 larger in Canberra - South |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 24 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 43.5% | 54.0% | 10.5 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 7.7% | 1.9 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Median income | $879 | $965 | $86 higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Household income | $2,166 | $2,247 | $81 higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.0% | 7.7% | 2.6 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Snowy - Monaro | Canberra - South | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.4 more in Canberra - South |  |
| 15-min city | 49.7% | 83.0% | 33.3 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Walk to shops | 48.2% | 79.6% | 31.4 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Walk to transit | 60.5% | 97.6% | 37.2 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Walk to school | 49.8% | 86.7% | 36.8 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Walk to a park | 72.6% | 99.5% | 26.9 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Walk to health | 39.9% | 64.1% | 24.2 pts higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 128 | 127 higher in Canberra - South |  |
| Mean slope | 8.0% | 5.6% | 2.3 pts higher in Snowy - Monaro |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE106004/snowy-monaro/vs/IARE801002/canberra-south