# Blacktown vs Camden — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 33 km apart

Blacktown and Camden are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Blacktown is much more walkable, with 97.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 86.7% within 15 minutes of a school. Camden is less centralised, with only 44.0% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 74.6% in Blacktown. There are also notable gaps in First Nations outcomes; for example, Year 12 completion is far higher in Camden at 45.6%, while Blacktown has a far larger First Nations population with 11,812 people.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who speak a First Nations language, at 3.5% in Blacktown and 3.1% in Camden. They also share a similar landscape, with nearly the same mean terrain slope. While both are considered somewhat walkable, Blacktown has a higher score of 5.9 compared to 4.6 in Camden.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Blacktown | Camden | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 11,812 | 3,925 | 7,887 larger in Blacktown |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 20 yrs | 2 yrs older in Blacktown |  |
| Year 12 | 30.9% | 45.6% | 14.7 pts higher in Camden |  |
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 4.6% | 6.7 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Median income | $566 | $880 | $314 higher in Camden |  |
| Household income | $1,424 | $2,399 | $975 higher in Camden |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4 pts higher in Blacktown |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Blacktown | Camden | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 more in Blacktown |  |
| 15-min city | 74.6% | 44.0% | 30.6 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to shops | 68.6% | 46.4% | 22.1 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to transit | 97.3% | 81.6% | 15.6 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to school | 86.7% | 62.8% | 24.0 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.8% | 91.7% | 5.1 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to health | 45.9% | 22.5% | 23.4 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Intersections/km² | 166 | 64 | 101 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Mean slope | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.5 pts higher in Camden |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107003/blacktown/vs/IARE107006/camden