# Blacktown vs Hawkesbury — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 51 km apart

Hawkesbury and Blacktown are two very different landscapes. Blacktown is far more walkable, with a score of 5.9 (somewhat walkable) compared to Hawkesbury's 3.7 (mostly car-dependent). This is seen in daily access to essentials: 68.6% of Blacktown homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 29% of Hawkesbury homes are. Blacktown also has much higher street connectivity, with 166 intersections per square kilometre against just 2 in Hawkesbury. While Blacktown has a far larger First Nations population, Hawkesbury has a well higher typical household income for First Nations people at $1,939.

Both areas share a very similar First Nations profile in other ways, such as a typical age of 22 and about 3% of people speaking a First Nations language. This common ground exists alongside a divide in accessibility that remains stark. For example, 96.8% of homes in Blacktown are within a 15-minute walk of a park, which is far higher than the 62.2% of homes in Hawkesbury.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Blacktown | Hawkesbury | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 11,812 | 3,198 | 8,614 larger in Blacktown |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 22 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 30.9% | 35.7% | 4.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury |  |
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 6.2% | 5.2 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Median income | $566 | $686 | $120 higher in Hawkesbury |  |
| Household income | $1,424 | $1,939 | $515 higher in Hawkesbury |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.2 pts higher in Blacktown |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Blacktown | Hawkesbury | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 more in Blacktown |  |
| 15-min city | 74.6% | 36.7% | 37.9 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to shops | 68.6% | 29.0% | 39.6 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to transit | 97.3% | 67.5% | 29.8 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to school | 86.7% | 48.7% | 38.0 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.8% | 62.2% | 34.7 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to health | 45.9% | 25.3% | 20.6 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Intersections/km² | 166 | 2 | 163 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Mean slope | 5.1% | 6.9% | 1.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107003/blacktown/vs/IARE107010/hawkesbury