# Blacktown vs Wollondilly — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 54 km apart

Wollondilly and Blacktown differ most in how residents get around. Blacktown is somewhat walkable, with 97.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 86.7% near a school. In contrast, Wollondilly is mostly car-dependent; only 38.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 67.5% are near public transport. These differences extend to the local First Nations populations, where Blacktown has a much larger community of 11,812 people, while First Nations residents in Wollondilly have well higher typical personal incomes of $732.

Everyday life in both places shares a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at 3.5% for each area. While Blacktown has far more intersections per square kilometre and more amenity types within walking distance, the two areas track similarly in some specific ways. For example, public transport is the most common walkable amenity in both, and the typical age of First Nations residents is nearly the same, at 21 in Wollondilly and 22 in Blacktown.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Blacktown | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 11,812 | 2,318 | 9,494 larger in Blacktown |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 21 yrs | 1 yrs older in Blacktown |  |
| Year 12 | 30.9% | 37.5% | 6.6 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 5.9% | 5.5 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Median income | $566 | $732 | $166 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Household income | $1,424 | $2,205 | $781 higher in Wollondilly |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.5% | 3.5% |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Blacktown | Wollondilly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 more in Blacktown |  |
| 15-min city | 74.6% | 42.0% | 32.6 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to shops | 68.6% | 37.1% | 31.4 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to transit | 97.3% | 67.5% | 29.7 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to school | 86.7% | 38.7% | 48.0 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to a park | 96.8% | 69.8% | 27.1 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Walk to health | 45.9% | 25.0% | 20.9 pts higher in Blacktown |  |
| Intersections/km² | 166 | 2 | 164 higher in Blacktown |  |
| Mean slope | 5.1% | 6.3% | 1.2 pts higher in Wollondilly |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107003/blacktown/vs/IARE107029/wollondilly