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Blue Mountains vs Camden

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 48 km apart · Blue Mountains profile · Camden profile

Blue Mountains Camden

Blue Mountains and Camden are two regional areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Blue Mountains is far more walkable, with 60.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a variety of services and 46.6% of homes near health services, compared to 44.0% and 22.5% in Camden. In contrast, Camden has much higher street connectivity, with 64 intersections per square kilometre against just 14 in Blue Mountains. Camden also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,925 people compared to 2,097 in Blue Mountains.

Everyday life in both places is similar when it comes to green space, as over 91% of homes in each area are within a 15-minute walk of a park. While Blue Mountains is generally more walkable and has a higher share of First Nations people speaking a traditional language, Camden has a younger First Nations population and slightly higher typical incomes for these residents.

First Nations

First Nations people in Blue Mountainsin Camden +1,828 larger in Camden
2,097 73rd pct 3,925 86th pct
Median age in Blue Mountainsin Camden +3 yrs older in Blue Mountains
23 yrs 29th pct 20 yrs 0th pct
Year 12 in Blue Mountainsin Camden +1.0 pts higher in Blue Mountains
46.6% 85th pct 45.6% 83rd pct
Unemployment in Blue Mountainsin Camden +1.3 pts higher in Blue Mountains
6.0% 5th pct 4.6% 0th pct
Median income in Blue Mountainsin Camden +$162 higher in Camden
$718 87th pct $880 94th pct
Household income in Blue Mountainsin Camden +$377 higher in Camden
$2,022 90th pct $2,399 99th pct
Indigenous language in Blue Mountainsin Camden +4.0 pts higher in Blue Mountains
7.1% 54th pct 3.1% 18th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Blue Mountainsin Camden +1.0 higher in Blue Mountains
5.5 76th pct 4.6 65th pct
Types ≤15 min in Blue Mountainsin Camden +1.0 more in Blue Mountains
5.3 76th pct 4.3 57th pct
15-min city in Blue Mountainsin Camden +16.2 pts higher in Blue Mountains
60.2% 71st pct 44.0% 45th pct
Walk to shops in Blue Mountainsin Camden +6.5 pts higher in Blue Mountains
52.9% 57th pct 46.4% 46th pct
Walk to transit in Blue Mountainsin Camden +4.9 pts higher in Blue Mountains
86.5% 77th pct 81.6% 73rd pct
Walk to school in Blue Mountainsin Camden +2.1 pts higher in Camden
60.7% 54th pct 62.8% 57th pct
Walk to a park in Blue Mountainsin Camden +0.7 pts higher in Blue Mountains
92.4% 72nd pct 91.7% 71st pct
Walk to health in Blue Mountainsin Camden +24.1 pts higher in Blue Mountains
46.6% 62nd pct 22.5% 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Blue Mountainsin Camden +51 higher in Camden
14 65th pct 64 78th pct
Mean slope in Blue Mountainsin Camden +5.2 pts higher in Blue Mountains
10.8% 100th pct 5.6% 64th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Blue Mountains vs Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107004/blue-mountains/vs/IARE107006/camden