# Camden vs Canterbury - Bankstown — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 28 km apart

Camden and Canterbury - Bankstown are both large areas in Greater Sydney, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Canterbury - Bankstown is very walkable, with 95.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a variety of amenities; by contrast, only 44.0% of homes in Camden have this level of access. This is reflected in basic needs, with 89.0% of Canterbury - Bankstown homes within a short walk of groceries, compared to 46.4% in Camden. In Camden, First Nations residents tend to have higher incomes, with a typical household earning $2,399, which is well higher than the $1,577 seen in Canterbury - Bankstown.

Both areas share a similar landscape, as their mean terrain slope is almost identical. While they share this physical trait, their connectivity differs greatly, with Canterbury - Bankstown having far more street intersections per square kilometre. These two areas have also seen different trends among First Nations people; for example, the gap in the share of people speaking a First Nations language is well higher in Canterbury - Bankstown.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Camden | Canterbury - Bankstown | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,925 | 2,798 | 1,127 larger in Camden |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 27 yrs | 7 yrs older in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Year 12 | 45.6% | 43.5% | 2.2 pts higher in Camden |  |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 7.9% | 3.3 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Median income | $880 | $639 | $241 higher in Camden |  |
| Household income | $2,399 | $1,577 | $822 higher in Camden |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.1% | 8.9% | 5.9 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Camden | Canterbury - Bankstown | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.6 | 7.5 | 3.0 higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.3 | 7.3 | 3.0 more in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 95.7% | 51.7 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Walk to shops | 46.4% | 89.0% | 42.5 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Walk to transit | 81.6% | 99.7% | 18.1 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Walk to school | 62.8% | 98.0% | 35.2 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Walk to a park | 91.7% | 99.9% | 8.2 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Walk to health | 22.5% | 74.2% | 51.7 pts higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Intersections/km² | 64 | 192 | 128 higher in Canterbury - Bankstown |  |
| Mean slope | 5.6% | 5.0% | 0.7 pts higher in Camden |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107006/camden/vs/IARE107008/canterbury-bankstown