# Wyndham - Altona vs South-West Central Victoria — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 124 km apart

Wyndham - Altona and South-West Central Victoria are quite different in how people get around. Wyndham - Altona is a somewhat walkable area where 86.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 86.1% are near a school. In contrast, South-West Central Victoria is mostly car-dependent, with only 49.8% of homes near public transport and 44.2% within a 15-minute walk of a school. Wyndham - Altona also has far more street intersections per square kilometre, at 124 compared to just 1 in South-West Central Victoria.

Both areas are similar in that they have a larger First Nations population than most other areas of their type. In Wyndham - Altona, First Nations residents have a typical personal income of $689, which is a little higher than the $633 typical in South-West Central Victoria. First Nations residents in Wyndham - Altona are also more likely to have finished Year 12 at 40.6%, compared to 37.3% in South-West Central Victoria.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Wyndham - Altona | South-West Central Victoria | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,131 | 1,791 | 1,340 larger in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 26 yrs | 2 yrs older in South-West Central Victoria |  |
| Year 12 | 40.6% | 37.3% | 3.3 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Unemployment | 10.8% | 4.5% | 6.4 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Median income | $689 | $633 | $56 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Household income | $1,776 | $1,622 | $154 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1.8 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Wyndham - Altona | South-West Central Victoria | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1.9 more in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| 15-min city | 71.3% | 43.7% | 27.5 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to shops | 71.9% | 46.9% | 25.0 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to transit | 86.7% | 49.8% | 36.8 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to school | 86.1% | 44.2% | 41.8 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to a park | 98.4% | 70.1% | 28.3 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Walk to health | 50.4% | 33.1% | 17.3 pts higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Intersections/km² | 124 | 1 | 123 higher in Wyndham - Altona |  |
| Mean slope | 2.7% | 5.4% | 2.7 pts higher in South-West Central Victoria |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201019/wyndham-altona/vs/IARE202012/south-west-central-victoria