# Southern Grampians - Glenelg vs Wimmera — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 139 km apart

Southern Grampians - Glenelg and Wimmera are two large Victorian regions with very different levels of accessibility. Wimmera is more walkable, with 55.3% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 41.5% in Southern Grampians - Glenelg. This advantage extends to basic needs; 52.7% of Wimmera homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 39.8% of homes in Southern Grampians - Glenelg have the same access. Wimmera's walkability score is somewhat walkable (4.6), whereas Southern Grampians - Glenelg is mostly car-dependent (3.8).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their street connectivity and landscape slope. They also share very similar rates of First Nations people finishing Year 12, sitting around 32%. However, First Nations residents are noticeably older in Wimmera, with a typical age of 28 compared to 22 in Southern Grampians - Glenelg. This age difference is alongside a well higher First Nations unemployment rate in Wimmera, which is 13.5% against 10.2% in Southern Grampians - Glenelg.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Southern Grampians - Glenelg | Wimmera | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 976 | 838 | 138 larger in Southern Grampians - Glenelg |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 28 yrs | 6 yrs older in Wimmera |  |
| Year 12 | 32.3% | 31.6% | 0.7 pts higher in Southern Grampians - Glenelg |  |
| Unemployment | 10.2% | 13.5% | 3.3 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Median income | $565 | $495 | $70 higher in Southern Grampians - Glenelg |  |
| Household income | $1,212 | $1,059 | $153 higher in Southern Grampians - Glenelg |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8 pts higher in Wimmera |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Southern Grampians - Glenelg | Wimmera | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 higher in Wimmera |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 more in Wimmera |  |
| 15-min city | 41.5% | 55.3% | 13.7 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Walk to shops | 39.8% | 52.7% | 12.9 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Walk to transit | 58.4% | 64.5% | 6.2 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Walk to school | 53.9% | 59.0% | 5.1 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Walk to a park | 62.0% | 81.0% | 19.0 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Walk to health | 33.9% | 43.5% | 9.6 pts higher in Wimmera |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 4.5% | 3.6% | 0.9 pts higher in Southern Grampians - Glenelg |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE202013/southern-grampians-glenelg/vs/IARE202018/wimmera