# Boulia - Diamantina - Winton vs Cloncurry - McKinlay — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 414 km apart

Boulia - Diamantina - Winton and Cloncurry - McKinlay are both remote areas in Queensland, but they differ in how people live and access services. Boulia - Diamantina - Winton is more walkable, with 66% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 65% within reach of a school. In contrast, Cloncurry - McKinlay has far more First Nations residents, with 909 people compared to 279 in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton. Educational and income gaps are also clear, as Year 12 completion for First Nations people is far higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay at 33.9%, while typical First Nations household income is well higher there at $1,326.

Everyday life shares some common ground in both places, such as the total lack of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Both are mostly car-dependent and have very similar typical First Nations personal incomes, around $543 to $581. While Boulia - Diamantina - Winton has a larger share of people who speak a First Nations language at 7.9%, the two areas both sit well below the national figure for this measure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Boulia - Diamantina - Winton | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 279 | 909 | 630 larger in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median age | 31 yrs | 27 yrs | 4 yrs older in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Year 12 | 23.8% | 33.9% | 10.1 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Unemployment | 11.0% | 12.3% | 1.3 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median income | $581 | $543 | $38 higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Household income | $1,021 | $1,326 | $305 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.9% | 1.9% | 6.0 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Boulia - Diamantina - Winton | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 more in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| 15-min city | 64.6% | 44.0% | 20.6 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Walk to shops | 66.0% | 43.1% | 22.9 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 65.0% | 48.1% | 17.0 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Walk to a park | 66.3% | 53.9% | 12.3 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Walk to health | 56.4% | 48.4% | 8.0 pts higher in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304001/boulia-diamantina-winton/vs/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay