# Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington vs Barkly — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 349 km apart

Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington and Barkly are both vast, remote regions, but they differ sharply in their accessibility and cultural makeup. Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington is mostly car-dependent but has far better walkability, with 63% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 0% in Barkly, which is strictly car-dependent. Culturally, Barkly has a much stronger connection to First Nations languages, with 68.2% of people speaking one, compared to 13.2% in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington. Barkly also faces more significant challenges with First Nations unemployment, which is 36.5%, far higher than the 17.9% seen in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington.

These two regions are very similar in their basic landscape and lack of public transport, with both having almost no homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also share a similar level of typical First Nations household income, with Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington at $1,045 and Barkly at $973.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington | Barkly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,062 | 409 | 2,653 larger in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Barkly |  |
| Year 12 | 19.2% | 14.7% | 4.5 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Unemployment | 17.9% | 36.5% | 18.6 pts higher in Barkly |  |
| Median income | $344 | $380 | $36 higher in Barkly |  |
| Household income | $1,045 | $973 | $72 higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Indigenous language | 13.2% | 68.2% | 55.0 pts higher in Barkly |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington | Barkly | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 more in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| 15-min city | 45.3% | 0.0% | 45.3 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Walk to shops | 63.0% | 0.0% | 63.0 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 67.4% | 20.5% | 46.9 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Walk to a park | 63.6% | 14.2% | 49.4 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Walk to health | 49.3% | 12.8% | 36.5 pts higher in Carpentaria - Burke - Mornington |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.9 pts higher in Barkly |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304002/carpentaria-burke-mornington/vs/IARE707003/barkly