# Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Herberton - Ravenshoe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 509 km apart

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Herberton - Ravenshoe are both rural Queensland areas, but they differ greatly in how easy they are to get around on foot. Cloncurry - McKinlay is mostly car-dependent, yet it is far more walkable than Herberton - Ravenshoe, which is car-dependent. In Cloncurry - McKinlay, 48.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and 43.1% are near groceries, compared to 22.5% and 20.0% in Herberton - Ravenshoe. A standout cultural difference is that 12.0% of people in Herberton - Ravenshoe speak a First Nations language, which is far higher than the 1.9% in Cloncurry - McKinlay.

Both areas share a total lack of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In terms of First Nations residents, those in Cloncurry - McKinlay tend to be noticeably older, with a typical age of 27 compared to 22 in Herberton - Ravenshoe. Incomes for First Nations people are also well higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay, while unemployment for this group is well higher in Herberton - Ravenshoe at 20.3%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Herberton - Ravenshoe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 909 | 777 | 132 larger in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 22 yrs | 5 yrs older in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Year 12 | 33.9% | 32.2% | 1.7 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 20.3% | 8.0 pts higher in Herberton - Ravenshoe |  |
| Median income | $543 | $417 | $126 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Household income | $1,326 | $959 | $367 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.9% | 12.0% | 10.1 pts higher in Herberton - Ravenshoe |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Herberton - Ravenshoe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 more in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 23.9% | 20.2 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.1% | 20.0% | 23.1 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 48.1% | 22.5% | 25.6 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to a park | 53.9% | 29.5% | 24.4 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to health | 48.4% | 23.5% | 24.9 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.0% | 8.4% | 5.4 pts higher in Herberton - Ravenshoe |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay/vs/IARE309006/herberton-ravenshoe