# Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Kuranda - Croydon — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 362 km apart

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Kuranda - Croydon are both vast, remote Queensland regions with very different levels of accessibility. Cloncurry - McKinlay is mostly car-dependent, but it is more walkable than Kuranda - Croydon, which is car-dependent. Residents in Cloncurry - McKinlay have much easier access to local needs on foot; for example, 48.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 16.9% in Kuranda - Croydon. Year 12 completion among First Nations people is also far higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay at 33.9%, while it is 23.4% in Kuranda - Croydon.

Both areas share a similar lack of public transport, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also have almost identical typical First Nations household incomes, sitting at $1,326 in Cloncurry - McKinlay and $1,282 in Kuranda - Croydon. However, Kuranda - Croydon has a far larger First Nations population (2,089 people) and a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (5.1% compared to 1.9% in Cloncurry - McKinlay).

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Kuranda - Croydon | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 909 | 2,089 | 1,180 larger in Kuranda - Croydon |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 30 yrs | 3 yrs older in Kuranda - Croydon |  |
| Year 12 | 33.9% | 23.4% | 10.5 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 16.3% | 4.0 pts higher in Kuranda - Croydon |  |
| Median income | $543 | $462 | $81 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Household income | $1,326 | $1,282 | $44 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.9% | 5.1% | 3.3 pts higher in Kuranda - Croydon |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Kuranda - Croydon | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 more in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 20.6% | 23.4 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.1% | 22.4% | 20.7 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 48.1% | 20.7% | 27.4 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to a park | 53.9% | 26.7% | 27.2 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to health | 48.4% | 16.9% | 31.5 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.0% | 6.1% | 3.1 pts higher in Kuranda - Croydon |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay/vs/IARE309008/kuranda-croydon