# Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 380 km apart

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple are two distant regions in Queensland with very different levels of accessibility. Cloncurry - McKinlay is much more walkable, with a score of 2.8 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.6 (car-dependent) for Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple. This is reflected in the homes; for example, 48.4% of homes in Cloncurry - McKinlay are within a 15-minute walk of health services, which is far higher than the 17.3% in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple. Cloncurry - McKinlay also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 909 people compared to 441 in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple.

Both areas share very similar First Nations household incomes, which sit at $1,326 in Cloncurry - McKinlay and $1,407 in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple. They are also effectively the same in terms of the number of people who speak a First Nations language. While both are largely dependent on cars, the gap in walkability and access to local amenities has grown over time, with Cloncurry - McKinlay becoming increasingly more accessible than Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 909 | 441 | 468 larger in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 30 yrs | 3 yrs older in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple |  |
| Year 12 | 33.9% | 36.6% | 2.7 pts higher in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple |  |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 9.9% | 2.4 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median income | $543 | $646 | $103 higher in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple |  |
| Household income | $1,326 | $1,407 | $81 higher in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 more in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 22.5% | 21.6 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.1% | 25.3% | 17.8 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 48.1% | 30.1% | 18.0 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to a park | 53.9% | 32.8% | 21.2 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to health | 48.4% | 17.3% | 31.1 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.0% | 3.9% | 0.9 pts higher in Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay/vs/IARE310004/flinders-richmond-dalrymple