# Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Alpurrurulam — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 352 km apart

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Alpurrurulam are remote areas with very different profiles for First Nations people. In Cloncurry - McKinlay, First Nations household income is far higher at $1,326, while it is $811 in Alpurrurulam. This gap is seen in other areas too, with Year 12 completion far higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay at 33.9% compared to just 4.4% in Alpurrurulam. While Alpurrurulam has a much higher First Nations unemployment rate of 25.5%, 86.0% of people there speak a First Nations language, compared to only 1.9% in Cloncurry - McKinlay.

Everyday life in both places is mostly car-dependent, and neither area has any homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. However, their local layouts differ. Many homes in Alpurrurulam are within a 15 minute walk of groceries (97.3%) and health services (97.3%), which is far higher than in Cloncurry - McKinlay. In contrast, Cloncurry - McKinlay is far more likely to have homes within a 15 minute walk of a park (53.9%) than Alpurrurulam, where no homes have this access.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Alpurrurulam | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 909 | 335 | 574 larger in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 26 yrs | 1 yrs older in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Year 12 | 33.9% | 4.4% | 29.5 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 25.5% | 13.1 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Median income | $543 | $240 | $303 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Household income | $1,326 | $811 | $515 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.9% | 86.0% | 84.1 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Alpurrurulam | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 more in Alpurrurulam |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 0.0% | 44.0 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.1% | 97.3% | 54.2 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 48.1% | 97.3% | 49.2 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Walk to a park | 53.9% | 0.0% | 53.9 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to health | 48.4% | 97.3% | 48.9 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 3 | 3 higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Mean slope | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay/vs/IARE707002/alpurrurulam