# Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 525 km apart

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala are both vast, remote areas, but they differ sharply in their First Nations profiles. In Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala, a huge 85.8% of people speak a First Nations language, compared to just 1.9% in Cloncurry - McKinlay. This contrast extends to income and education; the typical First Nations personal income in Cloncurry - McKinlay is far higher at $543, while in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala it is $266. Year 12 completion is also far higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay at 33.9% versus 11.4% in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment in Cloncurry - McKinlay, though it is far higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala at 23.9%. Life in both places is mostly car-dependent, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Walkability is generally better in Cloncurry - McKinlay, where 48.4% of homes are near health services, compared to 0.0% in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 909 | 431 | 478 larger in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 26 yrs | 1 yrs older in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Year 12 | 33.9% | 11.4% | 22.5 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Unemployment | 12.3% | 23.9% | 11.6 pts higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala |  |
| Median income | $543 | $266 | $277 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Household income | $1,326 | $1,036 | $290 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.9% | 85.8% | 84.0 pts higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cloncurry - McKinlay | Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 more in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| 15-min city | 44.0% | 0.0% | 44.0 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to shops | 43.1% | 37.9% | 5.1 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 48.1% | 82.8% | 34.7 pts higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala |  |
| Walk to a park | 53.9% | 0.0% | 53.9 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Walk to health | 48.4% | 0.0% | 48.4 pts higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.4 pts higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE304003/cloncurry-mckinlay/vs/IARE709005/atitjere-akarnenehe-engawala