# Berri - Barmera vs Murray Mallee — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 141 km apart

Berri - Barmera and Murray Mallee are two regional South Australian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Berri - Barmera is much more walkable, with 52.4% of homes within 15 minutes of a school and 53.1% within reach of groceries, compared to 30.9% and 35.7% in Murray Mallee. Berri - Barmera also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport (43.9%) and parks (63.3%), while Murray Mallee's figures are 28.6% and 51.5% respectively.

Both areas share a similar flat landscape, with mean terrain slopes that are almost identical. However, they differ in their First Nations populations; First Nations residents in Murray Mallee are noticeably older, with a typical age of 30 compared to 23 in Berri - Barmera. This is consistent with a higher share of First Nations people speaking a First Nations language in Murray Mallee (16.4% versus 7.0% in Berri - Barmera) and a lower unemployment rate for this group (11.9% compared to 16.8% in Berri - Barmera).

## First Nations

| Statistic | Berri - Barmera | Murray Mallee | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 582 | 366 | 216 larger in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 30 yrs | 7 yrs older in Murray Mallee |  |
| Year 12 | 25.4% | 27.9% | 2.6 pts higher in Murray Mallee |  |
| Unemployment | 16.8% | 11.9% | 4.9 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Median income | $398 | $482 | $84 higher in Murray Mallee |  |
| Household income | $851 | $1,072 | $221 higher in Murray Mallee |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.0% | 16.4% | 9.3 pts higher in Murray Mallee |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Berri - Barmera | Murray Mallee | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 more in Berri - Barmera |  |
| 15-min city | 55.8% | 36.5% | 19.4 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to shops | 53.1% | 35.7% | 17.4 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to transit | 43.9% | 28.6% | 15.3 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to school | 52.4% | 30.9% | 21.5 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to a park | 63.3% | 51.5% | 11.9 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to health | 33.7% | 29.7% | 4.0 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Intersections/km² | 3 | 0 | 3 higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Mean slope | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE401004/berri-barmera/vs/IARE401013/murray-mallee