Marion vs Unley - Burnside - Mitcham

Marion and Unley - Burnside - Mitcham are nearby South Australian areas with different profiles for their First Nations residents. In Unley - Burnside - Mitcham, First Nations household income is well higher at $2,005, compared to $1,310 in Marion. This gap is mirrored in education and employment, with Year 12 completion far higher in Unley - Burnside - Mitcham at 59.2% and the unemployment rate well higher in Marion at 13.0%.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining very walkable places where almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also share a similar level of access to groceries, with about 81% of homes within a short walk of a shop. While Unley - Burnside - Mitcham has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services at 79.4%, Marion has a well larger First Nations population of 1,274 people.