# Yorke Peninsula vs Port Augusta — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 200 km apart

Yorke Peninsula and Port Augusta are both regional South Australian areas, but they differ sharply in how residents get around. Port Augusta is much more walkable, with a score of 4.9 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.7 (mostly car-dependent) for Yorke Peninsula. This is seen in the fact that 76.1% of Port Augusta homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 26.4% of homes in Yorke Peninsula share that access. Port Augusta also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,825 people compared to 1,032 in Yorke Peninsula.

The gap in walkability is widening, as Port Augusta remains far more accessible for those on foot. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways, such as their nearly identical terrain slope. They also share a similar typical household income for First Nations people, with Yorke Peninsula at $1,069 and Port Augusta at $1,121.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Yorke Peninsula | Port Augusta | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,032 | 2,825 | 1,793 larger in Port Augusta |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 28 yrs | 3 yrs older in Port Augusta |  |
| Year 12 | 26.9% | 20.9% | 6.0 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula |  |
| Unemployment | 16.7% | 18.2% | 1.4 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Median income | $431 | $500 | $69 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Household income | $1,069 | $1,121 | $52 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.4% | 11.7% | 6.3 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Yorke Peninsula | Port Augusta | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.7 more in Port Augusta |  |
| 15-min city | 30.8% | 58.1% | 27.3 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to shops | 32.4% | 43.0% | 10.6 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to transit | 33.9% | 86.4% | 52.5 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to school | 26.4% | 76.1% | 49.7 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to a park | 59.4% | 81.0% | 21.6 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to health | 23.6% | 39.3% | 15.7 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE401023/yorke-peninsula/vs/IARE402005/port-augusta