# Anangu Pitjantjatjara vs Coober Pedy - Umoona — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 410 km apart

Anangu Pitjantjatjara and Coober Pedy - Umoona are two very different remote South Australian areas. Anangu Pitjantjatjara has a much larger First Nations population and far more people who speak a First Nations language, at 89.4% compared to 19.1% in Coober Pedy - Umoona. The unemployment rate for First Nations people is also far higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara, reaching 39.1%. In contrast, Coober Pedy - Umoona is more walkable, with a score of 3.5 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.5 (car-dependent) for Anangu Pitjantjatjara.

These two places are both very isolated, and neither has any homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. While they share this lack of transit, they have drifted apart in other ways, such as the gap in First Nations household income, which is now well higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara by $215. This is despite both areas sitting well below the national figure for income.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Anangu Pitjantjatjara | Coober Pedy - Umoona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,064 | 236 | 1,828 larger in Anangu Pitjantjatjara |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 27 yrs | 1 yrs older in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Year 12 | 14.9% | 19.3% | 4.4 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Unemployment | 39.1% | 26.2% | 12.8 pts higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara |  |
| Median income | $296 | $419 | $123 higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Household income | $1,040 | $825 | $215 higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara |  |
| Indigenous language | 89.4% | 19.1% | 70.3 pts higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Anangu Pitjantjatjara | Coober Pedy - Umoona | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 1.9 | 4.1 | 2.2 more in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| 15-min city | 3.0% | 53.1% | 50.1 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to shops | 33.5% | 58.6% | 25.1 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 65.1% | 50.5% | 14.6 pts higher in Anangu Pitjantjatjara |  |
| Walk to a park | 20.4% | 55.3% | 34.9 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to health | 12.6% | 62.9% | 50.3 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 6 | 6 higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Mean slope | 2.9% | 5.6% | 2.7 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE402001/anangu-pitjantjatjara/vs/IARE402002/coober-pedy-umoona