# Coober Pedy - Umoona vs Ceduna — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 349 km apart

Coober Pedy - Umoona and Ceduna are two South Australian areas with very different layouts. Coober Pedy - Umoona is much more walkable, with 62.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 50.5% near a school, compared to 23.5% and 19.1% in Ceduna. However, Coober Pedy - Umoona faces more significant challenges; its First Nations unemployment rate is far higher at 26.2%, while Ceduna's is 11.7%. This is consistent with the gap in typical First Nations household incomes, which are well higher in Ceduna at $1,166 compared to $825 in Coober Pedy - Umoona.

Everyday life shares some similarities in both places, as about 56% of homes in each area are within a 15-minute walk of a park. Both areas are also mostly car-dependent, and their First Nations populations share a similar typical personal income of around $420 to $450. While Ceduna has a far larger First Nations population, the two areas are nearly identical in the proportion of First Nations people who speak a traditional language.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Coober Pedy - Umoona | Ceduna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 236 | 870 | 634 larger in Ceduna |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 26 yrs | 1 yrs older in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Year 12 | 19.3% | 21.6% | 2.3 pts higher in Ceduna |  |
| Unemployment | 26.2% | 11.7% | 14.6 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Median income | $419 | $451 | $32 higher in Ceduna |  |
| Household income | $825 | $1,166 | $341 higher in Ceduna |  |
| Indigenous language | 19.1% | 20.9% | 1.9 pts higher in Ceduna |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Coober Pedy - Umoona | Ceduna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 more in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| 15-min city | 53.1% | 26.5% | 26.6 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to shops | 58.6% | 42.6% | 16.0 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 22.4% | 22.4 pts higher in Ceduna |  |
| Walk to school | 50.5% | 19.1% | 31.4 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Walk to a park | 55.3% | 55.9% | 0.6 pts higher in Ceduna |  |
| Walk to health | 62.9% | 23.5% | 39.3 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Intersections/km² | 6 | 0 | 6 higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |
| Mean slope | 5.6% | 3.3% | 2.3 pts higher in Coober Pedy - Umoona |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE402002/coober-pedy-umoona/vs/IARE403001/ceduna