# Carnarvon - Mungullah vs Cocos (Keeling) Islands — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 2,273 km apart

Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Carnarvon - Mungullah are two very different remote locations. Carnarvon - Mungullah is more walkable and has better access to services; 79.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 56.5% are near health services, while Cocos (Keeling) Islands has 0.0% for both. However, Cocos (Keeling) Islands has far better access to food, with 94.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 63.5% in Carnarvon - Mungullah. Carnarvon - Mungullah also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 843 people compared to none in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Both areas share a similar landscape, as their mean terrain slope is identical at 2.8%. While they are both largely car-dependent or somewhat walkable, they differ in what is nearby. For residents of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, parks are the most common local amenity at 46.2%, while public transport is the most common in Carnarvon - Mungullah at 40.9%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Carnarvon - Mungullah | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 843 | 0 | 843 larger in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Median age | 30 yrs | — |  |  |
| Year 12 | 19.5% | — |  |  |
| Unemployment | 25.8% | — |  |  |
| Median income | $418 | — |  |  |
| Household income | $933 | — |  |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.0% | — |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Carnarvon - Mungullah | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 more in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| 15-min city | 70.4% | 29.2% | 41.2 pts higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Walk to shops | 63.5% | 94.5% | 31.0 pts higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Walk to transit | 79.7% | 0.0% | 79.7 pts higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Walk to school | 73.2% | 29.2% | 44.0 pts higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Walk to a park | 83.8% | 66.0% | 17.8 pts higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Walk to health | 56.5% | 0.0% | 56.5 pts higher in Carnarvon - Mungullah |  |
| Intersections/km² | 13 | 16 | 3 higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Mean slope | 2.8% | 2.8% |  |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE502001/carnarvon-mungullah/vs/IARE901002/cocos-islands