# Carnegie South - Mount Magnet vs Wiluna — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 544 km apart

Wiluna and Carnegie South - Mount Magnet are both remote Western Australian areas with very different social and physical profiles. In Wiluna, 77.3% of people speak a First Nations language, and the First Nations unemployment rate is 25.0%, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, Carnegie South - Mount Magnet has a far lower share of First Nations language speakers at 10.3%, and a much lower unemployment rate of 10.4%. These differences extend to income; the typical First Nations household in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet earns $1,416, while in Wiluna it is just $700.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of First Nations residents who finished Year 12, at around 21%. Life in the two places also differs in how people get around. Wiluna is mostly car-dependent, though it has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (72.5%) and health services (63.7%). Carnegie South - Mount Magnet is car-dependent and has no homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, though it has a higher share of homes near public transport.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Carnegie South - Mount Magnet | Wiluna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 185 | 141 | 44 larger in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Median age | 33 yrs | 29 yrs | 4 yrs older in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Year 12 | 21.7% | 21.4% | 0.3 pts higher in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 25.0% | 14.6 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Median income | $604 | $247 | $357 higher in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Household income | $1,416 | $700 | $716 higher in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Indigenous language | 10.3% | 77.3% | 67.0 pts higher in Wiluna |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Carnegie South - Mount Magnet | Wiluna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 higher in Wiluna |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 more in Wiluna |  |
| 15-min city | 26.2% | 52.3% | 26.1 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Walk to shops | 22.2% | 72.5% | 50.3 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Walk to transit | 21.9% | 0.0% | 21.9 pts higher in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |
| Walk to school | 39.9% | 61.1% | 21.2 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Walk to a park | 48.0% | 76.9% | 29.0 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Walk to health | 0.0% | 63.7% | 63.7 pts higher in Wiluna |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.6 pts higher in Carnegie South - Mount Magnet |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE502002/carnegie-south-mount-magnet/vs/IARE503007/wiluna