# Irwin - Morawa vs Yanchep - Two Rocks — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 237 km apart

Irwin - Morawa and Yanchep - Two Rocks are two very different parts of Western Australia. Yanchep - Two Rocks is far more walkable, with 91.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 42.9% in Irwin - Morawa. Access to other services is also much higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks, where 74.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 40.7% are in Irwin - Morawa. There is also a stark difference in the First Nations population; typical First Nations residents in Irwin - Morawa are far older at 28, whereas they are just 18 in Yanchep - Two Rocks.

These areas have moved further apart in their layout over time, with the gap in street connectivity widening. Yanchep - Two Rocks is now somewhat walkable, while Irwin - Morawa remains mostly car-dependent. Both areas share a common struggle with First Nations unemployment, which is slightly higher in Irwin - Morawa at 16.7% and 15.3% in Yanchep - Two Rocks. However, First Nations residents in Yanchep - Two Rocks generally have higher incomes and more Year 12 completions than those in Irwin - Morawa.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Irwin - Morawa | Yanchep - Two Rocks | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 361 | 1,910 | 1,549 larger in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Median age | 28 yrs | 18 yrs | 10 yrs older in Irwin - Morawa |  |
| Year 12 | 31.9% | 40.8% | 8.9 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Unemployment | 16.7% | 15.3% | 1.4 pts higher in Irwin - Morawa |  |
| Median income | $473 | $569 | $96 higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Household income | $1,305 | $1,643 | $338 higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.0% | 8.3% | 5.3 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Irwin - Morawa | Yanchep - Two Rocks | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 more in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| 15-min city | 42.7% | 51.2% | 8.5 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Walk to shops | 31.4% | 46.9% | 15.5 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Walk to transit | 42.9% | 91.7% | 48.8 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Walk to school | 40.7% | 74.4% | 33.7 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Walk to a park | 64.5% | 96.3% | 31.8 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Walk to health | 30.1% | 39.2% | 9.1 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 162 | 162 higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |
| Mean slope | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1.6 pts higher in Yanchep - Two Rocks |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE502005/irwin-morawa/vs/IARE505021/yanchep-two-rocks