# Esperance - Ravensthorpe vs Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 299 km apart

Esperance - Ravensthorpe and Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields are both large regional areas in Western Australia, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields is more walkable, with 73.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 56.4% near health services, compared to 40.0% and 21.6% in Esperance - Ravensthorpe. There are also significant differences for First Nations people; the unemployment rate is far higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields at 20.4%, while Esperance - Ravensthorpe is much lower at 10.0%.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations household income, with Esperance - Ravensthorpe at $1,380 and Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields at $1,042. Despite this, other gaps remain wide. First Nations residents in Esperance - Ravensthorpe are generally younger and more likely to finish Year 12, while those in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields are more likely to speak a First Nations language.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Esperance - Ravensthorpe | Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 684 | 421 | 263 larger in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 27 yrs | 5 yrs older in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Year 12 | 31.0% | 22.6% | 8.4 pts higher in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |
| Unemployment | 10.0% | 20.4% | 10.4 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Median income | $503 | $470 | $33 higher in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |
| Household income | $1,380 | $1,042 | $338 higher in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.6% | 10.7% | 3.1 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Esperance - Ravensthorpe | Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 more in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| 15-min city | 40.8% | 71.7% | 30.9 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to shops | 40.0% | 73.3% | 33.3 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to transit | 52.8% | 39.0% | 13.8 pts higher in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |
| Walk to school | 50.0% | 57.7% | 7.7 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to a park | 61.2% | 79.5% | 18.3 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to health | 21.6% | 56.4% | 34.8 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 4.1% | 3.4% | 0.6 pts higher in Esperance - Ravensthorpe |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE503001/esperance-ravensthorpe/vs/IARE503002/kalgoorlie-dundas-goldfields