# Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields vs Menzies - Leonora — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 236 km apart

Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields and Menzies - Leonora are two regional Western Australian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields is much more walkable, with a score of 4.2 (somewhat walkable) compared to 1.5 (car-dependent) in Menzies - Leonora. This is reflected in the homes; 71.7% of homes in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields are within a 15-minute walk of various amenities, while only 8.9% of homes in Menzies - Leonora have the same access. The most striking difference is in language, with 45.3% of people in Menzies - Leonora speaking a First Nations language, which is far higher than the 10.7% in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields.

Both areas have a similar share of First Nations people who are unemployed, with rates of 20.4% in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields and 20.0% in Menzies - Leonora. This commonality exists alongside a shared landscape, as both have a similar mean terrain slope of around 3%. While they share these traits, they differ in their First Nations populations; the typical First Nations resident in Menzies - Leonora is 30, making them noticeably older than those in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields, who have a typical age of 27.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields | Menzies - Leonora | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 421 | 267 | 154 larger in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 30 yrs | 3 yrs older in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Year 12 | 22.6% | 21.3% | 1.3 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Unemployment | 20.4% | 20.0% | 0.4 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Median income | $470 | $387 | $83 higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Household income | $1,042 | $1,156 | $114 higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Indigenous language | 10.7% | 45.3% | 34.6 pts higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields | Menzies - Leonora | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 more in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| 15-min city | 71.7% | 8.9% | 62.8 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to shops | 73.3% | 32.2% | 41.1 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to transit | 39.0% | 0.0% | 39.0 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to school | 57.7% | 54.0% | 3.7 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to a park | 79.5% | 35.3% | 44.2 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Walk to health | 56.4% | 11.9% | 44.5 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3 pts higher in Kalgoorlie - Dundas - Goldfields |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE503002/kalgoorlie-dundas-goldfields/vs/IARE503005/menzies-leonora