# Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku vs Menzies - Leonora — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 466 km apart

Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku and Menzies - Leonora are two remote Western Australian areas with very different community profiles. Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku has a much larger First Nations population, and it is far more likely that residents speak a First Nations language, at 82.7% compared to 45.3% in Menzies - Leonora. Local access also differs; Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (34.7% versus 11.9%) and a 15-minute-city walkshed (35.0% versus 8.9%). In contrast, Menzies - Leonora is far better for school access, with 54.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 34.5% in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their basic layout, with neither offering any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. They share a similar landscape and a nearly identical share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. While both are described as car-dependent, Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku has a slightly higher walkability score than Menzies - Leonora.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku | Menzies - Leonora | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,044 | 267 | 777 larger in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Median age | 29 yrs | 30 yrs | 1 yrs older in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Year 12 | 17.1% | 21.3% | 4.2 pts higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Unemployment | 26.2% | 20.0% | 6.2 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Median income | $318 | $387 | $69 higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Household income | $751 | $1,156 | $405 higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Indigenous language | 82.7% | 45.3% | 37.3 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku | Menzies - Leonora | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 more in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| 15-min city | 35.0% | 8.9% | 26.2 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Walk to shops | 35.2% | 32.2% | 3.0 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 34.5% | 54.0% | 19.5 pts higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Walk to a park | 35.0% | 35.3% | 0.3 pts higher in Menzies - Leonora |  |
| Walk to health | 34.7% | 11.9% | 22.7 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 4.0% | 3.1% | 0.8 pts higher in Laverton - Ngaanyatjarraku |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE503004/laverton-ngaanyatjarraku/vs/IARE503005/menzies-leonora