# Halls Creek - Surrounds vs Derby - Mowanjum — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 364 km apart

Halls Creek - Surrounds and Derby - Mowanjum are two distinct Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Derby - Mowanjum is more developed for pedestrians, where 93.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 57.8% are near groceries. In contrast, Halls Creek - Surrounds is car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of these services. There are also sharp differences for First Nations people; the unemployment rate is far higher in Halls Creek - Surrounds at 38.7%, while the usual household income is far higher in Derby - Mowanjum at $1,327.

Both areas share a similar landscape with a very low terrain slope. They also both have no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While the typical age of First Nations residents in Derby - Mowanjum is 29, it is slightly younger in Halls Creek - Surrounds at 25. The two areas sit on opposite sides of the national figure for First Nations unemployment, as Derby - Mowanjum is about the same as the rest of Australia while Halls Creek - Surrounds is far above it.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Halls Creek - Surrounds | Derby - Mowanjum | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 349 | 1,149 | 800 larger in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 29 yrs | 4 yrs older in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Year 12 | 16.4% | 27.0% | 10.6 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Unemployment | 38.7% | 12.3% | 26.3 pts higher in Halls Creek - Surrounds |  |
| Median income | $301 | $443 | $142 higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Household income | $671 | $1,327 | $656 higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Indigenous language | 69.3% | 26.7% | 42.6 pts higher in Halls Creek - Surrounds |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Halls Creek - Surrounds | Derby - Mowanjum | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 more in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| 15-min city | 0.0% | 44.7% | 44.7 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Walk to shops | 0.0% | 57.8% | 57.8 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 0.0% | 55.9% | 55.9 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Walk to a park | 0.0% | 93.4% | 93.4 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Walk to health | 0.0% | 44.7% | 44.7 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 18 | 18 higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |
| Mean slope | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2 pts higher in Derby - Mowanjum |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE504004/halls-creek-surrounds/vs/IARE508001/derby-mowanjum