# Armadale vs Murray - Waroona - Boddington — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 59 km apart

Armadale and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are two Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Armadale is a somewhat walkable place where 84.8% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 91.9% are near a park. In contrast, Murray - Waroona - Boddington is mostly car-dependent, with only 39.2% of homes near public transport and 56.3% near a park. Armadale also has a far larger First Nations population, with 2,785 people compared to 558 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

These two areas share very similar income levels for First Nations households, which both sit around $1,500. They also have a similar landscape, with an average terrain slope of about 5% to 6%. However, the gaps in accessibility remain wide; Armadale has a far higher number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk and far more street intersections per square kilometre than Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Armadale | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,785 | 558 | 2,227 larger in Armadale |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 23 yrs | 2 yrs older in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Year 12 | 35.9% | 30.2% | 5.7 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Unemployment | 20.0% | 16.7% | 3.3 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Median income | $565 | $560 | $5 higher in Armadale |  |
| Household income | $1,531 | $1,513 | $18 higher in Armadale |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.5% | 6.8% | 1.7 pts higher in Armadale |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Armadale | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 higher in Armadale |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 more in Armadale |  |
| 15-min city | 53.2% | 29.5% | 23.8 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Walk to shops | 53.2% | 30.9% | 22.2 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Walk to transit | 84.8% | 39.2% | 45.6 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Walk to school | 76.9% | 32.7% | 44.2 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Walk to a park | 91.9% | 56.3% | 35.6 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Walk to health | 44.7% | 14.3% | 30.3 pts higher in Armadale |  |
| Intersections/km² | 38 | 1 | 37 higher in Armadale |  |
| Mean slope | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8 pts higher in Armadale |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505001/armadale/vs/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington