# Cockburn vs Mandurah — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 66 km apart

Cockburn and Mandurah are both large areas in Western Australia, but they offer different levels of accessibility. Cockburn is much better designed for walking, with 63.7% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 45.7% in Mandurah. This is seen in everyday needs too: 72.2% of Cockburn homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, while only 52.7% of Mandurah homes are. Cockburn also has a far higher number of street intersections per square kilometre, making it more connected. First Nations residents in Cockburn also have a well higher typical personal income of $666 and a well higher Year 12 completion rate of 43.1%.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a shared character as somewhat walkable places. Both have a similar share of people who speak a First Nations language, at 8.2% in Cockburn and 8.0% in Mandurah. They also both provide excellent access to nature, with over 92% of homes in each area located within a 15-minute walk of a park.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cockburn | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,248 | 2,771 | 523 larger in Mandurah |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 20 yrs | 2 yrs older in Cockburn |  |
| Year 12 | 43.1% | 34.9% | 8.3 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Unemployment | 14.0% | 16.1% | 2.1 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Median income | $666 | $510 | $156 higher in Cockburn |  |
| Household income | $1,712 | $1,427 | $285 higher in Cockburn |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.2% | 8.0% | 0.2 pts higher in Cockburn |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cockburn | Mandurah | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 higher in Cockburn |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 more in Cockburn |  |
| 15-min city | 63.7% | 45.7% | 18.0 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Walk to shops | 63.1% | 47.4% | 15.7 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Walk to transit | 87.1% | 88.4% | 1.4 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to school | 72.2% | 52.7% | 19.6 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.4% | 92.3% | 1.1 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Walk to health | 42.3% | 30.2% | 12.2 pts higher in Cockburn |  |
| Intersections/km² | 104 | 63 | 41 higher in Cockburn |  |
| Mean slope | 6.4% | 4.8% | 1.6 pts higher in Cockburn |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505006/cockburn/vs/IARE507009/mandurah