# Mundaring - Swan View vs Northam — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 49 km apart

Mundaring - Swan View and Northam are two different western Australian settings, with Mundaring - Swan View being a much larger, hillier area. A major difference is seen among First Nations residents: in Mundaring - Swan View, the typical household income is $2,036, which is far higher than the $1,098 in Northam. First Nations residents in Mundaring - Swan View are also far older, with a typical age of 28 compared to 20 in Northam. Access to services varies widely, as 74.3% of homes in Mundaring - Swan View are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 13.4% of homes in Northam have that access.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment in Mundaring - Swan View, where it is 12.0%. They also share a similar lifestyle, as both are mostly car-dependent with roughly the same number of amenity types within a 15-minute walk. While Northam has more homes within walking distance of schools and parks, Mundaring - Swan View has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Mundaring - Swan View | Northam | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,594 | 557 | 1,037 larger in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Median age | 28 yrs | 20 yrs | 8 yrs older in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Year 12 | 27.7% | 21.1% | 6.6 pts higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Unemployment | 12.0% | 20.5% | 8.5 pts higher in Northam |  |
| Median income | $686 | $455 | $231 higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Household income | $2,036 | $1,098 | $938 higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.0% | 7.4% | 1.3 pts higher in Northam |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Mundaring - Swan View | Northam | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 more in Northam |  |
| 15-min city | 34.8% | 39.8% | 5.0 pts higher in Northam |  |
| Walk to shops | 35.2% | 42.2% | 7.0 pts higher in Northam |  |
| Walk to transit | 74.3% | 13.4% | 60.9 pts higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Walk to school | 47.6% | 73.5% | 25.9 pts higher in Northam |  |
| Walk to a park | 67.1% | 73.3% | 6.2 pts higher in Northam |  |
| Walk to health | 29.5% | 18.0% | 11.5 pts higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |
| Intersections/km² | 9 | 20 | 11 higher in Northam |  |
| Mean slope | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.1 pts higher in Mundaring - Swan View |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505013/mundaring-swan-view/vs/IARE507014/northam