# Serpentine - Jarrahdale vs Murray - Waroona - Boddington — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 40 km apart

Serpentine - Jarrahdale and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are two nearby Western Australian areas with distinct community profiles. Serpentine - Jarrahdale has a larger First Nations population, and these residents earn far more, with a typical personal income of $902 compared to $560 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. Education levels are also far higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale, where 42.1% of First Nations people finished Year 12, compared to 30.2% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. Access to local services varies; Serpentine - Jarrahdale has more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (52.3%) and public transport (57.1%), while Murray - Waroona - Boddington is far higher for grocery access (30.9% versus 13.5%).

Both areas are mostly car-dependent, with nearly identical walkability scores. They also share a very similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at around 6.7% to 6.8%. This shared reliance on cars is consistent across both locations, though Serpentine - Jarrahdale has far higher street connectivity with 6 intersections per square kilometre, compared to just 1 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 920 | 558 | 362 larger in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Median age | 18 yrs | 23 yrs | 5 yrs older in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Year 12 | 42.1% | 30.2% | 11.9 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Unemployment | 7.2% | 16.7% | 9.5 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Median income | $902 | $560 | $342 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Household income | $2,187 | $1,513 | $674 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.1 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Serpentine - Jarrahdale | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.7 | 2.7 |  |  |
| 15-min city | 15.4% | 29.5% | 14.1 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to shops | 13.5% | 30.9% | 17.4 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to transit | 57.1% | 39.2% | 17.9 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Walk to school | 52.3% | 32.7% | 19.7 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Walk to a park | 65.4% | 56.3% | 9.2 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Walk to health | 12.3% | 14.3% | 2.0 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Intersections/km² | 6 | 1 | 5 higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |
| Mean slope | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.1 pts higher in Serpentine - Jarrahdale |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505016/serpentine-jarrahdale/vs/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington