# Swan vs Campion — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 288 km apart

Campion and Swan are two distinct Western Australian areas located about 288 km apart. Swan is far more walkable, with a score of 4.7 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.6 (mostly car-dependent) in Campion. Residents in Swan have much better access to local services, with 84.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 5.4% of homes have this access in Campion. There are also significant differences for First Nations people; Swan has a far larger population of 5,170 and typical household incomes for this group are well higher at $1,726, compared to $1,156 in Campion.

These differences in accessibility and income are widening, as seen in the growing gap between their walkability scores and First Nations earnings. Both areas share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, with 7.7% in Campion and 8.7% in Swan. They also have roughly the same level of access to health services, with around 31% to 33% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a clinic.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Swan | Campion | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 5,170 | 337 | 4,833 larger in Swan |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 26 yrs | 4 yrs older in Campion |  |
| Year 12 | 38.2% | 30.8% | 7.5 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Unemployment | 13.7% | 17.2% | 3.5 pts higher in Campion |  |
| Median income | $644 | $488 | $156 higher in Swan |  |
| Household income | $1,726 | $1,156 | $570 higher in Swan |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.7% | 7.7% | 1.0 pts higher in Swan |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Swan | Campion | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 higher in Swan |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 more in Swan |  |
| 15-min city | 51.9% | 36.4% | 15.5 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Walk to shops | 50.5% | 29.4% | 21.1 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Walk to transit | 84.7% | 5.4% | 79.3 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Walk to school | 66.2% | 42.6% | 23.6 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Walk to a park | 88.9% | 54.0% | 34.9 pts higher in Swan |  |
| Walk to health | 30.8% | 33.0% | 2.2 pts higher in Campion |  |
| Intersections/km² | 24 | 0 | 24 higher in Swan |  |
| Mean slope | 6.2% | 3.1% | 3.1 pts higher in Swan |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE505019/swan/vs/IARE507005/campion