# Roebourne - Wickham vs Christmas Island — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 1,682 km apart

Christmas Island and Roebourne - Wickham are distant locations with very different profiles. In Christmas Island, First Nations households earn a typical income of $4,750, which is far higher than the $1,352 seen in Roebourne - Wickham. The First Nations population is also far older in Christmas Island, where the typical age is 60 compared to 30 in Roebourne - Wickham. While Christmas Island has much better access to groceries and health services within a 15-minute walk, Roebourne - Wickham is far more likely to have homes within walking distance of a school or a park.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent and have a similar number of different amenity types within a 15-minute walk. However, the gap in their walkability scores has grown since 2011, with Christmas Island now slightly higher than Roebourne - Wickham. While Roebourne - Wickham has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Christmas Island shows higher typical personal incomes for this group.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Roebourne - Wickham | Christmas Island | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,070 | 10 | 1,060 larger in Roebourne - Wickham |  |
| Median age | 30 yrs | 60 yrs | 30 yrs older in Christmas Island |  |
| Year 12 | 21.2% | — |  |  |
| Unemployment | 15.2% | — |  |  |
| Median income | $371 | $999 | $628 higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Household income | $1,352 | $4,750 | $3,398 higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Indigenous language | 38.1% | — |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Roebourne - Wickham | Christmas Island | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.6 | 3.6 |  |  |
| 15-min city | 35.8% | 26.6% | 9.2 pts higher in Roebourne - Wickham |  |
| Walk to shops | 28.7% | 83.4% | 54.7 pts higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Walk to transit | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0 pts higher in Roebourne - Wickham |  |
| Walk to school | 50.4% | 10.7% | 39.7 pts higher in Roebourne - Wickham |  |
| Walk to a park | 78.7% | 40.5% | 38.1 pts higher in Roebourne - Wickham |  |
| Walk to health | 8.7% | 30.9% | 22.2 pts higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 4 | 4 higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Mean slope | 3.4% | 15.6% | 12.2 pts higher in Christmas Island |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE506005/roebourne-wickham/vs/IARE901001/christmas-island