# Bunbury vs Murray - Waroona - Boddington — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 84 km apart

Bunbury and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are two Western Australian regions with very different layouts. Bunbury is very walkable, with a score of 6.0, while Murray - Waroona - Boddington is mostly car-dependent with a score of 2.6. This is reflected in local access; for example, 60.1% of Bunbury homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to just 14.3% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. Bunbury also has far more street connectivity, with 58 intersections per square kilometre against just one in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

Both areas share a similar First Nations experience, with an almost identical share of people speaking a First Nations language at 6.8%. They also have very similar First Nations unemployment rates, at 17.2% in Bunbury and 16.7% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. While Bunbury has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, the typical income for First Nations households is a little higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington at $1,513.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Bunbury | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,402 | 558 | 844 larger in Bunbury |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 23 yrs | 2 yrs older in Bunbury |  |
| Year 12 | 28.0% | 30.2% | 2.2 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Unemployment | 17.2% | 16.7% | 0.5 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Median income | $505 | $560 | $55 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Household income | $1,343 | $1,513 | $170 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.8% | 6.8% |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Bunbury | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 higher in Bunbury |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 more in Bunbury |  |
| 15-min city | 68.9% | 29.5% | 39.4 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to shops | 66.0% | 30.9% | 35.0 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.5% | 39.2% | 52.3 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to school | 78.5% | 32.7% | 45.8 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to a park | 95.1% | 56.3% | 38.9 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Walk to health | 60.1% | 14.3% | 45.8 pts higher in Bunbury |  |
| Intersections/km² | 58 | 1 | 57 higher in Bunbury |  |
| Mean slope | 4.0% | 5.2% | 1.3 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507003/bunbury/vs/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington