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

Indigenous Area comparison · about 136 km apart

Busselton and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are two Western Australian areas with different levels of accessibility. Busselton is more walkable, with 70.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 79.2% near a park. In Murray - Waroona - Boddington, these figures are much lower, at 39.2% and 56.3%. Busselton also has a larger First Nations population, and a far higher share of First Nations residents completed Year 12, at 43.2% compared to 30.2% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining largely car-dependent. They share very similar First Nations outcomes in some areas, such as the same 6.8% share of people speaking a First Nations language. Typical First Nations personal incomes are also nearly the same, sitting at $573 in Busselton and $560 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. Similarly, about 31% of homes in both places are within a 15-minute walk of groceries.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Busselton | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 797 | 558 | 239 larger in Busselton |  |
| Median age | 19 yrs | 23 yrs | 4 yrs older in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Year 12 | 43.2% | 30.2% | 13.0 pts higher in Busselton |  |
| Unemployment | 11.8% | 16.7% | 4.8 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Median income | $573 | $560 | $13 higher in Busselton |  |
| Household income | $1,456 | $1,513 | $57 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.8% | 6.8% |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Busselton | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 higher in Busselton |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 more in Busselton |  |
| 15-min city | 24.0% | 29.5% | 5.5 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to shops | 30.7% | 30.9% | 0.2 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to transit | 70.6% | 39.2% | 31.5 pts higher in Busselton |  |
| Walk to school | 28.1% | 32.7% | 4.6 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to a park | 79.2% | 56.3% | 22.9 pts higher in Busselton |  |
| Walk to health | 11.7% | 14.3% | 2.6 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Intersections/km² | 4 | 1 | 3 higher in Busselton |  |
| Mean slope | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.4 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507004/busselton/vs/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington