# Hotham - Kulin vs Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 128 km apart

Hotham - Kulin and Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning are two rural Western Australian areas with different levels of access to services. Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (42.2%) and parks (62.1%) than Hotham - Kulin, where only 26.7% and 51.8% of homes have such access. Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning also has a larger First Nations population of 731 people, compared to 385 in Hotham - Kulin.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent and have a similar share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed at 44.7%. The gaps between them have shifted in some areas, such as First Nations household income, which is now well higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning at $1,024 compared to $809 in Hotham - Kulin. However, Hotham - Kulin has a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (8.8%) and a larger share of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport (31.2%).

## First Nations

| Statistic | Hotham - Kulin | Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 385 | 731 | 346 larger in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Median age | 30 yrs | 24 yrs | 6 yrs older in Hotham - Kulin |  |
| Year 12 | 18.5% | 26.6% | 8.1 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Unemployment | 27.3% | 22.0% | 5.2 pts higher in Hotham - Kulin |  |
| Median income | $414 | $455 | $41 higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Household income | $809 | $1,024 | $215 higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.8% | 4.1% | 4.7 pts higher in Hotham - Kulin |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Hotham - Kulin | Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 more in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| 15-min city | 44.7% | 44.7% |  |  |
| Walk to shops | 45.6% | 44.0% | 1.6 pts higher in Hotham - Kulin |  |
| Walk to transit | 31.2% | 23.1% | 8.2 pts higher in Hotham - Kulin |  |
| Walk to school | 48.6% | 53.6% | 5.0 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to a park | 51.8% | 62.1% | 10.3 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to health | 26.7% | 42.2% | 15.4 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.5 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507007/hotham-kulin/vs/IARE507013/narrogin-wagin-katanning