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

Indigenous Area comparison · about 45 km apart

Mandurah and Murray - Waroona - Boddington are nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Mandurah is much more walkable, with 88.4% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 92.3% near a park. In contrast, Murray - Waroona - Boddington is mostly car-dependent, with only 39.2% of homes near public transport and 56.3% near a park. Mandurah also has a far larger First Nations population of 2,771 people compared to 558 in Murray - Waroona - Boddington.

Both areas share very similar outcomes for First Nations residents, such as a typical household income of around $1,400 to $1,500 and an unemployment rate of about 16%. While Mandurah is far more connected with 63 intersections per square kilometre, Murray - Waroona - Boddington has only one. This reflects the difference between a more urban setting and a more rural one, even though they sit just 45 km apart.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Mandurah | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,771 | 558 | 2,213 larger in Mandurah |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 23 yrs | 3 yrs older in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Year 12 | 34.9% | 30.2% | 4.7 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Unemployment | 16.1% | 16.7% | 0.6 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Median income | $510 | $560 | $50 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Household income | $1,427 | $1,513 | $86 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.0% | 6.8% | 1.2 pts higher in Mandurah |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Mandurah | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 more in Mandurah |  |
| 15-min city | 45.7% | 29.5% | 16.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to shops | 47.4% | 30.9% | 16.5 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to transit | 88.4% | 39.2% | 49.3 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to school | 52.7% | 32.7% | 20.0 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to a park | 92.3% | 56.3% | 36.1 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Walk to health | 30.2% | 14.3% | 15.8 pts higher in Mandurah |  |
| Intersections/km² | 63 | 1 | 62 higher in Mandurah |  |
| Mean slope | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.5 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507009/mandurah/vs/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington