# Murray - Waroona - Boddington vs Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 111 km apart

Murray - Waroona - Boddington and Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning are both large regional areas in Western Australia, but they offer very different levels of local access. Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning is much more walkable for its residents; 42.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 14.3% in Murray - Waroona - Boddington. It also has far higher rates of homes within a short walk of schools (53.6% versus 32.7%) and groceries (44.0% versus 30.9%). In contrast, Murray - Waroona - Boddington provides much better access to public transport, with 39.2% of homes within a 10-minute walk compared to 23.1% in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining a shared physical landscape with almost identical average terrain slopes. While both are mostly car-dependent, they differ in their First Nations communities. Typical household income for First Nations people is well higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington at $1,513, while in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning it is $1,024, which is well below the national figure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 558 | 731 | 173 larger in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 24 yrs | 1 yrs older in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Year 12 | 30.2% | 26.6% | 3.7 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Unemployment | 16.7% | 22.0% | 5.4 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Median income | $560 | $455 | $105 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Household income | $1,513 | $1,024 | $489 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.8% | 4.1% | 2.7 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Murray - Waroona - Boddington | Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.1 more in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| 15-min city | 29.5% | 44.7% | 15.3 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to shops | 30.9% | 44.0% | 13.1 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to transit | 39.2% | 23.1% | 16.1 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Walk to school | 32.7% | 53.6% | 20.9 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to a park | 56.3% | 62.1% | 5.8 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Walk to health | 14.3% | 42.2% | 27.8 pts higher in Narrogin - Wagin - Katanning |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 0 | 1 higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |
| Mean slope | 5.2% | 5.1% | 0.1 pts higher in Murray - Waroona - Boddington |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE507012/murray-waroona-boddington/vs/IARE507013/narrogin-wagin-katanning