# Central Tasmania vs Tasmania - West Coast — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 115 km apart

Central Tasmania and Tasmania - West Coast are both expansive regions, but they differ greatly in how easy it is to get around without a car. Tasmania - West Coast is somewhat walkable, whereas Central Tasmania is mostly car-dependent. This is seen in the local services available on foot; for example, 42.3% of homes in Tasmania - West Coast are within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to just 19.4% in Central Tasmania. Tasmania - West Coast also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 4,738 people compared to 1,785 in Central Tasmania.

Across both areas, First Nations residents earn similar typical incomes, with a typical personal income of around $554 to $557. While these two regions share similar terrain and income levels, the gap in walkability has grown, with the difference in 15-minute-city access widening by 17 percentage points.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Central Tasmania | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,785 | 4,738 | 2,953 larger in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Year 12 | 29.1% | 30.1% | 1.0 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Unemployment | 10.2% | 9.0% | 1.2 pts higher in Central Tasmania |  |
| Median income | $554 | $557 | $3 higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Household income | $1,408 | $1,340 | $68 higher in Central Tasmania |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.4 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Central Tasmania | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 more in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| 15-min city | 36.9% | 54.1% | 17.3 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to shops | 39.7% | 52.7% | 13.0 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to transit | 43.0% | 61.0% | 18.0 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to school | 35.3% | 53.3% | 18.0 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to a park | 59.2% | 72.6% | 13.4 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to health | 19.4% | 42.3% | 22.9 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 7.5% | 7.9% | 0.3 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601002/central-tasmania/vs/IARE601010/tasmania-west-coast