# Greater Hobart vs Kingborough — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 71 km apart

Greater Hobart and Kingborough are two Tasmanian areas with very different layouts. Greater Hobart is much more walkable, with 63.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 70.8% within reach of a school, compared to 42.7% and 46.0% in Kingborough. This is reflected in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Greater Hobart. There are also far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Greater Hobart, where 8,391 people identify as such, compared to 1,628 in Kingborough.

Both areas are similar in that about 2% of people speak a First Nations language. While they share this trait, other First Nations outcomes differ; for example, the unemployment rate is well higher in Greater Hobart at 11.1% than the 6.8% seen in Kingborough. In Kingborough, First Nations residents are noticeably older, with a typical age of 27 compared to 24 in Greater Hobart, and their typical personal income is well higher at $722.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Greater Hobart | Kingborough | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 8,391 | 1,628 | 6,763 larger in Greater Hobart |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 27 yrs | 3 yrs older in Kingborough |  |
| Year 12 | 40.8% | 39.6% | 1.3 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Unemployment | 11.1% | 6.8% | 4.3 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Median income | $569 | $722 | $153 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Household income | $1,397 | $1,777 | $380 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.5 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Greater Hobart | Kingborough | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.5 higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.2 more in Greater Hobart |  |
| 15-min city | 66.2% | 50.4% | 15.8 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to shops | 63.8% | 42.7% | 21.1 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to transit | 90.8% | 67.6% | 23.2 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to school | 70.8% | 46.0% | 24.7 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.9% | 83.4% | 10.5 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to health | 50.2% | 39.0% | 11.2 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Intersections/km² | 25 | 5 | 19 higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Mean slope | 10.2% | 11.5% | 1.3 pts higher in Kingborough |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601003/greater-hobart/vs/IARE601005/kingborough