# Huon Valley vs Kingborough — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 45 km apart

Huon Valley and Kingborough are nearby Tasmanian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Kingborough is far more walkable, with a score of 4.4 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.4 (mostly car-dependent) in Huon Valley. This gap is seen in daily essentials: 83.4% of Kingborough homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while only 45.9% of homes in Huon Valley have that same access. Kingborough also has much higher rates of homes within walking distance of public transport (67.6% versus 33.6%) and schools (46.0% versus 22.2%).

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in some areas, such as their same terrain slope and similar First Nations unemployment rates. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language. However, Kingborough has seen a higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion at 39.6%, which is a little above the national figure, while Huon Valley is well below it at 30.1%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Kingborough | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,865 | 1,628 | 237 larger in Huon Valley |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 27 yrs | 1 yrs older in Kingborough |  |
| Year 12 | 30.1% | 39.6% | 9.5 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 6.8% | 0.7 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Median income | $579 | $722 | $143 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Household income | $1,427 | $1,777 | $350 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2 pts higher in Kingborough |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Kingborough | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.9 more in Kingborough |  |
| 15-min city | 29.3% | 50.4% | 21.1 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to shops | 28.2% | 42.7% | 14.5 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to transit | 33.6% | 67.6% | 34.0 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to school | 22.2% | 46.0% | 23.9 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to a park | 45.9% | 83.4% | 37.6 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to health | 24.0% | 39.0% | 15.1 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 5 | 4 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Mean slope | 11.2% | 11.5% | 0.3 pts higher in Kingborough |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601004/huon-valley/vs/IARE601005/kingborough