# Huon Valley vs Meander Valley - Kentish — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 181 km apart

Huon Valley and Meander Valley - Kentish are two rural Tasmanian areas with different levels of accessibility. Meander Valley - Kentish is much more walkable, with 46.1% of homes within 15 minutes of groceries and 42.2% having a 15-minute-city walkshed. In contrast, Huon Valley has far fewer of these features, with only 28.2% of homes near groceries and 29.3% in a 15-minute-city walkshed. Huon Valley also has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, totaling 1,865 people compared to 1,170 in Meander Valley - Kentish.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining largely car-dependent. This is reflected in their walkability scores, which are 2.4 for Huon Valley and 3.3 for Meander Valley - Kentish. They also share very similar figures for First Nations residents, including typical household incomes of $1,427 in Huon Valley and $1,395 in Meander Valley - Kentish.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Meander Valley - Kentish | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,865 | 1,170 | 695 larger in Huon Valley |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 28 yrs | 2 yrs older in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Year 12 | 30.1% | 28.4% | 1.7 pts higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 8.7% | 2.5 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Median income | $579 | $552 | $27 higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Household income | $1,427 | $1,395 | $32 higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Meander Valley - Kentish | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 more in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| 15-min city | 29.3% | 42.2% | 13.0 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to shops | 28.2% | 46.1% | 17.9 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to transit | 33.6% | 49.1% | 15.5 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to school | 22.2% | 32.5% | 10.3 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to a park | 45.9% | 57.1% | 11.2 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to health | 24.0% | 20.1% | 3.9 pts higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 11.2% | 7.4% | 3.9 pts higher in Huon Valley |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601004/huon-valley/vs/IARE601007/meander-valley-kentish