# Huon Valley vs Tasmania - West Coast — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 185 km apart

Huon Valley and Tasmania - West Coast are both large rural regions, but they offer very different levels of convenience for residents. Tasmania - West Coast is far more walkable, with a score of 4.4 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.4 (mostly car-dependent) in Huon Valley. This is reflected in the homes; 53.3% of people in Tasmania - West Coast live within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to only 22.2% in Huon Valley. Tasmania - West Coast also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 4,738 people living there.

Both areas share very similar outcomes for their First Nations residents, such as a Year 12 completion rate of 30.1%. They also track closely on income and language, with the share of people speaking a First Nations language sitting near the national figure in both regions. While these social patterns are alike, the physical landscape differs, as the average terrain slope is well higher in Huon Valley at 11.2%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,865 | 4,738 | 2,873 larger in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Huon Valley |  |
| Year 12 | 30.1% | 30.1% |  |  |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 9.0% | 2.8 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Median income | $579 | $557 | $22 higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Household income | $1,427 | $1,340 | $87 higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.3 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Huon Valley | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.0 higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 more in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| 15-min city | 29.3% | 54.1% | 24.8 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to shops | 28.2% | 52.7% | 24.5 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to transit | 33.6% | 61.0% | 27.4 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to school | 22.2% | 53.3% | 31.2 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to a park | 45.9% | 72.6% | 26.7 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to health | 24.0% | 42.3% | 18.3 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 0 | 1 higher in Huon Valley |  |
| Mean slope | 11.2% | 7.9% | 3.4 pts higher in Huon Valley |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601004/huon-valley/vs/IARE601010/tasmania-west-coast