# Kingborough vs West Tamar - Latrobe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 245 km apart

Kingborough and West Tamar - Latrobe are two Tasmanian areas located about 245 km apart. Kingborough is more walkable, with 83.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park compared to 73.2% in West Tamar - Latrobe. Kingborough also has far higher rates of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (46.0% versus 35.7%) and health services (39.0% versus 26.0%). Among First Nations residents, Kingborough has a well higher Year 12 completion rate of 39.6%, which is slightly above the national figure, while West Tamar - Latrobe sits at 32.0%.

Both areas show a similar pattern of First Nations language use, with about 1.5% to 1.8% of residents speaking such a language. They also share similar First Nations unemployment rates, which sit between 6.8% and 7.7%. While Kingborough is rated as somewhat walkable, West Tamar - Latrobe is mostly car-dependent, though both have a similar share of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Kingborough | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,628 | 1,459 | 169 larger in Kingborough |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 26 yrs | 1 yrs older in Kingborough |  |
| Year 12 | 39.6% | 32.0% | 7.6 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 7.7% | 0.9 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Median income | $722 | $628 | $94 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Household income | $1,777 | $1,476 | $301 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.2 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Kingborough | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 more in Kingborough |  |
| 15-min city | 50.4% | 44.9% | 5.5 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to shops | 42.7% | 40.3% | 2.3 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to transit | 67.6% | 69.7% | 2.2 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to school | 46.0% | 35.7% | 10.3 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to a park | 83.4% | 73.2% | 10.2 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Walk to health | 39.0% | 26.0% | 13.0 pts higher in Kingborough |  |
| Intersections/km² | 5 | 4 | 2 higher in Kingborough |  |
| Mean slope | 11.5% | 8.5% | 3.0 pts higher in Kingborough |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601005/kingborough/vs/IARE601011/west-tamar-latrobe