# Meander Valley - Kentish vs Tasmania - North-East Coast — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 135 km apart

Meander Valley - Kentish and Tasmania - North-East Coast are both large, regional areas in Tasmania. Meander Valley - Kentish is more walkable, with a 15-minute-city walkshed for 42.2% of homes compared to 30.5% in Tasmania - North-East Coast. This is seen in the higher access to groceries (46.1% versus 34.2%) and public transport (49.1% versus 30.3%) in Meander Valley - Kentish. First Nations household incomes are also well higher in Meander Valley - Kentish, where the typical income is $1,395, compared to $1,082 in Tasmania - North-East Coast.

These two places share a similar number of First Nations residents and nearly identical terrain slopes. While both areas are mostly car-dependent, the gap in walkability is slowly widening, as Meander Valley - Kentish has slightly improved its standing over Tasmania - North-East Coast. Both areas also see a small share of their population speaking a First Nations language, sitting between 1.7% and 2.1%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Meander Valley - Kentish | Tasmania - North-East Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,170 | 1,088 | 82 larger in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Median age | 28 yrs | 27 yrs | 1 yrs older in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Year 12 | 28.4% | 29.6% | 1.3 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Unemployment | 8.7% | 11.6% | 2.9 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Median income | $552 | $469 | $83 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Household income | $1,395 | $1,082 | $313 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Meander Valley - Kentish | Tasmania - North-East Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 more in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| 15-min city | 42.2% | 30.5% | 11.7 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to shops | 46.1% | 34.2% | 11.9 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to transit | 49.1% | 30.3% | 18.8 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to school | 32.5% | 27.3% | 5.2 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Walk to a park | 57.1% | 64.3% | 7.2 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Walk to health | 20.1% | 22.6% | 2.6 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 7.4% | 7.1% | 0.2 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601007/meander-valley-kentish/vs/IARE601008/tasmania-north-east-coast