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

Indigenous Area comparison · about 74 km apart

Meander Valley - Kentish and Tasmania - West Coast are both large regions in Tasmania, but they differ significantly in how easy it is to get around without a car. Tasmania - West Coast is more walkable, with a score of 4.4 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.3 (mostly car-dependent) in Meander Valley - Kentish. This is seen in the fact that far more people in Tasmania - West Coast live within a 15-minute walk of health services (42.3% versus 20.1%) and schools (53.3% versus 32.5%). Tasmania - West Coast also has a far larger First Nations population, with 4,738 people.

These two areas are very similar when it comes to the lives of their First Nations residents. Typical personal incomes are almost identical at $557 in Tasmania - West Coast and $552 in Meander Valley - Kentish, while unemployment rates are nearly the same (9.0% and 8.7%). The landscape is also comparable, with both regions having a similar mean terrain slope of around 7% to 8%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Meander Valley - Kentish | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,170 | 4,738 | 3,568 larger in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Median age | 28 yrs | 25 yrs | 3 yrs older in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Year 12 | 28.4% | 30.1% | 1.7 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Unemployment | 8.7% | 9.0% | 0.3 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Median income | $552 | $557 | $5 higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Household income | $1,395 | $1,340 | $55 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2 pts higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Meander Valley - Kentish | Tasmania - West Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 more in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| 15-min city | 42.2% | 54.1% | 11.9 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to shops | 46.1% | 52.7% | 6.6 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to transit | 49.1% | 61.0% | 11.9 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to school | 32.5% | 53.3% | 20.9 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to a park | 57.1% | 72.6% | 15.5 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Walk to health | 20.1% | 42.3% | 22.2 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 0 | 0 higher in Meander Valley - Kentish |  |
| Mean slope | 7.4% | 7.9% | 0.5 pts higher in Tasmania - West Coast |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601007/meander-valley-kentish/vs/IARE601010/tasmania-west-coast