# Douglas-Daly vs Elsey - Roper — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 275 km apart

Douglas-Daly and Elsey - Roper are both remote areas of the Northern Territory with strong First Nations populations. Elsey - Roper has a much higher proportion of people who speak a First Nations language at 93.1%, compared to 77.7% in Douglas-Daly. Access to local services varies between them; Douglas-Daly has far more homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed at 53.1% versus 15.1% in Elsey - Roper, while Elsey - Roper is far higher for homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (24.2% compared to 0.2%).

Both areas are mostly car-dependent, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. The gap in First Nations language use remains a significant difference, as Elsey - Roper is among the highest in the country at 81 points above the national figure. Other differences are smaller, such as First Nations typical personal income, which is a little higher in Elsey - Roper at $260 compared to $237 in Douglas-Daly.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Douglas-Daly | Elsey - Roper | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,307 | 1,612 | 305 larger in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 26 yrs | 2 yrs older in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Year 12 | 17.5% | 15.3% | 2.3 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Unemployment | 16.7% | 14.9% | 1.9 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Median income | $237 | $260 | $23 higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Household income | $994 | $1,176 | $182 higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Indigenous language | 77.7% | 93.1% | 15.4 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Douglas-Daly | Elsey - Roper | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 more in Douglas-Daly |  |
| 15-min city | 53.1% | 15.1% | 38.0 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Walk to shops | 0.2% | 24.2% | 24.0 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 53.1% | 61.1% | 8.0 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to a park | 54.0% | 45.4% | 8.5 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Walk to health | 52.6% | 45.0% | 7.6 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4 pts higher in Douglas-Daly |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE704001/douglas-daly/vs/IARE705003/elsey-roper