# Elsey - Roper vs Gulf — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 290 km apart

Elsey - Roper and Gulf are two sparsely populated areas in the Northern Territory separated by about 290 km. Elsey - Roper is more walkable, with 61.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 45% near health services, while Gulf has no homes within that distance of either. First Nations residents in Gulf face much higher unemployment at 43.0%, compared to 14.9% in Elsey - Roper. Conversely, First Nations languages are more common in Elsey - Roper, where 93.1% of people speak one, compared to 82.1% in Gulf.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for First Nations unemployment, though Gulf is far above it. They share similar economic conditions, with the typical First Nations personal income being almost the same in both places, at $260 in Elsey - Roper and $250 in Gulf. Neither area has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and both are largely car-dependent.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Elsey - Roper | Gulf | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,612 | 1,012 | 600 larger in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 23 yrs | 3 yrs older in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Year 12 | 15.3% | 17.9% | 2.7 pts higher in Gulf |  |
| Unemployment | 14.9% | 43.0% | 28.1 pts higher in Gulf |  |
| Median income | $260 | $250 | $10 higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Household income | $1,176 | $1,309 | $133 higher in Gulf |  |
| Indigenous language | 93.1% | 82.1% | 11.0 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Elsey - Roper | Gulf | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 more in Elsey - Roper |  |
| 15-min city | 15.1% | 0.0% | 15.1 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to shops | 24.2% | 2.2% | 22.0 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 61.1% | 0.0% | 61.1 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to a park | 45.4% | 2.2% | 43.2 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Walk to health | 45.0% | 0.0% | 45.0 pts higher in Elsey - Roper |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.1% | 6.2% | 3.1 pts higher in Gulf |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE705003/elsey-roper/vs/IARE705004/gulf