# Alpurrurulam vs Urapuntja — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 339 km apart

Alpurrurulam and Urapuntja are two remote Northern Territory areas with very different layouts. Alpurrurulam is more concentrated, with 97.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, and health services. In contrast, Urapuntja is much more spread out across a larger area, and no homes are within a 15-minute walk of these services. Urapuntja has a larger First Nations population, with 479 people compared to 335 in Alpurrurulam, and it has a well higher typical First Nations household income of $1,100 compared to $811 in Alpurrurulam.

While Urapuntja has a higher typical income, the gap in First Nations unemployment is far higher in Urapuntja, where 44.6% are without work compared to 25.5% in Alpurrurulam. Both areas are very similar in other ways, such as having no homes within walking distance of public transport or parks. They also share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, with about 86% in Alpurrurulam and 88% in Urapuntja.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Alpurrurulam | Urapuntja | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 335 | 479 | 144 larger in Urapuntja |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Year 12 | 4.4% | 8.5% | 4.1 pts higher in Urapuntja |  |
| Unemployment | 25.5% | 44.6% | 19.2 pts higher in Urapuntja |  |
| Median income | $240 | $373 | $133 higher in Urapuntja |  |
| Household income | $811 | $1,100 | $289 higher in Urapuntja |  |
| Indigenous language | 86.0% | 87.9% | 1.9 pts higher in Urapuntja |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Alpurrurulam | Urapuntja | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 more in Alpurrurulam |  |
| 15-min city | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to shops | 97.3% | 0.0% | 97.3 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 97.3% | 0.0% | 97.3 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Walk to a park | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to health | 97.3% | 0.0% | 97.3 pts higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Intersections/km² | 3 | 0 | 3 higher in Alpurrurulam |  |
| Mean slope | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.6 pts higher in Urapuntja |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE707002/alpurrurulam/vs/IARE709012/urapuntja