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Canberra - North vs Canberra - South

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Canberra - North profile · Canberra - South profile

Canberra - North Canberra - South

Canberra - North and Canberra - South are two nearby parts of the capital with similar layouts. The most notable difference is in education, where First Nations Year 12 completion is well higher in Canberra - North at 62.8% compared to 54.0% in Canberra - South. Other gaps are small, with street connectivity a little higher in Canberra - North and the unemployment rate for First Nations people a little higher in Canberra - South.

These two areas have tracked very closely since 2011, remaining almost identical in many ways. Both are very walkable, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and about 80% within reach of groceries. They share similar First Nations profiles, with the typical age being 24 in both places and typical incomes sitting at around $1,000 for individuals.

First Nations

First Nations people in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +237 larger in Canberra - North
4,497 87th pct 4,260 86th pct
24 yrs 43rd pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +8.8 pts higher in Canberra - North
62.8% 100th pct 54.0% 92nd pct
Unemployment in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +1.2 pts higher in Canberra - South
6.6% 8th pct 7.7% 14th pct
Median income in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +$59 higher in Canberra - North
$1,024 100th pct $965 97th pct
Household income in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +$90 higher in Canberra - North
$2,337 97th pct $2,247 95th pct
Indigenous language in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.2 pts higher in Canberra - South
7.4% 56th pct 7.7% 57th pct

Walkability

7.0 89th pct 7.0 89th pct
Types ≤15 min in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.1 more in Canberra - South
6.5 87th pct 6.6 88th pct
15-min city in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +1.6 pts higher in Canberra - South
81.4% 83rd pct 83.0% 84th pct
Walk to shops in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.8 pts higher in Canberra - North
80.4% 82nd pct 79.6% 82nd pct
Walk to transit in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.8 pts higher in Canberra - North
98.4% 95th pct 97.6% 92nd pct
Walk to school in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +1.4 pts higher in Canberra - South
85.3% 80th pct 86.7% 82nd pct
99.5% 96th pct 99.5% 96th pct
Walk to health in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.5 pts higher in Canberra - South
63.6% 78th pct 64.1% 78th pct
Intersections/km² in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +12 higher in Canberra - North
140 87th pct 128 86th pct
Mean slope in Canberra - Northin Canberra - South +0.4 pts higher in Canberra - South
5.3% 58th pct 5.6% 65th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canberra - North vs Canberra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE801001/canberra-north/vs/IARE801002/canberra-south