# Christmas Island vs Cocos (Keeling) Islands — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 976 km apart

Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands are remote territories with very different landscapes. Christmas Island has a much steeper terrain, with a mean slope of 15.6% compared to just 2.8% for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Access to local services varies significantly; 30.9% of homes on Christmas Island are within a 15-minute walk of health services, while Cocos (Keeling) Islands has 0.0%. However, Cocos (Keeling) Islands is far more walkable for other needs, with 66.0% of homes near a park and 29.2% near a school, compared to 40.5% and 10.7% on Christmas Island.

Both territories are mostly car-dependent and have no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. The gap in how many homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed is narrowing, with Cocos (Keeling) Islands now only a little higher at 29.2% compared to 26.6% on Christmas Island. While both have similar numbers of amenity types within a short walk, Cocos (Keeling) Islands has far more street intersections per square kilometre.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Christmas Island | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 10 | 0 | 10 larger in Christmas Island |  |
| Median age | 60 yrs | — |  |  |
| Median income | $999 | — |  |  |
| Household income | $4,750 | — |  |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Christmas Island | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 more in Christmas Island |  |
| 15-min city | 26.6% | 29.2% | 2.6 pts higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Walk to shops | 83.4% | 94.5% | 11.1 pts higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |  |
| Walk to school | 10.7% | 29.2% | 18.5 pts higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Walk to a park | 40.5% | 66.0% | 25.5 pts higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Walk to health | 30.9% | 0.0% | 30.9 pts higher in Christmas Island |  |
| Intersections/km² | 4 | 16 | 12 higher in Cocos (Keeling) Islands |  |
| Mean slope | 15.6% | 2.8% | 12.8 pts higher in Christmas Island |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE901001/christmas-island/vs/IARE901002/cocos-islands