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Narromine vs Peak Hill

Indigenous Location comparison ≈ 55 km apart · Narromine profile · Peak Hill profile

Narromine Peak Hill

Narromine and Peak Hill are two country towns about 55 km apart. Peak Hill is more walkable, with a score of 7.3 (very walkable) compared to Narromine's 5.8 (somewhat walkable). This is seen in how many people can walk to basics; for example, 93.7% of Peak Hill homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is far higher than the 61.4% in Narromine. Narromine has a far larger First Nations population, with 895 people, and these residents earn well more than those in Peak Hill, with a typical household income of $1,359 compared to $1,028.

While the two towns share similar rates of people speaking a First Nations language, the gap in First Nations unemployment is wide and stark. In Peak Hill, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is 26.7%, which is far higher than the 12.0% found in Narromine. Both towns also have similar access to public transport, with about 86% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop.

First Nations

First Nations people in Narrominein Peak Hill +634 larger in Narromine
895 75th pct 261 35th pct
Median age in Narrominein Peak Hill +5 yrs older in Peak Hill
23 yrs 29th pct 28 yrs 76th pct
Year 12 in Narrominein Peak Hill +2.4 pts higher in Peak Hill
30.5% 45th pct 32.9% 53rd pct
Unemployment in Narrominein Peak Hill +14.6 pts higher in Peak Hill
12.0% 50th pct 26.7% 87th pct
Median income in Narrominein Peak Hill +$140 higher in Narromine
$595 66th pct $455 32nd pct
Household income in Narrominein Peak Hill +$331 higher in Narromine
$1,359 53rd pct $1,028 25th pct
Indigenous language in Narrominein Peak Hill +0.6 pts higher in Narromine
2.9% 18th pct 2.3% 13th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Narrominein Peak Hill +1.5 higher in Peak Hill
5.8 74th pct 7.3 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Narrominein Peak Hill +1.6 more in Peak Hill
6.1 78th pct 7.7 98th pct
15-min city in Narrominein Peak Hill +21.8 pts higher in Peak Hill
73.4% 71st pct 95.2% 90th pct
Walk to shops in Narrominein Peak Hill +32.2 pts higher in Peak Hill
61.4% 59th pct 93.7% 88th pct
Walk to transit in Narrominein Peak Hill +0.7 pts higher in Peak Hill
85.9% 68th pct 86.6% 69th pct
Walk to school in Narrominein Peak Hill +19.0 pts higher in Peak Hill
79.6% 66th pct 98.6% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Narrominein Peak Hill +8.1 pts higher in Peak Hill
90.5% 56th pct 98.6% 76th pct
Walk to health in Narrominein Peak Hill +17.1 pts higher in Peak Hill
81.4% 83rd pct 98.5% 98th pct
Intersections/km² in Narrominein Peak Hill +15 higher in Peak Hill
19 54th pct 34 61st pct
Mean slope in Narrominein Peak Hill +1.8 pts higher in Peak Hill
1.9% 0th pct 3.7% 36th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Narromine vs Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iloc/ILOC10100401/narromine/vs/ILOC10100503/peak-hill