Tom Price vs Roebourne

Tom Price and Roebourne are two regional Western Australian towns with very different profiles for their First Nations residents. In Tom Price, First Nations people are much more likely to have finished Year 12 (47.9%) and have far higher typical household incomes of $3,014. In contrast, Roebourne has a much higher share of people who speak a First Nations language (59.6%) and a much higher First Nations unemployment rate of 25.6%, while the typical First Nations resident there is far older at 35.

Both towns have tracked similarly since 2011, with neither seeing a major shift in their general layout. They are both mostly car-dependent and share a similar terrain slope. While Roebourne has far more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport (79.3% compared to 0.0% in Tom Price), Tom Price has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries and health services.