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Merredin vs Pingelly

Indigenous Location comparison ≈ 130 km apart · Merredin profile · Pingelly profile

Merredin Pingelly

Merredin and Pingelly are two rural Western Australian hubs located about 130 km apart. Merredin has a far larger First Nations population, with 232 people compared to 104 in Pingelly. In Merredin, First Nations residents are far younger, with a typical age of 22 compared to 32 in Pingelly. Educational outcomes also differ significantly, as Year 12 completion for First Nations people is far higher in Merredin at 30.7%, while it is only 10.8% in Pingelly.

Both areas are largely car-dependent, although Pingelly is somewhat walkable and has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (64.4%) and public transport (39.5%) than Merredin. This higher accessibility in Pingelly extends to health services and schools. While First Nations household income is far higher in Merredin at $1,190, both areas sit well below the national figure.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Merredinin Pingelly +128 larger in Merredin
232 32nd pct 104 13th pct
Median age in Merredinin Pingelly +10 yrs older in Pingelly
22 yrs 21st pct 32 yrs 88th pct
Year 12 in Merredinin Pingelly +19.9 pts higher in Merredin
30.7% 46th pct 10.8% 7th pct
Unemployment in Merredinin Pingelly +4.1 pts higher in Pingelly
21.8% 81st pct 25.9% 86th pct
Median income in Merredinin Pingelly +$92 higher in Merredin
$512 47th pct $420 26th pct
Household income in Merredinin Pingelly +$451 higher in Merredin
$1,190 38th pct $739 8th pct
Indigenous language in Merredinin Pingelly +7.0 pts higher in Pingelly
6.5% 47th pct 13.5% 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Merredinin Pingelly +0.9 higher in Pingelly
3.5 44th pct 4.5 56th pct
Types ≤15 min in Merredinin Pingelly +1.3 more in Pingelly
3.9 45th pct 5.2 66th pct
15-min city in Merredinin Pingelly +20.2 pts higher in Pingelly
44.5% 46th pct 64.7% 64th pct
Walk to shops in Merredinin Pingelly +21.7 pts higher in Pingelly
42.7% 41st pct 64.4% 62nd pct
Walk to transit in Merredinin Pingelly +27.8 pts higher in Pingelly
11.6% 34th pct 39.5% 47th pct
Walk to school in Merredinin Pingelly +9.3 pts higher in Pingelly
53.9% 40th pct 63.2% 49th pct
Walk to a park in Merredinin Pingelly +4.6 pts higher in Pingelly
65.8% 36th pct 70.4% 39th pct
Walk to health in Merredinin Pingelly +13.6 pts higher in Pingelly
50.7% 62nd pct 64.3% 73rd pct
Intersections/km² in Merredinin Pingelly even
0 16th pct 0 16th pct
Mean slope in Merredinin Pingelly +1.8 pts higher in Pingelly
3.1% 20th pct 4.9% 57th pct

Compare Merredin with nearby areas

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Compare Pingelly with nearby areas

Brookton Beverley Quairading Narrogin - Wagin York Murray - Boddington Northam Kellerberrin

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Merredin vs Pingelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iloc/ILOC50700501/merredin/vs/ILOC50700703/pingelly