# Dubbo vs Jabiru - Tiwi — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 2,675 km apart

Dubbo and Jabiru - Tiwi are both large regional areas, but they differ sharply in their First Nations profiles. In Jabiru - Tiwi, 89.4% of the population speaks a First Nations language, while the figure in Dubbo is just 2.7%. Economic gaps are also wide; the typical First Nations personal income in Dubbo is $606, which is far higher than the $232 seen in Jabiru - Tiwi. This is consistent with a much lower unemployment rate for First Nations people in Dubbo (10.4%) compared to Jabiru - Tiwi (33.6%).

These differences in daily life extend to how people get around. Dubbo is somewhat walkable, with 61.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas Jabiru - Tiwi is mostly car-dependent with no homes having that same access. While the two areas share a very similar flat terrain, the gap in walkability and access to transport remains a major divide between these two distant locations.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Dubbo | Jabiru - Tiwi | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 14,624 | 10,336 | 4,288 larger in Dubbo |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 26 yrs | 3 yrs older in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Year 12 | 30.7% | 24.5% | 6.3 pts higher in Dubbo |  |
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 33.6% | 23.1 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Median income | $606 | $232 | $374 higher in Dubbo |  |
| Household income | $1,413 | $950 | $463 higher in Dubbo |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.7% | 89.4% | 86.7 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Dubbo | Jabiru - Tiwi | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 higher in Dubbo |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.9 more in Dubbo |  |
| 15-min city | 52.7% | 50.5% | 2.2 pts higher in Dubbo |  |
| Walk to shops | 47.5% | 54.9% | 7.4 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Walk to transit | 61.5% | 0.0% | 61.5 pts higher in Dubbo |  |
| Walk to school | 60.8% | 62.2% | 1.4 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Walk to a park | 71.4% | 61.6% | 9.8 pts higher in Dubbo |  |
| Walk to health | 40.3% | 50.5% | 10.3 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.6% | 3.8% | 0.1 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG101/dubbo/vs/IREG704/jabiru-tiwi