# South-Eastern NSW vs Torres Strait — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 2,962 km apart

South-Eastern NSW and Torres Strait are far-apart regions with very different cultural and physical landscapes. Torres Strait has a much stronger connection to First Nations languages, with 82.4% of people speaking one, compared to 3.7% in South-Eastern NSW. Year 12 completion among First Nations people is also far higher in Torres Strait at 52.8%, while it is 33.0% in South-Eastern NSW. In contrast, South-Eastern NSW is more walkable; 65.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while no homes in Torres Strait have this access.

Both regions share very similar First Nations unemployment rates, which sit at around 9%. This commonality exists alongside other differences, such as South-Eastern NSW having a larger First Nations population of 17,504 people compared to 6,093 in Torres Strait. While both are mostly car-dependent, South-Eastern NSW has a higher walkability score of 3.9, whereas Torres Strait scores 2.1.

## First Nations

| Statistic | South-Eastern NSW | Torres Strait | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 17,504 | 6,093 | 11,411 larger in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 25 yrs | 1 yrs older in Torres Strait |  |
| Year 12 | 33.0% | 52.8% | 19.9 pts higher in Torres Strait |  |
| Unemployment | 9.0% | 9.1% | 0.1 pts higher in Torres Strait |  |
| Median income | $584 | $470 | $114 higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Household income | $1,501 | $1,201 | $300 higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.7% | 82.4% | 78.6 pts higher in Torres Strait |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | South-Eastern NSW | Torres Strait | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 more in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| 15-min city | 42.6% | 24.8% | 17.8 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Walk to shops | 41.0% | 24.5% | 16.6 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Walk to transit | 65.2% | 0.0% | 65.2 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Walk to school | 41.2% | 26.2% | 15.0 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Walk to a park | 72.0% | 67.4% | 4.6 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Walk to health | 32.7% | 16.7% | 16.0 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.5 pts higher in South-Eastern NSW |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG106/south-eastern-nsw/vs/IREG307/torres-strait