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Cape York vs South-Western WA

Indigenous Region comparison ≈ 3,176 km apart · Cape York profile · South-Western WA profile

Cape York South-Western WA

Cape York and South-Western WA are both vast regions, but they differ sharply in their populations and layout. Cape York has a much higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 54.4%, compared to 6.5% in South-Western WA. Access to services also varies; South-Western WA is more walkable, with 38.6% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 51.7% near public transport, while Cape York has no homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport.

Everyday life in both regions is shaped by a similar landscape, with almost identical average terrain slopes. They also share similar education levels, as about 30% of First Nations residents in both areas have completed Year 12. While South-Western WA is generally more walkable, the two areas have tracked similarly over time in their school accessibility, with Cape York being slightly higher at 49.1% and South-Western WA at 45.8%.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +5,449 larger in South-Western WA
8,906 59th pct 14,355 71st pct
Median age in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +1 yrs older in Cape York
24 yrs 29th pct 23 yrs 14th pct
Year 12 in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +0.9 pts higher in Cape York
31.1% 58th pct 30.2% 55th pct
Unemployment in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +7.6 pts higher in Cape York
23.4% 71st pct 15.7% 52nd pct
Median income in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +$95 higher in South-Western WA
$402 31st pct $497 51st pct
Household income in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +$219 higher in South-Western WA
$1,140 22nd pct $1,359 57th pct
Indigenous language in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +47.8 pts higher in Cape York
54.4% 86th pct 6.5% 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +1.7 higher in South-Western WA
1.8 10th pct 3.5 42nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +1.3 more in South-Western WA
2.3 11th pct 3.6 33rd pct
15-min city in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +18.5 pts higher in South-Western WA
20.1% 11th pct 38.6% 30th pct
Walk to shops in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +4.9 pts higher in South-Western WA
34.3% 15th pct 39.3% 25th pct
Walk to transit in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +51.7 pts higher in South-Western WA
0.0% 0th pct 51.7% 56th pct
Walk to school in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +3.3 pts higher in Cape York
49.1% 29th pct 45.8% 25th pct
Walk to a park in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +33.6 pts higher in South-Western WA
36.2% 9th pct 69.8% 36th pct
Walk to health in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +3.1 pts higher in South-Western WA
25.6% 14th pct 28.6% 21st pct
Intersections/km² in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA even
0 26th pct 0 57th pct
Mean slope in Cape Yorkin South-Western WA +0.4 pts higher in Cape York
5.6% 72nd pct 5.3% 66th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cape York vs South-Western WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG303/cape-york/vs/IREG507/south-western-wa