# Rockhampton vs Tasmania — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 2,091 km apart

Rockhampton and Tasmania are both large, regional areas, but they differ sharply in how people get around. Tasmania is somewhat walkable, with 70.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 53.9% having a 15-minute-city walkshed. Rockhampton is mostly car-dependent, where only 16.6% of homes are near public transport and 37.0% have a 15-minute-city walkshed. In Rockhampton, First Nations residents are younger with a typical age of 22, and a higher share, 38.8%, have finished Year 12. In Tasmania, First Nations residents are noticeably older with a typical age of 25.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment, with Rockhampton at 14.9% and Tasmania at 10.0%. They also share very similar numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with Rockhampton at 29,507 and Tasmania at 30,041. Typical personal incomes for First Nations residents are also nearly the same, at $531 in Rockhampton and $562 in Tasmania.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Rockhampton | Tasmania | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 29,507 | 30,041 | 534 larger in Tasmania |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 25 yrs | 3 yrs older in Tasmania |  |
| Year 12 | 38.8% | 34.0% | 4.8 pts higher in Rockhampton |  |
| Unemployment | 14.9% | 10.0% | 4.9 pts higher in Rockhampton |  |
| Median income | $531 | $562 | $31 higher in Tasmania |  |
| Household income | $1,391 | $1,370 | $21 higher in Rockhampton |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.2% | 1.7% | 2.5 pts higher in Rockhampton |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Rockhampton | Tasmania | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.7 higher in Tasmania |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 more in Tasmania |  |
| 15-min city | 37.0% | 53.9% | 16.9 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Walk to shops | 41.0% | 53.4% | 12.4 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Walk to transit | 16.6% | 70.0% | 53.4 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Walk to school | 45.1% | 53.3% | 8.2 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Walk to a park | 66.5% | 78.6% | 12.0 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Walk to health | 30.4% | 39.3% | 8.8 pts higher in Tasmania |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 1 | 1 higher in Tasmania |  |
| Mean slope | 5.5% | 8.8% | 3.4 pts higher in Tasmania |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG305/rockhampton/vs/IREG601/tasmania