# Toowoomba - Roma vs Adelaide — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 1,048 km apart

Toowoomba - Roma and Adelaide are both large regional areas, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Adelaide is far more walkable, with a score of 5.7 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.2 (mostly car-dependent) in Toowoomba - Roma. This is seen in the homes near essential services; for example, 79.2% of Adelaide homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 27.7% of homes in Toowoomba - Roma have the same access. Adelaide also has a larger First Nations population, with 31,232 people compared to 22,881 in Toowoomba - Roma.

Both areas share very similar financial profiles for First Nations residents, with typical personal incomes of $532 in Adelaide and $528 in Toowoomba - Roma. They also track closely in other First Nations outcomes, such as Year 12 completion rates and unemployment. While Adelaide's layout is much more connected, with more intersections per square kilometre, Toowoomba - Roma has a slightly higher mean terrain slope of 5.8% compared to 4.6% in Adelaide.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Toowoomba - Roma | Adelaide | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 22,881 | 31,232 | 8,351 larger in Adelaide |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 23 yrs | 1 yrs older in Adelaide |  |
| Year 12 | 36.8% | 39.4% | 2.7 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Unemployment | 12.8% | 14.1% | 1.2 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Median income | $528 | $532 | $4 higher in Adelaide |  |
| Household income | $1,317 | $1,337 | $20 higher in Adelaide |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.3% | 8.0% | 4.7 pts higher in Adelaide |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Toowoomba - Roma | Adelaide | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.5 higher in Adelaide |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.3 | 5.5 | 2.2 more in Adelaide |  |
| 15-min city | 40.4% | 69.4% | 29.0 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Walk to shops | 40.7% | 66.8% | 26.1 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Walk to transit | 27.7% | 79.2% | 51.5 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Walk to school | 46.6% | 70.3% | 23.7 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Walk to a park | 60.5% | 87.1% | 26.6 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Walk to health | 31.5% | 54.3% | 22.8 pts higher in Adelaide |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 3 | 3 higher in Adelaide |  |
| Mean slope | 5.8% | 4.6% | 1.2 pts higher in Toowoomba - Roma |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG306/toowoomba-roma/vs/IREG401/adelaide