# Port Augusta vs West Kimberley — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 1,763 km apart

Port Augusta and West Kimberley are two distant regional areas with very different community profiles. West Kimberley has a much larger proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at 54.2% compared to 30.4% in Port Augusta. Port Augusta has a far larger First Nations population overall, with 8,299 people, but the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher there at 22.4%, compared to 14.0% in West Kimberley. Access to services also differs; for example, 52.4% of homes in Port Augusta are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while 0.0% of homes in West Kimberley have that access.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining mostly car-dependent with nearly identical rates of Year 12 completion for First Nations students at around 22%. They also share similar landscape features, such as a nearly identical mean terrain slope. While West Kimberley has more homes within walking distance of parks and groceries, both areas provide a similar number of different amenity types within a 15-minute walk.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Port Augusta | West Kimberley | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 8,299 | 4,238 | 4,061 larger in Port Augusta |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 27 yrs | 1 yrs older in West Kimberley |  |
| Year 12 | 21.9% | 21.5% | 0.4 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Unemployment | 22.4% | 14.0% | 8.4 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Median income | $392 | $324 | $68 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Household income | $1,020 | $842 | $178 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Indigenous language | 30.4% | 54.2% | 23.8 pts higher in West Kimberley |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Port Augusta | West Kimberley | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 more in Port Augusta |  |
| 15-min city | 47.5% | 45.6% | 1.9 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to shops | 44.6% | 57.3% | 12.7 pts higher in West Kimberley |  |
| Walk to transit | 52.4% | 0.0% | 52.4 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to school | 56.2% | 54.5% | 1.7 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |
| Walk to a park | 64.3% | 83.0% | 18.7 pts higher in West Kimberley |  |
| Walk to health | 37.6% | 44.1% | 6.5 pts higher in West Kimberley |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.3 pts higher in Port Augusta |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG402/port-augusta/vs/IREG508/west-kimberley