# Kalgoorlie vs Jabiru - Tiwi — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 1,850 km apart

Kalgoorlie and Jabiru - Tiwi are remote areas with very different profiles. Jabiru - Tiwi has a much larger First Nations population, with 89.4% of people speaking a First Nations language and an unemployment rate of 33.6%. Kalgoorlie is more walkable, with a score of 4.2 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.8 (mostly car-dependent) in Jabiru - Tiwi. Income levels for First Nations people are also quite different, with a typical personal income of $411 in Kalgoorlie, which is far higher than the $232 seen in Jabiru - Tiwi.

Both areas have tracked similarly in some respects since 2011, and they share several everyday features. Residents in both places are almost equally likely to live within a 15-minute walk of a school (around 62%) or a grocery store (about 55%). The typical age of First Nations people is exactly the same in both areas at 26 years, which is well below the national figure.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Kalgoorlie | Jabiru - Tiwi | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 5,221 | 10,336 | 5,115 larger in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 26 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 23.0% | 24.5% | 1.4 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Unemployment | 17.0% | 33.6% | 16.5 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Median income | $411 | $232 | $179 higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Household income | $1,289 | $950 | $339 higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Indigenous language | 35.8% | 89.4% | 53.6 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Kalgoorlie | Jabiru - Tiwi | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 more in Kalgoorlie |  |
| 15-min city | 46.7% | 50.5% | 3.7 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Walk to shops | 55.4% | 54.9% | 0.5 pts higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Walk to transit | 61.2% | 0.0% | 61.2 pts higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Walk to school | 62.3% | 62.2% |  |  |
| Walk to a park | 74.1% | 61.6% | 12.5 pts higher in Kalgoorlie |  |
| Walk to health | 32.8% | 50.5% | 17.7 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.5 pts higher in Jabiru - Tiwi |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG503/kalgoorlie/vs/IREG704/jabiru-tiwi