Bogan vs Narromine

Bogan and Narromine are two rural New South Wales areas located about 126 km apart. Narromine is more walkable, with a score of 4.1 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) in Bogan. Residents in Narromine also have better access to local services, with 56.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 58% within 15 minutes of schools and health services, whereas Bogan sees 31.1% and 45.5% respectively. Narromine has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,310 people compared to 440 in Bogan.

Both areas share similar terrain and a nearly identical share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed at around 54%. This figure sits close to the national average for areas of this type. While Narromine has a higher First Nations unemployment rate at 11.5%, Bogan's rate is much lower at 7.0%, which is well below the national figure. The two areas also track closely in other respects, such as the typical age of First Nations residents, which is 23 in both places.