Dubbo vs Mudgee

Dubbo and Mudgee are both regional centres in New South Wales, but they differ greatly in how people get around. Dubbo is somewhat walkable, with a walkability score of 5.0, while Mudgee is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.0. This is seen in the local infrastructure; 82.9% of Dubbo homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, compared to just 42.9% in Mudgee. Dubbo also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 7,079 people compared to 1,869 in Mudgee.

Both areas share very similar profiles for their First Nations residents, including a typical age of 22 and a similar rate of people speaking a First Nations language, between 2.6% and 3.1%. These figures sit near the national patterns for these groups. While Dubbo has far more walkable amenities, the gap in First Nations school completion is small, with 33.8% in Dubbo and 32.1% in Mudgee.