Clarence Valley vs Coffs Harbour - Nambucca

Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour - Nambucca are both large regional areas in New South Wales. Coffs Harbour - Nambucca is generally more accessible, with 65.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 54.3% in Clarence Valley. It also has far more street intersections per square kilometre. Education outcomes for First Nations people are well higher in Coffs Harbour - Nambucca, where 33.9% finished Year 12, compared to 26.9% in Clarence Valley, which is far below the national figure.

These two areas have tracked closely against each other since 2011, and they remain similar in some key ways. First Nations household incomes are nearly the same, and both areas are largely car-dependent. While Coffs Harbour - Nambucca has more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, and parks, both areas have roughly the same share of homes within a short walk of a school.