Kyogle vs Tweed

Kyogle and Tweed are two regional New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Tweed is more walkable, with a score of 4.9 (somewhat walkable), while Kyogle is 2.8 (mostly car-dependent). This is seen in the accessibility of local services: 79.9% of Tweed homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 58.2% are near groceries, compared to 41.8% and 31.8% in Kyogle. There are also significant differences for First Nations residents. In Tweed, 39.7% finished Year 12, whereas in Kyogle, that figure is 26.0%, which is far below the national average.

These differences in First Nations outcomes are widening, as the gap in typical personal income is now well higher in Tweed at $582, compared to $412 in Kyogle. Despite these contrasts, the two areas are very similar in the share of people who speak a First Nations language, with Kyogle at 4.8% and Tweed at 5.4%.