Lismore vs Tweed

Lismore and Tweed are two nearby areas in New South Wales that differ mostly in how easy they are to get around on foot. Tweed is more accessible, with 79.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 58.2% within reach of groceries, compared to 58.9% and 38.5% in Lismore. Tweed also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 4,329 people, while Lismore has 2,596. In contrast, Lismore is well higher for homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, at 41.7% compared to 35.2% in Tweed.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining quite alike in some key ways. Both have about the same share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, sitting just under 50%. The typical First Nations personal income is also very similar in both places, around $560 to $580.