Port Stephens vs Singleton

Port Stephens and Singleton are both New South Wales regions, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Port Stephens is more walkable, with a score of 4.5 (somewhat walkable) compared to 2.9 (mostly car-dependent) in Singleton. This is seen in the daily commute and errands: 83.7% of Port Stephens homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 53.1% of Singleton homes have the same access. Port Stephens also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks (83.3% versus 60.3%) and groceries (42.4% versus 22.8%).

Both areas share similar landscapes and a small percentage of people who speak a First Nations language. In both places, about 2.7% of the population speaks a First Nations language, and the terrain has a similar average slope. While Port Stephens has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 4,896 people, the two areas are closer in other First Nations statistics. For example, the typical age of First Nations residents is nearly the same, at 22 in Port Stephens and 21 in Singleton.