Wyong vs Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai

Wyong and Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai are two New South Wales areas with very different layouts and levels of accessibility. Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai is very walkable, with 82.1% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (71.8% compared to 32.7% in Wyong). Wyong has a far larger First Nations population, totaling 10,983 people, whereas Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai has 1,241. Educational outcomes for First Nations residents also differ, with Year 12 completion far higher in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai at 63.1% compared to 34.5% in Wyong.

Both areas have remained similar in their access to public transport, with about 95% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. While they share this ease of transit, they have tracked differently in other ways since 2011. For example, the gap in First Nations unemployment has remained significant, as the rate is well higher in Wyong at 10.6% compared to 5.8% in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai.