Central Murray vs Swan Hill

Central Murray and Swan Hill are both regional areas, but they differ significantly in how people get around. Swan Hill is more accessible, with a walkability score of 4.8 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) in Central Murray. This is seen in the local amenities, where 64.5% of Swan Hill homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, far higher than the 25.9% found in Central Murray. Swan Hill also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, at 84.6% compared to 63.2% in Central Murray.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining very similar levels of school access and terrain slope. They also share a similar rate of First Nations Year 12 completion, which sits at around 30% for both. While Swan Hill has a larger First Nations population, Central Murray has a much lower First Nations unemployment rate of 8.2%, which is well below the national figure.