Deniliquin - Murray vs Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira

Deniliquin - Murray and Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira are two large regional areas separated by about 76 km. Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 4,501 people compared to 743 in Deniliquin - Murray. Access to services varies between the two; homes in Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira are far more likely to be within a 15-minute walk of health services (37.3% versus 13.4%) and groceries (52.1% versus 40.6%). In contrast, public transport is more accessible in Deniliquin - Murray, where 67.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop, compared to 56.4% in Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira.

Both areas share a very similar walkability score, sitting close to each other in terms of how easy it is to get around. They are also alike in their First Nations communities, with the same typical age of 23 years and nearly identical Year 12 completion rates of around 30%. While Campaspe - Shepparton - Moira has a higher share of people who speak a First Nations language, the typical household income and unemployment rates for First Nations people are almost the same across both regions.