Gundagai - Junee - Harden vs Wagga Wagga

Gundagai - Junee - Harden and Wagga Wagga are two regional areas in New South Wales separated by about 52 km. Wagga Wagga is much more walkable, with a score of 4.7 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.3 (mostly car-dependent) in Gundagai - Junee - Harden. This is seen in the gaps for local access; for example, 74.9% of Wagga Wagga homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 38.5% of homes in Gundagai - Junee - Harden are. There is also a large difference in education for First Nations people, with 36.2% in Wagga Wagga finishing Year 12 compared to 16.9% in Gundagai - Junee - Harden.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in some respects, such as First Nations household income, which is nearly the same in both places. While Wagga Wagga has a far larger First Nations population, the typical age of First Nations residents is noticeably older in Gundagai - Junee - Harden at 28, compared to 21 in Wagga Wagga.