# Tumut vs Gippsland — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 212 km apart

Tumut and Gippsland are both regional areas, but they offer different levels of local access. Tumut is more walkable for daily needs, with 64.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 41.6% in Gippsland. This accessibility extends to parks, where Tumut's share of homes within a 15-minute walk is far higher at 75.5% versus 59.0% in Gippsland. In contrast, Gippsland provides better access to transit, with 45.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, far higher than the 23.9% seen in Tumut.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, and they share very similar economic profiles for First Nations residents. Typical personal incomes for First Nations people are almost identical in both places, at $534 in Gippsland and $529 in Tumut. While Gippsland has a far larger First Nations population with 2,607 people, Tumut has a well higher share of people who speak a First Nations language at 7.2%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Tumut | Gippsland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 734 | 2,607 | 1,873 larger in Gippsland |  |
| Median age | 22 yrs | 24 yrs | 2 yrs older in Gippsland |  |
| Year 12 | 31.0% | 28.8% | 2.2 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Unemployment | 13.7% | 11.4% | 2.3 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Median income | $529 | $534 | $5 higher in Gippsland |  |
| Household income | $1,329 | $1,298 | $31 higher in Tumut |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.2% | 2.9% | 4.3 pts higher in Tumut |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Tumut | Gippsland | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 higher in Tumut |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 more in Tumut |  |
| 15-min city | 54.4% | 35.5% | 18.9 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Walk to shops | 49.3% | 40.8% | 8.5 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Walk to transit | 23.9% | 45.3% | 21.3 pts higher in Gippsland |  |
| Walk to school | 64.1% | 41.6% | 22.4 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Walk to a park | 75.5% | 59.0% | 16.5 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Walk to health | 34.7% | 30.4% | 4.3 pts higher in Tumut |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 1 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 8.5% | 4.8% | 3.7 pts higher in Tumut |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105019/tumut/vs/IARE202007/gippsland