Upper Murray vs Wodonga

Upper Murray and Wodonga are both large regions, but they offer very different levels of accessibility. Wodonga is more walkable, with a score of 4.7 (somewhat walkable), while Upper Murray is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.7. This is reflected in the local amenities; for example, 57.3% of Wodonga homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, which is far higher than the 28.6% found in Upper Murray. Wodonga also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,566 people compared to 1,016 in Upper Murray.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to how many homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, at around 43% to 44%. This shared access to healthcare exists alongside other similarities in the First Nations community, such as typical household incomes and unemployment rates. While Wodonga has a higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations residents, the two areas have tracked similarly in several key financial and language measures.