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Bega Valley vs Gippsland

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 162 km apart · Bega Valley profile · Gippsland profile

Bega Valley Gippsland

Bega Valley and Gippsland are both large regional areas, though Gippsland has a far larger First Nations population with 2,607 people compared to 1,386 in Bega Valley. Bega Valley is generally easier to get around on foot, with more homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, public transport, and health services. It is also a hillier landscape, with a mean terrain slope of 10.1% compared to 4.8% in Gippsland.

Both areas are mostly car-dependent and have about the same share of homes near groceries. While Bega Valley has slightly higher First Nations Year 12 completion rates, the gap in typical personal income for First Nations residents is small, with Gippsland's being a little higher at $534 compared to $492 in Bega Valley.

First Nations

First Nations people in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +1,221 larger in Gippsland
1,386 60th pct 2,607 78th pct
Median age in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +2 yrs older in Gippsland
22 yrs 14th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +1.8 pts higher in Bega Valley
30.6% 44th pct 28.8% 38th pct
Unemployment in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +2.8 pts higher in Gippsland
8.6% 20th pct 11.4% 41st pct
Median income in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +$42 higher in Gippsland
$492 37th pct $534 50th pct
Household income in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +$49 higher in Bega Valley
$1,347 47th pct $1,298 41st pct
Indigenous language in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +1.0 pts higher in Bega Valley
3.9% 29th pct 2.9% 16th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +0.4 higher in Bega Valley
3.6 46th pct 3.3 37th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +0.3 more in Bega Valley
3.6 39th pct 3.3 32nd pct
15-min city in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +4.3 pts higher in Bega Valley
39.9% 38th pct 35.5% 32nd pct
Walk to shops in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +0.4 pts higher in Bega Valley
41.3% 38th pct 40.8% 37th pct
Walk to transit in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +6.6 pts higher in Bega Valley
51.9% 54th pct 45.3% 51st pct
Walk to school in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +4.1 pts higher in Gippsland
37.5% 21st pct 41.6% 26th pct
Walk to a park in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +6.8 pts higher in Bega Valley
65.8% 39th pct 59.0% 28th pct
Walk to health in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +4.5 pts higher in Bega Valley
34.9% 44th pct 30.4% 34th pct
Intersections/km² in Bega Valleyin Gippsland even
1 40th pct 1 37th pct
Mean slope in Bega Valleyin Gippsland +5.3 pts higher in Bega Valley
10.1% 97th pct 4.8% 50th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bega Valley vs Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE106001/bega-valley/vs/IARE202007/gippsland