Snowy - Monaro vs Canberra - North

Snowy - Monaro and Canberra - North are two very different environments. Canberra - North is very walkable, with 81.4% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 98.4% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Snowy - Monaro is somewhat walkable, with 49.7% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 60.5% within walking distance of public transport. Canberra - North also has a far higher share of First Nations people completing Year 12, at 62.8% compared to 43.5% in Snowy - Monaro.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in some key respects. They share a very similar First Nations median age of 24 years and almost identical unemployment rates for First Nations people, at 5.8% in Snowy - Monaro and 6.6% in Canberra - North. Typical First Nations household incomes are also closely matched, at $2,166 in Snowy - Monaro and $2,337 in Canberra - North.