Blacktown vs Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury and Blacktown are two very different landscapes. Blacktown is far more walkable, with a score of 5.9 (somewhat walkable) compared to Hawkesbury's 3.7 (mostly car-dependent). This is seen in daily access to essentials: 68.6% of Blacktown homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 29% of Hawkesbury homes are. Blacktown also has much higher street connectivity, with 166 intersections per square kilometre against just 2 in Hawkesbury. While Blacktown has a far larger First Nations population, Hawkesbury has a well higher typical household income for First Nations people at $1,939.

Both areas share a very similar First Nations profile in other ways, such as a typical age of 22 and about 3% of people speaking a First Nations language. This common ground exists alongside a divide in accessibility that remains stark. For example, 96.8% of homes in Blacktown are within a 15-minute walk of a park, which is far higher than the 62.2% of homes in Hawkesbury.