Randwick - La Perouse vs Sydney - Lower North

Randwick - La Perouse and Sydney - Lower North are two nearby urban areas with distinct profiles for their First Nations residents. Randwick - La Perouse has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 2,354 people, compared to 719 in Sydney - Lower North. However, First Nations residents in Sydney - Lower North have a far higher typical personal income of $1,176, and a far higher Year 12 completion rate of 73.6% compared to 47.6% in Randwick - La Perouse.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment, which is a little higher in Randwick - La Perouse at 7.3% than in Sydney - Lower North at 6.2%. They are also remarkably similar in their design; both are a walker's paradise with a walkability score of 8.7. Nearly every home in both areas is within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of a park.