Rockdale vs Sutherland Shire

Rockdale and Sutherland Shire are nearby areas with different layouts. Rockdale is a walker's paradise, where 98.4% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and 85.3% are within a 15-minute walk of health services. Sutherland Shire is also very walkable, though it has a lower walkshed share of 85.6% and 71.2% of homes near health services. Rockdale has far higher street connectivity with 188 intersections per square kilometre, compared to 54 in Sutherland Shire. Sutherland Shire has a far larger First Nations population with 3,273 people, while Rockdale has 863.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations Year 12 completion, with about 55% of students finishing school. They also share a similar usual personal income for First Nations residents, around $812 to $850. While Rockdale has a well higher share of First Nations people who speak a First Nations language at 8.5%, the typical age for this group is noticeably older in Rockdale at 29 compared to 25 in Sutherland Shire.