Cardinia vs Latrobe

Cardinia and Latrobe are both large regional areas in Victoria. They differ most in their First Nations communities, with Cardinia showing higher household incomes of $1,811 and Year 12 completion rates of 44.7%. In contrast, Latrobe has a much larger First Nations population of 1,626 people and a far higher First Nations unemployment rate of 18.4%. Cardinia also has more street intersections per square kilometre and more homes within walking distance of groceries.

Both areas are somewhat walkable, with similar access to health services and a nearly identical share of homes within a 15-minute city walkshed. While Latrobe has more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, the gap in access to parks is small, with Cardinia slightly higher at 86.7%. These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, and the gaps between them in these general walkability measures have remained stable.