# Cardinia vs Latrobe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 80 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cardinia | Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,145 | 1,626 | 481 larger in Latrobe |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 21 yrs | 1 yrs older in Latrobe |  |
| Year 12 | 44.7% | 32.1% | 12.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Unemployment | 7.7% | 18.4% | 10.7 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Median income | $697 | $562 | $135 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Household income | $1,811 | $1,281 | $530 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.7 pts higher in Latrobe |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cardinia | Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 higher in Latrobe |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 more in Latrobe |  |
| 15-min city | 57.1% | 56.6% | 0.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to shops | 60.3% | 53.0% | 7.3 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to transit | 65.8% | 82.1% | 16.3 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to school | 67.5% | 69.4% | 2.0 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to a park | 86.7% | 85.2% | 1.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to health | 37.2% | 37.7% | 0.5 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Intersections/km² | 18 | 7 | 11 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Mean slope | 5.3% | 4.7% | 0.6 pts higher in Cardinia |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201002/cardinia/vs/IARE202008/latrobe