# Cardinia vs South Gippsland - Bass Coast — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 65 km apart

Cardinia and South Gippsland - Bass Coast are both large Victorian regions, but Cardinia is much more walkable. In Cardinia, 67.5% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 36.7% in South Gippsland - Bass Coast. Cardinia also has more people living close to groceries (60.3%) and public transport (65.8%), while South Gippsland - Bass Coast is mostly car-dependent. First Nations residents in Cardinia also have typical household incomes that are well higher at $1,811, compared to $1,333 in South Gippsland - Bass Coast.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, and both share a similar landscape with nearly identical terrain slopes. While Cardinia has more First Nations people and a younger First Nations population, the share of people speaking a First Nations language is a little higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast at 5.1%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Cardinia | South Gippsland - Bass Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,145 | 822 | 323 larger in Cardinia |  |
| Median age | 20 yrs | 25 yrs | 5 yrs older in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |
| Year 12 | 44.7% | 42.1% | 2.6 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Unemployment | 7.7% | 5.9% | 1.8 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Median income | $697 | $516 | $181 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Household income | $1,811 | $1,333 | $478 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4 pts higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Cardinia | South Gippsland - Bass Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 more in Cardinia |  |
| 15-min city | 57.1% | 40.6% | 16.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to shops | 60.3% | 45.7% | 14.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to transit | 65.8% | 56.9% | 9.0 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to school | 67.5% | 36.7% | 30.8 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to a park | 86.7% | 77.2% | 9.5 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Walk to health | 37.2% | 27.6% | 9.6 pts higher in Cardinia |  |
| Intersections/km² | 18 | 3 | 15 higher in Cardinia |  |
| Mean slope | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.2 pts higher in Cardinia |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE201002/cardinia/vs/IARE202011/south-gippsland-bass-coast