Cranbourne - Narre Warren vs Baw Baw

Cranbourne - Narre Warren and Baw Baw are two different kinds of Victorian environments. Cranbourne - Narre Warren is a somewhat walkable area where 88.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 80.8% are near a school. In contrast, Baw Baw is mostly car-dependent, with only 53.8% of homes close to public transport and 51.3% near a school. Cranbourne - Narre Warren also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,395 people compared to 758 in Baw Baw.

These two areas share similar outcomes for First Nations people, with almost identical typical personal incomes and unemployment rates. While some gaps have shifted, the difference in walkability has remained significant. This is seen in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Cranbourne - Narre Warren with 153 intersections per square kilometre compared to just 2 in Baw Baw.