Baw Baw vs Latrobe

Baw Baw and Latrobe are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Latrobe is much more walkable, with a score of 5.0 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) in Baw Baw. This is seen in the local amenities; for example, 82.1% of Latrobe homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, which is far higher than the 53.8% in Baw Baw. Latrobe also has far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, with 1,626 people compared to 758 in Baw Baw.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of First Nations people who finished Year 12, at around 33%. While they share this educational trend, other gaps for First Nations residents are wide. In Baw Baw, the typical First Nations household income is well higher at $1,620, while the unemployment rate is much lower at 9.6% compared to 18.4% in Latrobe.