Gippsland vs Latrobe

Gippsland and Latrobe are two Victorian regions with very different layouts. Latrobe is far more walkable, with a score of 5.0 (somewhat walkable) compared to 3.3 (mostly car-dependent) in Gippsland. This is seen in daily access, as Latrobe has far higher shares of homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport (82.1% versus 45.3%), schools (69.4% versus 41.6%), and parks (85.2% versus 59.0%). Gippsland has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 2,607 people compared to 1,626 in Latrobe.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical age of First Nations residents, though this group is noticeably older in Gippsland at 24 compared to 21 in Latrobe. They also share a similar typical First Nations personal income of around $534 to $562. While the two areas are about 180 km apart, they are almost identical in their physical landscape, with both having a mean terrain slope of around 4.7% to 4.8%.