# Gippsland vs Wodonga — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 142 km apart

Gippsland and Wodonga are both large regional areas in Victoria, but they differ greatly in how people get around. Wodonga is somewhat walkable, while Gippsland is mostly car-dependent. In Wodonga, 80.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, and 62.9% are near a school. In Gippsland, these figures are much lower, at 59.0% for parks and 41.6% for schools. Wodonga also has far more homes within walking distance of groceries (56.5% compared to 40.8% in Gippsland) and health services (43.3% versus 30.4%).

Both areas have seen very similar levels of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, with about 2,600 people in each. They have tracked closely in this regard since 2011, though other gaps remain. For First Nations residents, the typical age is noticeably older in Gippsland at 24, compared to 21 in Wodonga. School completion for First Nations people is also well higher in Wodonga, where 36.4% finished Year 12, compared to 28.8% in Gippsland.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Gippsland | Wodonga | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 2,607 | 2,566 | 41 larger in Gippsland |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 21 yrs | 3 yrs older in Gippsland |  |
| Year 12 | 28.8% | 36.4% | 7.6 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 9.1% | 2.4 pts higher in Gippsland |  |
| Median income | $534 | $583 | $49 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Household income | $1,298 | $1,413 | $115 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1.2 pts higher in Wodonga |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Gippsland | Wodonga | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 more in Wodonga |  |
| 15-min city | 35.5% | 57.6% | 22.1 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to shops | 40.8% | 56.5% | 15.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to transit | 45.3% | 57.3% | 12.1 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to school | 41.6% | 62.9% | 21.2 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to a park | 59.0% | 80.9% | 21.9 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Walk to health | 30.4% | 43.3% | 12.9 pts higher in Wodonga |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 2 | 1 higher in Wodonga |  |
| Mean slope | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7 pts higher in Wodonga |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE202007/gippsland/vs/IARE202019/wodonga