Latrobe vs South Gippsland - Bass Coast

Latrobe and South Gippsland - Bass Coast are two Victorian regions with very different levels of accessibility. Latrobe is more walkable, with a score of 5.0 (somewhat walkable), while South Gippsland - Bass Coast is mostly car-dependent at 3.8. This is seen in the distance to essential services; for example, 69.4% of Latrobe homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to just 36.7% in South Gippsland - Bass Coast. Latrobe also has a far larger First Nations population of 1,626 people, though the unemployment rate for this group is far higher in Latrobe at 18.4% than in South Gippsland - Bass Coast, where it is 5.9%.

Everyday life in both places shares some similarities, as both have a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language and very similar First Nations household incomes. These two areas also share similar terrain, with a mean slope of around 5%. While Latrobe provides easier access to public transport, South Gippsland - Bass Coast has more homes within walking distance of parks.