# Latrobe vs South Gippsland - Bass Coast — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 50 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Latrobe | South Gippsland - Bass Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,626 | 822 | 804 larger in Latrobe |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 25 yrs | 4 yrs older in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |
| Year 12 | 32.1% | 42.1% | 10.0 pts higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |
| Unemployment | 18.4% | 5.9% | 12.5 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Median income | $562 | $516 | $46 higher in Latrobe |  |
| Household income | $1,281 | $1,333 | $52 higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.4% | 5.1% | 0.7 pts higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Latrobe | South Gippsland - Bass Coast | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 higher in Latrobe |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 more in Latrobe |  |
| 15-min city | 56.6% | 40.6% | 16.0 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to shops | 53.0% | 45.7% | 7.2 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to transit | 82.1% | 56.9% | 25.3 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to school | 69.4% | 36.7% | 32.8 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to a park | 85.2% | 77.2% | 8.0 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Walk to health | 37.7% | 27.6% | 10.2 pts higher in Latrobe |  |
| Intersections/km² | 7 | 3 | 4 higher in Latrobe |  |
| Mean slope | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4 pts higher in South Gippsland - Bass Coast |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE202008/latrobe/vs/IARE202011/south-gippsland-bass-coast