# Upper Goulburn Valley vs Wallan - Seymour — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 76 km apart

Upper Goulburn Valley and Wallan - Seymour are both Victorian regional areas. They differ most in how people get around and access services. In Wallan - Seymour, 54.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, compared to 34.8% in Upper Goulburn Valley. Wallan - Seymour also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (74.6% versus 55.8%). In contrast, Upper Goulburn Valley is better for food access, with 39.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 25.6% of homes in Wallan - Seymour have that same access.

These two areas share similar walkability scores, as both are mostly car-dependent. They also have very similar First Nations unemployment rates, sitting at 8.3% in Upper Goulburn Valley and 8.9% in Wallan - Seymour. The gaps in accessibility are shifting, as the difference in homes within a 15-minute walk of a school has narrowed to just 2.7 percentage points.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Upper Goulburn Valley | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 856 | 1,073 | 217 larger in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 20 yrs | 5 yrs older in Upper Goulburn Valley |  |
| Year 12 | 38.1% | 41.0% | 2.8 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 8.9% | 0.6 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Median income | $584 | $713 | $129 higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Household income | $1,325 | $1,827 | $502 higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Indigenous language | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.7 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Upper Goulburn Valley | Wallan - Seymour | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 more in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| 15-min city | 34.5% | 29.6% | 4.9 pts higher in Upper Goulburn Valley |  |
| Walk to shops | 39.0% | 25.6% | 13.4 pts higher in Upper Goulburn Valley |  |
| Walk to transit | 34.8% | 54.7% | 19.9 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Walk to school | 39.3% | 42.0% | 2.7 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Walk to a park | 55.8% | 74.6% | 18.8 pts higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Walk to health | 29.4% | 24.7% | 4.7 pts higher in Upper Goulburn Valley |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 2 | 1 higher in Wallan - Seymour |  |
| Mean slope | 6.5% | 5.2% | 1.3 pts higher in Upper Goulburn Valley |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE202015/upper-goulburn-valley/vs/IARE202016/wallan-seymour