Salisbury vs Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Salisbury and Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys offer very different living environments. Salisbury is very walkable, with 96.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 76.6% near groceries. In contrast, Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys is mostly car-dependent, where only 27.4% of homes are near public transport and 22.4% are near groceries. Salisbury also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 3,475 people compared to 393 in Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys.

These two areas have followed different paths since 2011, with the gaps in walkability and access to services widening. They do share some physical traits, such as similar terrain slopes. In terms of First Nations residents, Salisbury has a well higher Year 12 completion rate at 38.0% and a higher unemployment rate of 14.2% compared to 29.5% and 9.8% in Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys.