Central Coast - Devonport vs West Tamar - Latrobe

Central Coast - Devonport and West Tamar - Latrobe are two large regions in Tasmania. Central Coast - Devonport is more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (56.9%) and groceries (52.4%) compared to West Tamar - Latrobe (35.7% and 40.3%). There is also a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Central Coast - Devonport, with 3,895 people compared to 1,459 in West Tamar - Latrobe.

Access to basic services remains a point of difference, as the gap in the share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools has widened by 21 points. However, the two areas are very similar in other ways. Both have First Nations populations with a typical age of 26 and similar access to parks. While Central Coast - Devonport is somewhat walkable and West Tamar - Latrobe is mostly car-dependent, they both have similar levels of street connectivity.