# Central Coast - Devonport vs West Tamar - Latrobe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 53 km apart

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.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Central Coast - Devonport | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 3,895 | 1,459 | 2,436 larger in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Median age | 26 yrs | 26 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 29.9% | 32.0% | 2.1 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Unemployment | 10.3% | 7.7% | 2.5 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Median income | $532 | $628 | $96 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Household income | $1,273 | $1,476 | $203 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Indigenous language | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Central Coast - Devonport | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 more in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| 15-min city | 51.1% | 44.9% | 6.3 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Walk to shops | 52.4% | 40.3% | 12.0 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Walk to transit | 76.2% | 69.7% | 6.4 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Walk to school | 56.9% | 35.7% | 21.2 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Walk to a park | 72.5% | 73.2% | 0.7 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to health | 33.9% | 26.0% | 7.9 pts higher in Central Coast - Devonport |  |
| Intersections/km² | 4 | 4 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 6.7% | 8.5% | 1.8 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601001/central-coast-devonport/vs/IARE601011/west-tamar-latrobe