Greater Hobart vs Kingborough

Greater Hobart and Kingborough are two Tasmanian areas with very different layouts. Greater Hobart is much more walkable, with 63.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 70.8% within reach of a school, compared to 42.7% and 46.0% in Kingborough. This is reflected in the street connectivity, which is far higher in Greater Hobart. There are also far more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Greater Hobart, where 8,391 people identify as such, compared to 1,628 in Kingborough.

Both areas are similar in that about 2% of people speak a First Nations language. While they share this trait, other First Nations outcomes differ; for example, the unemployment rate is well higher in Greater Hobart at 11.1% than the 6.8% seen in Kingborough. In Kingborough, First Nations residents are noticeably older, with a typical age of 27 compared to 24 in Greater Hobart, and their typical personal income is well higher at $722.