# Greater Hobart vs West Tamar - Latrobe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 178 km apart

Greater Hobart and West Tamar - Latrobe are two distinct Tasmanian regions with very different levels of accessibility. Greater Hobart is somewhat walkable, with 63.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 70.8% within reach of a school. In contrast, West Tamar - Latrobe is mostly car-dependent, where only 40.3% of homes are near groceries and a much lower 35.7% are within walking distance of a school. Greater Hobart also has a far larger First Nations population, with 8,391 people compared to 1,459 in West Tamar - Latrobe.

These two areas are far apart in their walkability, but the gap between them has widened in some areas. For example, the gap in access to schools has grown by 35 points. They do share some similarities, as the share of people who speak a First Nations language is nearly the same in both places, at around 2%. First Nations household incomes are also similar, sitting at $1,397 in Greater Hobart and $1,476 in West Tamar - Latrobe.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Greater Hobart | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 8,391 | 1,459 | 6,932 larger in Greater Hobart |  |
| Median age | 24 yrs | 26 yrs | 2 yrs older in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Year 12 | 40.8% | 32.0% | 8.9 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Unemployment | 11.1% | 7.7% | 3.3 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Median income | $569 | $628 | $59 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Household income | $1,397 | $1,476 | $79 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Greater Hobart | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 more in Greater Hobart |  |
| 15-min city | 66.2% | 44.9% | 21.3 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to shops | 63.8% | 40.3% | 23.5 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to transit | 90.8% | 69.7% | 21.0 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to school | 70.8% | 35.7% | 35.0 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to a park | 93.9% | 73.2% | 20.7 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Walk to health | 50.2% | 26.0% | 24.2 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Intersections/km² | 25 | 4 | 21 higher in Greater Hobart |  |
| Mean slope | 10.2% | 8.5% | 1.7 pts higher in Greater Hobart |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601003/greater-hobart/vs/IARE601011/west-tamar-latrobe