# Tasmania - North-East Coast vs West Tamar - Latrobe — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 103 km apart

Tasmania - North-East Coast and West Tamar - Latrobe are two regional areas with very different levels of accessibility. West Tamar - Latrobe is much easier to get around, with 69.7% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 30.3% in Tasmania - North-East Coast. West Tamar - Latrobe also has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (35.7% versus 27.3%) and groceries (40.3% versus 34.2%). In terms of income for First Nations households, the typical household in West Tamar - Latrobe earns $1,476, which is well higher than the $1,082 typical in Tasmania - North-East Coast.

Both areas share a similar proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at about 2%. While they are effectively alike in this way, they differ in their overall layout. West Tamar - Latrobe has a walkability score of 3.9, and while this is still mostly car-dependent, it is well higher than the 2.7 score for Tasmania - North-East Coast, which is also mostly car-dependent.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Tasmania - North-East Coast | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,088 | 1,459 | 371 larger in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 26 yrs | 1 yrs older in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Year 12 | 29.6% | 32.0% | 2.4 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 7.7% | 3.8 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |
| Median income | $469 | $628 | $159 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Household income | $1,082 | $1,476 | $394 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Indigenous language | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3 pts higher in Tasmania - North-East Coast |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Tasmania - North-East Coast | West Tamar - Latrobe | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 more in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| 15-min city | 30.5% | 44.9% | 14.3 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to shops | 34.2% | 40.3% | 6.1 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to transit | 30.3% | 69.7% | 39.4 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to school | 27.3% | 35.7% | 8.4 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to a park | 64.3% | 73.2% | 8.9 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Walk to health | 22.6% | 26.0% | 3.4 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Intersections/km² | 1 | 4 | 3 higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |
| Mean slope | 7.1% | 8.5% | 1.4 pts higher in West Tamar - Latrobe |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE601008/tasmania-north-east-coast/vs/IARE601011/west-tamar-latrobe