Dubbo - East vs Peak Hill

Dubbo - East and Peak Hill are two different types of regional settings. Dubbo - East has a much larger First Nations population of 2,967 people, where typical personal income is $713 and typical household income is $1,741. Peak Hill is smaller and more compact, with a very walkable score of 7.3 compared to Dubbo - East's somewhat walkable 4.8. In Peak Hill, almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of health services (98.5%) and groceries (93.7%), while those figures are much lower in Dubbo - East at 27.3% and 31.9%.

While the two areas share a similar flat terrain, the gap in First Nations unemployment is quite large, and it has remained wide. In Peak Hill, the unemployment rate is far higher at 26.7%, whereas in Dubbo - East it is 9.8%, which is a little below the national figure. This contrast is consistent with the higher typical incomes for First Nations residents in Dubbo - East.