Throsby vs Lake Macquarie - North

Throsby and Lake Macquarie - North are nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Throsby is very walkable, with 95% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 82.2% within a 15-minute walk of health services. In contrast, Lake Macquarie - North is only somewhat walkable, and just 44.3% of homes are near health services. Throsby also has far more street intersections per square kilometre (249 compared to 61) and a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (97% vs 76.7%) and groceries (80.4% vs 57.1%).

Both areas share similar profiles for First Nations residents, who earn almost identical household incomes. Lake Macquarie - North is home to a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 4,449 compared to 2,217 in Throsby. While Throsby has a well higher rate of First Nations Year 12 completion (45.5% versus 40.9%), both areas sit well above the national figure for this achievement.