Hastings vs Wauchope

Hastings and Wauchope are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different layouts. Wauchope is a concentrated hub where 66.9% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 30.3% of homes in the sprawling Hastings area have the same. This makes Wauchope somewhat walkable, whereas Hastings is mostly car-dependent. Wauchope also has far more amenities within reach; for example, 76.2% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, compared to just 23.1% in Hastings.

Both areas are almost identical in the proportion of people who speak a First Nations language, at around 4%. This shared connection is reflected in the local populations, though the First Nations community in Hastings is far larger with 1,584 people. First Nations residents in Hastings also tend to be older, with a typical age of 24 compared to 17 in Wauchope, and they have a well higher rate of Year 12 completion at 36.2%.