Narrandera vs Wagga Wagga - West

Narrandera and Wagga Wagga - West are both regional New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Wagga Wagga - West is much more connected, with 95.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to just 26.8% in Narrandera. Access to green space is also far higher in Wagga Wagga - West, where 99.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while Narrandera sits at 71.0%. Additionally, Wagga Wagga - West has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,846 people compared to 719 in Narrandera.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked similarly in some key ways. They share almost identical rates of First Nations unemployment, around 15%, and very similar typical personal incomes for First Nations people. Both areas also provide similar access to basic needs, with about 44% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and roughly 49% within reach of health services.