Wagga Wagga - Surrounds vs Wagga Wagga - West

Wagga Wagga - Surrounds and Wagga Wagga - West are nearby areas with very different layouts. Wagga Wagga - West is a compact, somewhat walkable area where 99.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 95.1% are near public transport. By contrast, Wagga Wagga - Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, with only 56% of homes near a park. There is also a sharp contrast for First Nations people: in Wagga Wagga - Surrounds, the typical household income is $2,134, far higher than the $1,176 found in Wagga Wagga - West.

These two areas have tracked closely since 2011 in some respects, such as the typical age for First Nations residents, which is 21 in both places. They also share similar rates of people speaking a First Nations language. While Wagga Wagga - West has a much larger First Nations population, Wagga Wagga - Surrounds has a far higher rate of Year 12 completion at 46.6%, compared to 29.9% in Wagga Wagga - West.