Ballarat vs Framlingham

Framlingham and Ballarat are two very different Victorian locations. Ballarat is far more walkable, with a typical score of 5.6 (somewhat walkable) and 79% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport. Framlingham is car-dependent, with a score of 0.6, and no homes within walking distance of schools, parks, or groceries. However, Framlingham has much better access to health services, with 87.5% of homes within a 15 minute walk compared to 48.2% in Ballarat. Education gaps are also wide; in Ballarat, 43.6% of First Nations people completed Year 12, while the figure is 0.0% in Framlingham.

Both areas sit well below the national figure for people who speak a First Nations language, though this is more common in Framlingham at 8.9% than in Ballarat at 5.1%. While Ballarat has a far larger First Nations population, the typical personal income for these residents is almost identical in both places, at around $550.