Ulverstone - Penguin vs Latrobe - Hawley Beach

Ulverstone - Penguin and Latrobe - Hawley Beach are two nearby Tasmanian areas with very different layouts. Ulverstone - Penguin is more compact, with far more street intersections and 50.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to 35.1% in Latrobe - Hawley Beach. It also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,625 people, and First Nations Year 12 completion is well higher at 30% compared to 26.5% in Latrobe - Hawley Beach.

Both areas are similarly somewhat walkable, with nearly identical scores. They share a similar number of amenity types within a short walk, and around 75% of homes in both areas are within 15 minutes of a park. While Latrobe - Hawley Beach has a little higher share of homes near schools and health services, the two areas remain very similar in how many residents have access to a park or public transport.