Derwent Valley vs Zeehan - Franklin

Derwent Valley and Zeehan - Franklin are two large Tasmanian areas with very different levels of accessibility. Zeehan - Franklin is more walkable, with a score of 5.2 (somewhat walkable) compared to Derwent Valley's 3.9 (mostly car-dependent). This is seen in the gap for health services, where 65.4% of Zeehan - Franklin homes are within a 15-minute walk of a clinic, compared to just 25.3% in Derwent Valley. Derwent Valley has a far larger First Nations population, with 756 people compared to 347 in Zeehan - Franklin.

While the two areas share similar typical First Nations household incomes, the gap in First Nations unemployment is wide, and it is well higher in Derwent Valley at 12.6% than the 6.4% seen in Zeehan - Franklin. Derwent Valley also has a well higher share of First Nations residents who finished Year 12, at 30.1% compared to 25.8% in Zeehan - Franklin.