Hobart vs Sorell

Hobart and Sorell are nearby Tasmanian areas with very different layouts. Hobart is very walkable, with 78.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 82.1% near a school. In contrast, Sorell is mostly car-dependent; only 17.6% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services and 34.1% are near a school. There is also a notable gap in education for First Nations people, with 59.5% of those in Hobart completing Year 12 compared to 33.4% in Sorell.

Both areas have a very similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the unemployment rate for First Nations residents is nearly the same in both places. While Hobart is more connected with 47 intersections per square kilometre, Sorell has only 3. Other gaps between them are smaller, such as the typical age and income for First Nations residents, which are both a little higher in Hobart.