Latrobe - Hawley Beach vs West Tamar

Latrobe - Hawley Beach and West Tamar are nearby Tasmanian regions with different levels of accessibility. Latrobe - Hawley Beach is more walkable for many residents, with 56.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to only 25.7% in West Tamar. It also has more homes within a short walk of health services (32.6% against 22.8%). However, West Tamar has a far higher rate of Year 12 completion for First Nations people, at 38.3% compared to 26.5% in Latrobe - Hawley Beach.

Both areas have similar proportions of First Nations residents and share a walkability score that is around the same. They also have very similar rates of First Nations unemployment, which sit around 8%. While Latrobe - Hawley Beach has more homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, West Tamar has more street connectivity with 5 intersections per square kilometre, compared to 2 in Latrobe - Hawley Beach.