South-Eastern NSW vs Torres Strait

South-Eastern NSW and Torres Strait are far-apart regions with very different cultural and physical landscapes. Torres Strait has a much stronger connection to First Nations languages, with 82.4% of people speaking one, compared to 3.7% in South-Eastern NSW. Year 12 completion among First Nations people is also far higher in Torres Strait at 52.8%, while it is 33.0% in South-Eastern NSW. In contrast, South-Eastern NSW is more walkable; 65.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while no homes in Torres Strait have this access.

Both regions share very similar First Nations unemployment rates, which sit at around 9%. This commonality exists alongside other differences, such as South-Eastern NSW having a larger First Nations population of 17,504 people compared to 6,093 in Torres Strait. While both are mostly car-dependent, South-Eastern NSW has a higher walkability score of 3.9, whereas Torres Strait scores 2.1.