Sydney - Wollongong vs Port Augusta

Sydney - Wollongong and Port Augusta are two very different regions separated by nearly 1,400 km. Sydney - Wollongong is very walkable, with 96.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Port Augusta is mostly car-dependent, where only 52.4% of homes have that same access. There are also sharp gaps for First Nations people; in Sydney - Wollongong, the typical household income is $1,798, while it is much lower in Port Augusta at $1,020. This is consistent with other measures, as Year 12 completion is far higher in Sydney - Wollongong at 42.4% compared to 21.9% in Port Augusta.

These two areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical age of First Nations residents, who are 24 in Sydney - Wollongong and 26 in Port Augusta. However, Port Augusta has a much larger share of people who speak a First Nations language at 30.4%, while the figure is far lower in Sydney - Wollongong at 4.8%. Port Augusta also has a much higher First Nations unemployment rate of 22.4%, which is far above the national figure.