Abels Bay vs Garden Island

Abels Bay and Garden Island (Tas.) are neighbouring areas in the Huon Valley, though Garden Island (Tas.) is largely non-residential with no recorded population. Abels Bay has 127 people and a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 15 residents. The landscape differs between them, as the mean terrain slope is well higher in Garden Island (Tas.) at 14.1% compared to 9.8% in Abels Bay.

Everyday life in both places is car-dependent, as neither area has any homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, health services, or groceries. This lack of local amenities is shared across both areas, and they both have a walkability score of 0.0 (car-dependent). While they are close to one another, the drive time to the city is a little higher in Abels Bay at 56 minutes.