Hastings vs Southport Lagoon

Hastings (Tas.) and Southport Lagoon are neighbouring areas in Tasmania. Both are sparsely populated, though Southport Lagoon is essentially non-residential with no people. Hastings (Tas.) has more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 10 residents compared to none in Southport Lagoon. Travel times vary greatly between them, as the drive to the city from Southport Lagoon takes 208 minutes, which is far higher than the 78 minutes it takes from Hastings (Tas.).

Both areas are equally lacking in local infrastructure, with neither having any schools within 3 km. This shared absence of local schooling is consistent across both places. While Hastings (Tas.) has slightly more street connectivity with one intersection per square kilometre, Southport Lagoon has none.