Longley vs Wellington Park

Longley and Wellington Park are neighbouring areas in Tasmania with very different profiles. Longley is a residential community of 241 people, while Wellington Park is largely non-residential with no recorded population. Longley is much closer to the city, with an 18-minute drive time compared to 70 minutes for Wellington Park. Longley also has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (14 people) and more public transport routes, while Wellington Park has steeper terrain and more schools within 3 km.

Both areas are car-dependent, and they both have a similar number of public transport stops. Neither area has any homes within a 15-minute walk of a school or health services. In terms of accessibility, both sit around the middle of the national figure for how many people can be reached in 30 to 45 minutes by transit.