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Carrathool - Murrumbidgee
20,437 km²
A typical personal income for First Nations people in Carrathool - Murrumbidgee is $691, which is well above the national figure. This vast rural area of New South Wales is mostly car-dependent and sparsely populated. It is a region where First Nations residents are noticeably older than those in most other similar areas. The community faces a gap in school completions, yet maintains a very low unemployment rate among First Nations people.
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There are 492 First Nations people here, with an unemployment rate of 9.1% that is much lower than most similar areas. While the typical age is noticeably older than the national figure at 27, Year 12 completion at 24.4% is far below the Australian average.
The area is mostly car-dependent with a walkability score of 3.6, far below the state average. Only 26.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, and access to groceries and health services is far below New South Wales figures.