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Coolamon - Temora - West Wyalong
16,807 km²
A far cry from the urban hubs of New South Wales, Coolamon - Temora - West Wyalong is a mostly car-dependent region. It spans a huge 16,807 square kilometres of rural landscape where residents rely heavily on vehicles for daily needs. The area is home to 985 First Nations people, a population larger than about 79% of similar regions. This vast territory combines small towns and farming land, creating a slow-paced community spread across the NSW interior.
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The First Nations community is relatively young with a typical age of 24. While the unemployment rate is 8.8%, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%, Year 12 completion is well below the national average at 28%.
Walking is difficult here, with a score of 3.6 that marks the area as mostly car-dependent. Only 35.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, and far fewer have easy access to public transport compared to the rest of the state.