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Swan Hill - Surrounds
4,933 km²
Daily life in Swan Hill - Surrounds depends heavily on the car to get around. This vast rural area is sparsely populated and lacks the easy access to shops and services found in urban hubs. While it is a quiet landscape, the community includes a First Nations population with a typical age of 25, which is slightly older than the national figure. It is a largely non-residential stretch of land where most homes are far from the nearest school or health clinic.
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There are 235 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. While personal income is higher than most similar areas, the unemployment rate is 14.0%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 9.6%.
The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score far below the state average. Only 12% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services, and just 25.6% are near groceries.