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Longford - Evandale
449 km²
Spreading across nearly 450 square kilometres of the Northern Midlands, Longford - Evandale is a spacious Tasmanian community. It blends a large rural footprint with pockets of easy accessibility, where more than half of the homes have a range of amenities within a short walk. The area is marked by a First Nations community that is notably younger than those in other similar regions, showing strong employment outcomes and personal incomes well above the national figure.
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First Nations residents here are a little younger than the state typical and have an unemployment rate of 6.0%, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%. This group also earns a typical personal income of $690, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
The area is somewhat walkable, with 59.0% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, which is well above the state average. While many residents are close to parks and public transport, only 30.9% live within a 15-minute walk of health services, well below the Tasmanian figure of 39.3%.