Metropolitan compared with regional

Area type	LGAs	Residents 65+	Median index score	Population-weighted score	LGAs in the higher-exposure band
Metro	138	2,846,793	53.82	55.04	49
Regional	326	1,981,012	48.77	55.14	67

Exposure by remoteness

Remoteness class	LGAs	Residents 65+	Median index score	Population-weighted score	LGAs in the higher-exposure band	Median transport score	Median limited-English score	Median volunteering score
Major Cities	136	3,290,546	53.8	55.31	50	16.28	84.62	80.27
Inner Regional	131	1,078,165	52.02	55.7	42	59.56	46.02	44.52
Outer Regional	128	407,840	49.4	53.01	21	74.09	22.1	28.39
Remote	33	34,604	41.61	44.05	2	71.79	14.73	36.99
Very Remote	36	16,650	42.87	43.85	1	80.75	14.73	51.61