Bourke vs Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo

Bourke and Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo are both large, remote areas, but they differ in how residents access services. Bourke is more walkable, with 28.1% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 0.0% in Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo. More people in Bourke can walk to health services (54.0%) and parks (74.3%) than in Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo, where those figures are 33.7% and 59.8%. Bourke also has a far larger First Nations population, with 708 people compared to 145 in Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo.

These two areas are most similar in their flat terrain and the typical First Nations household income, which sits around $1,400 in both places. However, outcomes for First Nations people differ. In Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo, the typical personal income is well higher at $811, and Year 12 completion is well higher at 32.7%. In contrast, Bourke has a well higher First Nations unemployment rate at 7.1%, while the figure in Bulloo - Quilpie - Barcoo is 0.0%.