Far West vs Renmark Paringa

Far West and Renmark Paringa are two distant regional areas with very different layouts. Far West is far more walkable, with 83.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 53.7% in Renmark Paringa. In Far West, access to basics is much easier; for example, 82.2% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, while only 40.9% are in Renmark Paringa. Far West also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 2,410 people, compared to 315 in Renmark Paringa.

Both areas are similar in that about 3% to 4% of people speak a First Nations language. While they share this cultural trait, their First Nations communities face different challenges. In Renmark Paringa, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher at 20.4%, compared to 11.5% in Far West. However, Year 12 completion is well higher in Renmark Paringa at 29.7%, while it is only 21.0% in Far West.