Brisbane City vs Pine Rivers

Brisbane City and Pine Rivers are two nearby areas in Queensland with very different layouts. Brisbane City is very walkable, with 87.8% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 95.8% within a short walk of public transport. In contrast, Pine Rivers is somewhat walkable, and far fewer homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services (51.8% compared to 75.1% in Brisbane City) or groceries (67.4% versus 86.2%). Brisbane City also has a far larger First Nations population, with 22,940 people, compared to 6,361 in Pine Rivers.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in several key ways. First Nations residents in both places earn a similar typical personal income, around $688 to $733, and Year 12 completion rates are nearly identical at about 57%. While Brisbane City has a far higher number of intersections per square kilometre, both areas share a similar terrain slope of around 6%.