Caboolture vs Esk - Kilcoy

Caboolture and Esk - Kilcoy are nearby Queensland areas with very different levels of accessibility. Caboolture is somewhat walkable, with 60.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 85.1% near a park. In contrast, Esk - Kilcoy is car-dependent, where only 11.1% of homes are close to public transport and 35.2% are near a park. Caboolture also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 9,912 people compared to 1,171 in Esk - Kilcoy.

Both areas share very similar outcomes for their First Nations residents, including almost identical unemployment rates (13.2% in Caboolture and 13.6% in Esk - Kilcoy) and typical household incomes around $1,400. While Caboolture has a well higher share of First Nations people finishing Year 12 at 39.4%, both areas sit above the national figure for this achievement. This common ground exists despite Caboolture having far more street connectivity and a much higher number of amenities within a 15-minute walk.