Esk - Kilcoy vs Maroochy

Esk - Kilcoy and Maroochy are two Queensland regions with very different levels of accessibility. Maroochy is much more walkable, with a score of 4.9 (somewhat walkable) compared to 1.8 (car-dependent) in Esk - Kilcoy. This is seen in the layout of the land; 52.8% of Maroochy homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 22.4% do in Esk - Kilcoy. Access to services is also far higher in Maroochy, where 71.9% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, compared to just 11.1% in Esk - Kilcoy.

Both areas share a similar physical landscape with similar average terrain slopes. They also both have significant First Nations populations, though the community in Maroochy is far larger with 4,834 people. While First Nations residents in Maroochy have a higher typical personal income of $642, the unemployment rate for this group is well higher in Esk - Kilcoy at 13.6%.