Esk - Kilcoy vs Noosa

Esk - Kilcoy and Noosa are two Queensland regions with very different layouts. Noosa is far more walkable, with a score of 4.5 (somewhat walkable) compared to 1.8 (car-dependent) in Esk - Kilcoy. This is clear in the local access: 83.8% of Noosa homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while only 35.2% of homes in Esk - Kilcoy have the same access. Noosa also has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of public transport (70.3%) and groceries (56.0%), whereas in Esk - Kilcoy these figures are much lower at 11.1% and 23.7% respectively.

Both areas have tracked differently since 2011, particularly regarding their First Nations populations. Esk - Kilcoy has a well larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, totaling 1,171. In this group, the typical age is 23, which is lower than most areas. However, First Nations residents in Noosa are noticeably older at a typical age of 26 and have a far higher Year 12 completion rate of 51.8%, compared to 35.7% in Esk - Kilcoy.