Esk - Kilcoy vs Murgon

Esk - Kilcoy and Murgon are both rural Queensland areas, but they offer different levels of local access. Murgon is much more walkable, with 44.1% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to 22.4% in Esk - Kilcoy. Residents in Murgon also have far better access to essentials on foot, including a much higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (57.8% versus 20.4%) and groceries (41.9% versus 23.7%). Esk - Kilcoy is home to a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 1,171 residents compared to 398 in Murgon.

Both areas show similar outcomes for First Nations people, with a typical age of 23 years. This shared demographic profile is consistent with the national figure for this age group. While Murgon's walkability score is mostly car-dependent, Esk - Kilcoy is even more car-dependent. However, Esk - Kilcoy has far more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, at 11.1% compared to 0.0% in Murgon.