Esk - Kilcoy vs Toowoomba - North

Esk - Kilcoy and Toowoomba - North are two Queensland areas that differ mostly in their accessibility and First Nations outcomes. Toowoomba - North is more walkable, with 53.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 24.5% near public transport, compared to 35.2% and 11.1% in Esk - Kilcoy. Outcomes for First Nations people are also higher in Toowoomba - North, where the typical household income is $1,882 and 49.0% of First Nations people finished Year 12.

Both areas are effectively alike in their overall walkability and the size of their First Nations populations. They also share a similar terrain slope and a nearly identical share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed. However, the gaps between them in First Nations employment and education have remained significant, with the unemployment rate well higher in Esk - Kilcoy at 13.6%.