Noosa vs Redcliffe

Noosa and Redcliffe are two different types of Queensland environments. Redcliffe is very walkable, with 93.6% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed and 89.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. In contrast, Noosa is somewhat walkable, with only 50% of homes in that same walkshed and just 28.5% within a 15-minute walk of a school. Redcliffe also has far more street intersections per square kilometre, while Noosa has a steeper average terrain slope.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of people who speak a First Nations language, at 4.9%. This similarity exists alongside a larger First Nations population in Redcliffe, where the unemployment rate is 12.3% compared to 5.8% in Noosa. At the same time, First Nations residents in Noosa are more likely to have finished Year 12, with a completion rate of 51.8% against 44.4% in Redcliffe.