Boulia - Diamantina - Winton vs Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek

Boulia - Diamantina - Winton and Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek are both remote areas with very different profiles. In Boulia - Diamantina - Winton, the typical First Nations person earns $581 and 23.8% finished Year 12. In contrast, the typical First Nations person in Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek earns $358, and only 7.0% finished Year 12. The gap in language is stark: 88.3% of people in Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek speak a First Nations language, compared to 7.9% in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton.

Both areas have a very similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In terms of accessibility, Boulia - Diamantina - Winton is mostly car-dependent, while Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek is car-dependent. Many homes in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton are within a 15-minute walk of a park, but no homes in Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek have that access. However, all homes in Wutunugurra - Canteen Creek are within a 15-minute walk of a school, which is a higher share than in Boulia - Diamantina - Winton.