Cloncurry - McKinlay vs Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala

Cloncurry - McKinlay and Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala are both vast, remote areas, but they differ sharply in their First Nations profiles. In Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala, a huge 85.8% of people speak a First Nations language, compared to just 1.9% in Cloncurry - McKinlay. This contrast extends to income and education; the typical First Nations personal income in Cloncurry - McKinlay is far higher at $543, while in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala it is $266. Year 12 completion is also far higher in Cloncurry - McKinlay at 33.9% versus 11.4% in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala.

Both areas sit near the national figure for First Nations unemployment in Cloncurry - McKinlay, though it is far higher in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala at 23.9%. Life in both places is mostly car-dependent, and neither has any homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Walkability is generally better in Cloncurry - McKinlay, where 48.4% of homes are near health services, compared to 0.0% in Atitjere - Akarnenehe - Engawala.