Banana vs Gladstone

Banana and Gladstone are two Queensland areas with very different levels of accessibility. Gladstone is far more walkable, with 52.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 0.0% in Banana. Gladstone also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,946 people compared to 737 in Banana. This is consistent with a much higher First Nations unemployment rate in Gladstone, which is 18.7%, while Banana is lower at 10.1%.

Both areas have a similar share of homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed, sitting around 36%. They also share almost identical First Nations typical household incomes of about $1,445 and similar Year 12 completion rates of around 39%. While both are mostly car-dependent, the walkability score is a little higher in Gladstone, and the gap in street connectivity between the two has grown since 2011.