Atherton vs Cairns - Far North Coast

Atherton and Cairns - Far North Coast are two regional Queensland areas with very different levels of local access. In Atherton, homes are far more likely to be within a 15-minute walk of a school (48.1%) compared to just 16.9% in Cairns - Far North Coast. However, Cairns - Far North Coast is far more walkable for other needs, with 84.4% of homes near a park and 36.9% near groceries, compared to 61.8% and 25.5% in Atherton. A much higher share of people in Cairns - Far North Coast speak a First Nations language (19.1%) than those in Atherton (6.3%).

Both areas have almost the same number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 919 in Atherton and 979 in Cairns - Far North Coast. They also share similar outcomes for this group, with First Nations unemployment rates of 14.0% and 13.2% respectively. While both areas are mostly car-dependent, Cairns - Far North Coast has a slightly higher walkability score of 3.1 compared to 2.4 in Atherton.