Atherton vs Eacham

Atherton and Eacham are nearby areas in Queensland with different levels of accessibility. Atherton is more walkable, with 61.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 48.1% near a school, compared to 34.8% and 31.2% in Eacham. Atherton also has far more people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, totaling 919 compared to 363 in Eacham. This is consistent with a well higher First Nations unemployment rate in Atherton, which sits at 14.0% while Eacham is much lower at 8.6%.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to First Nations household income, which is $1,310 in Atherton and $1,286 in Eacham. They also share a total lack of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Eacham has a higher share of First Nations people who speak a First Nations language (12.9% compared to 6.3% in Atherton), both areas remain mostly car-dependent.